https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tsbuew9vweyksi2c/Dante_Podcast_1.mp3 In this episode, Contributing Writer Dante Lewis-Chan sits down with Dr. Anita Tucker, a Professor of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire,…
With the recent ending of the North American leg of Hilary Duff’s Lucky Me Tour, it feels like an appropriate time to return to the…
What shapes our mental health? It is easy to imagine psychological distress as something that exists entirely within an individual, a chemical imbalance, a diagnosis,…
American singer-songwriter SZA’s song Saturn explores the desire to escape emotional pain and find a place where life feels lighter. Rather than depicting healing as…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ymn4zb7nazsddhv4/Sophie_Podcast_1.mp3 In today’s episode, The Trauma and Mental Health Report’s contributing writer, Sophie Wagner, speaks with Dr. Lucy Vorobej, a historian and post-doctoral fellow at…
As conflict and unrest continue in Iran, many members of the Iranian community, who reside outside the country are struggling with feelings of guilt and…
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Besser van der Kolk is a popular book about the…
According to the Geneva Academy, there are more than 114 ongoing armed conflicts across the globe. Many associate armed conflict with physical danger and death,…
Dissociation and its associated disorders: derealization, depersonalization, and dissociative identity disorder (DID), exist alongside a spectrum of both psychiatric disorders and mundane experiences. It is…
A resurgence of thin-biased, toxic norms is fueling a new wave of body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and a rising global prevalence of eating disorders. Eating…
The Crowded Room (2023), a television show on Apple TV, is inspired by real events, following Danny. A man navigating life with dissociative identity disorder….
Aging is accompanied by a great many challenges. New research highlights a crucial connection between mental and physical well-being. It demonstrates how addressing trauma can…
Ariana Grande’s short film, titled “Brighter Days Ahead,” was released in March of 2025, featuring songs from the deluxe edition of her seventh studio album,…
“There is a unique kind of pain in losing your mind, not just once, but over and over. Losing your perception of reality, of your…
Love is Blind is an ongoing Netflix reality show which recently aired its ninth and latest season. The concept introduces hopeful singles to each other…
The poem, “When Did I Become So Scared?” by Anita Campbell, powerfully captures the haunting moment of realizing you’re living with anxiety. Additionally, it is…
Maid (2021), based on Stephanie Land’s memoir, follows Alex, a young mother who leaves an abusive relationship with her two-year-old daughter. Played by Margaret Qualley,…
The following sculpture is created by multidisciplinary artist Charlotte Sigurdon and is a part of their “life and damage” art collection. With the use of…
A poem from Iris Rose’s book fragile feelings delves into some of the complex emotions that arises from experiencing a traumatic event. “My trauma did…
Stephen Covey, in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, uses the following analogy: “Suppose you wanted to arrive at a specific location in central…
