“Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach out,...

This book provides readers with the context of body-focused, trauma-informed art therapy and walks them through the thinking behind and...

"So the process this time was, Started with visions of Mal from Descendants. I painted the colours with sponges for my granddaughter. I...

"I find that I am often very reserved around strangers, colleagues and acquaintances, because I have learned to keep my guard up and use...

"I am holding something Far too big for me to hold Will you hold it with me? I am struggling to walk This emotional path alone Will you...

"I started this piece during a breakup with my now ex, it started as a simple painting with the face and the clouds, over time I added in...

“I won’t set myself on fire just to keep you warm” - @outrighthc Illustration by @art_by_madzow #ArtTherapy #ArtsTherapy...

“When I first began this piece I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to take it in. The day I started it I was going through quite a lot...

“My friend asked me what qualities I liked about them and I found it really hard to think what to say so I had to make this artwork. Then...

“I used this art to process some feelings I have about my last job, where I worked as a content writer. After a period of denial and...

“I, I did it all I, I did it all I owned every second that this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah with...

“Life is full of challenges and dark days. We need the dark in order to fully appreciate the light. Without rain there would be no...

“A doodle I later gifted to my granddaughter. I never intended the face that later appeared once a picture of the picture was taken. I...

“If you want to say something and have people listen, then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest, then you have to live a...

"Even though I don’t know where I am going, it’s still the right path. Everything might be gray but there is always light leading the...

“I knew I didn’t have the right paper but I really wanted to do watercolour. It has been years since I had them out and even though it...

“This was an emergent art piece with no real plan in mind. The first image is an alien type thing and to go with the colour scheme I...

“I know my mask protects me. Without it I am exposed and much more vulnerable. I am starting to notice just how confining it is, stunting...

“Its not futile. Its nice to be alive. And its also kinda shit. its complicated, i guess. I dont really want to say its worth it, because...

“I stared at the paper paralysed by the internal critic. “I can’t think of anything to create” and “I’m no good at art” it says. Rae...