PAINTING OUT MY PAIN

How do you cope? What are the ways in which you process your feelings? Do you hold space for them or do you distract and avoid? How can you introduce and implement creative and constructive ways to help you to stop running from yourself?

I have found that painting helps me sit with the harder feelings as they surface. Gifting me a way to express myself and make sense of the pain as it moves through my conscious self. It has become such a useful tool and has aided me so much in my healing. Each one of my paintings was created in the midst of overwhelming pain. Moments where I wanted to scream, but instead I grabbed a paint brush and let it out on the canvas. Every piece is so special to me, so infused with raw emotion that no longer burdens me, a way to honor the truth of what was, while freeing me to be here now as I am.

I am so tremendously grateful I allow myself to explore and find ways and tools that empower me to take back control of my feelings and not let them run me off and away from myself. Painting has helped me strengthen my bond within. These paintings are for me.