Welcome
Life is full of challenges. We all have them. Art has helped me through my own deep valleys.”
― Sarah Jio
The Art of Mental Health uses writing and therapeutic arts activities to support the recovery of people with lived experience of mental illness. My blog also offers loved ones information that will deepen an understanding of what recovery is and also encourage their own wellness and self-care practices.
My blog series, Mental Health Mapping, is full of personal stories, information on mental health recovery and guided therapeutic art exercises. If you’d like to receive these posts for free by email, please enter your e-mail address below and click Subscribe. FYI – You do not need to have a WordPress account to subscribe and receive these free blog posts.
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I live and work as a guest on the unceded traditional lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. I am grateful for their stewardship and care of these lands. I acknowledge the impact of colonialism in contributing to discrimination and violence against Indigenous Peoples.
My intention is to create a website that is a safe space for people to share their comments and therapeutic art in response to the posts. My ask is that anyone posting is mindful about how vulnerable it is to share personal experiences. Comments that are hurtful or hateful will be not approved.
This blog aims to be inclusive. It acknowledges intersectionality, where identities of disability, race, class, and gender overlap, creating multiple layers of discrimination and/or marginalization. One person’s experience of mental illness may be intersected by their race, for example, creating unique experiences and challenges.
Mental health recovery is an unique path for each person. I recognize that my writing is informed by my specific experience as a white, cis-gender female with lived experience of bipolar and anxiety. Furthermore, my writing is based on my own subjective experience with mental illness. My opinions and ideas aren’t the only path to mental health recovery.
Please read my Disclaimer
The information on this site is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your care team about any changes to your mental health treatment. The purpose of the site is to share my mental health journey and particular tools that can be helpful for recovery, but it is not meant as a substitute for mental health care.
