“How Ya Doin?
Hang in There.
This Too Shall Pass!”
“You optimistic people! You always want to make things seem better,” Pasha thought when he saw the sign on his neighbor’s fence.
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Ode to “Catching Up”
Hi my name is Runner.
I don’t remember ever learning to walk. I always ran. I have been running all my life.
I’ve never stopped.
I run when I sleep, I run when I eat, I run as I write this.
The funny thing is I am always behind.
I run but I never catch up. Continue reading “Ode to “Catching Up””
Letting Go (into)
The work towards change is about cultivating awareness, connection, and choice.
Change may also require the willingness to let go, whether it is a perspective, an outdated habit, an old pattern, a life style, a relationship. Continue reading “Letting Go (into)”
What Therapists and Artists can Learn from Oneanother
Therapists can learn much from artists.
They could learn to utilize more nonlinear forms of thinking, expression, and processing. Artists aim to translate invisible felt senses into tangible forms of art. They might do this with sounds, words, movements, shapes, or colors. They may do it by putting themselves in others’ shoes.
Artists, through their artform, aim to make the invisible visible in a way that creates beauty. The artwork can connect the viewer or listener to a deeper internal and external awareness. Continue reading “What Therapists and Artists can Learn from Oneanother”
The One Time Drama Therapy Session in a Psychiatric Unit
This article describes the positive impact of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools used in combination with drama therapy. Designed to increase cognitive organization, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and effective communication, these tools made important psychoeducational input and enhanced the efficacy of a single session. Continue reading “The One Time Drama Therapy Session in a Psychiatric Unit”