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The Trauma & Mental Health Report is a weekly online magazine on trauma and mental health. Visit: http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/ for our latest articles!

The Trauma & Mental Health Report is a weekly online magazine published out of York University in Toronto. Our aim is to share research-based knowledge on the treatment, prevention, and implications of trauma and mental illness in a manner that can be readily understood by readers. We also draw on primary sources including interviews with survivors, therapists, researchers and other professionals in the fields of interpersonal trauma and mental health.

09/27/2026

Arts & Culture Spotlight! In this post, we highlight the song ‘Saturn’ by American singer-songwriter SZA. In this song, SZA explores her desire to escape emotional pain in search of a place where life feels easier and lighter. Through its reflective lyrics and dreamy sound, ‘Saturn’ highlights the emotional exhaustion that can come in one’s healing journey, where a longing for rest and safety can manifest in far-away fantasies just beyond a tangible reach.

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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...

09/25/2026

Arts & Culture Spotlight! In this post, we highlight the poem ‘People Aren’t Homes’ by Nikita Gill. The poem highlights how we often search for love, comfort, and security in others, however people don’t often stay the same forever. Relying on another person to be our sole source of happiness is an unwilling way to live. Instead, we should look inward to future a sense of “home” within ourselves.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

Three years ago, I came across Nikita Gill’s People Aren’t Homes, and the poem’s closing lines have stuck with me ever since. Of all the...

09/23/2026

New Psychology Today Feature!

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

How trauma can shape dissociation, and why understanding it matters for healing.

09/21/2026

In our latest article, we explore the concept of “eco-anxiety”; many young adults struggle with fear, anxiety, and a sense of powerlessness regarding climate change, with much of them feeling pessimistic about the future of the planet. Research has indicated that participatory action can be used as a method to cope with eco-anxiety, but some argue that it is ineffective. Ultimately, it seems as if though a combination of techniques are required to navigate this phenomenon, one whose rate is sure to rise as time passes.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

The impact of natural disasters is felt globally, even in terms of mental health. A recent study found 78% of young adults’ mental health was affected by climate change, with 56% reporting feeling fearful, anxious, and powerlessness.

09/13/2026

Arts & Culture spotlight! In this article, the author discusses the many analogies for mental health that can be found in the superpowers of student heroes in the hit show "Gen V". To learn more about how this show expertly portrays the nuances of mental health symptoms and disorders through a fantasy lens, click the link below.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

Gen V, a hilarious and much-awaited spin-off of Eric Kripke’s The Boys, takes us to Godolkin University, an institution where a new generation of superheroes...

09/10/2026

Arts & Culture spotlight! In this review, the author discusses the book "Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction" by Judith Grisel. Detailing the science behind addiction, as well as their own experiences with alcoholism, Grisel paints a vivid and all-encompassing image of what it is like to live with this disorder. To learn more about this book, click the link below.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

“Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction” written by Judith Grisel (2019), a behavioural neuroscientist and psychology professor at Bucknell University, was my first...

09/08/2026

New Podcast!
EP 71: How Social Media Can Actually Be Used To Promote Positive Outcomes

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Amori Mikami, a registered clinical psychologist who is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia and a Canada Research Chair in Clinical Child Psychology. Together, we discuss social media’s impact on today’s culture, and how new research points to positive outcomes related to the mindful, intentional use of social media.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

In today’s episode, we will be talking with Dr. Amori Mikami about the impact of social media, and how new research indicates using social media mindfully and with intention reduces these effects

09/06/2026

Arts & Culture highlight! In this article, the author discusses the nuanced relationships between the characters in the blockbuster movie Project Hail Mary. To learn more about how the characters' relationship dynamics represent the ways shared hardship can transform loneliness into resilience, click the link below.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

I am sure by now we have all seen the much-talked-about Project Hail Mary (2026), a film adaptation of Andy Weir’s 2021 novel. Like so...

09/03/2026

New podcast alert! In this podcast, we speak to Dr. Lucy Vorobej, a historian and post-doctoral fellow at the Wilson Centre for Education Research, University Health Network, and University of Toronto, about the influence of white settler colonialism on healthcare and mental health care system disparities for Indigenous populations. To learn more, click the link below.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

Sophie Wagner, speaks with Dr. Lucy Vorobej, a historian and post-doctoral fellow at the Wilson Centre for Education Research, University Health Network, and University of Toronto, about the influence of white settler colonialism on healthcare and mental health care system disparities for Indigenous...

08/31/2026

New article alert! In this piece, the author discusses how trauma-informed yoga can support the reocvery of eating disorders. By helping you reconnect with your body without reinforcing body criticisms, yoga can significantly support ones healing journey.

For more content on trauma therapy, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-T.-Muller/e/B0033AFO5A

Yoga may help support eating disorder recovery by encouraging body acceptance, self-compassion, emotional balance, and a healthier connection with the body.

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