Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Michelle Robinson For many people, creative pursuits like writing, drawing and dancing offer a welcome escape from the world. They give us the chance to express our emotions and feelings in a healthier way. They reduce stress, they can provide solace in times of abject darkness. And can bring Continue Reading
By JD Managing my Bi Polar diagnosis involves using a variety of tools. Medication which is monitored and reviewed is an important part of this. I do my best to live as healthily as I can right now and talk to those close to me when I’m struggling to maintain Continue Reading
Art can promote thoughts and considerations that may disturb, placate, or stimulate a person. Art is not solely beauty or positivity.
I have discovered the healing power of drawing. I’m here today through my recovery journey using drawing. Drawing saved my life. Now I want to teach others.
Mental illness sucks. But it’s helped me develop and grow as an individual. I’ve learnt to embrace the few positive things it has given me.
The key to keeping the demons at bay is to build your very own art studio in your dark, lonely home. Create your own weapons against depression.
By Paul Jameson It’s been a funny old week. Ups and downs you might say. The Beauty of Mental Illness The down was at the beginning of the week. Less a down and more a frightening annoyance, I had a funny turn on my daily walk. It was quite a Continue Reading
By Sara-Jane Morphew I have always been a creative person, and have always known myself as one. Fairly early on in my counselling sessions, it became clear that my creative personality was being ignored. I wasn’t expressing my creativity day to day, and I needed to. This meant that I Continue Reading