The arts as therapy

Marisa Evetts, 51, lives in Crewe in Cheshire with her husband and pets – the family she credits for keeping her going through challenging times. Completing online courses and indulging her love of drawing keeps her busy and fulfilled, as she explains…

For Tamsin Hutchings there is nothing more enjoyable than picking up a pencil or a paintbrush and letting her creativity flow. She told us how her talent for art helps her to cope with living with pulmonary hypertension and other health conditions.

Roshni Chaudhari’s style blog gives her a focus away from her health conditions and provides an income stream to boot. Here, the 28-year-old explains how writing, clothes and beauty have helped her learn to love herself – PH included…

Tess Jewson, who was diagnosed with PH in 2008, is a big fan of blogging online and on film. Here, she discusses why.