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How Karina Brought Her Brother To Tears: The Gift of Art
Karina had a stroke 13 years ago when she was just 34. She had been a linguist before this happened, active in her career, mother of two, enjoying a full life. Rebecca met Karina earlier this month at an old
Attending to the Good to Overcome Hopelessness/Why Gratitude Matters
It’s difficult to call for “Gratitude” practices when we have such critical things happening in the world right now. But it is also important that we not give in to hopelessness and overwhelm when things are so bad. The negativity
The More Different We Are The MoreAlike/The More Alike The More Different
Like many of you, we have lots of opinions on the escalating violence, war, and the state of world, but, at the risk of being glib, we’re just going to whittle it down to one simple thought: “The more different
Stress Wants A Home To Live in
Rebecca—who is back East because of a complicated dental implant that isn’t healing well—was bemoaning to her husband KC that she felt overwhelmed and couldn’t think straight. She’s been surfing between her mother and her sister’s couches and torn between
What Are Your Signature Strengths and Why They Matter As Much As Your Weaknesses
We just taught a class on “Art Therapy and Positive Psychology” with graduate art therapy students so we are warmed up to the topic. One of the assignments we give the students is to notice their strengths in action for
Art Trauma–Why You Need to Get Over It and How to Do That
In the “Art for Self Discovery” workshops we’ve been running recently, we’ve seem people come for many different reasons. Most are just “regular” folks who are curious about what their art is saying. Some have heard about art therapy and