Finding Strength & Healing in Vulnerability.

Art helping to breakdown Stereotypes, Stigmas & Silence with Mental Health Awareness

I have discovered that sharing my challenging experiences facilitates understanding with others in ways nothing else can. This website is part of the journey.

The Art Gallery
"Alone," Loneliness Awareness Poster
Image of 'Fractured Faces' poster about dissociation.
Image of 'Faded Faces' poster about anhedonia.
Image of 'Focus' poster about anxiety.
Image of 'Funeral Brain' poster about depression.
Image of 'Only an Idea' about suicidal ideation.

Fear, anxiety, and depression have deeply impacted my life.

That’s why I started Barely, But Here: Hard-won Wisdom from Not-Fun Places.

Barely, But Here is a space for honest sharing about living with invisible depression, dissociation, and survival after life collapse.

I share from lived experience—decades of masked mental illness, divorce, homelessness, financial loss, and starting over later in life.

I am grateful for your visit.

Be well.
Bert

Image of Bert. Mental Health Awareness Art is his thing.
Duotone Self-Portrait, 2024.
My year of survival, living in my car on random streets for over a year.