Image from Rape of Prosepina The Rape of Proserpina, crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, an Italian artist in the early 1600s, tells the tale of…
In Woman in the Lap of Death (1920/1921), Käthe Kollwitz gives form to a truth many trauma survivors know too well: when life shatters, even…
Jan Matejko’s 1862 painting Stańczyk offers an exploration of what it means to have high functioning depression. In solitary the figure of a jester. Traditionally…
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter famous for his Scream painting. After it’s success, he painted Anxiety, another portrait of his mental illness. Munch was…
The cascading waterfall in this photograph, a torrent of white against the dark, rugged rock, is a visceral experience even in its stillness. You can…
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) is a deeply personal reflection on pain, resilience, and identity. Painted after her divorce from Diego…
For many, the phrase “just a little OCD” is tossed around casually. It’s used to describe tidy desks, alphabetized spice racks and symmetrical picture frames….
‘Avoidance’, by Rukmini Poddar is a depiction of how we can often end up in a pattern of avoidance, often as a result of trying…
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a prominent American artist in the 1980s, known for his Neo-expressionist style and his early graffiti work. His art blended social commentary…
You’re your own person, imperfections and all, You’re your own hero when it comes to a flaw In NEDA contributor Jessica Dyrek’s poem “Growing Up”,…
