#madintheuk

[hexaflexageek]

I was too ill to contribute art to the Heads and Tales exhibition at @vanegallery . Disappointed by that but it couldn't be helped. However, I find some of the things I've doodled in sessions are in the collaborative project book pictured here, alongside some photos of mad pride badges I made. I can also be seen and heard in the video reel that's playing and in a radio interview you can find somewhere in the exhibition. I'll also perform a bit of spoken word there as part of the performance night on Tuesday. Mental health distress, especially after discovering DID via EMDR therapy that didn't go to plan, has meant I've been able to do far less than I'd wanted with the project. But I've been able to do some things and I'm bloody proud of the way I compered the project conference last weekend, the morning after uncovering some major trauma which has led to an extremely difficult week. Sob and wail for hours about recalled rape trauma then be excellent on a stage. Then sob for more hours. What a day. Recovery is possible and @headsandtales_heritage has been part of the recovery, well-being, and self confidence and respect of many people. Go see the exhibition while you can. It's pretty damn mint. #newcastleart #newcastle #newcastleupontyne #mentalhealth #mentalhealthart #art #artforall #madpride #madintheuk #nostigma #artexhibition #vanegallery #newcastlecitycentre #NE1 #culture #mentalhealthhistory #mentalhealthart #mentalillness #dissociativeamnesia #dissociativeidentitydisorder #didsystem #dissociation #youcandoit (at Newcastle upon Tyne) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzjPdbEgKuI/?igshid=1g6jl3mor9eje