Healing Through Creative Expression: Using Intuitive Painting, Writing and Storytelling

by Patricia Fentie

It is a well-known fact that art and creativity have the ability to heal. Have you ever wondered what the connection is? In this book, Patricia Fentie explains how emotional wounds from the past, whether conscious or not, can cause disharmony in the body. She provides information that is easy to understand and shows how art and creativity can be helpful to work through old emotions. The author then shares a step by step creative process using intuitive painting, writing and storytelling that the reader can use as a healing modality. The book is divided into two sections—an information section and a workbook section. The first section provides information about the body-mind-spirit connection, a brief history of her own experience of this healing process and information on the techniques used in the workbook section. There are seven steps in the workbook that guide the reader through the process of Healing Through Creative Expression. It is important to know that you do not have to be a writer or artist to use this technique, in fact those ‘skills’ can get in the way of the intuitive healing process. If one does have these skills however, this book can help provide a different perspective on how to use them in a powerful and healing way.

118 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 20, 2015

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read it through completely without working the exercises. So many creativity books have wasted my time that I now read it before committing the time necessary for exercises. This one sounds like solid advice I look forward to trying very soon. I very much like the mix of words and visual art to help me in the healing process.

[Ann Christensen]

Simple, straightforward and dazzling

This book was simple and straightforward, yet it dazzled. It's direct path towards healing through art and writing compelled me begin my own healing process without making a big deal of it (and therefore doing nothing at all!)

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a wonderful read! I feel an amazing lightening whenever I read one of Patricia's books. She's a hidden gem.