Rebecca’s Sketch for the Positive Art Therapy Book We, Gioia and Rebecca, have recently written a textbook on the way we combine art therapy and positive psychology. Thankfully, it’s in the last stages of publication and all we have to do is go over the final proofs and pick a cover. Initially our publisher gave us a library of images …
Rebecca’s Photo of Her Mother Lee Climbing to Do the Zipline Earlier this month, Rebecca’s mother, Lee, visited Miraval, the Arizona resort where Rebecca is an art therapy specialist and wellness counselor. After a day of rest, Lee decided to “stretch” herself by trying out some activities that were outside of her “box”. For the next couple of days, she …
What Happens When You Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone? Click to Read Post »
Joan Sadler–Photo of the Bay Rebecca’s Aunt Joan–whose blog Joan’s Stones was the topic of our newsletter in March as well as many other newsletters on creativity and aging gracefully–passed away last month. Although it may sound odd, she died what we would describe as a “good death”. The last days of Joan’s 95 years were spent overlooking the San …
Rebecca–Happy Bear When Rebecca’s brother, T (short for Theodore), was in his teens he decided he was going to be a millionaire by the time he was at 25. He left the east coast for California with long straggly hair and not much of a plan, just the mindset that he wanted to be wealthy. He tried his hand at …
March 2017 Rebecca’s 95 year-old aunt Joan’s tenacious creativity has inspired yet another newsletter. A couple of years ago, we wrote about her blog, Joan’s Stones, which she started at the age of 90 to keep her creativity alive when she was becoming less mobile (to see that newsletter click here). Joan’s “stones” were posts in which she responded with a …
When you’re single everybody and their mother tells you how to find a mate. They’ll tell you what you should do: follow your interests and you’ll meet people with similar interests, do something different so you’ll broaden your options, join a gym, be yourself, be authentic, step outside of your comfort zone, play the game, be honest, lower your expectations, …
Rebecca’s Year in Review on a Napkin Instead of making resolutions at the end of the year, we decided to do a review of what we had accomplished in 2016. When we “interviewed” our family members (they are always the guinea pigs for the exercises we suggest to you here), we got responses such as “I didn’t really accomplish much” …
Rebecca–Prickly Pear Petals from the Desert Mandalas Coloring Book We wish all of you–our family, friends, colleagues, clients, and collaborators–a peaceful transition into the new year. For those of you who like to color, we send you a little present, a download of one of the Coloring Creates Wellbeing: The Desert Mandalas Coloring Book Rebecca illustrated. Here is a link to …
A Gift for You: Coloring Download from The Desert Mandalas Coloring Book Click to Read Post »
Janet Wittmer–Flower Gift Card November 2016 During this time of year many of us are moved to find ways to give back to our communities but, apart from donating food, money or time if we have them to give, we’re not sure how else we can contribute. And then once the holiday season is over, we’re not sure how we might …
Dave Moyer–Daily Self-Portrait Practice October 2016 An old friend of Rebecca’s, David Moyer, who has been an artist for over 50 years, has just now decided he’s going to teach himself how to draw. Even though he went to Pratt Institute (one of the premier art schools in the US) back in the 80’s, he spent most of his time …
Try and Try Again: The Worst It Can Do Is Suck Click to Read Post »
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