Articles on trauma, loss, and mourning
For Earth Month, I wanted to write about references to the climate crisis in music. We begin with 'Feels Like Summer' by Childish Gambino.
Six months ago, on Earth Day, April 22nd, climate activist Wynn Alan Bruce self-immolated himself in front of the Supreme Court building. His death inspired me to create a design in honor of his sacrifice.
Recently, I said goodbye to Dolly Anna–my dog and best friend of over 11 years. This is her story and my journey with that grief and healing.
Free public domain CC0 photo.
For College Student Grief Awareness Day Christy interviewed three CSN students about the various forms of grief they've experienced recently and how they overcame it.
Dealing with grief is hard enough on its own, but college students experiencing grief have an added layer of difficulty to manage, especially after the last year.
Smudging sage is a spiritual practice used by many indigenous cultures, and has become a popular trend among non-natives exploring spirituality, resulting in misuse. Read more to get insight into the practice and the related history of Native Americans.
On January 9th, my grandma lost her battle to COVID, marking my first loss to the virus. Writing about the experience and my thoughts about everything helps me cope. If you've also lost a loved one recently, I hope it helps you in some way.
"Pushing past the pain."
Amber returns with the second part of her 'Pushing Past the Pain' series, where she continues to discuss her experience healing from past trauma and focusing on compartmentalizing things to do so. (Content warning)
The goal is not to be "color-blind". The goal is to see, acknowledge, and understand the experiences, histories, and traumas of other groups of people. And understanding all that helps to understand the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Pushing past the pain."
Domestic violence is a hard topic to discuss, but it needs to be talked about for us to take action and make progress on this issue.
Amber Giroux bravely shares her experience as a domestic violence survivor, hoping to help others who need to be seen and heard in their own situations of abuse.
This is part one of Amber's series on her experience.
