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“One Day” by legendary reggae singer Matisyahu is an optimistic and upbeat song that speaks about hope for a future without war. A future where children will be able…
![Mental Health, mental illness, Lyrics, Addiction, depression, music, Recovery, video, words, Julien Baker, artist, meaningful](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/11/Julien-Baker-Hurt-Less-Mental-Ilness-Addiction-Recovery-Self-Care-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Julien Baker is an American singer-songwriter who never fails to portray raw emotion in her music. Her songs eloquently articulate her personal experiences with mental illness and substance abuse. The song “Hurt…
![John Wolford, Tie a Knot, domestic violence, homicide, loss, hope, recovery, healing, sounds, song, lyrics, music](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/Tie-a-Knot-John-Wolford-lyrics-domestic-violence-loss-grief-healing-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Tie a Knot” is a song by folk artist John Wolford, who lost his cousin in a domestic violence homicide. The lyrics remind those in similar…
![Suicide, Depression, Love, Music, Psychology, Sounds, Addiction, Homicide, Addiction, Mental Illness, Trauma, Elliott Smith, Twilight](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/Elliott-Smith-Memorial-Twilight-Song-Music-470x140.jpg?x81652)
From a Basement on the Hill was the final album from the infamous Elliott Smith, released nearly a year after his death. Smith was an Oscar-nominated folk musician…
![Sounds, Children, Relationships, Video, Psychology, Family, Parenting, Coping, Childcare, Development, Haim Ginott, Alice Ginott](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/10/David-October-crop-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Clinical psychologists Haim and Alice Ginott, authors of the renowned book Between Parent and Child, developed a unique approach to child rearing that combines compassion and boundary…
![depression, anti-depressants, mental health, struggle, healing, coping, mental illness, anxiety, sounds, music, stress](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/08/Old-Amanda-Wombats-Cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Anti-D” by The Wombats is a song about the struggles of lead singer Matthew Murphy the weeks after he stopped taking anti-depressants. Murphy suffered from anxiety…
![Anxiety, Depression, Bereavement, Music, Psychology, Sounds, Symptomology, Paranoia, Insomnia, Mental Illness, Trauma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/07/Little-Talks-Courtney-July-cropped-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The captivating lyrics of the song “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men are a hauntingly beautiful depiction of how anxiety and depression can impact relationships. The sentences from the female’s…
![Dear You](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/05/heartbreak-1209211_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In today’s fast pace and turbulent world, we sometime lose touch with the very people who helped shape our lives—friends who were with us through…
![Anziety](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/03/lucfea-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“Anziety” by Logic featuring Lucy Rose captures the feelings and emotions those with anxiety deal with daily. Logic wrote this song after his constant battle…