Cristina DiMatteo
CPSS, Art Therapy Facilitator, Creative, Trauma Survivor, Narcissistic Abuse Survivor, Bipolar After a sharp hit to the skull, I had my first psychosis at the age of 33. Rather than getting imaging done, the ER assumed it was psychological and sent a psychiatrist to diagnose me with bipolar disorder. No physical check was done, no evaluation of my past family trauma. I've had a few since then and have realized that I want to be a part of fixing a broken health care system. I've survived emotionally immature parents (a complacent mother and narcissistically abusive father), abusive siblings, and I'm still working on myself to this day. Writing has helped me with perspective, I hope to publish my memoir soon. I am also an artist who is certified as an art therapy facilitator to compliment my CPSS (certified peer support specialist) that I received in the state of Arizona.
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What I Hope to Share
I hope my lived experience can be a life guide for others. I hope to gain a better understanding of my trust issues, especially learning to trust my own intuition a bit more.
What Brought Me to ShareWell
I was invited to ShareWell by the community. I'm excited to be here. I look forward to giving support while having work/life balance.
Host Reviews
"Great Session to get your Creative Spaces going. encouraging us to be creative. Thank you so much for spending your time ."
"Christina set up the theme of "Superheroes" and I felt welcome to express my creativity in Grounding Poetry."
"fun class with Christina. Thank you for your time and for stretching us in our artwork. "
"Today's prompt was to draw/paint a self portrait. I haven't done one in ages and it was a great place to express the overwhelming feelings. Thanks."
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Artists, Creatives, or want to be anyone looking to destress