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Author: Carol K. Walsh
Publisher: She Writes Press
Imprint: She Writes Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781631520990
ISBN 10: 1631520997
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 29 December 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Carol Walsh uses her amazing creative talents to paint a picture with her words. This book itself is a work of art; it is engaging, compelling, and highly readable. But most importantly, it is helpful. Carol s own journey helps us through our own pain. The book gives us hope, and indeed this memoir is a brilliant example of using creativity to move through trauma, pain, and grief to find renewed empowerment on the other side. Patti Clark, author of This Way Up: Seven Tools for Unleashing Your Creative Self and Transforming Your Life Written in an engaging style, Walsh's story is honest, poignant, and deeply moving; I have no doubt that it will be inspirational for many. This memoir is a wonderful example of the creative transformation of traumatic loss in which the survivor turns to artistic self-expression to gain mastery, find meaning, and connect with others. We, her readers, become witnesses not only to her suffering, but also to her strengths and to her empowerment. Sophia Richman, Ph.D. author of Mended by the Muse: Creative Transformations of Trauma Carol is an evolved being and talented storyteller. I found her spiritual approach to work and life truly inspirational. She shares very personal, intense, powerful life experiences that have guided her on a path to help her integrate her emotional and spiritual health. Painting Life is a gem that offers healing insights for all of us to treasure. Louis deSabla, publisher of Pathways Magazine Painting Life is a deeply reflective memoir. With candor and grace, Carol Walsh shares detailed personal accounts of her traumatic experiences and painful relationships, along with the creative process that helps her heal. The spiritual undertone encourages us to reflect on why difficult things happen and how life can improve if we endure. Having experienced depression and the healing power of art, I found it eye-opening to read about mental health and art from a therapist s perspective. Anyone working in the mental health field or those interested in art will greatly benefit from this book. David Sandum, artist, philanthropist, and author of I ll Run Till the Sun Goes Down: A Memoir About Depression and Discovering Art
Author Information
Carol K. Walsh graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA. As a serious artist, she wrote and illustrated a hard cover book for fiber artists, Design for Weaving, published by Hastings House of New York and reprinted in paperback by Interweave Press; was a part of numerous exhibits; won international prizes; and lectured nationally. Later, Walsh graduated from Catholic University of America with an MSW and opened a private practice. As a therapist, she wrote and self-published The Art of Awakening Spirit. In addition she wrote and illustrated forty, 3000–4000 word articles for Pathways, a Washington DC publication, and subsequently consolidated her articles into a paperback book, Break Through: Coping Skills for Chaotic Times. Walsh has been happily married for twenty-two years and is the proud mother of two daughters and four grandchildren. She lives in Maryland.
