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 …
There’s something coming up that’s art-related, but not in a way that you might expect. Next month I’ll be giving a presentation on the Limbic System and chronic pain at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) pain clinic here in Montréal. The Limbic System is Read More …
My husband and I are still living out of boxes in our basement, during our long-awaited home renovation, so I haven’t been able to post much in the past few weeks. Sorry about that… a typically Canadian response, I know ‘-) As I write this, Read More …
Many of my recent posts have been about a new journey, one that I’ve chosen for myself rather than having it imposed upon me like my patient journey. Learning paint, and to draw, as part of my delayed-by-the-pandemic plan to integrate creative art more fully Read More …
