So, here's the story.....

I'm selling art to fundraise for christmas/holiday gifts for individuals who will spend their holidays in a psychiatric hospital dealing with lots of pain and distress to make the process a bit easier. gifts will include inspirational books, journals, silly putty and different things to stimulate the mind in a positive way and help make the process of seeking treatment just a tad bit less upsetting/stressful/pointless. inpatient hospitals for mental health are important and also lacking a lot of personal treatment. the entire mental health system needs work and providing patients with something to keep them busy/positive/productive/hopeful and working on themselves while in an already very structured/institutionalized setting is something I feel I can be influential in.

I want to help out, I'm personally committed to making the process of healing from trauma/intense emotions/suicidality/lack of connection to life/society and so on a process of patience and love rather than pain and turmoil. 100% of all proceeds will go into gifts!! lets do something here, and help spread lots of love this upcoming holiday season!!!!

Holidays away from your family can be difficult. holidays can also bring up a lot of uneasy emotions and memories....and not everyone can manage easily under that much stress. depression is real. anxiety is real. bpd is real. suicide kills. On top of this, imagine being in a hospital with a bunch of other people who are struggling in different ways and are actively thinking about ending their lives......yeah, they deserve some happiness and a reminder that it's possible to be able to move forward in life and become less dibilitated by your brain function.

......so, are you convinced yet?

side note: painting is how I cope with my own mental health struggles. So, be open-minded that it's a bit more about the creativity of it rather than the technique? I guess... please buy art !!!

-tag