Samantha Simons, c-rprs /eryt / yacep, talks with Dibisha Koirala-Adhikary, Licensed Qualified Mental Health Professional and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor Supervisee about the role creative expression plays for individuals in recovery from Substance Use Disorder. Dibisha weaves together evidence-based practices with personal commentary to help us better understand expressive arts as a healing modality.

Highlights include:

• It’s not about the end product or outcome, it’s about being immersed in the process.

• Hope has the ability to help people heal.

• Any creativity promotes emotional growth and healing.

• Philosophy: An individual without a goal is an individual walking in circles.

• Myth Debunking: the idea that addiction or substance use is a lack of willpower. Recov ...