007 Conversations with Peer Artists at The Shalom House Art Program

About this episode

The episode features conversations with peer artists from the Shalom House Art Program discussing their mental health experiences and the role of art in their recovery.

TW: suicide/self harm In our second of three episodes surrounding the world of art and mental health, we sit down with several peers at the Shalom House Art Program in Portland. Tenney Swift, John Russell, Kristin, Daniell Moores, and Frank (order of story) each share their experiences with mental health and how art has been an impactful tool for recovery. Each of the artists is involved with the community of the Shalom House Art Program in Portland, and they discuss the importanc...

People in this episode

Guests: Tenney Swift, John Russell, Kristin, Daniell Moores, Frank

Topics covered

• art
• mental health
• recovery

Keywords

• suicide
• self harm
• Shalom House
• Portland
• peer artists

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Portland

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