Edvard Munch is a Norwegian painter and printmaker known for his painting titled The Scream (1893) and other paintings that evoke similar psychological themes of anguish and melancholy. He is also considered one of the pioneers of the Expressionism movement, an art style characterized by its depiction of the subjective experience humans go through with […]
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. They were an influential part of Seattle’s grunge movement in the 1990s, pioneering a new sound that has been enjoyed for decades. At the heart of Soundgarden was Chris Cornell, the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the band. Cornell struggled with his mental […]
In 2021, the Government of Canada legalized single-game sports betting. This change unearthed an underground industry, reshaping how people participate in sports betting. In 2022, Ontario became the first province to open a private market for sports-betting operators. Since then, the market has grown rapidly, with more than 80 gaming websites now available across the […]
Art has always been a vehicle used by those to express themselves. Various mediums can be used to achieve this, such as painting, woodwork, graphite sketching, and even photography. Silent Shout by Eva Charkiewicz is a perfect example of this. Eva Charkiewicz is a Polish-born, UK-based photographer specialising in “art photography”. Her work is often […]
The lyrics of the 1995 song titled Black Star by Radiohead from their album The Bends are most often interpreted as an individual in a romantic relationship with someone suffering from mental health issues. In Black Star, Yorke sings about his partner’s cognitive distortions and tries to understand the darkness they are experiencing. Yet, Yorke […]
Healing the Whole Family is a graphic story written by Grace Chiang in collaboration with mental wellness consultant Eunice Yuen and artist Nealie Ngo. The story follows a teenage girl’s struggles with her mental health and her family. The graphic story was designed as a resource for individuals experiencing similar struggles and may be particularly […]
Sylvia Plath’s poem “Tulips” was published in 1965 and in her book “Ariel”, her second collection of published poetry. This collection of poetry was published two years after Plath’s death. Described by critics as “intensely personal”, Plath addresses themes of motherhood, marriage, depression, and sexuality. To understand and analyze “Tulips”, we must further understand the […]
The past six years have been marked by multiple active global conflicts, many of which have evolved into expansive crises that significantly worsen mental health outcomes. In fact, Michael Liebrenz, a forensic psychiatrist at the University of Bern states, “The current state of crises we are witnessing right now are at the most active point […]
Siobahn Kaufman, a graduate of the Breda University of Applied Sciences and a resident of the Netherlands, is an emerging painter known for her Dark Surreal Self Portraits and her focus on body horror. Many of her self-portraits characterize the female body as monstrous, covered in blood and teeth, limbs torn to shreds. Aside from […]
“The Yellow Wallpaper”, a short story written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is an early literary example of how women’s mental health has been ignored or improperly treated throughout the centuries. The story depicts a young woman’s descent into madness as her pleas for help are ignored and her symptoms diminished because of her […]