Kia ora, Hive community
I'm a poet, performer, and occasional visual artist from New Zealand with a background in clinical psychology and a long history of activism in the mental health space.
My poetry has been published in all sorts of journals, anthologies, and textbooks, and my doctoral research exploring medication withdrawal appears in several peer reviewed journals, but I'm keen to find another platform for sharing my work. So my husband has finally managed to convince me to join the Hive. He has been here for a year, I don't know what took me so long to join in.
I'm looking forward to discovering what other creatives are up to, sharing some of my own creative work, and possibly finding another place to write about mental health. So if you're into poetry, art, psychology and/or social activism please hit follow and keep an eye out for my upcoming posts.
Tomorrow I'm going to start by sharing a series of poetry book boxes. Part object art, part poetry book these pieces are set inside discarded gift boxes with found objects, collage and original poetry.
[Image above from NOW, a collaborative exhibition with photographer Faye Norman at Studio One Toi Tu in Auckland NZ that explored mindfulness. Photo by me.]