![Song, Breaking the habit, Substance abuse, Self-harm, Addiction, Suicide, Mental Health, Trauma, Shame, Linkin Park, Music](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/07/F391AE75-B686-4D09-8192-68A46B0A0FE0-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
The song “Breaking the Habit” by Linkin Park was originally written by Mike Shinoda. The song vividly explains the painful feelings and internal monologues of someone struggling…
![Mental Health, Happiness, Love, Marriage, Cheating, Infidelity, Romance, Trauma, Guilt, Shame, Intimacy, Desire](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/12/58DC609D-084C-40B4-B2C1-B3A601D0CF75-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
Esther Perel, famed psychotherapist and relationship expert, gives a talk on infidelity and the trauma that comes along with it. Author of several best-selling books,…
![Mental-Health,-depression,-trauma,-Coping,-Healing,-Relationships,-dating,-sugar-baby,-sugar-daddy,-shame,-guilt,-anxiety,-prostitution](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/11/Mental-Health-depression-trauma-Coping-Healing-Relationships-dating-sugar-baby-sugar-daddy-shame-guilt-anxiety-prostitution-470x140.jpg?x81652)
For many college and university students, sugar relationships can be a draw, especially for those struggling financially. In fact, over 3 million college students in…
![Asthma Brings Surprising Challenges, Mental Health Difficulties](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/06/diving-455765_1920-470x140.jpg?x81652)
During the summer of 2017, Adrian and his partner, Kayla, ventured out to explore the dense forest in a remote area of south-eastern Canada where…
![Family Secrets](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/Rob-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Diana Flacks, along with producer Rosie Fernandez, investigate the long term psychological effects of keeping family secrets in their new CBC Radio podcast, featuring an…
![What if Your Father Were a Pedophile?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/01/Stef-feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Between You and Me,” a documentary by director Chase Joynt, examines what it feels like to discover a family member has done a terrible thing….
![After the Abortion, Unspoken Ambivalence in Men](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/10/Feature-Fernanda-470x140.jpg?x81652)
As a woman who’s always identified as a feminist, I’ve protested and debated for a woman’s right to body autonomy for many years—and continue to…
![Good and Bad Childhoods](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/02/d6rsa8pmyko-steinar-engeland-470x140.jpg?x81652)
This short by The School of Life discusses the dangers that come with a challenging childhood, among them, triggering of anxiety, self-hatred, and shame. While…
![Hiding in the Dark](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/11/loony_by_forgottenx-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
With a luring melody and evocative lyrics, “Demons” by the Grammy Award winning rock group Imagine Dragons leads listeners to the place inside many people…
![Til it happens to you](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/10/1698272637_be13b905ed_o-470x140.jpg?x81652)
‘Til It Happens To You’, a song performed by Lady Gaga, exposes rape and assault crimes that occur on university campuses, through a chilling montage…