Being with: learning, struggles, and connections in a virtual world.
Standing our ground: flowing with shifts, transformations and discomforts, and persisting with hope.

Amanda Gee (Toronto, ON)

As we continue on in 2021, and in this ongoing pandemic, I want to remind you to take care of yourselves too, by making space for your own self-care and creative expression.

Patricia Ki (Toronto, ON)

My mother showed me from a very young age that to experience freedom I must speak my truths. The spaces we create to witness each other, even in our unhappy truths, can be healing and liberating.

Featuring work by Warda Ahmed (Karachi, Pakistan), Suzanne McCleary (Ottawa, ON), Shahin Jones (Victoria, BC), Elisabeth Ioannides (Athens, Greece), and Phuong Nguyen (Toronto, ON).

Leanna Scheitrowsky (Toronto, ON)

This self-reflective art practice made me mindful of how I spend my time. For 30 days, I logged each hour and translated my daily activities into knitting. The process of recalling the day’s events and stitching the hours row-by-row removed me from the daily grind and offered me a space to reflect.

Making Space: Art and Social Justice Advocacy with Dr. Anah
Chioma Anah (Baltimore, MD)

To all my fellow social justice advocates out there, the year 2020 was a remarkable period of history, which consequences will affect each of us for decades to come. However, we must continue to tell our stories; stories of pain, suffering, resilience, survival and triumphs. Our stories have to be told because it is our way through the darkness and into the light.

Art therapist Dawna Lee (Sheshatshiu, Labrador) chats with Envisage guest writer Rebecca Montgomery (Vancouver, BC) about culturally-informed art therapy practice, guided by the Indigenous peoples she is working alongside.

Li June Han (Singapore)

I enjoy making art from discarded books; words and scents embedded in the material evoke thoughts and emotions previously concealed. I reflect more deeply about the old chapters of my life and their Impact on me and my relationship with clients.

Olena Darewych (Toronto, ON)

This informative video presents some helpful suggestions for students on how to shift to virtual research during the pandemic, such as using online surveys or moving to nonclinical samples.

Rakshanda Khan (Richmond Hill, ON)

Meet METTA, also known as unconditional love and compassion. She is a traveler as old as time. Creating a doll and animating it to the theme of 'Sincerity' created space for a playful and meaningful exploration.

Sharlene Friedman (Toronto, ON)

During a supervision training, as an experiential, we were invited to explore supervision in 100 words. Here is an exploration in 100 words and more…

Taylor Bourassa (Ottawa, ON)

Living virtually, as we have been doing for the better part of a year, can take a toll on people’s mental health. The inclusion of the environment into virtual therapy, such as facilitating therapy sessions in an outdoor space, may support a sense of groundedness and address the potential sense of detachment or disconnect in online sessions.