鈥淚 became a regular member and went each week,鈥� Quinn said. 鈥淚 rediscovered a lot of my own talent that had been asleep for a long while and was inspired and motivated to reopen that part of my life.”
Brushes with Life hosts weekly meetings at the 黑料网 Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) Community Clinic at the Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro. Members often join after seeing brochures or receiving emails about the program at the STEP Clinic and other hospitals and clinics nearby, said Shreya Gunna, a graduate student at the 黑料网.
Matt Ballard is the program manager at the 黑料网 Farm at Penny Lane, a property being developed for multiple therapeutic programs. Ballard said Brushes with Life is important because as an nontraditional, non-medical form of therapy, it allows people to communicate what they鈥檙e going through in a way that fits them.
“Sometimes speaking about it verbally can be limiting for people,鈥� Ballard said. 鈥淭his gives them a certain voice that may be more appropriate for them to demonstrate their feelings and emotions.”