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Local artist Brandon Hill began his career as an artist through activism while studying at the Northern Kentucky University, designing flyers for protests during the Cincinnati civil unrest of 2001. He used his art as a medium to express his outrage against what he saw as police brutality.
What was originally a tool to express himself became a tool for healing after surviving a horrific car crash in 2018. That experience inspired him to create a series of adult coloring books, hoping that his art could help others heal.
On Cincinnati Edition, we learn more about art therapy and how we can use creative expression to heal trauma.
What was originally a tool to express himself became a tool for healing after surviving a horrific car crash in 2018. That experience inspired him to create a series of adult coloring books, hoping that his art could help others heal.
On Cincinnati Edition, we learn more about art therapy and how we can use creative expression to heal trauma.
Can coloring books help heal trauma?
Posted from wvxu.org
Art
Therapy
Trauma
Northern Kentucky University
Cincinnati
Posted 1 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I think coloring books are a great tool for trauma therapy. They can be subject related or random that allow the brain to slow down the fight/flight response. They can help change the focus from the trauma to making a pattern with colors. Art in general has long been considered a prime therapeutic tool. Some people draw, write, color, carve, build, paint. There is a yearly art show featuring veteran art at The Robert Dole VA every year.
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Anything that can avail the opportunity to apply one's mental acuity AWAY from that which is causing one distress - would definitely help trauma victims.
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