Thanks so much to the team at “Bold Journey” international magazine, for this feature about my off-the-beaten-path journey from chronic pain patient to Patient Partner – and co-author of research papers – to professional artist.Published on May 4, 2026, this piece touches on how my Read More …
It’s incredible to look back to just five years ago, when I first started learning to paint as a neuroplasticity approach to chronic pain. As a Patient Partner and co-author in pain research projects, I’d become aware of research showing benefits of art appreciation and Read More …
I’m thrilled to share that my watercolour paintings have been juried into three different exhibitions of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), taking place this month and next!The FCA is one of Canada’s two preeminent national arts organizations, “dedicated to raising artistic standards by stimulating Read More …
If you’ve been following along with me on this wild ride from bioethics and research ethics professional to Patient Partner – living with severe chronic pain and a Mild Cognitive Impairment from the same rare disease – then you’ll know that along the way I’ve Read More …
Last month, in the hectic midst of my week away volunteering as a chronic pain Patient Partner with the North American Pain School (NAPS), at the stunning Fairmont Le Château Montebello, I received some good news for my Art Despite Pain initiative (#ArtDespitePain). What was Read More …
I arrived this afternoon at the stunning Château Montebello hotel, built almost a hundred years ago by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company as one of Canada’s ‘grand railway hotels’. This designation includes The Algonquin in St. Andrews (NB), the castle-like Château Frontenac in Québec City, the Read More …
