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Cabral: Writing is more than therapy

Cabral: Writing is more than therapy

May 4, 2022

Content warning: This story contains mentions of conversion therapy. I was 15 years old when my mother asked me if I was gay. The copy of André Aciman’s “Call Me by Your Name” I borrowed from...

Experts talk about the use of poetry and mindful writing as a creative outlet toward emotional recovery.

A journey toward healing with poetry therapy

March 11, 2021

For Medill junior Hannah Hall, the isolating nature of the pandemic took a heavy toll on her emotional well-being and hindered her identity exploration. Hall said she declared a poetry minor after realizing...

Art therapy provides creative outlet for healing

March 2, 2021

Art therapy is used to improve mental health and well-being by integrating artistic expression with psychotherapeutic intervention. Experts in the field explain how art therapy can be beneficial to everyone....

The Institute for Therapy through the Arts provides art, drama, music and dance or movement therapy for clients with a wide range of backgrounds.

Institute for Therapy through the Arts provides alternative therapy

January 28, 2020

Brad Drozdowski said his therapy clients speak to him through hand drums, tambourines and other small percussion instruments. Drozdowski is a music therapist and volunteer coordinator at the Institute...

Northwestern study finds music alleviates pain after pediatric surgery

January 9, 2015

Listening to songs or audiobooks 30 minutes after major surgery significantly reduces pain in pediatric patients, a Northwestern Medicine study found, the University announced Thursday. Feinberg School...

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