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HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE WITH ART THERAPY ✦ This article was written by Brilliant-Online in support of World Suicide Prevention Day, Friday 10th September 2021
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reating art is actually something natural to humans. We see children do it naturally and parents proudly display their toddler’s masterpieces of friendly dinosaurs and happy princesses on their refrigerators. For some reason, as adults we see and treat art differently. We see it as something intellectual, difficult, requiring special training and talent. Truth is, we are all natural born artists.
Letitia Kimmorley, Life’s 4 Living
❊ “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” - Picasso
If we could tap into our natural artistic side, it could actually offer us solace, healing and recovery from traumatic experiences in the past and coping with challenging situations in the present. Ultimately, what it offers is hope for a better future. People do not have to stay stuck in unhappiness, loneliness, depression or anxiety. If we could tap into our natural artistic side, it could actually offer us solace, healing and recovery from traumatic experiences in the past and coping