Art

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

Jacqueline – You don’t have to be an artist

Jacqueline discusses how in art therapy we tap into that child in all of us that is not concerned about what is right or wrong

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Jacqueline – My Story

Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother’s death

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything

There One Day and Gone the Next : Art Therapy and Grief

This blog post contains information about using art therapy to process grief, including specific examples.

Jacqueline – Art therapy and grieving women

Jacqueline explains how helping connect to the heart and reslience with art therapy can be very helpful

Jenn – Art can give a break from grieving

Jenn talks about one of the most overlooked benefits of making art during bereavement. It can provide and escape from your grief.

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy

Kristal – Poetry, Comedy, & Art for Grieving

Kristal discusses using poetry and other forms of creative expression as a distraction from her grief and to disassociate in a safe and productive way. She discusses grief being love with nowhere to go, so she puts it into art.