Healing Arts Blog – Painting – Universe Reach
In December 2007 I was researching male childhood sexual abuse on the internet. I had just gone through a life changing event – basically trying to “self extinguish” – and realized that I needed help...
View ArticleHealing Art Blog – Painting – Isolation
When I had been in therapy for a few months, my therapist asked me how I felt I fit into the rest of the world. I stretched my left arm out to my left side as far as it would go and put my thumb and...
View ArticleHealing Art Blog – Father and Son
As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, my main perpetrator was my biological father, Lyle. While learning about him over an extended period, and hearing my history with him, my therapist categorized...
View ArticleResources Blog – Male Survivor
For today’s Resources blog I want to focus more on the Male Survivor website. I mentioned in my first Healing Art blog post that my discovery of Male Survivor saved my life. This is not an...
View ArticleHow I Use Art Therapy, Part 1
I’ve been struggling with some pretty intense issues lately, both in my personal life and in my recovery process. Picking up and moving to a new state, dealing with unemployment and finding a job as...
View ArticleDreams and Images
I’m intrigued with dreams. I find that when I dream I often visualize incredibly vivid and meaningful images. Healing arts that focus on drawing and painting utilize visualization to some degree to...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Meditation and Art
Meditative State 1 My journey in recovery from my own childhood sexual abuse has taken me in many directions and has employed numerous healing tools. These tools have effectively facilitated hope and...
View ArticleHealing Arts Blog – Guest (Collage) – Best of Times, Worst of Times
Before jumping into the blog I would like to remind followers and readers that the art and information shared on this blog belongs to each survivor, and we ask that none of the art or information be...
View Article