In her TED Fellows video, Almudena Toral describes trauma as the “psychological wound that stays after something really terrible has happened to us.” Toral is…
Alex Markwell is an undergraduate student at York University who is currently studying psychology and has a previous degree in film. In collaboration with her…
The Netflix series It’s Okay to Not Be Okay is a Korean drama written by Jo Yong and directed by Park Shin-woo. This series centres…
Lisa Taylor’s poem “The Little Girl Within” bravely tackles the painful process of recovering from her experiences of childhood trauma. While the poem itself is…
From a young age, singer, actress, and activist Demi Lovato has been in the spotlight. Their challenges with mental health have subsequently been viewed as…
Elham Fatapour is a Toronto-based artist and a graduate of York University with an MFA in visual arts. Her recent work includes painting, performance, and mixed-media…
“Relationships are the very oxygen of human development” Dr Karen Treismen is a Clinical Psychologist who focuses on understanding and healing trauma. In her Ted…
Psychedelics are hallucinogens which have historically been used for ritual purposes and to facilitate spiritual experiences. They have been used recreationally to enhance sensory perceptions…
Richmond Kobla is a Ghanaian-born photographer based in Sydney, Australia. His project “Men Do Not Cry” was inspired by a written blog from fellow Sydney-based…
“For me it was Huckleberry Finn, starring Elijah Wood. I was reeling for weeks. The feelings I felt toward the boy in the movie were…
“If it is hard to feel, it is hard to heal.” Steve Haines is a creative story teller who explores the science of a complex…
Click here to view our podcast channel! In this episode, Trauma Report writer Fatmah Jahim speaks with Dr. Pat Ogden, a pioneer in Somatic Psychology…
“Reach” is an award-winning short film from India about depression, anxiety and fear. Reach focuses on the life and experience of one individual who experiences…
In 2014, the Trauma and Mental Health Report met with Kevin Healey, a mental health advocate, to discuss his experiences with hearing voices from an…
Listen in on an episode of “Other People’s Problems” and it may feel as though you’re prying, possibly even intrusive and uncomfortable. That’s because you…
The poem “I am Not a ‘Strong Black Woman’” was written by London- based Activist and Creative Ayesha Charles. In this piece, she challenges the…
Click here to view our podcast channel! In this episode Trauma Report writer Lotus Huyen Vu interviews Deb Dana, a Clinical Social Worker, and the…
Olga Boznaska (1865-1940) is a famous female Polish Post-Impressionist painter. She was prominent for multiple portraits of fragile women and children permeated with hints of…
Our minds work in incredible ways to protect us from the negative experiences that occur throughout our lives. Those diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID)…
Where the Watermelon Grow is a debut novel by author Cindy Baldwin, a novel for kids age 9 to 11+ about a family touched by…
