The aim of The Butterfly Effected is to spread positivity and wellbeing using art as the vehicle. #TheButterflyEffected is to inspire anyone that is going through a hard time by sharing positive stories from people on the other side of a hard time – This is anything from mental health, trauma, sickness, addiction, abuse, family troubles… absolutely anything which has brought a person down or had an effect mentally, emotionally or physically.
Our aim is to inspire and give hope when ‘normality’ or happiness seems non-existent.
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Painted in Flint, Michigan by @aylo_nomad & @seca_oneFor @flintpublicartWe wanted to capture the frustration and pain of bottled-up emotions and the release/peace that can be achieved by opening up and expressing, sharing and talking through your problems. Drawing inspiration from the British saying “spitting feathers” once known as a term for thirsty but in recent years adapted to mean frustration
Hi my name is Paul. I’m 48 and battled with addiction for 34 years. I grew up in Stoke Newington, Hackney on a council estate which I absolutely loved. I was smoking dope at 12yrs old, drinking heavily at age of 14, a coke head at age 16 and a heroin addict by the age of 17! I definitely had
“I was in a drug haze for 35 years and am now doing really well on my new journey. I am very proud of myself for where I am now.” Vince has recently walked 138 miles to raise money for our partners Mulberry Community Project, here’s some of his story… I’ve now been with Mulberry Community Project for over 2