Strength of art therapy in the darkest moments

Art therapy can be very helpful to people who are suffering from terminal illness.

Dr Archana Singh, a former Art therapist, has penned a book, ‘The Healing Brush-True Stories from the Edge of Life’, which highlights the importance of art therapy.

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The book is an intimate chronicle of survival, vulnerability, and the strength of art therapy in the darkest moments of life.
The former art therapist at Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, has been working at the intersection of AI, public policy, gender, health, climate, and education, creating the blueprint for change where it’s needed most.

The book captured Dr Singh’s experiences as the in-house art therapist of the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon. She worked mostly with children suffering from cancer, helping them overcome fear, anxiety, and uncertainty.

She imparted courage, helped remove mental blocks, and most importantly, let the children play, paint, and draw, adding cheer to their lives. The book is a compilation of 17 true stories of patients who were greatly helped by Dr Archana Singh and art therapy.