recovery

I feel very lucky to say that I am both a peer with lived experience with bipolar disorder and a licensed art therapist. In addition, the therapist I’m in regular treatment with is an art therapist herself. During this pandemic, I have been able to use art therapy as a coping skill to soothe my...

Anxiety and depression are not uncommon however, the current COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated those conditions. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, a third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression, amid the pandemic. People are feeling increasingly lonely as well. We are now physically isolated from the world and...

Jerome Hughes was on the winning Titans high school football team living his dream. Coming from the inner city of Alexandria, Virginia in the time of desegregation, Jerome found it difficult to navigate the world around him. He dreamed of being a pro-football player so he could be a role model for other young African…