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Book Review: Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping

The Art of Healing Trauma

Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing, A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach to Bilateral Body Mapping, by Cornelia Elbrecht, is an in-depth instructional textbook for the somatic therapeutic approach Guided Drawing. “Art therapy is … still primarily focused on image-making and the cognitive processing of such creations.

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Women’s Mental Health Care: A Historical Perspective & Progress

Lightwork

Lucy Burns documented the emotional suffering of fellow suffragettes who endured force-feeding and solitary confinement. The connection between advocating for women’s rights and raising awareness about mental health became clear through the stories of influential suffragettes.