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Creativity requires the courage to let go of uncertainty.”
“You gotta resurrect the deep pain with in you
and give it a place to live that’s not within your body.
Let it live in art.
Let it live in writing.
Let it live in music.
Let it be devoured by building brighter connections.
Your body is not a coffin for pain to be buried in.
Put it somewhere else.”
“Art is like a bright star up ahead in the darkness of the world.
It can lead peoples through the darkness and help them from being afraid of the darkness.
Art is a guide for every person who is looking for something.”
Brene Brown said, "There's no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity and people who don't. ... If we want to make meaning, we need to make art. Cook, write, doodle, paint, scrapbook, take pictures, collage, knit, rebuild and engine, sculpt, dance, decorate, act, sing-it doesn't matter. As long as we're creating, we're cultivating meaning."
When folks are open to it, I invite them to get creative as a way to explore and deepen our work and your therapy. Let’s let go of uncertainty, look for something and cultivate meaning together!
Art therapy has been proven effective in enhancing mental health in a mind-body way.
For more about art therapy: http://www.arttherapy.org/upload/aatafactsheet.pdf"Art therapy engages the creative process through art making, which can be healing, enriching and pleasurable. One does not have to be an artist to benefit from art therapy. The process of making art and exploring the art visually, as well as talking about it with an art therapist, can promote personal growth. Art therapy can facilitate change and provide coping skills, often with much more clarity than words alone could have provided. The art therapist provides a safe, non-judgmental environment for the participants to express themselves through a variety of art media." -The American Art Therapy Association (AATA)
A 2020 study by Lisa Hinz found that art therapy encourages growth in ability to manage emotions, gain empathy, and perceive order out of chaos. In their 2014 study, Anne Bolwerk noted that positive physiological effects such as a reduction in blood pressure and the normalization of heart rates can result from engaging in art therapy.
For more about art therapy: http://www.arttherapy.org/upload/aatafactsheet.pdf
“Only in our creative acts do we step forth into the light
and see ourselves whole and complete.
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“Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world,
and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.”
“The misperception of art therapy is that the image must be analyzed...
The image needs to be known, seen fully with loving attention and encouraged to speak,
treated as an ambassador from a different world.
Then it will develop and reveal itself according to its own logic.”
“Make art.
Your engagement with material communicates to the nervous system that you are in control and this can support us responding, not reacting, to a crisis situation. ”