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Garden of Time © 2003 Jane Waterman
6 Apr 2013

To My Future Self

by Jane Waterman | posted in: chronic illness | 4

I’m taking part in WEGO Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge Day 6 #HAWMC – Write a letter to an older you (tell us what age you’re writing to!). What do you want to ask yourself? What lesson do you … Read More

activism, balance, compassion, creativity, hope, loving-kindness, pain, present moment
Lake Mercuris © 2001 Jane Waterman
23 Jan 2013

Thoughts from the Front Lines of Depression

by Jane Waterman | posted in: mental health | 14

As a long-time sufferer with depression, I can unreservedly say that helping care for a loved one in acute depression challenges everything you know and have come to understand and believe about the illness. Above all, I find my thoughts … Read More

compassion, creativity, depression, hope, inspiration, invisible illnesses, loving-kindness
Dreamtime © 1994 Jane Waterman
6 Dec 2012

Depression and Creative Dreams

by Jane Waterman | posted in: mental health | 4

I wrote a little the other day about my daughter, A-, who was diagnosed this year with bipolar, and is currently battling a severe case of winter depression. This morning she came to me and said, “I wish I was still … Read More

authenticity, compassion, creativity, depression, invisible illnesses, writing
Angel #2 © 2012 Jane Waterman
25 Nov 2012

Dreams, Art and Invisible Illness

by Jane Waterman | posted in: chronic illness | 6

Day 24 – My own prompt: What dreams and goals have emerged for you as a consequence of being ill? “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we … Read More

creativity, digital art, fatigue, hope, inspiration, invisible illnesses, pain, photography, writing
Depression #1 © 2011 Jane Waterman
19 Nov 2012

Art and Depression – When I Can’t Talk About It

by Jane Waterman | posted in: creativity | 2

There have been many books, articles and even papers in refereed journals written to explore the linkages between creativity and mental illnesses such as depression, bipolar and schizophrenia. I have read convincing arguments for both weak and strong links between … Read More

artrage, creativity, depression, digital art, photography
In the Shadow Lands
15 Nov 2012

Janet Frame – An Angel at My Table

by Jane Waterman | posted in: chronic illness | 6

Day 13 – Book report. What’s your favourite book and how can you tie it to your health or life? “I inhabited a territory of loneliness which resembles the place where the dying spend their time before death, and from … Read More

authenticity, creativity, depression, dissociation, suicide, writing
Stained Glass © 2010 Jane Waterman
9 Nov 2012

Care Package for People with Sjogren’s and Depression

by Jane Waterman | posted in: chronic illness | 4

Day 9 – Community Care Package. Create the perfect care package for your members or fellow patients. Note: A Sjoggie is a person with Sjogren’s syndrome. A care package is all about comforting. Happily, there are a lot of things … Read More

artrage, creativity, depression, digital art, fatigue, pain, Sjogren's syndrome, writing
First Light #2 © 2012 Jane Waterman
24 Jan 2012

Creation

by Jane Waterman | posted in: chronic illness | 2

This is the colour of my imagination before it was asked to behave itself, take a seat, and sit up straight. These are the colours I feel most at home in. Anyone who sets foot in our house will attest … Read More

artrage, creativity, digital art

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