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Luzelle Naudé, Jacques Jordaan, and Luna Bergh. “My Body is My Journal, and My Tattoos are My Story”: South African Psychology Students’ Reflections on Tattoo Practices. Current Psychology.

Tattooed women are strong, confident, and unapologetically themselves, and their ink often symbolizes that inner strength. In ...

So many people nowadays have tattoos. According to the Pew Research Center, 32% of Americans have a tattoo. When we see a tattoo on someone, one of the first things we consider and ask is ...

No, we're not talking about an engagement ring. We're talking about a couple's tattoo. Similar to what is often referred to as a "tramp stamp," up until recently, the couple's tattoo has been ...

Our desire to use art as a reflection of a personal triumph or transformation is nothing new, with many choosing body art in the form of tattoos for a variety of reasons. Beyond the surface ...

Or is the psychology of tattooing and other modifications more complicated than that? "Many people who claim they are addicted to tattoos and body modification find that the physical pain of these ...

Christa Hazel: Whenever I’m at Silverwood, I’m intrigued by the psychology of tattoos. Betty Boop, Winnie the Pooh, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, and even a stork (possibly the Vlassic pickle bird).

Julia identifies as a trauma informed tattoo artist, bringing a sense of therapy to the practice. "I went to school originally for art therapy, because I really liked psychology and I really liked ...

In the very first week of quarantine, Tammy Hong realised she had been here before. Not stuck at home, caught in the slogging dread of a global pandemic, exactly, but feeling anxious, unsettled ...