Thirty years ago Radiohead released their sophomore album, The Bends. The project is filled with melodic performances by the singer Thom Yorke. The band often captures the enigmatic angst caused by the world, and the song Fake Plastic Trees is a perfect example of this. Fake Plastic Trees focuses on the inauthenticity of modern life.The […]
What if the way you think is actually making you feel worse? Imagine putting on a pair of glasses that distort everything you see, turning ordinary situations into overwhelming, anxiety-inducing challenges. This is what cognitive distortions do. They skew your view of the world, making you feel trapped in a cycle of negativity. They make […]
Last year, a 14-year-old boy began withdrawing from others. He spent hours on his phone, and his academic performance plummeted. Alarmed, his parents limited his screen time, but nothing changed. His self-esteem dropped further, and he isolated himself. In February 2024, Sewell Setzer III died by suicide. Just moments before his death, Setzer engaged in […]
Forgiveness should not be seen nor pushed as a requirement for those healing from trauma. Trauma psychotherapist, Amanda Ann Gregory, delves into this topic in her book ‘You Don’t Need to Forgive’. Her writing highlights the false idea that there is no healing without forgiveness that society often pushes onto trauma survivors. “Forgiveness is not […]
In her TEDx talk Starving for the Good, Elisabeth Huh, a third-year student at the University of Chicago, shares her harrowing yet inspiring journey with anorexia. Once unable to attend college due to her struggle with this life-threatening disorder, Elisabeth opens up about the often-taboo subject of eating disorders. She highlights how societal pressures and […]
Phil Kaye's spoken word poem "Repetition" is a masterclass in exploring the paradoxical nature of language and its intimate connection to personal experience, particularly trauma. The poem's central takeaway revolves around the complex relationship between repetition and meaning, demonstrating how it can erode and amplify the significance of words and experiences. Kaye begins by illustrating […]
“When you start avoiding your emotions, you start avoiding a lot of life,” says Taher Chugh, a general practitioner psychotherapist and director of the Toronto Concussion Clinic, speaking to the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the lives of concussed individuals. A concussion is a form of traumatic brain injury that can occur when […]
In 1888, John William Waterhouse created a painting inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem The Lady of Shalott. The art piece captures a moment of longing tragedy, depicting a woman who has spent much of her life under a curse, confined to a tower where she can only observe the world through a mirror. She […]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by recurring, unwanted, and unpleasant obsessive thoughts which are often followed by repetitive behaviours or compulsions in an attempt to get rid of the obsessions. While there are common obsessions like fear of contamination and common compulsions like excessive hand washing, most people diagnosed with OCD often […]
In this episode as we sit down with Dr. Anita Federici, a leading expert in eating disorders, to unpack one of the most complex and controversial topics in the field: Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders (SEEDs) and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Essentially, what to do with the people who don’t “improve” after standard interventions. […]