Conquering Shame
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNLIKELY COLLABORATORS
How self-awareness, self-expression, and creative therapy can transform self-image and foster healing, as told through powerful stories of recovery.
Art in all its forms can be a transformative tool in navigating recovery from disordered eating. Whether through creative emotional expression or finding joy in visuals or choreography, art therapy can complement traditional clinical treatments.
Written by Summer Tao • Illustrated by Sasha Bakinovskaja
What happens when both parent and teen have ADHD? One mom shares how self-awareness helped heal their home.
Written by Managing Editor Jessi Cape • Illustrations by Annie B. McCall
⚠️ Mature Themes
Exploring self-image through art can be terrifying, and rewarding. Artist and mental health advocate Leigh de Vries her journey using exposure therapy for self-discovery and healing, while psychologist Dr. Lauren Stutman, a BDD expert who also suffers from it, defines and contextualizes the disorder and treatments.
Exec Producer/Camera Rob VanAlkemade • Series Producer Erika Paige Barnette • Associate Producer Nahima Shaffer • Series Editor Jae Shim • UC Editor Yvette Dubin • UC Consultant Gina Gonzales • Creative Director Jennymarie Jemsion • Featuring Leigh DeVries and Dr. Lauren Stutman • Original music by Leigh DeVries
“Oscar Wilde said, ‘Give a man a mask and he can tell the truth’. I feel like art, in a way, helps us take the mask off. Honesty is all I really have.”
Some aligned orgs for support:
BDD Foundation + OCD Foundation
CHADD + Understood
ANAD + Feast-Ed
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