We learn through failure. I know this already and have most certainly experienced it repeatedly. It’s an ugly truth to face but, like most ugly truths, it… Read more “Fear of Success”
Category: Art Therapy
Dear Jean, Week 6: “Painting is the Song of the Heart”
Dear Jean, I’m sitting here in front of my computer on a cool drizzly day supposedly writing my final arts therapy paper. If I’m honest, I have… Read more “Dear Jean, Week 6: “Painting is the Song of the Heart””
Trust Thyself
As some of you may know, I’ve been participating in a photography project called “What Does Mental Illness Look Like to You?” For people struggling with acute… Read more “Trust Thyself”
What Mental Illness Looks Like to Me: One of These Things…
You know the little Sesame Street diddy: “One of these things is not like the other One of these things just doesn’t belong Can you tell me… Read more “What Mental Illness Looks Like to Me: One of These Things…”
What Mental Illness Looks Like to Me: Drained of Colour
A few weeks ago I was challenged to engage in a photography project: “What does mental illness look like to you?” Intrigued, I puttered around for a… Read more “What Mental Illness Looks Like to Me: Drained of Colour”
Reluctant Mysticism 