Making time for art is no small order in the hustle and bustle of our busy lives. The benefits of making art are numerous, but when we’re occupied by our daily responsibilities, it’s all too easy to let art fall by the wayside. Making the time for art can transform our relationship to ourselves, and […]

]When things change, it can be complicated to adjust. There’s a lot of world out there, and little of it we can control. But human creativity is a vast interior with limitless potential. Through art we can be resilient during the journey, and make the moment beautiful. Through art, we can explore the soul, and […]

Color can impact the human brain in a variety of ways. Seeing something beautiful can lighten the mood, but living in a drudge of the same colors over and over can leave our psyche frail and our enthusiasm dull. Even just wearing the right color can impact our behavior in surprising ways. Once we become […]

The inner critic impacts us all. From time to time, that familiar self-critical voice chimes in and makes life more difficult than it needs to be. Left unchecked, the inner critic can deal devastating blows to your self-confidence. Art therapy can help you face your inner critic, and return your mind into harmony with itself. […]

Can I do art therapy myself? It’s a valid question. After all, there are trained professionals who study for years just to learn how to do it, and rightfully so. Art therapy is a complex process that takes a lifetime of study and practice to truly master, but its principles can be put into place […]

How do you go about doing art therapy with simple supplies? Art therapy can be a life changing tool for expressing your feelings, exploring your self-knowledge, and coping with the symptoms of mental illness, but supplies can be expensive, and we might not always have exactly the ones we need or want. Art therapy should […]

Use art to be in the now. If we want to be fully in touch with our creativity, developing our sense of mindfulness is a necessity. There is a pervasive and powerful myth around artists that we are hopeless dreamers lost without a clue in the beautiful labyrinth of our own minds. In order to […]

Creative burnout is tricky to navigate. How can we create without burnout? In the flow of creation, we get deeply in touch with our feelings, find vital knowledge to help us understand the world around us, and provide for ourselves spiritually, intellectually, or even financially. Perhaps because it is so meaningful, the creative process can […]

Make time for your art for your mental health’s sake. In the course of living your adult life, your schedule can often start to feel like a hectic obstacle course. It can be a struggle to fulfill all your duties and still have time left over to live your life how you want. It’s all […]

When you account for all the expenses, effort, and diligence required, going to therapy can seem like quite the herculean effort. Hercules, with all his strength, didn’t have to do it alone, and neither do you. Your journey was never meant to be traveled alone. It can be tempting to think that you don’t need […]