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"My artists life.."
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+ Most of my early years as an artist was kept private as I most often spent long solo hours in my deepest, darkest, and most often painful feelings of longing onto a blank page as I would ruminate by means of self reflection. I would then hide it away under my watchful eye of my private account on Facebook.
+ Why did I feel like I needed to hide my natural born talent when it was so painfully obvious that I was Super Talented?
+Mostly #depression and a lack of #confidence in my screening and penmanship.
+ I was also really naive to the times and as a result my skills suffered severely because of the anxieties to produce an original piece of artwork which became exceedingly scary and anxiety provoking due to the sheer competition alone.
+ To be perfect, both mentally, and physically also at the same time, left me struggling up against my own forms of discrimination, isolation, and all of the abusive tactics of being bullied for being thin, white, and pretty that left my sensitive "artistic genius" lay to waste for years by means of self-deprecation and a very real misguided misconceptions of how to assert myself in a healthy way, and not by means of dominance(aggressiveness) or other forms of bullying or people "pleasing".

+ My skills and talents as a creative "archetype" in and out of my own comfort zone, also represented a real struggle of internalizing all forms of emotional abuse that I had suffered from as a child growing up in a secular semi-orthodox Jewish household, that failed to support in inclusivity and instead kept me in a downward spiral that lead to a Major Depressive Disorder that i still struggle with to this day. (self-deprecation, negative self-talk, and negative self-image that further damaged my mental health as a youth, also tested positive for ADHD later into my adult years.)

+ But it's been 'eons' since I was a youth that was just starting to scratch the surface of the proverbial 'Iceberg' of #creativity that laid dormant in my #subconscious #mind and #heart.
+ I mostly only allowed family or close friends to view these pieces as I was most often doing my best in helping myself to heal my depression through their loving eyes of #PeerSupport, #validation, and #acceptance.
+ If you're looking for an artist to teach or a Peer with #livedexperience, please get in touch with me as I would love to add you to my growing community of #mentalhealth #artists #creative #advocates and #peers!
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Cheers,
Cara H.

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I am always looking to meet more #Peers to collaborate with for any type of creative project for those that struggle with any form of mental disorder, social anxieties, dual diagnosis, or disability, especially these days ever since the Pandemic hit the world, and what with #mentalhealth on the rise. There is a kind of new unspoken need for more Peers with lived experience as #survivors that overcame a disability, or that had come from a history of family trauma's/abuse/neglect.
Peers that are comfortable telling it like it is, that appreciate sharing their stories to support their communities by fostering HOPE, and OPTIMISM .
I am also a student studying Social Services Work, and look forward to meeting more people in the Social Worker field to broaden my horizons in order to co-facilitate programs for people that struggle with concurrent disorders, such a Schitzophrenia, Aspbergers, Autism, and any other form of a social disorder.
I prefer emails during the week only, and will not be available after 8pm on any given work day. Please also keep in mind that I am a single female operating solo behind these words, as a Peer Support Specialist & Artist.
I also love writing, and can be found most often honing my craft on facebook or in my journals.

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