“I told my wife our son was leaking for no reason. She corrected me – he was crying.” For Alex (name changed for anonymity) his…
In today’s episode, Trauma report writer Emma Puric speaks with Elma Linz Kanefield, a renowned performer, psychotherapist and life-coach who founded The Juilliard School’s Counselling…
In this episode, Trauma Report writer Fatmah Jahim speaks with Dr. Craig Malkin, clinical psychologist, lecturer at Harvard and author of “Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret…
In her TED talk, social psychologist Dannagal Young examines the links between individual psychology and politics, showing how personality types influence political leanings. Those who…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly alter identity and personality. In one study, 75% of participants said they felt like a different person after their…
Brian Little is psychologist who specializes in personality and motivation. In this TedTalk given in 2016, Little talks about the flexibility of our personality and…
You’ve seen it a thousand times: the mysteriously sexy male protagonist…the lone wolf. He saunters into women’s lives, gives them a wink, and they trip…
Spend five minutes at a park, and soon you’ll hear enthusiastic parents reinforcing their kids with, “you did so amazing” and other statements as a…
In her 2012 TED talk on domestic violence, Leslie Morgan Steiner discusses what she calls “crazy love,” the irrational and often deadly tendency to be…
Frida Kahlo is a renowned Mexican painter, known especially for her striking self-portraits. Kahlo’s paintings defined conventions of beauty and style, making her a voice…
Parents are inundated with conflicting advice on how to raise their children. Pediatrician William Sears’ attachment parenting couldn’t be more different from the approach taken…
This “painting-dance” was painstakingly choreographed by Harry Shum Jr. to Zefrank’s voice-over about isolation, abuse, and shyness. It’s a beautiful visual representation of the pain…
Kim Noble, who suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID), uses painting as a coping strategy to deal with her different personalities. Some of the personalities…
The word psychopath conjures images of skulking figures and dark alleys. The media equate psychopaths with infamous serial killers like Ted Bundy and Robert Picton….
Professor Glen D. Wilson explores the relationship between mental illness and creativity. How strong is the link and how can we explain it? Is it…
“Put away the myths the media has created… The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.” — Hal…
Leigh was four years old the first time she came to therapy. Her father and step-mother thought she should see a therapist because Leigh had…
In 1989 at the age of 21, Rebecca Schaeffer was a successful television actress when a deluded fan with a gun took it all away…
Notorious criminals, such as serial killers Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer, would certainly have been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. The disorder is marked by…
