My emergency C-section was hard to accept. Art brought me peace. [in print as Making art helped me heal after my emergency C-section]

Perspective by Cat Willett

Washington Post June 25, 2024 : E5.

online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/06/22/my-emergency-c-section-was-hard-accept-art-brought-me-peace/

My baby wasn't born in the way that I'd expected, and I'd struggled to accept it. But art therapy helped me navigate this major transition in a new way. Making art about my experience brought me closer to my son and changed the way I view my work.

Art direction and design by Chelsea Conrad. Editing by Hannah Good. Design editing by Christian Font. Copy editing by Jamie Zega.