Individuals open up in a short film about their early experiences with therapy: first feeling trepidation or reluctance, and then feeling relief or catharsis. In…
Cartoonist Dima Dupéré draws this cartoon to depict a challenging scenario that some may face in therapy – the unmotivated client. Dupéré told the Trauma…
‘Explaining My Depression to My Mom’ is a poem by Sabrina Benaim presented at Button Poetry, an organization dedicated to the production and distribution of…
Sure, writers dismiss it. But the semicolon –the otherwise underwhelming punctuation mark– has had its share of fans. Like American physician and poet Lewis Thomas,…
‘Whiskey Lullaby’, performed by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, is a song about loneliness, heartbreak, and alcohol abuse.With lyrics like, “The put him out like…
‘Guns for Hands’, a song by Twenty-One Pilots, offers a strong contrast of an up-beat rhythm and dark powerful lyrics. The song follows a story…
In her album, “romanticization of mental illness” Kelsey Weaver reveals an ongoing struggle with self-harm and self-medication.
Becca was the 2014 winner of the Change The View Contest run by Children’s Mental Health Ontario. In her video, she discusses her personal story…
On April 26, 2015, 19-year-old Timothy Henderson, a resident of the North West Territories in Canada, was taken off life support after sustaining self-harm injuries,…
In a short video featured on Buzzfeed four brave individuals discuss their attempts at taking their own lives. The video–and accompanying article–offers insight on how they coped and developed personal…
