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as we bumble through this thing called life
just us being us as we explore the expressive arts for mental health, wellbeing and recovery


Success: the face of today
Mental health success is a very different thing to traditional success.
Aug 16, 2022


Today was “loss”. But I’ll name it Jude
I guess I’ll call this one “self talk?”
Jul 12, 2022


I did my best
what is truly my best and what I think my best should be or what I would like my best to be are not one and the same
Jun 25, 2022


Stopped in my tracks. Bridge closed
The shock of discovering you’re not where you think you are and actually the path is much longer and deeper. And it involves bridge building
May 25, 2022


What does turmoil look like for you?
Turmoil: For me it feels like waves. Powerful, pounding, engulfing waves.
May 18, 2022


My dad died … and we needed … and then art gave … and …
I have been in a cave for a month and now I am sitting in the entrance way, feeling the wind against my skin and blinking in the new light.
Apr 30, 2022


the picture is not always clear
The picture is not always clear. And sometimes there are giant big barriers in the way. Mind barriers …
Mar 30, 2022


Today was just a mess
Finding some fun looking for self in a very crappy day
Mar 28, 2022


Dissociation: How does it make you feel?
Dissociation. We have a definition but how does it feel? Well, today, it felt like this …
Mar 24, 2022


When hope re-emerges
Revisiting a tool we used to regulate and say what we couldn’t speak. On that day it calmed. Today it empowered.
Mar 20, 2022


In this space that isn’t a space
We got triggered. And it felt like this.
Mar 17, 2022


Then Covid took our breath away
so Covid stole our breath for a few days and we came out realising something … or someone … or something … had changed … or is it someone ..
Mar 8, 2022


Canvas and lens blurred. Or are they combined?
a photograph is one thing. a painting on canvas is another. what happens when we combine the two.?or have we blurred? canvas and lens. Life.
Feb 21, 2022


We took a month to be sure of ourselves
we spent some time pulling ourselves apart and facing demons and hiding in caves and … we got a little further …
Feb 15, 2022


Sometimes “it’s ok” is “NOT ok,” ok?! This week’s learning. Wait, hear us out …
When “it’s ok to feel how I am today” has become my shackles, it is no longer ok.
Jan 9, 2022


reflections the morning after
Dear 2021. What if I look past your flaws and really see you for what you were?
Jan 1, 2022


Conversations with mySelf: uhm, the blog? OR “we let shame sit in the driver’s seat” OR “butt kick”
You should launch this blog now. Yeah, yeah I know. Silence.
Dec 22, 2021


Today I sat … and it wasn’t wasted
raw. open. exposed. come on in #veryhumanrollercoaster #traumarecovery Photo by Maddie So today has been a day. I guess it’s a good...
Dec 9, 2021


then about a month went by
raw. open. exposed. come on in #veryhumanrollercoaster #traumarecovery Photo by Kendall don't ask ... we have little idea or maybe we...
Dec 6, 2021


Some days I simply lose my mind
Sometimes I’m just shattered and I need to gather my pie ce s
Dec 2, 2021
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