Sharon is in remission from uterine cancer and has need for funds to assist her with living expenses, specifically holistic therapies such as vitamins, herbs, organic food, bodywork and other needs not covered by her health insurance.

Sharon writes, "For a donation of $15 or more, I am offering to send you a collection of my creative writings, Poems of Nature & Spirit by Sharon Lia Robinson. "Passion Flower," a sample poem from this collection, appears here on the last page of my biography."

Sharon doesn't drive so some of the funds help to cover the times she cannot walk to appointments or to the grocery store. She gets some assistance from Dial-A-Ride when it works with her schedule but otherwise she has to fend for herself. Fatigue and cancer treatment side effects can interfere with her ability to walk.

Sharon writes, “I am in need of this financial assistance to help me maintain my optimum health and quality of life, now and for my future.
I would like to establish opportunities to share/sell my writing, art and other creative endeavors through this project. Thank you and Blessings.”

"I was initially misdiagnosed, medical tests showed no abnormalities. I have since learned, from literature from The American Cancer Society and other sources, that the symptoms I experienced is a warning of a potential cancer. To educate others, to be helpful for avoiding further mistakes and hardships for the other women, I am sharing my medical experience. For more details, please write to me via the address at the bottom of this page."

Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?
This trait is normal--it is inherited by 15 to 20% of the population, and indeed the same percentage seems to be present in all higher animals.

Dr. Aron provides examples of characteristic behaviors, and these are reflected in the questions she typically asks patients or interview subjects:

• Are you easily overwhelmed by such things as bright lights, strong smells, coarse fabrics, or sirens nearby?
• Do you get rattled when you have a lot to do in a short amount of time?
• Do you make a point of avoiding violent movies and TV shows?
• Do you need to withdraw during busy days, into bed or a darkened room or some other place where you can have privacy and relief from the situation?
• Do you make it a high priority to arrange your life to avoid upsetting or overwhelming situations?
• Do you notice or enjoy delicate or fine scents, tastes, sounds, or works of art?
• Do you have a rich and complex inner life?
• When you were a child, did your parents or teachers see you as sensitive or shy?

Find out more about what 15-20 percent of people experience, are you one of them?
Go to The Highly Sensitive Person website featuring the work of Dr. Elaine Aron.

Biography of Sharon Lia Robinson

Sharon is an experimental artist, writer and pathfinder. Her work explores connections between creative expression, inner healing and renewal. She has been writing poetry, plays, essays and fiction since the early 1970’s, often to heal the inner landscape of her life, overcoming many challenging psychological circumstances related to family, trauma, and society.

In the early 1970’s, Sharon wrote for Sister!, a Los Angeles feminist newspaper and pioneered the anthology, Shadow on a Tightrope (writings by women on fat oppression) published by Aunt Lute Press. Sharon’s essays and poetry in this book are under the name Sharon Bas Hannah. The book is used country-wide in women’s studies classes.

Sharon participated in experimental theater in Massachusetts at Goddard/Cambridge School for Social Change. She completed a Master’s Degree (theatre and creative dance) in the 1980’s with graduate work focused on writing plays and poetry to empower full-figured women and to heal her own self-image. She performed and taught Middle Eastern dance.

Sharon has used dance for self-healing and to empower the right of all people, no matter size or shape, to experience the joy of creative movement. Her rock-musical, Dream Child, explores our journey toward wholeness through music, poetry, dialogue, dance and video. She hopes to meet musicians and others to see this work onstage.

Sharon did a spiritual pilgrimage to India in 1995 to the tomb of Avatar Meher Baba and to meet with his disciples. The teachings of Meher Baba, along with nature and wholeness, inspire her collage art, free-form poems, and short stories, including verse for young children, influenced by her work as a nanny.

Sharon’s poems have been published in Minotaur, Exhibition, The Higher Source, Stories With Grace and other journals related to the arts and healing. (Read more of Sharon's poetry at: http://largesse.net/Archives/renaissance.html - Sharon Lia Robinson, AKA Sharon Bas Hannah)

Collaborating with a variety of photographers, including Steven R. Johnson of Port Townsend, WA, Sharon works to document her life. Rubenesque Landscape, featuring her poetry with Steven’s photography, has been shown in notebooks, at local galleries and art centers.

"My writing often reflects the lives of people who are outcasts, living on the edge, the search to find acceptance, and our mystical journey toward wholeness and spiritual redemption. Finding my way, I hope also to inspire others to live their truth and to heal from trauma."
  Sharon

In 1998, Sharon and Steven co-founded Edge of the Sea Gallery, an alternative center for the arts, also in Port Townsend, WA. Activities from this center were an extension of Sharon's lifelong work. Resources were available in her areas of research, including holistic modalities for trauma recovery, creative dance and poetry happenings, and an art gallery displaying local artists and poets. Sharon showed her collage art and poetry, with paintings by Steven and his photography, mostly black and white.

Although the gallery closed in 2003, Sharon continues the goals that are evolving, including an ongoing poetry salon in her home to encourage writers. She continues to exhibit her own art and poetry and to research new modalities for health and healing, (such as herbs, exercise, diet, bodywork and positive visualization).

Passion Flower
By Sharon Lia Robinson

I drink the nectar
of the passion flower
and toss the bright red petals
into the clear rocky stream

my hands touch the earth
find one smooth round stone
waterfalls dance to the ocean.

Read more of Sharon's poetry at: http://largesse.net/Archives/renaissance.html
(Sharon Lia Robinson, AKA Sharon Bas Hannah)

Available DVD's about Sharon:
1. Edge of the Sea (1998-2003)
A documentary about Sharon's alternative art gallery, with a 2008 introduction by Sharon. Includes Sharon's collage art, dance and poetry, interviews and slides of other artists, poets and writers from Port Townsend, Washington. Produced by Sharon Robinson. Cost: $12 plus $4 postage and handling. DVD format, 69 minutes long. Send request with check or money order to Sharon, contact info below.

2. Early childhood trauma, PTSD and holistic health
" I also wish to share that since 1973 I have been exploring ways to recover from post traumatic stress and neurological sensitivity. A DVD I have produced in which I speak about my life and challenges as a trauma survivor is available by writing to me." Produced by Sharon Robinson.

3. My Work in The Arts
A DVD in which I am interviewed about my visual art and writing was produced by PTTV, the local television station in Port Townsend, WA., and is also available by contacting me.

Any donation is appreciated for the DVD's

Contact Sharon:
PO Box 895
Port Townsend WA 98368

All donations should be made out to Health Harmony Assistance in order to qualify for the 100% tax deduction. Mail to:
Health Harmony Assistance
429 Harrison St
Port Townsend WA 98368

Specify for Sharon Robinson