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Autumn is here and I feel ready to slow down and give myself time for self-healing. I just want to sit in a cozy chair and read. I want to keep my diary next to me and jot down thoughts and ideas. For me, that provides a completely different calm than the artificial, flickering and…

When the world crashes and burns around me, when I’m stressed and confused about how to help, and what to do, I journal. Writing is a free and simple form of self-therapy using your own natural creativity. It’s easy and fast and it works. This old-fashioned and low-tech writing therapy is scientifically proven to be…

It’s all waking up around us NOW … What is calling you? Do you long to feel your spirit, get your spark back? To feel your feet take root in the ground, touch your deepest creativity, dance and sing? Find a new direction? If you want to start creating the life you long for –…

After a long and hard time in our world, your creativity may feel a little far away. Creativity disappears easily when your system goes into the four primary stress states of fight, flight, freeze or faint. But did you know that expressing your creativity with others is actually one of the best ways to get…

Solstice ritual for your guiding light   Well, we finally reached the end of the difficult, intense, and transformational 2020. The darkness of the December new moon has fallen and we are approaching the winter solstice. Many of us have experienced loss and pain this year. My heart is grieving over having lost my beloved…

Can art help with healing trauma? New training program   We are nearing the end of 2020. It’s the most intense year I’ve ever experienced – in many different ways. There has been pressure, stress, and loss, but also many openings to new ways of being, connecting, and creating. I believe more than ever that…

Creativity and self-care   You probably know this paradox: The best self-care comes from creating something, playing with your creativity. But when you are stressed and you need self-care the most, creativity is the last thing on your list. You end up doing everything you need to do to make life work. Grocery shopping, work,…