These cooler, shorter days have encouraged more art exploration, as well as catching up on needed sleep and rest. I recently read an article about the difference between art therapy and therapeutic art making that defined therapeutic art making as focusing more on the product than the process. The article went on to say that… Continue reading Experimenting with Art: A Mirror for Recovery
Category: self-exploration
Reflections on Adulthood and Recovery
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” — E.E. Cummings Design by Suzanne Nicholl It's a birthday milestone today. It has me reflecting on stages of life, growth, and learning edges. When I look back at myself as a young adult, I see someone who was engaged in an active… Continue reading Reflections on Adulthood and Recovery
Self-Guided Healing and Mental Health Recovery
“When will you begin that long journey into yourself?” —Rumi One of the underlying themes of this blog is to give those with lived experience of mental illness agency in their own healing. It is empowering to know that we can guide our own healing, tailoring it to fit with what we know to be… Continue reading Self-Guided Healing and Mental Health Recovery