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Tortured and Joyous
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
What Happens When You Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone?
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
A Good Life and a Good Death
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
A Happy and Fulfilled Life
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
Tenacious Creativity and Connection
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
How To Find Love and Other Fallacies
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