My Art Despite Pain initiative, for chronic pain awareness, has led to some unexpected outcomes since it began in 2021. Last year #ArtDespitePain was profiled in a two-page feature in a national healthcare magazine, and in the newsletter of a national pain science organization. Then Read More …
My favourite hospital news story of the year isn’t about a new medical procedure, diagnostic test, or treatment, nor about bioethics; my field before a mild cognitive impairment stemming from my rare disease ended my beloved career. No, this news piece is more like something Read More …
Three years ago, in January 2021, I started learning to paint – and to draw/sketch – as a way to help me deal with the severe chronic pain and the mild cognitive impairment resulting from my CRPS rare disease. At that point, to be honest, Read More …
At the end of last month, I participated in an art therapy workshop designed for artists. This virtual-but-live event was presented by the Montréal-based English Language Arts Network (ELAN), and led by licensed art therapist Emmanuelle Meunier. The goal wasn’t for us to become art Read More …
I’m truly honoured to have my chronic pain awareness activities and #ArtDespitePain initiative featured in the October 2023 newsletter of the Canadian Pain Society (CPS). The CPS is Canada’s national organization for pain science, pain research, and pain medicine, bringing together clinicians, researchers, students, trainees, Read More …
Last month I found out that several of my watercolour paintings would appear in upcoming issues of two different magazines, for two different features on how my art practice is intertwined with my chronic pain advocacy. One of these has just been published.When I first Read More …
