Laura Farrell, Author at OC87 Recovery Diaries

Author: Laura Farrell

Laura is a therapist, writer, editor and artist living in Philadelphia, where she currently works as a therapist while also editing for OC87 Recovery Diaries. In her spare time Laura loves exploring nature and looking up at the sky or out at the ocean when possible. Laura believes in the healing powers of the arts and has found them to be crucial in her own healing process.
Disclosure

Disclosure

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Disclosure is about feeling safe enough to find a kinder voice for ourselves. Every time I share my experiences in safe spaces I feel truer to myself.

Things Blur

Things Blur

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“Things Blur” is a story about a break from reality. Due to PTSD (among other things), I had what was later described to me as a manic episode.

Mental Health > Art

Mental Health > Art

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Is art more important than mental health? Laura Farrell shares her own mental health art and says that mental wellness is more important than creating art.

Marbles

Marbles

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Marbles is a hilarious moving graphic memoir about artist Ellen Forney’s diagnosis & recovery journey with bipolar disorder, a search for clarity & wellness.