Before I answer the “How is Art Making Helpful?” question I think it’s important to tell you a little more about my background. Over 20 years ago, I was trained as an art therapist to assist people in using the process of art making to transform their emotional suffering. Did you know that art therapists […]
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Wouldn’t it be great to get a little more self-love in your life? There is a lot of talk these days about self-care, but if we struggle with loving ourselves, or even liking ourselves, it’s nearly IMPOSSIBLE to practice self-care! If you are someone who struggles with self-love and self-care, but you really want to, […]
Your Guide for Setting and Achieving Goals for 2021 Turning the page to a New Year is one of my favorite moments in the calendar year. I love marking the ending of one year and summarizing the lessons I’ve learned while simultaneously welcoming in new hopes and ideas for the year to come. It’s an […]
One of the greatest challenges in life is letting go of the pain of the past. When is there a more difficult time to forgive than during the holidays? When we see everyone posting about their amazing families and holiday traditions, it can really force feelings of hurt and anger to bubble up. Then, if […]
How Can Gratitude for the Space In-Between Free You from Suffering? Last weekend I became violently ill. It was the vomiting kind of illness; the kind of illness that lasts for relentless hours. A cycle of nausea and vomiting filled with misery, on repeat. For me, since I was a child, this is one of […]
Lately I have been struggling to find my own strength. I think this is a struggle that we all face periodically. Personally, I tend to struggle when I go it alone instead of relying on my support system or the grander guiding forces of the Universe that always want to assist me if I am […]
This morning I spent my time editing the workbook that goes along with the Create MORE Course that is being launched at Cusp Culture this week. The grammar rules filling my head while editing got me thinking about rules in general. Like how grammar rules were established to help us communicate and understand each other […]
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The scales of justice date back to, Maat, the Egyptian goddess who represents truth and fairness. She holds these scales to symbolize the necessary of balance of the interests of individuals within a society as well as the society as a whole. Maybe the see-saw represents the scales of justice on the playground of my […]
I recently attended an online retreat with Colette Baron-Reid where she guided participants through three days of mediation related to the seven energy centers. As someone who is often there to guide others through their healing journeys, I tend to forget how helpful it is for me to allow myself to be guided too. Taking […]
When Nicole asked me to write something on Freedom for the Cusp Culture Blog, I said “Sure, I’d love to”. When I sat down to write, I really didn’t like what I had to say. I tried to come up with something, but the words didn’t flow. So I told her later, that I was […]
