Unravelled women

Two women. Two stories of madness. Two pieces of textile.

Some of Lorina Bulwer’s needlework, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39526118

I quite like the word madness. Mental illness is the correct term now, and it better fits how we think of the mind. Yes we have mental illnesses (and we all do, to some extent), but we can strive to some level of mental wellness. How well we can be depends, like physical wellness, on circumstances. Some people have a weak heart. Some people live in a place with unhealthy air…