Catharine J Lawson

Creatively Through Cancer Catharine J Lawson

Cancer is many things and brings up so many emotions. But it can also be an opportunity. Being smacked in the face with our own mortality changes things. It forces us to ask uncomfortable questions like: What does this all mean? How can I get through this? What are ways to help me process all the stuff coming at me? If the answers to those questions are shrouded in confusion and negativity, you're not alone. There's nothing scarier than confronting our deepest fears, so we don't. We're afraid to get to know ourselves, and so we often have no idea how to love ourselves. Cancer takes so much away, but there will be healing, and there will be hope. Hard to believe it will start with a doodle. That's right. A doodle. We're not expecting Picasso. You see, Creativity Through Cancer is not about learning to become an artist. It's about using art as a tool for creative self-expression. It's about finding a safe space where you can process your complicated feelings in a positive way. It's about digging down deep, far beyond fear to the place where your inner wisdom lies. With this workbook, you will learn to look at the creative process differently. You'll use imagery and symbols to bring your emotions to life using pens, markers, cut-out images, and other materials that you already have. You'll begin to recognize the beauty in the creative process and to appreciate the art you make - because it is yours. And you are worth loving.