JMann Art Therapy

16/10/2020

When Lee Hadwin is asleep, he picks up whatever’s around him and begins to draw. Why?

30/09/2020

03/09/2020

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shouldstorm/202008/what-if-certain-mental-disorders-are-not-disorders-all

A new paper by anthropologists argues that disorders are responses to adversity.

17/06/2020

Please check out my interview with MumAbroad Spain.

"During these very stressful times we are all so uncertain about the future and art therapy can really help with focusing on being present in the moment. Concentrating on making a piece of art work can help someone ground themselves in an object outside of themselves rather than being overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety."

Art therapist Jenna Mann talks to MumAbroad Life about her roots, relocating to Barcelona and how art therapy can help children and adults.

https://mumabroad.com/art-therapy-in-barcelona/

07/06/2020

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/07/health-experts-on-the-psychological-cost-of-covid-19?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0AU6n6n9X9NoJtDXQwdmltrSu4x3hwEvrz5hdjVPRF2f20Y8mhP1JK9tE

On top of the mounting statistics looms a further casualty of the pandemic: our psychological wellbeing. Will we be able to cope with the fallout?

29/04/2020

Artist and art therapist Jenna Mann discusses the many benefits of creative expression during quarantine.

23/04/2020

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/23/therapy-during-coronavirus-pandemic-lockdown-psychoanalysis-freud?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR3z0luphNBvE-gw0gzG2m4WegEfB74G7C0okI_xj7-dy-QCCEa9U1O-2hI

The long read: In a pandemic, the best we can do to take care of one another is to stay away from one another. Even Freud at his most misanthropic could never have come up with that

02/04/2020

http://instantphotographers.com/jenna-manns-quarantine-diary-1/?fbclid=IwAR0UicTAuAw2JTF7LQ3Y56N1-Dzy9-6wJYD4rfIO4ihyaD8_Q1elzWmLN_M

04/02/2020

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/mental-health-mental-illness-creative-arts-therapy-20181105.html?fbclid=IwAR0oH3Xx2cpLpvhV0z0hpp3GW5MxJIkNc8hwD1M-YLDVSuqMOIgE8ku-6fI

Theater performances and art shows can aim to raise awareness of mental health, but the creative process also can become a path to healing for those with mental illness behind the productions.

13/01/2020

https://hyperallergic.com/536736/states-of-health-visualizing-illness-and-healing-princeton-university-art-museum/?fbclid=IwAR03mTwnU5M8RoS7_2uFW69TtOk1fzgGajjLrV2eSDnxZ3gJi4z8EQYz8kM

From Albrecht Dürer to LaToya Ruby Frazier, artists have for centuries depicted and reflected on health and illness.

02/01/2020

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50874/what-happens-to-student-behavior-when-schools-prioritize-art

Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica explain how a school redistributed funds to bring back arts education and saw student behavior improve dramatically.