April 27, 2017April 27, 2017ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Jennifer Abcug recounts her anxiety through poetry after waking to the news of Donald Trump’s presidency
September 14, 2015September 14, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Esi Yankey speaks to ASLI about domestic violence and PTSD and says “I am firmly committed to speaking up on topics that too many people remain silent on.”
September 7, 2015September 7, 2015hamad1981 Artist Jessica Caudery “Writing, painting and drawing directly and indirectly became a way to express my emotions. It is difficult to say to what extent art has saved my life but it has been a constant positive, something which has perhaps kept me afloat during times of stress, anxiety and mild depression”.
August 17, 2015August 17, 2015lisareeveart Artist and writer Chris Dean speaks to ASLI about her mental illness, creativity and recovery and says “Art can give a voice to the things we can’t find the words to say. Those feelings that are so big, they feel like they might tear us to pieces from the inside out”.
August 12, 2015August 27, 2015ArtSavesLives Charlotte Farhan Writer Ethar Hamid finds inspiration in her mental illness and says “the issue of mental wellness is not one of being forever free from mental distress, but one of coping with and thriving despite of mental health issues”.
August 1, 2015August 4, 2015lisareeveart “Depression can be a fatal illness and this is often forgotten.” Dave Hubble speaks to ASLI about the effects of domestic violence towards children and how his poetry aims to end the silence.