![Portia Nelson, Hole in my sidewalk, Transformation, Change, Growth, Self-reflection, Self-discovery, Responsibility, Poem, Mental health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/01/2C7740AB-10B4-444E-AEC6-46A7E3721685-470x140.png?x81652)
“There is a Hole in My Sidewalk” is a poem written by Portia Nelson that beautifully describes the stages of transformation in a simple and…
![Expressing the Inner Voice May Bring Benefits](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/11/faces-73493_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
An app called Dragon Anywhere allows people to talk to their smart phone with no word or time limits. Talking out loud with a piece…
![Mirror](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/09/4892984014_1d27ddc3fe_o-470x140.jpg?x81652)
‘Mirror’, a poem by Sylvia Plath, depicts a woman’s struggle with aging. Plath suffered from mental health problems for most of her adult life; she…
![Does Experiencing Therapy Make A Better Therapist?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/04/Feature2-470x140.jpg?x81652)
It seems intuitive. Psychologically adjusted clinicians should provide better psychotherapy. Aside from the stressors of their own daily life, therapists face the emotional struggles and…