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Sow: Creating art from my own experiences of mental ill health
Hi there everyone. I'm Sow Ay, an anxious twenty-something living in Clermont-Ferrand, in the beautiful centre of France. I'm in love with music and try my best to make a living out of my passion as a freelance illustrator. I make designs for bands...
Lydia: Makeup allows me to reflect on my inner feelings
The face is a blank canvas on which you can explore your wildest artistic desires. Makeup, as an art, has the ability to break the boundaries between who you are, and perhaps, who you desire to be or what you feel on the inside. This specific art...
Zach: "It’s never too late to find out who you are."
It’s a common assumption that transgender people (regardless of how late in life they might decide to transition), know from an early age that they were “different” from their peers and recall instances in childhood where they...
Marie-Claire: Finding out I have PTSD has been the best thing ever
I call myself a ‘Professional Rebel’. I inspire people for a living. I help people, who feel they don’t belong, remember who they are and find their place in the world. So, just imagine the field day my little head went on...
Charlotte: “I’m a survivor and I will continue to survive every day.”
When I was 14, I really learnt what it was like to be depressed. I didn’t understand it, but I felt it. It lead to a year full of substance abuse and self-harm. It was the start of a spiral that I was heading down. By the time I was 18, I had...
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