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Art As My Coping Skill

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, one of the key steps in maintaining positive mental health and well-being is developing coping skills. Many things can fall under coping methods, but the most important part is picking the one that makes you feel happy and safe and content. For me, art is...

International Women’s Day

My parents came to the country in 1984 with two suitcases full of hopes and dreams of a good future for their daughters. They worked hard, and took any job they could to provide for us like most immigrants. In India, my father was an engineer and my mother was a teacher, but those titles...

Art As A Confidence Builder

In November 2011, I came to a dark realization that I was thoroughly unprepared for life. I could not remember any lessons to lean on to guide me through what felt like a total collapse. My anxiety and depression were overwhelming me, and it would eventually lead me down a very dark spiral into the...