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Welcome to the home of Recovery Through Art by artist Mara McWilliams. If you or someone you love suffers from bipolar disorder or any other mental illness, you may find Mara's work to be specially poignant for you. Mara is in recovery with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and anorexia. Mara's ultimate goal is to educate our society that through proper diagnosis, treatment, therapy, love, support, and understanding, recovery is possible. Please remember, as with any other illness, educating ourselves about our disorder is extremely important.
Mara's two key outlets for artistic expression are through painting and poetry. Mara was introduced to the benefits of art therapy during a hospitalization for her illness. She has found the rewards of creative expression to be beyond her wildest expectations. The freedom and release she finds in painting has been nearly as beneficial to her recovery as therapy.
If you are bipolar and newly diagnosed. Please, take a deep breath and be KIND to yourself. Accepting one has a mental illness is a process, but please remember that there are countless others also diagnosed who will support your travels toward recovery.
If you are a family member or a friend of a bipolar individual, I strongly suggest joining a support group and educating yourself as much as possible about the illness, treatments, and medications.
Please visit my links page to find more bipolar resources. Thank you for visiting our site. We hope you enjoy your visit!
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Due to the lack of statistics regarding family estrangement, I have organized our own Recovery Through Art ESTRANGEMENT POLL. Please participate, your life experience counts! BE HEARD!
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Mara McWilliams recently had her work published in Andrea Roe's book, "You Are Not Alone" This book deals with the struggles behind recovering from an eating disorder. To find out more check out her site at at at http://www.youarenotalonebook.com
Congratulations Andrea!
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Check it out, Mara's painting "KISS" was used for the cover of Alison Dubois book "She Kissed Me" Take a peek at http://www.shekissedme.citymaker.com !
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Lori Oliwenstein has just released a wonderful book about bipolar disorder called Taming Bipolar Disorder. I was honored when Lori asked me to contribute both my Bipolar Parenting article and Manic Mind charcoal to her book. This book is a truly informative and easy to understand. A must read for those affected by bipolar disorder.
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The key to living successfully with bipolar disorder is realizing how your disorder benefits you. For me, bipolar disorder allows me to tap into my creativity. I suggest you too look at your life and see where your disorder adds something special to your life.... Read More »
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Hundreds of us camped out around San Francisco City Hall in the cold and rain for the opportunity to be issued a marriage license and get legally married, even if the marriage might only be legal for a few days... Read More »
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Lately it seems that the media is airing a lot of dirty laundry about bipolar disorder, without showing the public that many of us are kind, empathetic, in active recovery, and are responsible individuals... Read More »
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We all have found, over the years, that sharing our experiences with those who are or have experienced the same thing is healing and therapeutic for all parties involved.... Read More »
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Education is vital to anyone in the role of offering support to someone suffering from bipolar disorder. This is an informative interview with Shie Rozow, Andy Behrman and Mara McWilliams, three individuals who live with bipolar disorder... Read More »
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Why is it that all men who are outstanding in philosophy, poetry or the arts are melancholic...?"
- Aristotle
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