Samantha Simons, c-rprs /eryt / yacep, talks with Dibisha Koirala-Adhikary, Licensed Qualified Mental Health Professional and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisee about the role creative expression plays for individuals in recovery from Substance Use Disorder. Dibisha weaves together evidence-based practices with personal commentary to help us better understand expressive arts as a healing modality.

Highlights include:

It’s not about the end product or outcome, it’s about being immersed in the process.
Hope has the ability to help people heal.
Any creativity promotes emotional growth and healing.
Philosophy: An individual without a goal is an individual walking in circles.
Myth Debunking: the idea that addiction or substance use is a lack of willpower. Recovery is dependent on devleoping strategies to sustain that willpower.
One tip for making the world a better place: do your best and let them do the rest - change begins with me and I cannot expect to change other people.
In substanc use recovery, art provides a way to externalize feelings through non-destructive means.
Daily self-love and self-care and important for our overall wellness.

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Music by: JSimons Music

Logo by: Fin First