Dancing with the Dark Night
“When you face writer’s block, just lower your standards and keep going.” — Sandra Tsing Loh We all inherently look for ways to self-soothe. Sometimes we soothe ourselves with the stories we tell ourselves. Other times we dig our holes deeper with a conditioned inner dialogue that is the opposite of soothing. Our self-soothing can […]
The Abandoned Nest
This abandoned nest reminds me of our disembodied culture. We’ve got this incredible earthly nest that we aren’t fully present with, including our own bodies. After a couple decades of working closely with people and their bodies, this is resoundingly clear. We have a long way to go around truly being able to listen to […]
Podcast Interview
I was interviewed on the “Authentically You” podcast with @alexaraeschiefer recently. She is passionate about supporting healthy connection and love in the relationships we have with our precious bodies. If you want to have a listen, we covered a lot and it was a rich conversation. LISTEN HERE. P.S. This week has been heavy and […]
Imagination & The Third
In Expressive Art Therapy, there is a concept called “the third”. It speaks to many things including what can come through a session between client and therapist where a third thing emerges or arrives beyond the 2 people. It’s like how we can be greater than the sum of our parts. It’s the ‘aha’ moment […]
Cast a Wide Net
Cast a wide net with your art. You might gather back fragmented parts of yourself that floated off during a painful chapter. Cast a wide net with your experimentation. You might have a conversation with your preferences as your inner critic flails in its attempts to keep you hiding. Cast a wide net with your […]