Talk at It’s Complicated Conference: “Collective Healing and Art”

Even though we have more and more mental health care offers, the numbers of people who suffer from ill mental health are rising. That made me think: Is the pain we experience really an individual problem, if so many people feel the same way? While western psychology looks at the individual for the source of their issues, I want to look at mental health issues as a collective experience that can be healed within the collective. Art has always offered us a space for mutual rituals, that bring communities together to address their pain and process their emotions. This talk focuses on the health benefits of creative expression and dives deep into what art therapy has to offer.