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Kitty Westin highlights that many of the key people we know and look up to such as Winston Churchhill, Angelina Jolie, Micheal Phelps, Lady Gaga,…
![mental health, depressed, bipolar, manic, behaviour, shame, guilt, art, trauma, self-help, expression](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2023/04/nick-fewings-I3Y1N_d-kHU-unsplash-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Vancouver artists Janet Ford shares her experience with bulimia and bipolar disorder through her artwork. Her piece “Who Cares” displays the ‘who cares’ mentality experienced…
![Embracing Sadness in the Pursuit of Happiness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2022/03/0F33C890-A403-4203-83F7-77D37F1F5719-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Dr. Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University, hosts The Happiness Lab, a podcast that intends to alter perceptions of happiness through the sharing…
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We live in a society that is obsessed with thinness, which often shows up under the guise of “health” and “fitness”. So, when we overeat…
![Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Survivors, Video, Ted Talk, Marissa Alexander, Survivor Defendant, Shame, Relationship](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/10/0990B283-23CD-4BAE-A82C-BEB6465DB356-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. Domestic and intimate partner violence are pervasive issues affecting many individuals worldwide, often whom…
![Ted talk, intersex, binary, gender, mental health, support, shame, prejudice, harm, detriment](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/09/CCD740EF-D49D-4E0F-987F-956FA483F82F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
This Ted Talk by Susannah Temko talks about the shame and prejudice associated with the intersex community. Drawing from her own experiences Temko explains how…
![Brene Brown, Shame, Guilt, Vulnerability, TED talks, Psychology, Empathy, Video, Addiction, Mental health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/08/194A8EE8-0562-4489-BF52-1961CE5862FC-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Brené Brown, five-time New York Times best-selling author, spent two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. However, after the nationwide success of her TEDx…
![Mental Health, Abortion, Stigma, Painting, Art, Guilt, Shame, Trauma, Healing, Taboo, Beloved](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/08/827E3C89-5BC8-4878-807C-4503E12FCF8F-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Patriarchal expectations regarding pregnancy and childbirth create a climate in which abortion treatments are often considered “taboo” and are the subject of stigmatization. Shanina Dionna…