This powerful video emphasizes the invisibility of mental illness. In fact, one in four people globally suffers from a mental-health or neurological problem in their…
On August 18, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Flibanserin, a drug that treats low sexual desire in women. With the medication’s…
In this powerful TED Talk, mental-health advocate Vikram Patel discusses the prevalence of mental illness and the lack of psychological support for affected individuals, especially…
“I Wanna Get Better”, performed by The Bleachers, is a song about singer Jack Antonoff’s personal experiences with grief, depression, and renewal. Through lyrics like, “I…
People struggling with mental illness are often told to “get over it”. In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré rejects this misconception and sheds light on how…
A friend of mine, Sigourney (name changed), once told me she would never see a therapist who wouldn’t hug her. Adamant that non-sexual touch in…
After two tours of duty in Iraq, Sergeant Eric James of the United States Army returned home to Colorado where he began experiencing symptoms of…
In this cartoon, Dima Dupéré depicts the many faces of trauma. From her experience working in the mental-health field, she has found that trauma has…
As a counselor, social worker, or therapist, how do you begin conversations with your clients? What are the best ways to break the ice and…
Dima Dupéré, a cartoonist and an Associate Candidate with the Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma, uses cartoons to give insight into…
