Angie Edwards
Rebirth
| Leave a Comment30×30 oil on canvas, 2021. I talk about this painting in the episode: My Story: A New Focus.
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| Leave a Comment30×30 oil on canvas, 2020. I talk about this painting in the episode: My Story: A New Focus.
Read moreLifted
| Leave a Comment30×30 oil on canvas, 2020. I talk about this painting in the episode: My Story: Freedom in the Lockdown.
Read moreThe Shadow
| Leave a Commentcharcoal on newsprint, 2018. I talk about this drawing in the episode: My Story: The Cracks Beneath Our Feet.
Read moreThe Ghostly Arm
| Leave a Comment9×12 oil on canvas, 2018 I talk about this in the episode: My Story: The Cracks Beneath Our Feet.
Read moreThe Upside-Down Bird
| Leave a Comment9×12 oil on canvas, 2016. I talk about this in the episode: My Story: The Downward Spiral.
Read moreShackles and Pain
| Leave a Comment18×24 oil on canvas, 2019. I talk about this painting on the episode: My Story: The Downward Spiral.
Read moreGestalt Drawing
| Leave a Comment18×24 marker, 2004 I talk about this drawing in the episode: My Story: Disconnected from the Truth.
Read moreChildlike Beauty
| Leave a Comment7×9, oil on canvas, 2001. I talk about this painting in the episode: My Story: Too Busy to Heal.
Read moreThe Cliffs
| Leave a Comment18×24 oil on canvas, 2003. I talk about this painting on the episode: My Story: Lonely in a Crowded Room.
Read moreA Distorted Reflection
| Leave a Comment18×24 colored pencil drawing, 1998 I talk about this drawing in the episode: My Story: The Decision that Changed my Life.
Read moreSelf Portrait
| Leave a Comment9×12. conté crayon, charcoal, and pencil drawing 1996. I talk about this drawing in the episode: My Story: The Decision that Changed My Life.
Read moreStomach Aches and Nausea? Could be Trauma
| Leave a CommentI tried every diet I could find to heal my stomach aches and nausea. But food wasn’t the cause, trauma was.
Read moreHow to Build Resilience to Social Media Outrage
| 2 Comments on How to Build Resilience to Social Media OutrageSocial media outrage leads to overwhelm. Artists recovering from trauma need to protect themselves so they can continue to heal.
Read moreHow Calling Yourself an Artist will Help You Heal
| 1 Comment on How Calling Yourself an Artist will Help You HealClaiming the title of artist with confidence will help you heal from the trauma that destroyed your identity in the first place.
Read moreHow Healing from Trauma will Make You a Better Artist
| Leave a CommentHealing from trauma isn’t easy, but it’s possible. Here are some thoughts on the purpose, process, and problems of engaging our story to heal from trauma and set our art free. What does healing from trauma even mean? So right away I want to address two phrases I put in the title of this episode: […]
Read moreMy Story: A New Focus
| Leave a CommentIn the last episode of my story, I share how I made more time for my recovery, making art, and creating a podcast.
Read moreMy Story: Freedom in the Lockdown
| Leave a CommentI didn’t know how I was going to survive the shutdown during the pandemic. But every day my resiliency grew. I bet yours did, too.
Read moreMy Story: A Light Shines Through
| Leave a CommentI had lost hope that I’d ever stay sober or heal from trauma. But my hope was restored when I admitted I couldn’t do it alone.
Read moreMy Story: The Cracks Beneath Our Feet
| Leave a CommentMy trauma also impacted my husband. He was supporting me emotionally and our family financially. But he needed support, too.
Read moreMy Story: The Downward Spiral
| Leave a CommentPTSD knocked me down until I couldn’t get up again. Everything was getting worse, not better. I needed help, and didn’t know where to turn.
Read moreMy Story: A Land Mine of Emotions
| Leave a CommentWhen I was daignosed with PTSD, it was like all my feelings were put into a blender and turned on high with the top off.
Read moreMy Story: The Past and Present Collide
| Leave a CommentAfter sharing my story of past abuse, I was finally getting some help. Then something happened that changed everything.
Read moreMy Story: The Secret Comes Out
| 4 Comments on My Story: The Secret Comes OutI finally told someone about the abuse after keeping it a secret for 23 years. It didn’t go how I expected.
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