{"id":36,"date":"2020-04-10T17:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artmob.ca\/?p=36"},"modified":"2020-05-08T07:48:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T07:48:46","slug":"how-art-therapy-helped-me-cope-with-the-loss-of-my-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artmob.ca\/2020\/04\/10\/how-art-therapy-helped-me-cope-with-the-loss-of-my-father\/","title":{"rendered":"How Art Therapy Helped Me Cope with the Loss of my Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My world changed on September 15, 2014. I just had breakfast in my apartment when my mom called to tell me my father is gone.<\/p>\n<p>My dad was the greatest man I\u2019ve ever known. He just knew how to fix everything, including my mistakes when I was younger. No one could ever get near him when he\u2019s mad, but otherwise, he\u2019s the kindest, most generous man in the world.<\/p>\n<p>A month after the funeral, my mother and I were still on the grieving process. A friend of mine reached out and told me about art therapy. I\u2019ve minored in Psychology when I was in college, so I know this can facilitate grieving.<\/p>\n<p>Without a doubt, I asked my mom to join me. Together, we went through one of the most painful moments of our lives the best way we can. We\u2019ve created a lot of artwork to honor dad and his memory. My favorite one is a collage me and my mom made using dad\u2019s and our family\u2019s pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Art therapy did not only help us grieve; it also made us realize how lucky we are to have dad in our lives. He was the best husband a wife could ever ask for and the best dad a child could ever have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My world changed on September 15, 2014. I just had breakfast in my apartment when my mom called to tell me my father is gone.<br \>\nMy dad was the greatest man I\u2019ve ever known. He just knew how to fix everything, including my mistakes when I was younger. 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