Art of Recovery
September is National Recovery Month and we are celebrating through art. We are asking people in the recovery community to showcase their artistic expression. Art is a beautiful form of expression that helps reduce anxiety, build self-esteem and can help manage behaviors associated with substance use.
In our outpatient programs, Art Therapy is an increasingly valuable tool. It lets the person explore their feelings and experiences through creating their own art. This opens them up for another way to begin the healing process.
The Process of Art Therapy
The client plans and develops a piece of art that expresses what they are dealing with emotionally. For everyone it’s different. It can be something that is immediate and frightening, or something that happened to them before they were even able to talk. The object is to come back to his or her own sense of self, understand the experience better and eventually move on from the experience. The process of making art (planning, doing, finishing and evaluating) is also confidence builder for many people.
Children benefit very well from art therapy because their verbal expression of experiences and feelings will not fully mature for years. Therefore art is one of the best ways to describe what they know and feel.
How to Submit Your Art
New submissions will be posted regularly to the Art of Recovery Facebook event page and webpage. We encourage you to like and share the Art of Recovery with friends and family.
Together we can spread the message that recovery IS worth it!
