![Mental Health Awareness, Depression, Coping Mechanisms, Poetry, Resilience, Self-Care, Acceptance, Imagery, Anne Sexton, The Fury of Rainstorms](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/02/depression-concept-illustration_114360-3747-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In Anne Sexton’s poem, “The Fury of Rainstorms”, the stormy imagery of raindrops as red ants evokes a visceral sense of distress and pain. Through this…
![Anxiety, Students, Mental Health, Depression, Emotions, Trauma, School, TEDTalk, Mental Illness, Self-care](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/07/kenny-eliason-zFSo6bnZJTw-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Daily life can be overwhelming, especially for students who are struggling with some type of mental health. While sick days have been around for a…
![More Than Words: The Power of Spoken Word Poetry](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/FE66B999-1A5E-482B-8E1C-0F7BB1D124F2-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Poetry can provide comfort and boost mood during grief, trauma and stress. The use of metaphors, words and rhymes help make sense of the world…
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The benefits of volunteering for both the volunteers and those they help are undeniable. Volunteers tend to feel more connected to others and fulfilled with…
![The Power of Now](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/07/F59A00E3-A650-4A38-84B0-D30B130577F0-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Eckhart Tolle is a German spiritual teacher and author of the US bestseller “The Power of Now”. In his book, Tolle shares his personal journey…
![Drawing Lena’s Demons](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/06/0E9C0128-F5BE-4439-843F-3B1DEEA8A86A-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Lena Bouma is an artist, specializing in graphic design. The Trauma and Mental Health Report reached out to hear about Lena’s process of expressing feelings…
![Supporting Your Mental Health While Working from Home](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/05/176393BC-A6E6-4A27-8A23-4C6A02926EF0-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in virtually all workplaces. For many, the workplace has merged with the home, as social distancing has necessitated remote…
![Self-Love, Healing, Recovery, Joy, Self-Care, Healing, Sounds, Music, Relationships, Hope.](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/02/61531169-8FF8-44D3-9364-1CB2B3983D22-470x140.png?x81652)
Lizzo’s self-love anthem “Good as Hell” was first released in 2016. Although it did not gain recognition until years later (Peaking at #3 on the…
![Words, Poem, Poetry, Depression, Stress, Anxiety, Mental Health, Inner Child, Self Care](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/08/199ADBCB-F5AA-478D-B7C6-3A9F62DC8E5A-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Where the Sidewalk Ends”, by the children’s poet Shel Silverstein, was written in 1974 and published in a book of poems by the same name….
![Mental health, Saving, Self care, Priorities, Self help, Love, Pain, song, mental health, Ed Sheeran](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/01/4FFC1D6F-3625-42E6-B325-E1A22B5F1058-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The song “Save Myself” by Ed Sheeran relays a strong message that can teach many of us a lesson. In the song Sheeran expresses that…