Create Space for What is: Self-Compassion
I am beginning to realize that I cannot do it all. Writing weekly or every other week blog posts and sending weekly newsletters is not sustainable when I am working full time on top of a private practice consisting of workshops, supervision, consultation and psychotherapy. And though I have not been practicing that level of […]
Letting Go into Creative Flow
In February I ran my Painting with Your Muse intuitive painting workshop with another wonderful group of muses. It has been five years since I began running this workshop and for more than 20 years that I have been following an intuitive process myself when painting. There is a flow state that happens when one follows their intuition this […]
Making Creativity a Priority
In my last blog post I shared ways to make sure you have time for your creative self-care practice. We looked at some of the practical solutions to barriers that block creative practice. Without setting up your external environment properly it is too easy to fall back into old patterns of neglecting your creativity. Today […]
The Inner Wilderness of Creativity
Canoe camping in the backcountry is always an adventure. We had been away from it for a few years as our kids no longer fit with us in the canoe and it meant taking a second canoe and portaging it- with two kids who at that point were starting to say they were not interested. […]
Inner Wise Self or Inner Critic?
From time to time my inner critic states her opinion on the task at hand. In the past I have given in, giving up on what I was doing as a result. Then I became pretty good about listening to her without judgement for the most part and letting it slide. Still these critical voices would come […]
Creative Deeds for Me and You
I have been making little art offerings to give away as random acts of kindness as part of Gretchen Miller’s #CreativeDeed365. Though January has proven to be too busy for me (I’m doing one extra day of clinical art therapy, plus teaching and extra class for the Toronto Art Therapy Institute) to make these daily, […]
Creating in Community
I have a confession, I have reached a point where I have run out of words. I know it won’t last but it is uncomfortable just the same. Here I am supposed to be writing something inspiring to you the reader- even that sounds drab and unexciting. But I could not think of what to […]
Getting Past Creative Road Blocks
These past weeks my family and I have been doing a lot of cycling together. While not unusual for me to cycle a lot – I began cycling again as an adult in my late twenties I tend to stick to my comfort zone in the way that I ride. For example, my kids […]
Expanding Creative Brain
The picture above is from Dusk Dances here in Toronto. Every year I go to see an array of creative performances. They inspire me to look at the world through a different lens. In the dance above, the dance released tiny bubble like balloons into the air at significant points in the dance. […]