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 […]
Fierce Hope
Cultivating fierce hope was a big theme for one of my summer day retreats. We spaced out and danced in the forest and along the ocean’s edge to feel, heal and explore the expression of our shared creative genius with silent disco headphones. We also listened to the trees and translated their wise messages for […]
Neurobiology & Expressive Arts Therapy
“Neurobiology has taught us that we need to “come to our senses” in developing components for addressing trauma…Expressive arts help people discover just what forms of expression will be self-regulating, communicate their experiences in reparative ways, imagine restorative narratives, and ultimately support recovery.” – Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body and Imagination in the […]