A Creator's Guide to Stopping Self-Harm - Softcover

Parr, Maggie

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798991074308

Publisher: Obedon Books, 2024

Synopsis

Unlock the Healing Power Within and Transform Your Life

Are you struggling with self-harm and searching for a path to genuine healing? A Creator’s Guide to Stopping Self-Harm offers a profound approach to overcoming self-injury through creativity and self-discovery.

Maggie Parr’s four-decade journey to heal from self-harm reveals a unique blend of personal memoir, psychological insight, and creative therapy. This book is a powerful resource for both those affected by self-injury and the professionals who support them. Combining the essence of The Artist’s Way with the depth of The Body Keeps the Score, it provides a transformative manual for healing.

In this book, you will:

• Discover why creativity is the key to unlocking your inner healing power.
• Learn to regulate your internal states and understand their role in self-injury.
• Develop new, expressive outlets to communicate without harming your body.
• Understand how giving back can reinforce your healing journey.
• Engage in exercises that require no artistic skill—just an open mind and willingness.

A Creator’s Guide to Stopping Self-Harm offers a compassionate, creative pathway to recovery. Start your journey to healing today and uncover the gifts that lie within you.

About this title

About the Author

Maggie Parr is an artist and author who has designed theme park attractions, painted murals and portraits, and written and illustrated books and comics. She holds a Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), maintains a painting practice, and teaches classical oil painting techniques to students from all backgrounds. Expressionist artmaking helped her recover from decades of self-harming. As a result, she now coaches other creatives in their journeys to break through blocks and heal from trauma.

Edition details

• Publisher: Obedon Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798991074308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214