Myth #8

Art therapy is only for artists…

It has been proven that art can help cancer survivors process the difficult feelings and emotions that arise during a cancer expereince. However, many cancer survivors do not try something art related because they believe they are not an “artist”. In this video, Mike Lang talks with the Art Therapist at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, Marie Butler, about using art to help heal and how it is all about the process, not the end product.

If you are interested in signing up for one of the Arts in Medicine programs at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, check the current calendar of events HERE and/or phone 780.643.4307 to learn more about the programs offered and to sign up.  To learn more about the art programs currently being offered at Wellspring Calgary click HERE or call 403.521.5292. There will be a new art program for Breast Cancer survivors at the the Tom Baker Cancer Centre starting soon, so keep checking back on the blog and event calendar regularly.