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Hear Me: Stories to Challenge OUD Stigma - Series Summary: In this series, we amplify the voices of individuals who have navigated the healthcare system while facing stigma related to opioid use, race, identity, pregnancy, and trauma. Through raw, personal narratives like Joey's and Kshe's (KAY-she), you are invited to listen deeply — not only to the stories , but also to the systemic challenges and human truths they reveal. These short, powerful episodes are a call to action: to reflect, to empathize, and to change. Because compassionate care begins when we choose to hear. Episode: Kshe's Story: Pregnancy, Substance Use and the Power of Compassionate Care Featuring:  Kshe Bernard Valery Shuman, ATR-BC, LCPC, Co-Founder, Sana Healing Collective Summary: Faced with judgment and fear during her pregnancy, Kshe (KAY-she) found hope in one provider's compassion—her story is a powerful reminder that empathy in medicine can change lives. As You Listen to Kshe's Story, Consider: How does stigma impact the willingness of pregnant individuals with SUD to seek medical care? What assumptions might you hold—consciously or unconsciously—about people who use drugs while pregnant? How can you integrate trauma-informed, compassionate care into your practice? Kshe's story highlights the life-changing impact of compassionate care. As a healthcare clinician, your approach matters. How you speak to, treat, and engage with patients can either serve as a barrier or as a bridge to care. Consider what changes you can make in your practice—whether through language, policy advocacy, or patient interactions—to help dismantle stigma and foster trust. Compassion isn't just an ideal—it's an intervention. How will you use it? Resources:  Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit: https://harmreduction.org/issues/pregnancy-and-substance-use-a-harm-reduction-toolkit/ Drawing on Black and Queer Communities' Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/drawing-black-and-queer-communities-harm-reduction-histories-improve-overdose-prevention-strategies/2024-07 “I'm a Health Nut!” Street Drug Users' Accounts of Self-Care Strategies: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/002204260503500311 CO*RE Pain Management Education Consortium: https://core-rems.org/ CAFP's Substance Use Disorder Resources: familydocs.org/sud Details:  This podcast series was developed by Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA) and the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) through the Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE) partnership. This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesics REMS Program Companies (RPC). For more information about the Opioid Analgesics REMS, visit https://opioidanalgesicrems.com/RpcUI/products.u. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent, IPMA, or the California Academy of Family Physicians. Copyright CAFP 2025 The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP. The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast. Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs

Hear Me: Stories to Challenge OUD Stigma - Series Summary: In this series, we amplify the voices of individuals who have navigated the healthcare system while facing stigma related to opioid use, race, identity, pregnancy, and trauma. Through raw, personal narratives like Joey's and Kshe's (KAY-she), you are invited to listen deeply — not only to the stories , but also to the systemic challenges and human truths they reveal. These short, powerful episodes are a call to action: to reflect, to empathize, and to change. Because compassionate care begins when we choose to hear.   Episode: Joey's Story: Running from Stigma Featuring:  Joey McCleod Valery Shuman, ATR-BC, LCPC, Co-Founder, Sana Healing Collective, and Senior Lecturer, Art Therapy and Counseling program, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Summary:  What happens when fear of judgment keeps someone from seeking lifesaving care? Joey's story reveals how stigma at the intersection of race, sexuality, and substance use can create invisible barriers that healthcare clinicians have the power to break. As you listen to Joey's story, we encourage you to: Reflect on Bias: Consider how stigma—both personal and systemic—may shape Joey's experiences in healthcare and affect his willingness to seek care. Recognize the Power of Small Interactions: The way you communicate—your tone, body language, and choice of words—can either build trust or reinforce fear and avoidance. Commit to Change: Identify one action you can take to create a more welcoming, nonjudgmental environment for patients facing similar barriers. Joey's story is just one example of how stigma can create barriers to care. As a healthcare clinician, you have the power to change that. Take a moment to reflect—what's one small shift you can make in your language, your approach, or your clinical environment to ensure patients like Joey feel safe, heard, and respected? Reducing stigma starts with awareness, but real change happens through action. We encourage you to commit to one tangible change today that will help foster trust and compassion in your practice. Resources:  Drawing on Black and Queer Communities' Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/drawing-black-and-queer-communities-harm-reduction-histories-improve-overdose-prevention-strategies/2024-07 “I'm a Health Nut!” Street Drug Users' Accounts of Self-Care Strategies: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/002204260503500311 CO*RE Pain Management Education Consortium: https://core-rems.org/CAFP's Substance Use Disorder Resources: familydocs.org/sud Details:  This podcast series was developed by Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA) and the California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) through the Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE) partnership. This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from the Opioid Analgesics REMS Program Companies (RPC). For more information about the Opioid Analgesics REMS, visit https://opioidanalgesicrems.com/RpcUI/products.u. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent, IPMA, or the California Academy of Family Physicians. Copyright CAFP 2025   The Family Docs Podcast is hosted by Rob Assibey, MD, FAAFP. The Family Docs podcast is developed, produced, and recorded by the California Academy of Family Physicians. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent or the California Academy of Family Physicians. More information at www.familydocs.org/podcast. Visit the California Academy of Family Physicians online at www.familydocs.org. Follow us on social media: Twitter - https://twitter.com/cafp_familydocs  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cafp_familydocs  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/familydocs

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:This Ethics in Private Practice Podcast recording, CEBroker Tracking # 20-1302891, is eligible for 1 CE credit with purchase and passing a short quiz after listening. Click on the following link to purchase        https://floridaarttherapyservices.groovepages.com/ce/ethics-ondemandWhat is a Business Will?What needs to be included in the Will?Minimum disclosures included in an informed consent. Minimum disclosures included in a telehealth informed consent. Ethical rationales for termination. Why it is unethical to solicit testimonials from clients and what to do instead. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Get your Bluetooth EMDR Tabs from Dharma Dr. at dharmadr.com/Creative10 and use CREATIVE10 at checkout for a $10.00 off discountNeed support in creating your practice email me for a consult: creativeclinician@gmail.com

FEATURED GUESTS:  Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:Why collaborating with other agencies or partnerships can provide alternative fee models to access care in your practice. The benefits of offering one-time wellness and creative-based workshops in your practice. Why community-focused engagements can increase awareness and knowledge of your practice. The importance of keeping your SEO relevant and 5 places to enter keywords on your website. How using an AI chatbot can be beneficial to converting clients. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:Get your Bluetooth EMDR Tabs from Dharma Dr. at dharmadr.com/Creative10 and use CREATIVE10 at checkout for a $10.00 off discountNeed support in creating your practice email me for a consult: creativeclinician@gmail.com

In this episode, we dive into the transformative power of art therapy in cancer care. Art therapy goes beyond traditional treatment by offering patients a creative outlet to express their emotions, manage stress, and find relaxation during their journey. Emphasizing the process over perfection, art therapy creates a safe, supportive space for individuals to explore their creativity and enhance their emotional well-being. Whether through painting, drawing, or other forms of expression, patients are encouraged to engage in art as a tool for healing and connection.About Our Guest:We are joined by Lisa Shea, MA, ATR-BC. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Miami University and a Master's in Art Therapy from Wright State University. With a diverse background in psychiatric hospitals, community mental health centers, and schools, Lisa has made a profound impact on her patients' lives. In 2012, she became the first full-time art therapist at the Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center, where she's played a crucial role in bringing the healing power of art to cancer patients.Tune in to hear how art therapy is reshaping the patient experience and offering a new path to emotional wellness during the challenging journey of cancer care.

Text Me!Episode 217: Using House Therapy and Feng Shui to Support Your Sobriety w/ Amy Babish In episode 217 of the Sober Vibes podcast, Courtney Andersen welcomes Amy Babish to the show and the ladies discuss using Feng Shui to support your Sobriety. As well as ancestral patterns beyond the genetics of addiction.Amy Babish, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, is a somatic expert, house therapist (Feng Shui), Alchemical Family & Systems Constellations facilitator, and licensed therapist with over 20 years of experience. She helps people who've plateaued in therapy and mindset work feel at home in themselves, their bodies, homes, lives, and their lineage. Amy guides you to transmute stuck energy and dissolve intergenerational patterns into clarity, alignment, and a sense of profound belonging. She hosts The Soulful Visionary Podcast, where guests receive attuned processes aligning body, space, and legacy.What you will learn in this episode:• Feng shui principles can help remove stagnant energy associated with drinking patterns• The "Taoist trilogy" includes human, cosmic, and earthbound luck—all affecting recovery• Command position bedroom arrangement helps you see challenges before they arrive• Moving 27 things in your space creates significant energetic shifts• Ancestral constellation work uncovers patterns beyond genetics that influence addictionThank you to our Sponsor:As a show listener, you receive 20% off your order with EXACT NATURE. Make sure to check them out and support the show. Click here to shop and save 20% off with code "SV20. Free shipping on all orders! Listen to episode 129 with Thomas White to learn more about CBD.Resources Mentioned:Simple Shui BookConnect with Amy:WebsiteInstagramFollow Courtney for More Inspiration:Website → www.courtneyrecovered.comRemember: You are strong. You are capable. You are not alone. Keep thriving! Thank you for listening!Join the Soberity Circle today with a 4-day Free trial. Ready to thrive in your alcohol-free life? Sober Vibes: A Guide to Thriving in Your First Three Months Without Alcohol is your step-by-step guide to navigating early sobriety with confidence.Grab your copy today!Join Sober Vibes Patreon for exclusive content. (Just $8/month!) Thank you for listening! Help the show by Rating, Reviewing, and/or Subscribing to the Sober Vibes Podcast. Connect w/ Courtney:InstagramJoin the Sobriety Circle Apply for 1:1 CoachingOrder the Sober Vibes Book

Are you feeling stretched thin, creatively blocked, or like you're constantly running on fumes? In today's episode, we're diving deep into burnout—how to recognize it, navigate through it, and reignite your spark. We're joined by Reina Lombardi, a licensed mental health counselor, board-certified art therapist, and entrepreneur who faced burnout head-on and rebuilt her energy, health, and creativity from the ground up. Reina shares her personal journey from overwhelm to balance, along with practical strategies to prevent burnout and incorporate sustainable self-care into your busy life. Whether you're struggling to find time for yourself or feeling stuck in a creative rut, this conversation will help you reconnect with your passion and purpose. Tune in and learn how to conquer burnout before it takes over your life! Highlights: The subtle signs of burnout and how to differentiate it from everyday fatigue. Why entrepreneurs stop prioritizing play—and how that leads to creative blocks. Reina's personal journey of overcoming burnout after Hurricane Ian and business expansion stress. Practical strategies to reclaim your energy, set boundaries, and prevent burnout. How creative therapies like art therapy and EMDR can help reignite passion and mental clarity. Resources + Links: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets   WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/   Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast   Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz   Connect with Brian Pickowicz  Instagram | @brianpickowicz   Connect with The Fitness Project for Inspiring, Healthy Content Facebook | The Fitness Project Co Instagram | @thefitnessprojectco

Renae Johnson (they/them) is the founder and CEO of the Open Space Therapy Collective -- an L.A.-based collective supporting the mental health and growth of queer, trans, artists, and others who have complex trauma. Renae is a LPCC, Art Therapist, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.Kristen Crowe (she/they) is clinical director at the Open Space Therapy Collective. She is a LPCC and BC-DMT (Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist) who specializes in Sex Therapy, Body Awareness & Identity, Neurodivergence, and Creative Performer Development. In This EpisodeOpen Space Therapy CollectiveMy Therapist Is Out! Podcast, featuring Renae and KristenIG: @openspacetherapycollective---What's new with The Trauma Therapist Project!The Trauma 5: gold nuggets from my 700+ interviewsThe Trauma Therapist Newsletter: a monthly resource of information and inspiration dedicated to trauma therapists.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trauma-therapist--5739761/support.

In this episode, Kristen shares a message of empathy and compassion for those affected by natural disasters. She revisits her 2022 conversation with Reina Lombardi, founder of Florida Art Therapy Services, about recovery after a hurricane. They discuss the rebuilding process, the importance of community support in coping with grief, and how art therapy can aid in recovery. floridaarttherapyservices.com   Subscribe and get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment.  For my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.  

FEATURED GUESTS: Ericha Scott, PhD, ATR-BC, REAT, LPCC917Dr. Scott is a healer who walks the fine line between mysticism and evidenced-based psychotherapy. She is a licensed psychotherapist (LPCC917) with additional certifications as a registered and board-certified art therapist (ATR-BC), registered expressive arts therapist (REAT), internationally certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor (ICAADC), and as a certified interfaith spiritual director. In addition, she is an Amazon number one best selling author in six countries, artist, photographer, and poet. For 40 years, she has worked with those who struggle with substance and behavioral use disorders, survivors of trauma, complex trauma, torture, dissociation, victims of sex trafficking, and ritual crime. She is an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, the oldest trauma organization in the world, and she was given the Alumni Recognition Award by Sierra Tucson for her work as a trauma and addiction therapist. For ISSTD she was nominated for her research on the topic of profound self-mutilation by those with dissociative identity disorders, and her advocacy for disempowered populations. This research, which included life-sized silhouette drawings and poetry, was published in a peer review journal by UCLA in 1999. Her commitment to health, wellness, and "art as medicine" includes art-based experiential teaching for the medical doctors in Andrew Weil's University of Arizona Center for Complementary Medicine (8 years), professional clinicians, the public, and her own personal health journey.Her investment in social change via the arts across the world includes travel, presentations, collaboration, and cultural exchange in 4 continents. Her worldwide creative and spiritual workshops bring hope and healing to diverse populations. Several of her peer-reviewed academic publications and lectures have been translated into Prussian, Arabic, Spanish, and Czechoslovakian. Last year, Dr. Scott was the keynote speaker in Cairo for the first international scientific art therapy conference in Egypt. "I give the credit for my success to the power of art to heal and transform even the most challenging problems.”LISTEN & LEARN:  Various ways disassociation manifests in an individual.  Use of Creative interventions to reveal and challenge cognitive distortions.  Use of Body Maps in work with clients experiencing trauma and dissociation.  Use of poetry and stream-of-consciousness writing in parts-work.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: https://artspeaksoutloud.org/ or 310-880-9761 for information on her intensive offerings Connect with Dr. Scott at https://artspeaksoutloud.org/  Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ehitchcockscott  Facebook:www.facebook.com/ErichaScottPhD or www.facebook.com/erichascott  Twitter: www.twitter.com/ErichaScott  YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/ErichaScottPhD To Attend Dr. Scott's FREE ONLINE workshop on Historical & Clinical Perspectives of Art by Patients who Report Extreme, Ritualized, and Organized Trauma on September 27th, 12:00 -1:30PM PDT {Content Advisory: Be aware that this presentation and associated materials contain explicit content regarding ritual abuse, including images and descriptions that may be disturbing. Please engage with care and take breaks or seek support as needed.} SESSIONS AT THE SUMMIT: November 7th, 2024 from 2:00-5:00 pm EST Haiku Poetry and Stream of Consciousness Writing for Release and Relief from Trauma and Dissociation at the Expressive Therapies VIRTUAL Summit 2024.{Disclaimer: To be transparent, some links to the books/ products mentioned in the show are affiliate links. We receive a small fee if you purchase an item using the links. We use the fees to help us grow and improve the podcast. We will never use an affiliate link to a product that we don't believe in or haven't vetted ourselves. Thank you for your support.} --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:- What goes into taking an intentional pause - What Reina hopes to learn from taking an intentional pause - Why intentional reflection is important as we grow our businesses RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Need support in creating your practice email me for a consult: creativeclinician@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

Send us a Text Message.Anger has been on the rise for the last several years. Erica Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC noticed this in her own community and her own research. Knowing that she can people manage anger, she felt as though that maybe there are other things we need to do with anger - express it, harness it, soothe it, have a conversation with it and so much more. Check out her recent book, "Working Through Anger Creatively," that inspired this conversation. Check out the book and more from Erica at https://therapywitherica.com/books-articles/Support the Show.Learn more about the Take an Art Break Movement on the Art is Moving website here.

Get ready to meet Brittany Deutch, LPC, ATR-BC of Creative Source Counseling. On episode 25 of Returning Home: The Podcast, we talk all about Brittany's work and 10 years of experience in the mental health field, as well as her exciting international travels as a private practice therapist! Brittany is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist committed to helping women and LGBTQ+ folks navigate the complexities of family, career, and personal identity, and work towards achieving a more balanced and fulfilling life. She is passionate about walking alongside people who are learning to trust themselves, live out loud and take up space in the world. While listening to this episode, you might laugh, you might cry, you might feel really really seen! Please enjoy our conversation and let us know what you think in the comments! Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Hear from Brittany about how she envisions art therapy to help her clients through difficult times. Learn what types of art materials Brittany's clients sometimes use (it might not be what you think!). Discover how art therapy complements any course of therapy treatment. Resources Listen to previous episodes of Returning Home: Episode 22 | How To Follow Your Highest Excitement with Jenny McGurk Sign up for Elise's Newsletter and receive a FREE PDF to start your self-compassion journey! Connect with Elise on Instagram: @elisekindya Brittany Deutch's website: https://www.creativesourcecounseling.com/ Connect with Brittany on Instagram: @brittany.deutch Check out my 2nd Sundays Soundbath series at Living Water Community Center by clicking here. Attend my upcoming Soundbath and Reiki event on June 15th at Dogwood Dell! More info here. Enjoyed this Episode? If you enjoyed this podcast, please make sure to subscribe and share it! Leave an episode review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in to this episode, don't forget to leave us a review. You can also share what you've learned today with your friends to help them embody their true, authentic selves. Anything is possible when you return home to yourself.  Have any questions or lightbulb moments? I'd love to hear from you! Feel free to hit me up on Instagram or send an email at elise@elisekindya.com.  Thank you so much for listening! For more episode updates, visit my website.

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:  How to identify when you are ready to hire help to run your practice.  Considerations for which tasks to hire out.  Why to onboard before you really need the help.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Need support in creating your practice email me for a consult: creativeclinician@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

Keslie is back for another informative discussion with Bryce about how to parent children on the spectrum. This is such a wide range of children but Keslie has a great perspective and encouraging viewpoint on how to support yourself and your children on this very special journey.  Check out our video about it here! Follow […] The post Thriving After an Autism Diagnosis: Parenting the Spectrum of Autism with Keslie Redel LCPC, ATR-BC, AS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In this episode Bryce and Keslie, an Autism Specialist, will be talking about the diagnosis of Autism and what to be on the lookout for as parents and people supporting children. There is such a wide spectrum within this diagnosis it is easy to be overwhelmed and confused. Keslie will share her extensive knowledge about Autism and how to focus on the unique strengths and […] The post Autism Unmasked: Exploring the Spectrum of Possibilities with Keslie Redel. LCPC, ATR-BC, AS appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:  Five mindset characteristics to help navigate challenges as a business owner.  Why we need to reconsider how we define failure.  Using our greatest asset - creativity - in how we approach mindset in business.   RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Need support in creating your practice email me for a consult: creativeclinician@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Dawn Burau, ATR-BC, LMHC worked in a therapeutic classroom for 13 years at a school in Lexington, MA. The school works with children with social, emotional, behavioral, neurological and academic struggles and their families. She is currently a therapist in their outpatient program. Dawn was core faculty at Lesley University in the Graduate School of Expressive Therapy form 2016-2023. She has given multiple lectures at local and national conferences on topics related to special education, curriculum modifications, use of arts in the school setting, and interpreting and applying neuropsychological assessments in the classroom and in the development of treatment plans. Dawn co-authored two books with Daniel Reinstein: Integrating Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessments (2014) and Applying the Results of Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessments (2017). Dawn loves nature and being outdoors, recently opening a gardening coaching business Wild Indigo Gardening.LISTEN & LEARN:  How understanding the results of neuropsychological and psychological assessments can enhance your therapeutic practice.  Why the Expressive Therapies Continuum provides an excellent framework for media process selection in connection with the results of assessments.  The value of listening to your needs and personality as you develop your business.  The role of risk tolerance and business creation.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Learn more about Dawn Burau at: www.wildindigogardening.com  Email Dawn at Dawn@wildindigogardening.com  https://www.routledge.com/Integrating-Neuropsychological-and-Psychological-Evaluations-Assessing/Reinstein-Burau/p/book/978041570888 https://www.routledge.com/Applying-the-Results-of-Neuropsychological-and-Psychological-Assessments-A-Manual-for-Teachers-and-Specialists/Burau-Reinstein/p/book/9781138238961 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Juliet L. King, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC is an Associate Professor of Art Therapy at The George Washington University and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Juliet has over two decades as a clinician, administrator, and educator. She developed and implemented the graduate art therapy program at Herron School of Art & Design-IUPUI, where her leadership spearheaded over 30 graduate student internships in the Indianapolis community and throughout the state. As a translational scientist, Professor King investigates the systematic integration of art therapy and cognitive neuroscience, applying her research to support those exposed to trauma across diverse populations and contexts. In 2016, she authored and edited Art Therapy, Neuroscience and Trauma: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives, with a highly anticipated second edition slated for release in early 2024.LISTEN & LEARN:  How having a general understanding of neuroscience can help support stigma reduction in treatment.  How helping clients to understand their nervous systems can have a positive impact on treatment outcomes.  The importance of interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary collaboration in research in art therapy.  Benefits of the growing body of research in support of the arts as healing practices.  The Expressive Therapies Continuum's role in helping therapists select interventions to facilitate different neurological responses.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Learn more about Juliet King at: www.arttherapyresearch.com Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/tertiaryprocess/ LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-l-king-23377529/ Art Therapy, Trauma & Neuroscience edited by Juliet King, PhD Neuroarts Blueprint https://neuroartsblueprint.org/  Arts & Mind Lab https://www.artsandmindlab.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Emery Mikel, ATR-BC, LCAT (NY), LPAT (NJ) is based in New York City and is the founder & director of Water & Stone, a Creative Arts Therapy PLLC (a contemplative creative arts therapy group practice) and Firefly & Phoenix LLC (a company supporting psychotherapists' entrepreneurial ambitions). Emery has spent over 15 years bringing a creative and contemplative approach to her therapy work, specializing in coping with grief and loss, transforming anxiety, and creating spaces for people to find and express themselves. As she blazed her own way into private practice and found diverse ways of working, Emery developed an approach to helping other therapists that combines her business acumen with contemplative exploration. Through workshops and programs, she supports others in realizing their own dreams of how they want to work with people in the world.Emery also enjoys supervising interns, guest lecturing at George Washington University and is adjunct faculty at Nazareth University. Her first book, The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment was published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 2013 and focuses on contracting with organizations while developing creative business skills as a traveling art therapist. She's publishing a new book in 2024 that brings together the stories of over 20 creative arts therapists who have, in one way or another, found or created their own paths. This book is about making more people's journeys visible, inspiring others, and hopefully creating a larger sense of community along the way.LISTEN & LEARN:  What goes into self-publishing.  Why having inspirational content by creative arts therapists is important for up-and-coming therapists.  What to expect from the new Book The Art of Entrepreneurship.  The benefits of having control over your published work.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Connect with Emery Mikel at https://www.fireflyandphoenix.com Follow Emery Mikel on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/fireflyandphoenixmentoring/ Sign up for the Monthly Newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/EmeryNewsletter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices.LISTEN & LEARN:  Create a year end comprehensive review  Develop and integrate services into your private practice  Learn more about using the good, better, best model of goal setting in your business Project expenses for the new year using the Fee Calculator RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Want to be a guest on the podcast click here to submit a request! Download the free Fee Calculator here  Imagine 2024 being THE YEAR YOU Build the Creative Arts Practice of Your Dreams! Receive all the information and support you need to confidently grow on your journey to becoming the owner of a successful therapist owned business.   Sign up for the 2024 Mastermind Group with Reina Lombardi here  Schedule a 20 minute Zoom call to see if the 2024 Mastermind Group is the right fit for YOU!!! ⁠CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST EPISODE⁠ or ⁠CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE PODCAST!!!⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

Let's celebrate the holiday season with TWO EXTRA episodes to round out Season 2 of The Brain Blown Podcast! Following Part 1, this last shorter episode dives back into the neuroscience of trauma and specifically examines the body's role in storing trauma. Laine also highlights some brilliant takeaways we can all use to try and manage the stress in our lives and be prepared to take on everything life throws at us. This will be the final episode of the season, and we look forward to bringing you more brain-blowing info in the new year! Much Love, Cherys & Laine REFERENCES What Happened To You Bruce Perry and Oprah Windfrey  Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. Rockville (MD) PTSD History and Overview Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD Traumatic Stress Center of Wales  How does your body remember trauma? Dr. Matthew Boland and Hilary L. Lebow Response Variation following Trauma: A Translational Neuroscience Approach to Understanding PTSD Rachel Yehuda, * and Joseph LeDoux Thirty-Year Study Links Neuroscience, Specific Trauma, PTSD, Image Conversion, and Language Translation Dee Spring PhD, ATR-BC, MFT Relational Trauma and the Developing Right Brain An Interface of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and Neuroscience Allan N. Schore

Transcript Nora Swan-Foster, Jungian Analyst, author, and art therapist, joins Patricia Martin to discuss Jung, the Red Book, art therapy, and the art-making process. Nora Swan-Foster, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, NCPsyA is a senior training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA), and faculty member with the Memphis-Atlanta Seminar (MAJS). Between her academic role at […] The post Jung in the World | Image or Art? with Nora Swan-Foster appeared first on C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago.

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor. She owns Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC , a full-fee group practice, where she and a team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. LISTEN & LEARN:  The benefit of addressing beliefs around money as a business owner.  Ways to reframe marketing that align with your personal strengths.  RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Download the free Fee Calculator here  Listen to Leah Guzman Season 1 Episode 71 where she talks about Manifesting an Abundant Life using Creative Exercises  Buy her book "The Art of Healing and Manifesting: Creative Exercises for Living in Abundance"  SESSIONS AT THE SUMMIT: Friday November 17th, 2023 2:00PM-6:00PM  Money, Marketing & Mindset Mastery: Business Skills for a Thriving Private Practice CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE PODCAST!!!   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

Introducing our capstone episode of the season, and arguably one of the most important topics we've discussed to date. As it turns out, trauma is proven to play a much more direct role in our lives than we may have realized (as you'll hear around the 22-minute mark). In this episode, as Laine walks us through some of the science most noted from neuroscientist Bruce Perry, we discover just how impactful trauma -- both "capital T" and "little T" -- can be. In my experience while recording this episode, it took almost the entire hour+ to grasp the difference between these two traumas, and that shockingly enough, it's not the event that causes trauma. There's a lot to cover on this topic, and to do it justice, we've decided to break it up into two episodes. You'll receive one more episode + a bonus meditation in November! REFERENCES What Happened To You Bruce Perry and Oprah Windfrey  Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services. Rockville (MD) PTSD History and Overview Matthew J. Friedman, MD, PhD Traumatic Stress Center of Wales  How does your body remember trauma? Dr. Matthew Boland and Hilary L. Lebow Response Variation following Trauma: A Translational Neuroscience Approach to Understanding PTSD Rachel Yehuda, * and Joseph LeDoux Thirty-Year Study Links Neuroscience, Specific Trauma, PTSD, Image Conversion, and Language Translation Dee Spring PhD, ATR-BC, MFT Relational Trauma and the Developing Right Brain An Interface of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and Neuroscience Allan N. Schore

Nicole Porter ATR-BC, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist, speaks with Carolyn Tennant about art therapy, its proven neurobiological benefits, and her work with children suffering from acute trauma. She is founder of Emerald Sketch, a mental health organization inspired by her experience as a first responder after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, which mobilizes clinicians to develop sustainable art therapy services following disasters and traumatic events. Porter serves as president of the New York Art Therapy Association and works as an organizer with LCAT Advocacy Coalition, the first-of-its-kind lobbying group which campaigns on behalf of the field in New York State. Porter discusses how, despite today's mental health crisis facing children, art therapy and other essential services have been redlined in the state's budget.

The process of making art can result in a lot more than just a finished product to display on a shelf. Given the proliferation of adult coloring books and DIY painting studios, it seems some folks have figured this out. Does spending time making art really improve our mental state? Taking it a step further, can artistic activities help heal mental health conditions? Creative arts therapy offers engaging ways to boost awareness of the arts and promote healing. It can help increase our awareness of ourselves and others, help us cope with stress and trauma, and enjoy the life-affirming pleasure of making art. Creative arts therapy combines psychotherapy with art-based activities, including music and drama, to help treat mental health conditions. Creative arts therapists use art to help everyone, including kids and adults, hospitalized people, veterans and families or couples. It doesn't matter if you're young or old, artistically inclined or not. Anyone can participate in and benefit from creative arts therapy. Music and creativity are inherent parts of the human experience. Sound interesting? This episode is for you. In Episode 68, Dr. G and his guests, music therapist Sarah Clewett and art therapist Valerie Maty, discuss how creative arts therapy is used not only to treat mental health but also how everyone can use art to improve their own well-being. Guest Sarah Clewett, MA, MT-BC - Master of arts in music therapy and a board-certified music therapist at the Institute for Therapy Through the Arts; Classically trained oboist and musician. Valerie Maty, DAT, ATR-BC, LCPC, SEP, RPT, CADC - Doctorate in art therapy, board-certified art therapist, licensed clinical professional counselor, somatic experiencing practitioner, registered play therapist and certified alcohol and drug counselor at Labyrinth Counseling Center. Connect with us on social Follow Health 360 with Dr. G on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for notifications about new episodes and a behind-the-scenes look at the podcast. Facebook at @Health360wDrG Twitter at @Health360wDrG Instagram at @Health360wDrG

FEATURED GUESTS: Mindy Jacobson-Levy, MCAT, ATR-BC, LPC, LPAT, PAATA HLM is a board certified, registered art therapist, a licensed professional art therapist (NJ), a licensed professional counselor (PA & NJ), and a trained SoulCollage® Facilitator. She is the President of the Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association (2023-2025), and previously received the Honorary Life Member Award (1996) and Innovative Applications of Art Therapy Award (2015); both given by the Delaware Art Therapy Association (now the Pennsylvania Art Therapy Association). Mindy's art therapy work has included serving individuals impacted by trauma and eating disorders, as well as the gamut of psychological issues from childhood to adulthood. She provides professional supervision and is a national speaker and author. Her most recent publication is Creative Destruction and Transformation in Art and Therapy: Reframing, Reforming, Reclaiming (Jacobson-Levy & Miller, 2022, Art Therapy Journal). In addition to other publications, she co-authored Finding Your Voice Through Creativity: The Art & Journaling Workbook for Disordered Eating (Jacobson-Levy & Foy-Tornay, 2010, Gürze Books) and assisted in authoring the Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults (ISST-D, 2005 & 2011). Mindy is also a mixed media artist. LISTEN & LEARN:  Mindy's path to working with Soul CollageⓇ  and becoming a facilitator.  How to use Soul CollageⓇ as an introduction in the therapy session and reflective art-making in supervision. The origins of the Soul CollageⓇ  and a bit about Seena Frost who developed the method.   The similarity between Internal Family Systems and Soul CollageⓇ .  Narrative approaches used with Soul CollageⓇ  Using altered books and Soul CollageⓇ as a path to Illumination.  How to continue to use cards after they are created.  How Mindy honed her niche and developed her practice working with individuals with Dissociative Identity Disorder. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Mindy's website http://artb4words.com Finding Your Voice Through Creativity: The Art & Journaling Workbook for Disordered Eating (Jacobson-Levy & Foy-Tornay, 2010, Gürze Books) SoulCollage Evolving: An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery and Community by Seena Frost Gretchen Miller's Creative offerings, Mindy shared about a Board Book Workshop she participated in with Gretchen. The Official Soul CollageⓇ website https://soulcollage.com/ TRAIN WITH MINDY AT THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT: April 22nd, 2023 10AM - 5:00PM ⁠SoulCollage® as a Pathway Towards Illumination & Balance for Professionals⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reina-lombardi5/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Laury Rappaport, PhD, MFT, REAT, ATR-BC, teaches expressive arts therapies and art therapy, and has served on the faculties at Lesley University, Notre Dame de Namur University, CA , Sonoma State University, California Institute of Integral Studies, and Meridian University. She is the author of Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body's Wisdom and Creative Intelligence and editor/author of Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies. Laury is a Focusing Coordinator with The International Focusing Institute and the Founder/Director of the Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute. LISTEN & LEARN: The origins of Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy which developed from research done by Eugene Gendlin and Carl Rogers and what causes change in therapy. The process by which Laury Rappaport developed Focusing Oriented Art Therapy. What is meant by the terms the "felt sense" and the "felt shift". Why Focusing is considered to be a human process. What "Clearing the Space" is in focusing oriented and focusing oriented expressive arts therapies and why it is an effective tool for stress and pain reduction. The role of clinical sensitivity as it pertains to maintaining a safety first approach in treatment. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Laury's Session at the Expressive Therapies Summit { Virtual Session } March 23, 2023 Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts (FOAT®) as a Trauma-Informed Approach The Focusing and Expressive Arts Institute Mindfulness & The Arts Therapies: Theory & Practice edited by Laury Rappaport Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy: Accessing the Body's Wisdom and Creative Intelligence by Laury Rappaport Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman https://amzn.to/3kY5Wgz Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: A Manual of the Experiential Method (The Practicing Professional) by Eugene Gendlin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reina-lombardi5/support

Today, we discuss Expressive Therapy with Juliet King, PhD, (ABD), ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC, an Associate Professor in the Art Therapy Program at the GW Columbian College of Arts & Sciences. She also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. King's research explores the systematic integration of art therapy and neuroscience with a particular focus on neuroaesthetics and Mobile Brain-Body Imaging (MoBI) as a method of understanding the mechanisms of change in the therapeutic process. She is the editor of "Art Therapy, Trauma, and Neuroscience Theoretical and Practical Perspectives." Dr. King is a clinician, administrator, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in her field. She is has a PhD in Translational Health Sciences at GW with a specialization in cognitive neuroscience. Prior to GW, she developed and continues to oversee the first Art Therapy in Neuroscience and Medicine program at the Indiana University Neuroscience Center. ◘ Related Links About Dr. King bit.ly/40fF9fC "Art Therapy, Trauma, and Neuroscience Theoretical and Practical Perspectives" edited by Juliet King, PhD bit.ly/3XS4x9u Dr. King's Researchgate page bit.ly/3YbfLp8 Articles on Art Therapy bit.ly/3RfWPUe ◘ Transcript https://bit.ly/40fDtmk ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

I'm honored to share this interview with my friend and mastermind colleague, Dr. Amy Backos. Amy Backos, PhD, ATR-BC is the Founder and CEO of the Art Therapy Center of San Francisco. Her online personal development program, The Modern Creative Woman, empowers women to create a powerful personal presence, strong mindset and live out their purpose and values. Dr. Backos is published in the areas of domestic violence, sexual assault, and PTSD; and has authored several books including: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Art Therapy, Emerging Perspectives in Art Therapy, as well as her latest book ACT Art Therapy, which just came our last month. Her 25+ years of clinical work includes Chair of the Graduate Art Therapy Psychology Department at Notre Dame de Namur University and Dominican University of California, Clinical Director and Art Therapist at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Intern and Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Cleveland Veteran's Affairs Medical Hospital providing evidence-based treatments and Art Therapy for veterans with PTSD, substance abuse, and poly-trauma. She also worked as a PTSD Research Associate at the San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. Internationally she has worked the last decade with works with Viva Nicaragua to bring Art Therapy services and trainings to adults and children living in extreme poverty in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. She created art based cross cultural assessments in India. Dr. Backos is a fiber artist, and lives in San Francisco with her husband of 28 years and their teenage son.Go check her out on Instagram and at https://arttherapycentersf.comWant 4 weeks of on-demand coaching with me?  I have a couple of spots left for my special Voxer Coaching offer!  Get the info and save your seat at allisonandersoncoaching.com/voxer.xo, Allisonhttp://allisonandersoncoaching.comSign up for a complimentary 30 minute session! Click HERE >Come hang out with me on IG and FB!Send me an email - click here xo

There are moments in our lives when we are stopped in our tracks. Moments where something out of our control impacts us in a way that can fee insurmountable. These are moments of sadness, of stress, of darkness, of feeling broken. We may lose someone, we may experience a great change in our lives. Or we may be in a moment where we struggle to find the drive to create like we want to. What do we do when we're in that place?When Cheryl Strayed was 22 she lost her mother to lung cancer, and words became a way to carry her through. In this episode, with the help of Dr. Girija Kaimal, the current president of the American Art Therapy Association, we explore how creativity can serve as a tool for helping us grapple with those moments in life when things feel unstable and unknown. Head over to CreativeFuelCollective.com for more creative inspiration, prompts, online workshops and a robust creative community.Hosted by Anna BronesCo-Produced by Anna Brones & Gale StraubTheme Music is by cleod9 musicSeason 1 is Made with Support by Big CartelFeaturing: Cheryl Strayed: Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide and was made into an Oscar-nominated major motion picture. Her book Tiny Beautiful Things is currently being adapted for a Hulu television show that will be released in early 2023. In 2016, Tiny Beautiful Things was adapted as a play that has been staged in theaters around the world. Strayed is also the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, Torch, and the collection Brave Enough, which brings together more than one hundred of her inspiring quotes. Her award-winning essays and short stories have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Salon, and elsewhere. She has hosted two hit podcasts, Sugar Calling and Dear Sugars. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Links:Cheryl StrayedDr. Girija Kaimal: Dr Girija Kaimal (EdD, MA, ATR-BC) is Associate Professor, Interim Chair and most recently served as Assistant Dean for Special Research Initiatives at the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. In her  Health, Arts, Learning and Evaluation (HALE) research lab, she examines the physiological and psychological health outcomes of visual and narrative self-expression. She has published over 60 peer-reviewed papers and has a book forthcoming with Oxford University Press called The Expressive Instinct. Her research has been continually funded since 2008 by federal agencies like the Department of Defense, Department of Education, National Endowment for the Arts as well as foundation and academic centers and has been featured by NPR, CNN, The New York Times as well as a range of media outlets worldwide. In her current studies, she is examining outcomes of art therapy for military service members with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, narratives from Gulf war veterans, and arts-based approaches to mitigate chronic stress among patients and caregivers in pediatric hematology/oncology units. Additional international research projects include examining the therapeutic underpinnings of indigenous and traditional artforms and the creative self-expression in times of adversity across the human lifespan. Living out her research  interests, she has been a lifelong  visual artist and her  art explores the intersection of identity and representation of emotion. She is currently the President of the American Art Therapy Association (a member organization of over 4,000 members) Dr. Kaimal has a doctorate from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Master of Arts from Drexel University and Bachelor's in Design from the National Institute of Design in India.  Links:Girija KaimalResources Mentioned & Places to Learn MoreAmerican Art Therapy Association and the art therapist locatorThe Health, Arts, Learning and Evaluation research labSome of Girija's studies: impacts of artmaking in patients undergoing radiation, professional and informal caregivers of patients in a radiation oncology unit, and active duty military service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuryGirija Kaimal's new book, The Expressive Instinct“The Fog of Grief” by Pam Weintraub“How Grief Rewires the Brain”“Heroin/e” by Cheryl StrayedCheryl Strayed's books: Brave Enough, Wild, Torch, and Tiny Beautiful ThingsMental Health ResourcesIf you are in crisis, get immediate help: call 911 or 988 Suicide and Crisis LifelineCDC Mental Health ResourcesAmerican Psychologist Association psychologist finderBlack Art Therapist NetworkOpen Path Collective - Affordable TherapySponsor LinksBig Cartel believes you don't have to sell out to sell online. With their simple stores for artists, makers, and creators, you won't be surprised by hidden fees and they don't take a cut of your sales like some other platforms. The sky's the limit on your sales and your success. Open your own shop at bigcartel.com. 

This week we welcome M Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC (they/them), queer, trans, non-binary, fat, disabled Art Therapist to the show our newest episode, “Do Better.”Tune in to learn why trans and non-binary people are at a higher risk for developing an eating disorder, the harm caused from traditional treatment centers, the importance of one's “chosen family,” treatment equity and access, the differences between gender dysphoria and body image distress, why interviewing a provider is an important first step, ways to ensure a protected, safe space for healing, the role of art therapy, and more!M Reim Ifrach is a GenderQueer/Non-Binary Art Therapist, Artist and Activist whose work revolves around intersectional social justice as the cornerstone for interpersonal relationships and human connection.M's most recent work in advocacy has been with Project HEAL where they serve as a board member with a focus on treatment equity access for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Disabled, Low Socio-Economic, Fat & Size Diverse humans. M is seeking to transform the eating disorder field by expanding peoples views of the human body, health and accessible care. As of 2021 they have been running Rainbow Recovery with their partner. Follow M @queer.art_therapist

In this episode, Kristen talks with  Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS, founder of Florida Art Therapy Sevices, about using art therapy to help recover from natural disaster and heal trauma.  https://floridaarttherapyservices.com/ This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment.  For my full Disclaimer please go to www.kristendboice.com. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate, and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples, and families in order to create learning, healing, and growth.  

FEATURED GUESTS: Jane Ferris Richardson EdD, LMHC, ATR-BC, RPT-S, is a Board-Certified Art Therapist and an active, exhibiting artist. She is an associate professor and core faculty member in art therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Jane holds an EdD from Boston University School of Education, where she was managing editor of the Journal of Education. Her professional credentials include Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Her recent book on art therapy and autism, Art as a Language for Autism: Creating Therapeutic Relationships with Children on the Autism Spectrum was published in July by Routledge. Jane maintains a private practice with children and families, with specialties in young children and children with special needs. She uses a developmentally based, integrative approach to working with children, merging play and expressive approaches. Her approach is informed by her experience as a preschool educator, early childhood mental health consultant, and early intervention senior clinician. Lesley University has an ongoing relationship with the Reggio Emilia approach, and Jane has travelled to Reggio for an International Study Group on children with special rights, as well as participating in Reggio events locally. Her work with expressive “languages” for children with autism has led her to collaboration nationally and internationally in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Most recently she taught in a training for therapists, medical professionals, and parents of children with special needs in Delhi, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh and an Autism and the Arts workshop in Paris. Jane has published and presented on autism and art therapy, play therapy, and the importance of multiple languages for expression. She has also written about art therapy in Asia, based on collaboration in China. LISTEN & LEARN: What is the Reggio Emilia Approach® to early childhood development. How Jane considers multiple languages for expression within her work with children. The importance of choice within the therapy room when working with children. How Jane has used the creative process with parents to help them buy into play and art therapy. The importance of recognizing the multiple forms of communication that occur within therapy without use of words. The role of balance within a child-centered approach to therapy and ways that the therapist can invite opportunities to create balance which the client may not readily recognize. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Jane's practice website http://www.transformative.info Book coupon: https://selfesteemshop.com/product/art-as-a-language-for-autism/ Nonspeaking Valedictorian gives Speech to Graduating Class

In this episode, Patricia Isis shares about the healing potential of engaging in artistic and creative pursuits. She discusses her work as a registered art therapist and what art therapy might look like for different clients, as well as the importance of self-compassion and sharing one's artwork with a supportive and encouraging community. Listen in for her insights and ideas about how to use doodling and other easy and accessible creative activities in a mindful way to bring presence and self-awareness into your everyday life. Patricia Isis, PhD, LMHC, ATR-BC, ATCS  holds a Ph.D in the expressive therapies with an emphasis on art therapy. Dr. Isis is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida and a registered board certified art therapist, credentialed supervisor and has trained in Mindful Self-Compassion with the originators of that program, Dr. Chris Germer and Dr. Kristin Neff.  Patricia is certified in Mindful Self-Compassion from UCSD, Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute.  Since 1980, Patricia has practiced art psychotherapy in South Florida and taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) meditation at South Miami Hospital in the Behavioral and Collaborative Medicine Department from 2000 to 2013 and served on the Arts in Healthcare Advisory Committee. In 2014-2015, Dr. Isis authored two chapters respectively, “Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and the Expressive Therapies in a Hospital-based Community” in Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice edited by Dr. Laury Rappaport, and “Positive Art Therapy” in The Handbook of Art Therapy edited by Dr. David Gussack and Dr. Marcia Rosal. In the summer of 2016, her first book, The Mindful Doodle Book: 75 creative exercises to help you live in the moment was published integrating mindfulness practices with doodling.  Currently, Patricia provides art therapy services full time in the public schools, maintains a part-time private practice, and facilitates mindful self-compassion programs and mindfulness trainings. Patricia is a popular presenter locally, nationally and internationally. Join our free Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/noblemind. For past episodes, show details, and to join our email list, visit www.noblemindpodcast.com.

FEATURED GUESTS: Megan VanMeter, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC, LPC-AT/S Megan VanMeter is a board-certified registered art therapist with clinical licenses in Arizona (licensed professional counselor), Indiana (licensed mental health counselor), and Texas (licensed professional counselor with the art therapy specialty designation and board-approved supervisor status). She is especially interested in burnout prevention, intervention, and postvention for helping professionals and has a virtual private practice where she provides art therapy to support these special people. Megan's experiences in behavioral health, correctional, educational, medical, and social services settings exposed her to the wide world of burnout and led her to question the training process of helpers, which doesn't address knowledge and skills in the area of burning bright throughout one's career. She has served the art therapy profession through board and committee work at local, regional, and national levels. A scholar at heart, Megan enjoys doing research, giving presentations, and writing about the Expressive Therapies Continuum, an integrative, pantheoretical model developed by her graduate professors in the ‘70s and embraced by current art therapists for its relevance to contemporary advances in neuroscience. One day her writings will finally be published! In the meantime, she uses this model to ground her practice and guide her efforts to educate others about burnout. LISTEN & LEARN: The differences between Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Traumatization, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burn-Out. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:

Until recently I had never heard of art therapy. Though I quickly realized I've used art therapy to help myself without realizing what I was doing! In this interview I spoke with Lindsay Lederman, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, LPAT Art Therapist and Clinical Director The Art Therapy Project. Lindsay explains what art therapy is, how it can be helpful and where someone might find an art therapist!Check out The Art Therapy Project's site:thearttherapyproject.orgHow to support the show!Buy Me a Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/givesmeanxietyInstacart:Instacart.oloiyb.net/AnxietyMy Software Tutor - Promo Code pod20 for 20 percent offhttps://mysoftwaretutor.com/The Cardist - anxiety pod 10%https://thecardiststudio.com/Check out the show on all of your favorite social platforms!https://twitter.com/GivesanxietyPodhttps://www.facebook.com/thatgivesmeanxietypodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/thatgivesmeanxietypodcast/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgCOITNlRi_K7JP9QxBK-vQSupport the show

FEATURED GUESTS: Maria Riccardi M.A., M.Ed., ATR-BC is a registered art therapist, a career counselor, a licensed clinical psychotherapist and board member of the Quebec Art Therapy Association. She is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Concordia University and at l'Université du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, as well as a faculty member at Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. She collaborates with local non-profit organizations and mental health institutions, developing community-based art studio programs for adolescents and adults who are marginalized due to mental and physical health issues, immigration issues, and poverty. She has expertise with veterans living with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder within the context of trauma intervention as well as in the evaluation of art processes and products during treatment. She has founded a clinic in Montreal based on the Expressive Therapies Continuum, providing educational and emotional support to children and families. Her current research interests include media properties and their role in assessment, as well school-based art-therapy with immigrant adolescents. LISTEN & LEARN: What is the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC)? Who and when was the ETC developed? How the ETC as a theory emphasizes the human experience over pathology. The importance of making a plan to plan for growth. The role of play in one's life as a therapist. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Maria's website https://imagesetc.ca/en Maria's email mriccardi@imagesetc.ca SESSIONS AT THE EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT: November 6, 2022 from 2PM - 5PMEST The ETC as a Framework for Developing Cultural Awareness with Maria Riccardi, Lisa Hinz, and Megan White. November 19, 2022 from 10AM - 6PMEST ETC: An Essential Framework for Using Expressive Arts in Therapy with Maria Riccardi, Nancy

Megan, MA, ATR-BC, provides https://www.meganvanmeter.com (online art therapy for burnt-out helping professionals in Arizona, Indiana, and Texas). In this episode, Megan shares how she moved from being unemployed and healing from an abusive work environment and personal loss to deprogramming decades' worth of limiting beliefs and starting a sustainable private practice. --- Learn more about Business School for Therapists: https://news.zynnyme.com/business-school/ (news.zynnyme.com/business-school/) Website: https://www.zynnyme.com/ (zynnyme.com) Blog: https://www.zynnyme.com/blog (zynnyme.com/blog) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellyandmiranda (facebook.com/kellyandmiranda) Instagram: http://instagram.com/zynnyme/ (instagram.com/zynnyme/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2456942/ (linkedin.com/company/2456942/) Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/zynnyme/ (pinterest.com/zynnyme/) Check out more episodes of the Starting a Counseling Practice Success Stories podcast on these platforms + leave a review letting us know what you think: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starting-a-counseling-practice-with-kelly/id1398391639 (Apple Podcasts) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5iY2FzdC5mbS9zdGFydGluZy1hLWNvdW5zZWxpbmctcHJhY3RpY2UtenlubnltZQ (Google Podcasts) https://open.spotify.com/show/7K8TQ13vJL4L3IvtWLLXV3 (Spotify)

There are so many different ways to support mental health. In this episode I speak with Shereen Bar-or MPS, LCAT, ATR-BC, a New York State Licensed and Board Certified Creative Art Therapist. Shereen is founder of  Art Therapy Collective, a private practice and creative wellness resource based in Brooklyn, New York. We discuss topics such as:    -The intersection of physical and mental wellness -Who psychological triggers can impact eating habits—and vice versa -Using food as an integral part of mental health treatment -The art therapy career path  -How art therapy can support mental wellness   Connect with Shereen and learn more about the practice @atkbklyn (instagram) or by visiting Arttherapycollective.com   

Are you a "perfectionist" who is exhausted and tired of hustling for your worth? Or perhaps you have entered perfectionism recovery but remain in a long term battle with compulsive perfectionistic striving? Either way, this podcast is just the ticket for you! Take a listen to Lexi Giblin, PhD, Maggie Ritnour, LMHC, LCAT, ATR-BC, RYT, CEDS and Noni Vaughn-Pollard, NDTR, MHC-LP chat about the difference between perfectionism and excellence, the importance of celebrating achievements, and shame as the birthplace of perfectionism. Lexi, Maddie and Noni look through a radically open dialectical behavior therapy (RO DBT) lens to shed light on the topic. Along the way, you will get the inside scoop on the origin story of the Opal mascot: The Owl. To find Noni and Maggie, go to: Roots Art Therapy at https://www.rootsarttherapy.nyc/ Connect with Opal:  www.opalfoodandbody.com Thank you to our team... Editing by David Bazzi Music by Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/

On this episode of The Power of Love Show with TJ & Taj Jackson, we welcome TWO special guests: Patrice Karst & Dr. Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC. Patrice Karst has sold over a million copies of her book, ‘The Invisible String', and is the co-author of ‘The Invisible String Workbook'. ‘The Invisible String' book series is teaching the world about the string that even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it in your heart and know that you are always connected to everyone you love. Patrice has been on a lifelong mission to share the message that the energy called love transcends time and space, and is the most powerful force in all of the universe. Born in London, England, she now lives in Southern California where she is working on her memoir and is the mother of one grown son, Elijah. Dr. Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC is a licensed marriage and family therapist, board certified clinical art therapist and co-author of ‘The Invisible String Workbook'. Her doctorate in expressive therapies has led her to create programs integrating art, music, poetry, dance and animal assisted therapy in the healing process for clients and the self-care of staff. For the last 20 years, Dr. Wyss has worked in psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and nonpublic school settings to manage crisis, conduct trainings, coach staff, and support children and families. Dr. Wyss is currently a Corporate Clinical Training Specialist and Clinical/Art therapy supervisor at Stars Behavioral Health Group a company specializing in the treatment of complex developmental trauma. She uses her creativity for her own healing as well as to support others. Learn more: Website: PatriceKarst.com Instagram: @TheInvisibleStringInsta & @Blue_Girl_Art Facebook: The Invisible String Book Available: Amazon (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle & Audio Book), Barnes & Noble, Indiebound & Etsy (signed copies) Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can't make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://app.mobilecause.com/form/xDJ0Cg?vid=74qmm Check Out DDJF Merch: https://teespring.com/.../collection/All%20Products... Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow/support

FEATURED GUESTS: Jocelyn Fitzgerald LMFT, ATR-BC, EMDR Consultant, Empowering youth is one of Jocelyn's greatest passions. She ran a variety of healing-centered group art projects and led guided visualizations on creativity with schools and nonprofits. One of her most transformative experiences centered around training paraprofessionals on how to use art therapy to help traumatized Eritrean youths in an Ethiopian refugee camp recover. Amid the pandemic, to help kids find calm through mindfulness and art, Jocelyn coauthored and illustrated “Colorful Place: Mindful Story and Art,” a Kindle bestseller. She co-edited and wrote a chapter for EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies, a pioneering textbook exploring the healing power when creative art therapy and EMDR are integrated; Routledge is releasing the book in the summer of 2022. Jocelyn is a clinical supervisor and creates art tools that teach mental health concepts. Her art tools are distributed through her Etsy shop, Colorful Therapy Tools. LISTEN & LEARN: Jocelyn's inspiration to begin selling her resources online via ETSY and her website. How easy it is to sell digital downloads of your resources as an additional income stream. How selling bite sized pieces of information at affordable rates (between $1-3) make therapy topics accessible. The importance of relationship building as the foundation of marketing in your business. How $2 a day of advertising through ETSY has helped her generate consistent purchases through her shop. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: https://www.jocelynfitzgerald.com Email Jocelyn jocefitz@gmail.com Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Magic Lessons Podcast with Elizabeth Gilbert “Colorful Place: Mindful Story and Art EMDR and Creative Arts Therapies - Routledge is offering a 20% off discount with CODE: FLE22 Jocelyn's ETSY shop Colorful Therapy Tools FREE DOWNLOAD of her #1 Selling Download - The Window of Tolerance Simply enter CREATIVE as the discount code at checkout.

Michelle Olson, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ACC/MCFounder, Executive Director www.evergreenminds.org  Verla's website https://treesmendus.comVerla's new book Optimize Your Heart Rate: BalanceYour Mind and Body With Green Space. Verla's previous book Take Back Your Outside Mindset: Live Longer, Stress Less, and Control Your Chronic Illness1:19 Michelle Olson is a social gerontologist, who started as a creative arts therapist with WWII vets who had serious mental health and dementia. Expressive arts include visual arts, music,  dance and drama.05:15 What makes the difference is the ability of people who are experiencing mental difficulties to communicate in different ways. 6:21 Michelle Olson: "When people lose the ability to talk... they can still move their bodies and use their senses -- as ways to connect and feel better."7:19 Michelle Olson: "to do this as a family member -- we sometimes make it harder than we need to make it. It is the simple things sometimes the activity might be -- being together outdoors. Here we might spend time noticing the leaves or the light, the shadows, the textures....7:38 Maybe its the smell in the air 7:49 Sometimes I do forest therapy with clients and we turn around and notice things in different directions. Eg what does this acorn feel like? Maybe you can make a nature sculpture - something that will recreate this time together. 8:47 Maybe a person does want to make a painting - then I focus on the process - maybe that product is interesting. Or maybe they want to make a poem - it might rhyme or it might not. It is the whole process of connecting that matters. 09:58 As a social gerontologist I am interested in where we live and what we do across out whole lives....how we eat, how we move, how we socialize, how we interact with the world, do we feel safe..10:17 When I was an arts therapist that is when the light really went on...I wanted to know more about aging. In social gerontology we look at the person holistically over the course of their lives. The field of gerontology is growing, there are financial gerontologists, environmental gerontologists... we need to know all these perspectives.14:00 We often  don't think about environment when we think of aging.  United Nations just declared access to a healthy environment a human  right.  We  don't question why  we keep  patients and older people inside.     Dr Allen Power says balance the risk of safety and keeping people away from natural spaces. We can ask  staff  - to honour these  older people with dementia the option to go out everyday.   Paul Falkowski  PhD says  It  is  matter of changing behaviour and involving volunteers. 24:11 Evergreen Minds  Foundation - brings people together through expressive arts and green space -  helps educate staff and society.  Interview  show notes continued on Verla's  website

The world doesn't seem to be letting up in the level of craziness we're all experiencing. In the spirit of providing at least a tiny bit of relief and hope this week I'm republishing this series I did with these amazing guests on the topic of “Managing in The Midst of The Pandemic.Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, REAT is a leading international expert, writer, and educator in the fields of art therapy, expressive arts therapy, trauma and arts in healthcare.In this interview Cathy brings to our current situation of shelter-in-place and quarantine, a breath of fresh air in the form of authenticity and the suggestion that this experience has presented us with the fact that this is an opportunity for us to learn of different ways to cope.A giant thank-you to my sponsors:Sensorimotor Psychotherapy InstituteDo you struggle to help numb, disconnected clients who can't feel emotion or explore inner experience?/Learn a comprehensive approach to conceptualize your clients' concerns. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy uniquely includes the body in therapy as both a source of information and target for intervention…because words are not enough./Go beyond theories and gain practical ways to open a new dimension for effective therapy.Visit Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute online today at: http://sensorimotor.orgCPTSD Foundation CPTSD Foundation provides live, daily, peer-led, interactive group calls, in a safe atmosphere for survivors of complex trauma, equipping them with skills and information they can use every single day in their healing journey.Receive 50% off the first month when you join at: https://cptsdfoundation.org/traumatherapistpodcast/Cathy is a psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and has had over 30 years of experience and education in trauma intervention and disaster relief and integrative approaches to health.She is the founder, director and lead faculty member of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, and her most recent book is titled, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process.In This EpisodeCathy's WebsiteCathy on YoutubeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5739761/advertisement

FEATURED GUESTS: Nicole Porter Davis, ATR-BC, LCAT is the Former Director of Child therapy following the Sandy Hook School Massacre in Newtown, Ct, now a pandemic parent of a young child she finds herself producing “You and Us” a Virtual band of children's rock n roll. Integrating the music as a healing arts mechanism for change. Nicole Porter established the Emerald Sketch as the first mental health response program post Newtown tragedy in 2013. Since, she teaches globally and aids communities post horror to build sustainable creative arts trauma therapy services. She has co-authored the 1st Edition trauma response "Manual” for The Red Pencil 2018, and is the Playwright & Solo Performer to An American Nightmare, Hudson Guild Theater, NYC Summer Theater Festival 2019. Her favored Emerald Sketch projects this pandemic include “Black Children Matter” and “Art therapy for India” for the most up to date happenings you can always access her instagram @emeraldsketchart or website emeraldsketch.com. She is also the upcoming President of the New York Art therapy Association. Porter has been here before, in our Special Series on Trauma Response, where we discuss the various sequences applied post trauma for clients enrolled in the Emerald Sketch. Now we will reflect on her latest project "You and Us" taking those phases, writing, and recording an album! Two songs have been launched! One more on the way, an entire album on Valentine's Day! She is a true Renaissance woman… LISTEN & LEARN: How Nicole came up with the idea to translate the trauma treatment sequence into songs. The benefit of creative processing as a creative arts therapist. How the therapist's creative expression has the capacity to create a healing impact outside the therapy room. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Find Nicole at www.emeraldsketch.com on Instagram @emeraldsketchart Listen to "Social Connection" by "You & Us" on Spotify

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: In this week's episode, Reina shares about the importance of giving yourself space from your work. She shares how she identifies the signs she needs to take a break or a pause.

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: The 10 Rights according to Terri Cole's Boundary Boss Bill of Rights. The importance of having firm yet flexible boundaries in your business. Potential impacts of not holding boundaries with yourself as it pertains to work or with particular aspects of your business. Work tasks that require clear boundaries. The importance of identifying your non-negotiable boundaries. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Terri Cole's Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free Boundary Boss Bill of Rights

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: 10 Easy to Read and Impactful books on developing a wealthy mindset so that you can break free from self-limiting beliefs around money. The benefits of surrounding yourself with other clinicians who are working on or who have worked on their money mindset. Five mantas that Reina uses to move through fear and old patterns about finances emerge. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Books by Barbara Huson (formerly Stanny)Overcoming Underearning Prince Charming Isn't Coming Secrets of 6-Figure Women Rewire for Wealth Casey Trufo's Be A Wealthy Therapist Rachel Rodgers' We Should All Become Millionaires Jen Sincerro's You Are A Bad Ass at Making Money Napolean Hill's Think and Grow Rich Lynch & Schwartz's Tapping Into Wealth Leah Guzman's The Art of Healing & Manifesting 6 CE Hour Supervision in Art Therapy: Theories, Structure & Applications Training on June 3, 2022 9:00AM - 4:00PM Online via Zoom - additional information https://floridaarttherapyservices.com/6-hr-sup-in-art-therapy/

FEATURED GUESTS: Leah Guzman, ATR-BC supports creatives with healing and manifesting their desires utilizing art media through art therapy services and coaching. She's written 3 art therapy books, “The Art of Healing and Manifesting: Creative Exercises to Living an Abundant Life, “Essential Art Therapy Exercises: Effective Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD”, and a children's book, “RAD is SMAD!!” . Her signature program, Art of Healing and Manifesting, supports creatives by healing any emotional wounds and transforming energy to be your most authentic self. She focuses on the law of attraction, spirituality, and cognitive-behavioral art therapy techniques. She also is the founder of the monthly art making group, Creative Soul Society. It's an honor for her to have helped thousands of individuals find more joy, wealth, and peace in their lives through her books, and individual & group programs. LISTEN & LEARN: How Leah uses the Chakras to organize the creative process of manifesting. What is manifesting and how it relates to healing. The importance of intentional design in life and in product creation. The role of consistent showing up in building your creative offering as a practitioner. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: www.leahguzman.com hello@leahguzman.com Free Visualization offering https://leahguzman.com/true-you-visualization-opt-in Creative Soul Online Retreat Facebook Group The Art of Healing and Manifesting: Creative Exercises to Living an Abundant Life, Essential Art Therapy Exercises: Effective Techniques to Manage Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD RAD is SMAD!!

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: Five steps to setting up Supervision as a Service in your practice. Why seeking out training in Supervision is the first step to offering the service. Understanding the laws, rules and guidelines offered by licensing & credentialing bodies before offering the service. Two considerations for fee setting for offering supervision. Two must haves when marketing Supervision as a service in your practice. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: 6 CE Hour Supervision in Art Therapy: Theories, Structure & Applications Training on June 3, 2022 9:00AM - 4:00PM Online via Zoom - additional information https://floridaarttherapyservices.com/6-hr-sup-in-art-therapy/

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: Five challenges of offering supervision as a clinical service within your practice. Four benefits of offering supervision as a clinical service within your practice. The importance of having a contract when providing clinical supervision. The importance of obtaining training in supervision before offering it as a service. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: 6 CE Hour Supervision in Art Therapy: Theories, Structure & Applications Training on June 3, 2022 9:00AM - 4:00PM Online via Zoom - additional information https://floridaarttherapyservices.com/6-hr-sup-in-art-therapy/

FEATURED GUESTS: Reina Lombardi, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS is a Registered Board Certified Art Therapist, Art Therapy Certified Supervisor, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Qualified Supervisor practicing in Fort Myers, Florida. She is the owner of Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC where she and a small team of therapists provide in-person and technology facilitated individual and group art therapy and counseling services, contracted art therapy groups at various community agencies, supervision and continuing education programming for counselors and art therapists. She has contributed to several academic texts on the topics of art therapy and clinical supervision, and is a frequent presenter/speaker at local and national professional conferences. She also owns Creative Clinician's Corner, LLC where she provides practice building resources and consultation services for creative arts therapists with a desire to build and scale their own private practice. She is the host of The Creative Psychotherapist Podcast where she interviews successful creative therapists about the tools and strategies they used to grow their dream practices, as well as how they have hustled to create additional streams of income using their knowledge and creativity by developing products and services that enhance their therapy practices. In her spare time, she loves to play on and in the ocean with her husband and their dog, explore vast natural landscapes, and get messy in the kitchen creating complex but healthy recipes. LISTEN & LEARN: Why it is important to create intentional practices that support ease and flow in your work week. The most important activity that Reina does to set herself up for success each week. How identifying pain points in your work day can lead to developing a system to better support yourself. What is a SWOT analysis and why it is important to administrative tasks in your business. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: CE Courses offered at Florida Art Therapy Services, LLC https://floridaarttherapyservices.com/continuing-education/#

FEATURED GUESTS: Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC Retired, authored the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) in 1982; is the author/coauthor of journal articles and chapters; and coauthored/coedited three books, including the workbook Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art. Founder of the Eastern Regional Conference on Trauma & Dissociation in 1989, he cofounded an inpatient dissociative disorders unit in Washington, DC, in 1991. He was recruited to manage the 2006/2007 AATA conferences, then served as Executive Director of Expressive Media from 2008 through 2021. He founded the Expressive Therapies Summit: NYC in 2010, cofounded the Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute with Eliana Gil in 2013, and with Ping Ho, the LA Summit in 2017. He is currently the Executive Director of the Expressive Therapies Summits. Kathryn Johnson, PhD, ATR, is an art therapist and licensed psychologist with over 20 years' experience working in psychiatric and medical facilities. She is a Senior Psychologist at the Everett Clinic, where she provides therapy, psychological evaluation, and neuropsychological testing. Dr. Johnson is also Medical Director of Psychosocial Services at the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership. A former instructor of research and assessment at Antioch University, Dr. Johnson has been instrumental in conducting many DDS research studies. She is Research Director for the Diagnostic Drawing Series and the primary DDS teaching associate. Anne Mills, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LCPAT, is Director of the Diagnostic Drawing Series Archive and owner of Art Therapy Services. In private practice for over 30 years, specializations include the treatment of survivors of severe early trauma who are highly dissociative. Anne provides resiliency-focused treatment for adolescents and adults who have experienced difficult transitions such as illness, bereavement, and loss of culture (refugees, international students). Formerly director of the GWU art therapy graduate training program, she has published on assessment and trauma treatment. LISTEN & LEARN: What the DDS is and why it is different from other arts based assessments tools in use. How the standardization of this assessment tool allowed this art assessment to be taken seriously by professionals outside the niche of art therapy. The three tasks of the assessment. How the assessment was empirically validated. How the DDS is used to identify strengths in addition to a particular mental health diagnosis. The DDS Network is working on developing an algorithm so mental health professionals administering the assessment can easily compare the scores of the art according to the collected research of other individuals with a specific mental health diagnosis. The DDS Archive offers an annual Research Award for research in progress or in current publication using the DDS. What you will learn by attending an 3 day intensive DDS training. LEARN TO ADMINISTER THE DDS: May 12, 13, 14, 2022 3 Day Virtual Intensive Training The DDS: 40 Years of Assessment Through Art Visit our website for all the resources mentioned on the show at https://www.creativeclinicianscorner.com/episode65 www.expressivetherapiessummit.com www.diagnosticdrawingseries.net www.diagnosticdrawingseries.info

FEATURED GUESTS: Stephanie Wray is an artist, LMHC, ATR-BC, trauma informed expressive arts therapist and yoga teacher. In her work over the last 6 years she has responded to 49 natural and human caused disasters through the arts. Stephanie has been working with clients one on one as well during this time. In addition she has taught at the University of Tampa, started an online community-The Art Flow Lounge. Stephanie is launching her personal private practice in March 2022-Art Flow Therapy where she will serve women who are experiencing effects of past trauma, anxiety, grief and chronic illness. LISTEN & LEARN: How investing in a program to learn more about marketing allowed her to execute effective strategy for building brand awareness. The impact of sharing knowledge as a marketing tool, instead of cold-sales. Why having clarity on what ongoing problem will be solved is important to building a membership community. Tips for networking in the online space. The value of creating an email list and sending out emails regularly. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: https://artflowlounge.com/free-gift/ www.stephaniewrayarts.com staphanie@stephaniewrayarts.com https://www.stephaniewrayarts.com/expressive-arts-membership-community

FEATURED GUESTS: Wanda Montemayor, LPC-S-AT, ATR-BC, ATCS, RPT-S, has been creating public art for more than 23 years. With a bachelor's in art education, a master's in professional counseling, a post-secondary degree in art therapy, and MARI training, Wanda focuses on creating large-scale works of art through group art therapy focusing on hand-made ceramics. Wanda's 10 murals adorn schools and parks across the Austin region: multiple years in the marking, they are created through multiple group art therapy sessions. She has been leading children and adolescent art therapy groups for more than 14 years., servicing a diverse cross-section of teens around Austin, and has more recently developed skills as a virtual art therapy group facilitator. LISTEN & LEARN: Multiple ways to acquire funding for a community based art therapy projects, including grass roots fundraising. The importance of relationship in community based art therapy groups. Four essential marketing approaches to build groups in your private practice. The power of collaboration within your community as a way to establish a practice within your community. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: "Mosaic: The Deep Eddy Mural Project" Documentary Film. Community Art Therapy Practice in Austin, TX Contact Wanda at wanda@comarts.us SESSIONS OFFERED AT THE 2022 LA EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES SUMMIT: April 10, 2022 Trauma-Informed Art Therapy Interventions for Adolescent Groups: Virtual Connections

This week's episode features Megan VanMeter, Licensed Professional Counselor and Art Therapist Supervisor, who will be speaking about her practice and an area of specialty, The Role of Creativity in Combatting Burnout for Helping Professionals.   Megan's website: https://www.meganvanmeter.com/   Theme song credit: "NextQuestion" by Greer Culbertson, LCSW-- lyrics, guitar, and vocals and Landon Laws-- drums Sound Engineer: Amanda Justice   The interview process on this show is based entirely on the concept of consent in which an interviewee may choose to pass on any question at any time by simply saying "NextQuestion." No questions asked.    Thank you for listening to NextQuest Podcast. We learned something new today and hope you did too. Stay tuned to our episode next week featuring Erin Ebert, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor, who will be speaking about her practice and an area of interest, Navigating Wellness in a Weight Centric World   NextQuest Podcast relies solely on donations to keep this project going. Please consider making a donation via Venmo to username @NQCATX.

Art is found in almost everything. It can be the songs you listen to while you drink your morning coffee, the scenery outside your window, the packaging of your family's favorite cheese, or even this beautiful description you are reading. Art is everywhere.With all the challenges we face in life, we tend to develop anxiety and depression where we lose inner peace. During these times, we need to remember that there is art - always ready to comfort us.Art Therapy helps us explore our emotions, improve our self-esteem, and relieve stress. It involves creative techniques such as drawing to help us express ourselves artistically. With the guidance of art therapists, we can delve into the nonverbal messages through art which can help us better understand our feelings and behavior and aid the healing process.Today, we are joined by the well-known author and art therapist, Dr. Patricia Isis, to share with us the beauty and power of art. She's been practicing Art Psychotherapy and Mental Health Counseling for over 40 years in South Florida, providing full-time clinical art therapy services in public schools, and offers an array of Mindfulness training in her private office. Get to know her and art therapy on Episode 36.Memorable Quotes:Art Therapy is a mental health profession designed to help all sorts of people, ages, and ranges of disorders. - Dr. Patricia IsisIt's so hard to refocus nowadays, so I hope people could use art therapy or therapeutic art to help them thrive, not just to survive. - Dr. Jette GabiolaOther Resources:www.MiamiArtTherapy.comThe Mindful Doodle Book: 75 Creative Exercises to Help You Live in the Moment.About the Guests:Dr. Patricia Isis, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LMHC-QS, ATCS has been practicing art psychotherapy for over 41 years with multiple populations and settings throughout her career. She offers services in public schools with youngsters labeled with emotional and behavioral disabilities and holds a private practice offering art therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families. She is also the author of The Mindful Doodle Book: 75 Creative Exercises to Help You Live in the Moment. Click here for her full profile.About the Host:Dr. Jette Gabiola is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the President & CEO of ABCs for Global Health. Click here for her full profile or read her full interview here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FEATURED GUEST: Nicole Porter Davis, ATR-BC, LCAT is the Former Director of Child therapy following the Sandy Hook School Massacre in Newtown, Ct, now a pandemic parent of a young child she finds herself producing “You and Us” a Virtual band of children's rock n roll. Integrating the music as a healing arts mechanism for change. Nicole Porter established the Emerald Sketch as the first mental health response program post Newtown tragedy in 2013. Since, she teaches globally and aids communities post horror to build sustainable creative arts trauma therapy services. She has co-authored the 1st Edition trauma response "Manual” for The Red Pencil 2018, and is the Playwright & Solo Performer to An American Nightmare, Hudson Guild Theater, NYC Summer Theater Festival 2019. Her favored Emerald Sketch projects this pandemic include “Black Children Matter” and “Art therapy for India” for the most up to date happenings you can always access her instagram @emeraldsketchart or website emeraldsketch.com. She is also the upcoming President of the New York Art therapy Association. Porter has been here before, in our Special Series on Trauma Response, where we discuss the various sequences applied post trauma for clients enrolled in the Emerald Sketch. Now we will reflect on her latest project "You and Us" taking those phases, writing, and recording an album! Two songs have been launched! One more on the way, an entire album on Valentine's Day! She is a true Renaissance woman… LISTEN & LEARN: How Nicole came up with the idea to translate the trauma treatment sequence into songs. The benefit of creative processing as a creative arts therapist. How the therapist's creative expression has the capacity to create a healing impact outside the therapy room. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Find Nicole at www.emeraldsketch.com on Instagram @emeraldsketchart Listen to "Social Connection" by "You & Us" on Spotify

Many of us our familiar with the two famous trauma responses: Fight or Flight. Others are familiar with the three famous responses: Fight, Flight, or Freeze. We call these the Three Fs. Did you know there is a fourth response that can occur in the face of trauma? We call this the Fawn response. Some of you may know it as Feign… join me as I dissect this fourth response, what it looks like, where it came from, and some linguistic changes that may assist with dismantling the stigma around this response with the assistance of the article written by Cathie Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/arts-and-health/202106/understanding-fight-flight-freeze-and-the-feign-response

FEATURED GUESTS: Susan Clark, LPCC-S, ATR-BC is an art therapist and counselor with 25 years of experience in the mental health field. She currently owns a private psychotherapy practice, WiseMind Counseling (Kent, Ohio), where she provides individual and group DBT-informed treatment to adults and teens. She is the author of DBT-Informed Art Therapy: Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and the Creative Process and is the author/editor DBT-informed Therapy in Practice: Skillful Means in Action, both published by Hachette UK/ Jessica Kingsley. She is offering listeners the ability to purchase the new book at cost plus shipping. All you need to do is send an email (her contact is listed in the resources section below). LISTEN & LEARN: How using art can be of benefit to DBT skill acquisition. The origins of DBT therapy. Understand the different types of trainings, including how the Linehan Board of Certification trains clinicians to employ this approach with high fidelity. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Contact Susan at susan@wisemindohio.com for a copy of her latest book at cost plus shipping. DBT-Informed Art Therapy: Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and the Creative Process DBT-informed Therapy in Practice: Skillful Means in Action Linehan Board of Certification

Welcome to Episode #32 of The JOY Factor. Today we're talking about art therapy with our guest Meg Mcmurdy. Art therapy is a powerful healing modality for all ages and interests. Listen is as Meg shares her own journey and busts a few myths about what art therapy is and isn't.  Meg McMurdy (she/her) "As a trauma informed therapist, I have witnessed the power of art therapy to assist my clients in deepening their path to healing. Combined with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness approaches, creative expression through art can support the whole person and be truly transformative. Making art isn't required or expected but I offer it and will customize an approach best suited to your needs. Our work together will be guided by choice and you will have my undivided attention and support. I love working with adolescents and adults along with neurodiverse individuals and am skilled at treating anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms. Being a life-long learner is something that I hold dearly and strive to make that passion come through in my work as a therapist. I believe that we can all heal, learn and grow best when we have time, support and tools to find relief from painful symptoms and stress patterns. It is a true honor to align with my client's needs and help them imagine a better future. I am a graduate of The George Washington University where I received my Master's in Art Therapy. I am an LGPC (Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor) and LGPAT (Licensed Graduate Professional Art Therapist)." Meg's Contact Information: www.inner-evolution.com Additional Resources  If you need help, please text SHARE to 741741 to reach a crisis counselor with Crisis Text Line. You can also call The Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 to be connected to free and confidential support and crisis resources for you or your loved ones. Check out the Quarantine Family Toolkit by Kristin Ramsey, ATR-BC, LPC, which offers suggestions and resources on how to talk with children about COVID-19, a sample daily schedule for working/learning at home, online apps, podcasts and other resources for daily activities, mindfulness activities and short guided muscle relaxation script, as well as many art activities instructions and examples.  Resources for addressing COVID-19 — The National Council for Behavioral Health offers resources to help manage coronavirus-related anxiety and to communicate with your kids about this crisis among other topics. Behavioral health care workers will also find resources including telehealth best-practices and implications for certain vulnerable client groups. Affirmations for Coping during Coronavirus Times — AATA Blog, March 30, 2020 https://www.expressiveartworkshops.com/expressive-art-resources/100-art-therapy-exercises/ Thank you for Listening It is a true honor to bring this podcast to you and I am so grateful that you took the time to listen. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends and family. The JOY Factor Podcast Do you have a second to complete this brief listener survey? It helps our show track who is listening so we can create topics of interest to you!  http://survey.libsyn.com/thejoyfactorpodcast

FEATURED GUEST: Linda Turner, LCAT, ATR-BC has been a NYC based Art Psychotherapist for 20 years. She is also a mixed media artist and painter, who prior to a mid life career change was a home products and textile designer. Over the past 10 years Linda concurrently ran a half time Private Practice while working as an Adjunct Assistant Professor / Career Counselor at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She recently left to move in to full time art psychotherapy and coaching practice, to work less and to spend more time creating art. During the first 10 years as an Art Therapist, Linda was hired to introduce art therapy into a collaborative program between the DoE and Catholic Charities, a program that assisted underserved youth in obtaining their GED diplomas. She entered as a part time employee and ultimately became a clinical supervisor. She worked for the Chinatown YMCA after 9/11, also introducing art therapy services to this population, and at the Creative Center doing art with adult cancer patients. Linda served on the board of the NY Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies (NYCCAT) for seven years. With a commitment to life long learning, Linda has a Certificate from Kint Institute in Trauma and Creative Arts Therapies, is level 3 AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), Level 1 IFS (Internal Family Systems), has a Certificate in ISP (Integral Somatic Psychotherapy) and has trained with CTI (Coaches Training Institute). Linda lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their 2 cats; while currently working virtually, she cannot wait to get back to her office in the Union Sq area of NYC. LISTEN & LEARN: The value of knowing your commitment level when it comes to creating a private practice. The benefits of creating community when going out on your own. Giving yourself permission to earn more when you trust in your value. Letting your practice serve you based on your needs throughout your career. Permission to reach out to others for support in the process. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Linda's practice https://www.arttherapyny.com Expressive Therapies Summit - Linda is teaching on career prep.

Today The Brain Coach welcomes Laura Schmid, ATR-BC, LPC, a board certified art therapist and licensed counselor in the St. Louis, MO area. Mary and Laura discuss art therapy and how the incorporation of visual arts into traditional counseling can promote positive change in peoples' lives. Laura shares why everyone can benefit from art therapy, regardless of artistic ability, and how the practice is used in a variety of settings. Art therapy provides an alternate means of communication for those unable to communicate verbally or struggle to express themselves through language, such as children or stroke victims. Laura has a masters in art therapy counseling from Southern Illinois University. Throughout her career, she has used art therapy to support adolescents, adults and seniors. To learn more about Laura's work, you can find her on LinkedIn. Additional art therapy resources: American Art Therapy Association Art Therapy | Psychology Today Please note: this podcast does not provide medical advice. The information, images and other materials contained are for informational purposes only. No information discussed is a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Please seek help from your physician for medical questions or advice.

FEATURED GUESTS: Daniel Blausey, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT (he/his), is a NYC based art therapist and the founder of Studio Blue: Creative Arts Therapy PLLC. For over 25 years he has worked with survivors of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual victimization, people living with HIV/AIDS, sexuality and sex positivity, and within the LGBTQ community. Daniel designed, implemented, and directed several mental health programs in NYC, including The Door and Gay Men's Health Crisis, and has extensive supervision experience. Daniel has co-authored Foundations of Art Therapy Supervision: Creating Common Ground for Supervisees and Supervisors. Yasmine Awais, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, LPC, is a PhD candidate in Social Welfare at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her research interests center diversity in the creative arts therapies and in higher education. Yasmine has published and presented nationally and internationally on supervision, cultural humility and competency. Yasmine has co-authored "Foundations of Art Therapy Supervision: Creating Common Ground for Supervisees and Supervisors" with her former supervisor Daniel Blausey. RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: "Foundations of Art Therapy Supervision: Creating Common Ground for Supervisees and Supervisors" USE CODE: FLR40 to obtain 20%off http://www.yasminejawais.com E-mail Yasmine at awaisatrbc@gmail.com www.danielblausey.com E-mail Daniel at daniel@danielblausey.com Expressive Therapies Summit SESSIONS THEY ARE TEACHING AT THE SUMMIT: Beyond the Good White Therapist, OCT 15 - 16, Singular Session Sharing our Identities in Clinical Practice & Supervision: What Therapists Need to Know

On this week's episode we welcome back our good friend, Denise R. Wolf MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC along with our brand new guest, author Lynn Langan. Alyssa, Denise, and Lynn are passionate about helping adolescents and use this episode to dive into the struggles and unique challenges facing our youth today. In Lynn Langan's brand new book, Duke & The Lonely Boy, she takes readers inside the world of our adolescents and emphasizes the importance of making kids feel seen and heard. Whether you are an adolescent, a young adult, a teacher, a therapist, or a parent, this discussion as well as Lynn's book will help you to better understand how to navigate the world of our adolescents.  Light After Trauma Website Support the Podcast   Purchase Lynn's Book Learn More About Denise Wolf Transcript:   Alyssa Scolari [00:09]: Happy, happy Tuesday. Welcome back to another fun episode of Light After Trauma. It kind of feels like an oxymoron, doesn't it, to be like, "Oh yeah, this is another fun episode for a trauma-focused podcast," but I hope that if y'all have learned anything from me by now, it's that I think that the recovery process and the trauma process just isn't really possible without some humor. I am a really big fan of humor therapy, which is not officially a thing, but it's my thing because I believe if we don't laugh about some things, we'll cry about everything. We have with us two special guests today. One of them is a very familiar face on the podcast. We have got Denise Wolf back with us today, which is so exciting. She has done I believe two episodes already at this point, so this is her third episode on the podcast. We just need her to keep coming back because she's amazing. Denise has done some episodes. I think the one episode that she did with just me was on art therapy, and then the other one we did talking about law enforcement and the whole defunding the police versus backing the blue. So, definitely go and check out those episodes if you have not listened already, because Denise is really an incredible person and has a lot of awesome things to say. Plus, she's really funny as hell. I'm just going to reintroduce her in case she is new and you a new listener here on the podcast. Denise R. Wolf has so many letters after her last name, which just is a testament to how incredible she is. Denise R. Wolf is the Owner and Practitioner Therapist of Mangata Services as well as an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and Villanova Universities. Denise is a Licensed Professional Counselor, as well as a Registered Board Certified and an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor through the Art Therapy Credentials Board. For over 20 years, Denise has been practicing as a therapist primarily treating adolescents and adults with histories of complex interpersonal trauma. She works as a consultant for many Philadelphia organizations, including the Philadelphia Art Museum, providing clinical supervision and programming related to trauma informed care. Denise has presented at city, state, national, and international conferences in the areas of trauma informed care, trauma and neuro biology, pedagogy, clinical supervision. She has several articles published in peer review journals, and has contributed chapters to Seminole texts in her clinical work. Actually as I was reading that, I think you might have even done... Actually, I think the episode where we talked about art therapy with Denise, I think that one was a two person episode as well. We just love doing two person episodes with Denise, because yes, I'm pretty sure we had somebody else on that podcast as well. Regardless, go check those episodes out because they're awesome. Then I also want to highlight our other very special guest today, who is Lynn Langan. Lynn is brand new to the podcast, but I am really excited to have her on because we are talking all about adolescents, teenagers, whatever word you might have for them. I'm sure that some people have some choice words for teenagers, but I happen to absolutely love working with teenagers. As you heard, Denise with teenagers, I work with teenagers and adolescents, and kids that are young adults. That's really my wheelhouse. Lynn Langan is an author who just had a book come out that we are really going to dive in today, because it's really all about kind of diving into the adolescent brain. Lynn lives in Pennsylvania, and her love for writing developed after she finally learned how to read in the fourth grade, after being diagnosed with a learning disability. She fell in love with the characters crafted by the wonderful Judy Blume, and found a great escape into the world of fiction where everything seemed to be possible from big problems to small. She went on to graduate from Kutztown University, with a BA in professional writing, and then spent three glorious years teaching at an at risk youth high school just outside of Philadelphia. There, she was inspired to write her young adult novel, which is After You Were Gone, which is available. Her newest book is called Duke and the Lonely Boy, and that came out in August. That is published by Black Rose Writing. We are here today to talk about it. I cannot wait. Hello, Denise, Lynn. Welcome. Lynn Langan [05:34]: Hello. Denise Wolf [05:34]: Hello. Lynn Langan [05:35]: Thanks for having us. Alyssa Scolari [05:37]: I'm so happy you're here. I have to admit, I feel like I'm missing the party over there because you're both together recording this. I'm like I should be there. I should be over there with a glass of wine or something. Lynn Langan [05:49]: Absolutely. Denise Wolf [05:51]: [crosstalk 00:05:51]. Alyssa Scolari [05:54]: I'm so glad you both are here. As I was telling the listeners, Denise, one of the many things that I think are just incredible about you is your versatility and your ability to just kick absolute ass in so many different realms in the mental health field, and I love it. We've gone in depth about art therapy. We've gone in depth about the legal system. And now here we are today turning it to adolescence, which is a topic we could talk about forever, and something that I think all three of us are very passionate about. Thanks for coming back again. Denise Wolf [06:34]: Thanks so much for having me again. Alyssa Scolari [06:37]: Of course. It's such a pleasure. Lynn, it is such a pleasure to meet you. Talk to me about your journey to becoming a writer, because if I understand correctly, this isn't is your first book. You've had a book out before? Lynn Langan [06:55]: That is correct. Not published though. It's been for sale, but this is the first book that was sold for me. I went to college for writing, and then when you get out of college that's not really how you're going to make money apparently. I was doing newspapers and short story stuff, so probably when I was around 27 I was like, "You know what, I really want to write a book. I want to do this." So I spent a lot of time digging in and learning how to do this actually, because college can only teach you so much. But when you get out into the real world, you have to continue practicing and learning, and growing in your field of whatever you're doing. SCBWI conferences, which is just a whole chapter of adolescent writers from probably picture books all the way up to 18 years old, so it's a whole bunch of authors. They're getting together and to these conferences, and learning, and figuring out how to write an entire book, and query it, and all the steps that go along with it. It's been an incredibly long and hard journey, but worth it. Definitely worth it. Alyssa Scolari [08:12]: Yeah, I think that's very important that you said that because the life of a writer is not an easy one. Lynn Langan [08:18]: No. No, it's not. Alyssa Scolari [08:21]: I think it's really important to shed light on that because I think a lot of people have an idea of what it looks like. "I want to be a writer. I want to be a writer," but then putting that into practice, in theory it seems like a life of luxury. I write whenever I want. I sip my coffee. Pinky up. As I type of the computer while the birds are chirping outside. It's like [crosstalk 00:08:46]- Lynn Langan [08:45]: No. And the words are so easy. They're right there and I'm just plucking them out of the air. That is absolutely not the case. It's a lot of discipline because you work a full-time job. There's no one yelling at you to go to the computer to write this book. The future is unknown if it ever see the light of day. That's kind of where I grew my peace from, was that I'm doing this thing because this thing, this art, is what makes me me. It's my joy and my happiness, even there's struggle along the way. If I wasn't doing it, then I don't think I'd be complete. It is a lot of discipline. It's a lot of just sitting down and looking at the blank computer screen back at me like, "Come on. Put some words down." Alyssa Scolari [09:33]: Any second now. Lynn Langan [09:34]: Any second now, this big idea's going to come to me. That's not true. Alyssa Scolari [09:39]: It's so tough. It's so tough. Lynn Langan [09:42]: Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [09:43]: My next question, and this is a question I have for both of you, tell me why the love for adolescence, because all three of us share a big passion for the kiddos in this world. Why? It doesn't matter whoever can go first, but I'm very curious as to well adolescents are such a passion. At least in my experience, I always knew that I wanted to work with kids. Everybody would tell me, even my professors in college would be like, "No, you don't. No, you don't. No, you don't." In grad school, "What do you want to do?" "I want to work with kids." "No, you don't." Everybody kept trying to talk me out of working with kids. It's very unpopular. So tell me for each of you why it's so important to you. Denise Wolf [10:32]: I'll start. Part of it too, Alyssa, like I was told the same thing, "You don't want to do that." Tell me I don't want something or I can't do something, and I am going to do it 1,000% times over and everything on fire in my path. Alyssa Scolari [10:48]: Yes. Yes. Denise Wolf [10:48]: That's part of it, but it's also a connection to adolescence and that inner 15 year old kid that still lives in my heart that says, "Fuck you. I can do this. Get out of my way." That's part of it, I'm oppositional, and that connects with adolescence. Part of it is that I had a troubled adolescence, you could say. I'll stop there. Some of it I feel like is not quite payback. I don't have the right word, but making repairs for some of the errors that I made along the way. Part of it is because I can. Because I can and because a lot of people can or don't want to. I guess there's a fourth part that adolescents are so exciting from a neuro developmental perspective. It is like the Fourth of July in their brains. It was such a great time of change and shifting, and possibilities. Lynn Langan [11:46]: Discovery. Denise Wolf [11:46]: And discovery, yeah. It's really exciting. For all of those reasons. Lynn Langan [11:53]: Yeah, and I would go into that also for all those things, and say that I want to be an advocate because I remember my youth not being taken seriously because we're young, and our voices don't matter. That's not true. We are young... Well, we are not now, but we were young and they are young, and they see things and make connections in ways that if you stop and listen to them it makes sense. We're missing some of that youthful view in the way they see the world. As we get older, I think we get more narrow in our views and also take less chances where when you're young you kind of live and learn by your mistakes. I want them to know that that's okay. It's exactly how you're supposed to learn. The adults that are walking around judging you or saying what you're doing is wrong or whatever, it's not. It's your time to grow into a person. I want to be there to foster that. Authentically, I want to make sure that's in my work that they have opinions that matter, and the way they see the world matters, and they have a place for that. Alyssa Scolari [13:06]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [13:06]: Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [13:07]: Absolutely. Have either of you seen the Twilight saga, the movies? Lynn Langan [13:13]: Yes. Denise Wolf [13:14]: Yes. [crosstalk 00:13:14]. Alyssa Scolari [13:15]: I guess let's take it to the fourth one, Breaking Dawn Part Two. Lynn Langan [13:21]: Oh, yeah. Oh yeah, part two. Alyssa Scolari [13:23]: I know, I'm going here, right? Lynn Langan [13:25]: Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [13:26]: Full disclosure, I just finished watching that series again last week so it's fresh on my mind. But, this is kind of how I see adolescents and this is what I love so much about them. Remember the part in Breaking Dawn Part Two where Bella becomes a vampire and everything in the world is new to her, and her senses are heightened, and she can smell things, and run at a pace she's never been able to run before, and her skin, she's in a different body, she has a thirst for things she never thirsted before. She just feels like all of these things, like sensory overload. I feel like that's what it can be like working with adolescents. The world is just new to them. They're in bodies that they're not super familiar with. Things are explosive and exciting. Lynn Langan [14:23]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [14:24]: I love it. I feel like that's what it's like to work with kids sometimes. That's what it's like to be an adolescent sometimes. Lynn Langan [14:31]: Absolutely. Denise Wolf [14:31]: Yep. Lynn Langan [14:32]: Yeah, you've got these thoughts and everything is brand new. Everything. Your world is so small. You don't realize how big the world is until you become an adult and you start living in it. The adolescent brain, the picture that they see is very tiny and then it makes the things that they're experiencing seem so heavy. That's another thing to work with the adolescents is cool, because you can be the person that says, "Calm down. You don't know what you're talking about." Or you could be the person that says, "Sit down. Let me talk to you. Let's talk about this. Let's have a real conversation about it." This isn't the end of the world. This is just the beginning. Denise Wolf [15:09]: Yep, and it feels gigantic and soul-crushing. Lynn Langan [15:13]: Right, because it is for you. Denise Wolf [15:14]: Right. Because your life is only yea long, and this is taking up such a big part of it. Lynn Langan [15:19]: Right, yeah. Denise Wolf [15:20]: Which is cool and exciting, and to be there and to validate it and celebrate it. Lynn Langan [15:24]: Right, absolutely. Alyssa Scolari [15:26]: Yeah, to validate it and to celebrate it, especially because so many kids get shut down. Denise Wolf [15:33]: Oh, gosh. Lynn Langan [15:33]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [15:35]: The amount of times... Like I was saying before we started recording, the amount of times that adults say to children, "You don't know how easy you have it. What do you know? You're just a kid." I'm like I actually think they know a lot more than we know as adults. Lynn Langan [15:57]: Yes, absolutely. Denise Wolf [15:59]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [16:00]: They're smart as hell. Lynn Langan [16:01]: They're smart, yes. And they just need a platform for themselves to be able to... That's what's so critical too, because if that age if you have that one adult that's shoving you down and you're influenced by that, your whole trajectory of your life could be changed just by some adult making some offhanded comment to you. I see that a lot. I think we see that a lot too, probably all three of us, because everybody works with kids, or has worked with the kids. You have one person that doesn't validate, and then you get in your head and you can't put it down. Alyssa Scolari [16:37]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [16:38]: Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [16:39]: Absolutely. I'm sure we've been those kids. I know I for sure was that kid who really felt like... I felt like as a kid I was always too much. My emotions were always too big for somebody. It was always like "Calm down. Stop crying. Why are you crying about this? You have to get over it. You have to move on with your life." I see kids in my office who come in with those same big emotions, and those same big feelings, and I think about how they suffer so much less simply because another adult is able to say, "Aw man, of course you feel that way." Lynn Langan [17:20]: Right. Alyssa Scolari [17:20]: It makes all the difference, doesn't it? Denise Wolf [17:23]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [17:23]: It really does. "I see you." That's what you're saying, "I see you. You exist. Everything you feel exists. It's real. It's here." Don't bury that down because it's making other people feel uncomfortable it. I think a lot of kids get their voice shut off because of that. No one's validating them or they can crawl inside their head and just be quiet. [crosstalk 00:17:45]- Alyssa Scolari [17:46]: 1,000%. [crosstalk 00:17:46] 1,000%. Lynn Langan [17:48]: Yeah, and it's sad. I don't want to see that for anybody. I think it's good to think of it in terms like that. It could just feel like you have a breakup with your boyfriend or girlfriend. Yes, as an adult you're like, "Get over it. You're going to get hurt 1,000 times." Well guess what, this is the first time I'm being hurt and everything you're saying to me is how I'm going to model my life from this point on. This is how I'm going to deal with things that come up in my life because you told me to calm down, or didn't see, or didn't hear me. I think that's good to give kids voices. Denise Wolf [18:23]: Yep. Alyssa Scolari [18:24]: Absolutely. It makes them feel human. I almost feel like we dehumanize kids, and we don't see them as having the same kind of complex feelings and emotions that adults have. There's always "I'm the adult and you're the kid. This doesn't concern you." It's like if we could shift that. Your kid is an independent human with independent thoughts and feelings, and viewpoints of the world. If we could shift from "You're just a kid. What the fuck do you know?" To "Hey, tell me how you view that," it would make such a big difference in the lives of adolescents I think. Lynn Langan [19:16]: Absolutely. When people say, "Oh, well you don't know how good you have it," I look at kids and I'm like, "Man, you don't know how bad you have it." Because you have to be plugged in to this social media, to this... You're always plugged in and you don't get a break from that ever. Ever. I look at my nieces and nephews and I'm just like, "What would it be like if you could just put that phone down?" I know you can't because you feel like you have to be involved in that, but it's just crazy. You don't ever have a safe spot. When we were kids, you can get away from school or all of that, and just go geek in your room and do whatever you want. But not these kids. They're just sitting there taking selfies 24/7 and feeling like they have to, and people are judging them for that, and they're not looking at what are the consequences of that? What does that really feel like to be plugged in 24/7 and never getting a break? Denise Wolf [20:13]: They don't know because they haven't had a different experience. Lynn Langan [20:15]: Right, yeah it's very disheartening when adults judge the kids. They're like, "Oh, you don't know what it's like. I walked up to school on a hill and back again on a hill." No, these kids are going through it. There's a lot of pressures on them. New things that they're coming against. There's just so much for them I feel. Denise Wolf [20:37]: Yep. I think part of the reason we collectively adopt, dismiss and minimize adolescents is because they don't want to remember their own eps because they're growing pains. Growing pains, they're emotional and physical. They shut them down, "Be quiet. Get over it. Calm down," like being on an airplane when there's a crying baby and somebody's like, "Shut that baby up." My response is, "Oh, you were born a full grown adult asshole? You were never a baby?" People want to forget or deny their adolescence. Lynn Langan [21:14]: Right, absolutely. Denise Wolf [21:16]: But we don't. That's why we're amazing. Lynn Langan [21:18]: Right. Alyssa Scolari [21:20]: No, that's right. That's why we're fucking amazing at what we do, because we understand the magic that lives in adolescence. I love it. I love it. Tell me, Lynn, where was the inspiration for this book? I'll let you answer that question before I drill you with five more questions. Lynn Langan [21:47]: The idea of we indirectly impact people versus directly impact people has always been fascinating to me, because Denise and I worked at Carson Valley Children's Aid, which is a residential facility for troubled youth. We had a lot of Philadelphian children who came out to our school that were bused in. Alyssa Scolari [22:08]: Is that how the two of you met? Lynn Langan [22:09]: Yes. Denise Wolf [22:10]: Yep. Alyssa Scolari [22:10]: That's awesome. Lynn Langan [22:12]: This one day the guidance counselor came out said, "Okay, I want you to give out a soft pretzel to a student that you think is deserving." We're teachers. We're like a million miles... You just take the ticket and you're like, okay whatever. So, I gave it to this student who was very short, very quiet, very closed off. She didn't like to talk at all. I walked up to her and I said, "Here you go." She started crying. I was like, "What's going on?" She was like, "I didn't think you knew who I was." I'm like, "I'm your teacher for a long time. Of course I know who you are." She was like, "I just didn't think you saw me." From that point on I was like, wow the littlest things that we do really do make a difference sometimes. You don't know. You don't know what that thing is going to be. Then that kind of just fascinated me like how many other things have I done to people that changed their perspective or vice versa. That whole seed was planted in me that I wanted to write this book where you think you know, but you don't know. You don't know what's going on in that person's life. What does that really look like, and how would that really spawn out into a novel? How could I get that across? That's kind of where I started playing with Duke and the Lonely Boy, because they both have these ideas about each other, but they don't really know each other at all. Alyssa Scolari [23:45]: Yeah. Yeah, it seems like... Again, I'm still reading this, but from all that I've gathered from the book so far, it seems like that is the moral... One of the many morals of the story is that you truly just don't know. What you did, is you magically crafted two characters who couldn't be further apart from one another. Without giving too much away, can you say a little bit more about who Duke and the Lonely Boy are? I just love their story right from the get go. Lynn Langan [24:19]: Yeah. It seems stereotypical, but it's not, I promise. Duke is the popular boy, and he's the All-Star football player, and he's got a very bright future ahead of him, but he's struggling in math. So, something very simple. The coach gets him this tutor, Tommy, who is just this outcast, but not in the stereotypical form. He's just quiet and nobody really knows his existence in this school or the story. They meet up and that's how the story begins, but it's told obviously through two perspectives. The first half of the book you're really getting Tommy's perspective as the little person and his story of what's going on. You're seeing him through Duke's eyes as a teenager. I think it's unpacking that for Tommy. Duke's got his own struggles going on, which Tommy kind of looks at like, "What's up? You can't do math, but you got everything else going for you." The story too jumps around in time, which kind of reminds me of therapy work, where it's not like you sit down with the client the first time and tell their entire history. You're working through their story kind of like event by event, and it's not sequential. So we as therapists have to be mindful that we don't make assumptions from go because I think for me one of the big takeaways is when you know, you know, and to remember that you don't. Duke and Tommy have these really complex stories, and have this sort of initial encounter where they think they know each other. Then throughout this jumping in time, back and forth in time and these crossovers of their interactions in their own personal stories, your perspective and understanding and empathy really shifts. Alyssa Scolari [26:18]: Yeah, absolutely. You know what also I love is that you're breaking this stereotype. If a high schooler were to pick up this book and read it, whether that high schooler is the football star in the school, the popular one, or more of the loner, you can still learn something. I love that this breaks the stereotype, because I think a lot of people feel like the kids who are loners are the only kids who have stuff going on. Like "Oh, they've got issues." I can't tell you how many times I have heard other kids be like, "Oh yeah, there's the loner. That's the kid that's going to shoot up the school," and say dumb shit like that that kids say. But you als don't know how much is going on behind the football stars, the basketball stars, the most popular girl. I like that you break that stereotype as well. Lynn Langan [27:24]: I wanted the reader to be able to identify with real characters. These are not those heavy issues in there, but with... I'm not sure if [inaudible 00:27:36] that for you is the right [inaudible 00:27:38]. I feel like the reader deserves that. Alyssa Scolari [27:42]: That it's like there are heavy issues in there. Lynn Langan [27:44]: Yeah, that there's heavy [crosstalk 00:27:45]. Alyssa Scolari [27:45]: Some of its tough. Lynn Langan [27:46]: Yeah, some of its tough, and it's real and maybe you could see yourself in some of these things. I like that Duke is the popular one, but he's growing so much in this story. He's trying to find his place. Just because you're popular doesn't mean you know your place. Duke constantly questions whether is this real, or if I don't keep doing things that these people are saying that I do then I'll lose everything. I do think that that's a struggle for the popular kids. If you could pick up that book as a popular kid and be like, "Yeah. Right, I have things too and I don't know what to do with these things. They're heavy and maybe I don't want to be in the box that I've suddenly found myself in. Maybe I want to go sit with the loner or the art students, or the music group," or whoever. High school is very segregated in where you're going to be, so it's nice for the popular kid to be able to pick up that book and say, "Yeah, I do have things and I don't necessarily know what the hell I'm doing. I don't have it all. I just appear to have it all." Sometimes our appearances really plays with your head. Denise Wolf [29:01]: In a lot of ways, Tommy has more resilience than Duke because Tommy's endured a lot and in some ways that's given him a lot of strength. Lynn Langan [29:12]: Yeah, but he doesn't know he has it. Denise Wolf [29:15]: Right. Lynn Langan [29:15]: Yeah, that's his journey, is that he is authentic to himself, but he doesn't know how to get that out to the world because he's just been shut down by his life situations. Denise Wolf [29:30]: I'm thinking about The Breakfast Club. I'm like is this a modern day Breakfast Club? You know in the end when I think Jeb Nelson's narrating, he's like "In each one of us there's a cheerleader [crosstalk 00:29:40]-" Lynn Langan [29:39]: Oh yeah. Denise Wolf [29:39]: "And the football player." Lynn Langan [29:42]: Right. Denise Wolf [29:43]: Right, and they're dealing with other characters in the book. You meet Charlie, and Lexie, and I'm thinking there's a little bit... It's not like, oh the popular kid's going to read this and identify with Duke. These characters are so well developed and complex. They really speak I think collectively of the adolescent experience. Lynn Langan [30:03]: Yeah, and sometimes I find I read young adult books and they bring up something that's heavy, and then they leave it. They just leave it there- Alyssa Scolari [30:14]: Skirted away, yeah. Lynn Langan [30:15]: It's like, actually that's not what the real emotion of that is. Don't just put it in there because it's heavy. Don't brush over that. We're also, as authors, I think we have a moral code that we should say we're not going to breeze over these emotions because it's not going to sell books or it's not Hollywood enough. No. I think that's what it is. We have the duty as these authors that are writing to these young children to really be their users into the world and validate their feelings that they're feeling, and not gloss over. I was reading a book recently and the main character was raped. Then we were done. I was like nothing- Denise Wolf [31:00]: [crosstalk 00:31:00] that's not how that goes. Lynn Langan [31:01]: That is absolutely not how that goes. Denise Wolf [31:03]: [crosstalk 00:31:03] like that. Lynn Langan [31:05]: Right, my fear is that the young girl who is reading that is like, "Well, I guess I gloss over that, this thing that happened to me. I guess I don't talk about it, or I don't have real feelings about it." Well, no. That's an injustice. Alyssa Scolari [31:22]: Yeah, and as you're both saying this, my adolescence is very much on the forefront of my brain just b because of all the inner child work that I've been doing recently. I have lots of memories from my adolescence, and I was in school. The time that I was in middle school, we didn't talk about this stuff. This really wasn't something that got talked about not even in the slightest. Even today, when it is getting talked about, it's usually not getting talked about correctly, or not handled well. So, we've got a long way to go, but that's a whole other podcast. I turned to books. I was such a reader, and I turned to all of these young adult novels. I remember... As you were saying that Lynn, I'm sitting here and the feeling that I used to feel as a 14 year old is coming back to me, where I was opening these books, these young adult novels, trying to find the darkest ones I could find. I need the darkest book that is in this section that somebody will let me take from this God forsaken school library. I would read it and look, and it would touch on something dark, and that to me would be what I needed to get into. I would be like, "Okay, we're talking about drugs here. We're talking about sexual abuse here." My 14 year old brain is like, "I need more of this. I need more of this. What do you mean you were raped? Are we ever going to talk about this?" No, we're just going to talk about how you got into a fight with your best friend now, and that's the plot. The rape is... So, I love that you're doing that because I agree, and I think that that is such a missing piece for so many young adult novels, is that for Hollywood purposes, for selling purposes, for stigma purposes, because we don't like to talk about these things, a lot of authors gloss over it. There's not many people who dig right into the core and look at all facets of it, because it's uncomfortable for folks. Lynn Langan [33:34]: Yep. Yeah, definitely. There's going to be times where the reader's going to be uncomfortable in Duke and the Lonely Boy, and that's appropriate. My only hope is that I did a good enough job that if it touches one kid's life, if it's a map for one kid's life, then I've done my job. That's kind of what my philosophy is on that. I want to be authentic and give you a real picture of what's going on. Alyssa Scolari [34:04]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [34:05]: Sometimes that's ugly. Alyssa Scolari [34:08]: Sometimes it's ugly, but that's what's so helpful. I know I shared this when we were going back and forth in emails, but for me the book that I was finally able to get my hands on that went into detail, this book it was called Almost Lost. It was the journey of a teenager's healing process and recovery from addiction, and it's the transcript of his therapy sessions were in the book. I read that book and I felt like I was home. Not only did I feel like that therapist in that book was speaking to me as a 14 year old, I was in the eighth grade when I read this book and did a book report on it, but in that moment that book told me this is what I need to do with the rest of my life. When you say "If this book can help one person," I guarantee it's going to help so many more than that because I see what a book did for me. It can change lives. Lynn Langan [35:09]: Right, absolutely. There's a theory I have to bring up here. Alyssa Scolari [35:12]: Please do. Please do. Denise Wolf [35:16]: A theory about why looking at art, why we have sort of these "oh my gosh" relief moments like you're say the art museum, or listening to a piece of well composed music or whatever it is. So, [inaudible 00:35:29] have this series born in psychology to arts that we take a well crafted piece of art, like [inaudible 00:35:36], but we take our defuse tensions and anxieties from our lives, the day, whatever it is, project it into the work of art or reading a book, and through resolution of the formal elements, story after story, our plot, characters, all that kind of stuff, we then experience a sense of our own relief or release of tension, cortisol, all that kind of stuff. I'm really connecting that to when story and your story, and my story of the dark, dark books that I dug out, or the banned books from the library [crosstalk 00:36:11]. Even if it wasn't directly my story to be able to be part of somebody else's that reflected a part of me, that's well crafted, we get a sense of relief and release. Lynn Langan [36:23]: Right, absolutely. Absolutely. Alyssa Scolari [36:26]: Yeah. I have never heard of that before, and that is fascinating. As you're sitting here, I'm such a dork, as you're sitting here saying that, I'm going "Oh shit, that's why I love Harry Potter so much. That's why I can't stop reading Harry Potter." Lynn Langan [36:46]: Yes. Denise Wolf [36:47]: Right, yeah. There's a part of us that we project into these works of art. Then through the character's resolution we experience a sense of our own. Does that mean it's going to fix your problems? No, that's not at all what I'm saying. Lynn Langan [36:59]: No. But sometimes, think we're all saying it too, it's nice to not feel alone. We're not alone and that. Even if it's not our story, if it's just something that's sort of singular or where we can insert ourself, even it's just a false victory because you read the character's victory, it does give you hope. Alyssa Scolari [37:21]: Yes. Lynn Langan [37:22]: And hope is all you really need at the end of the day, because if you feel that you have that, some kind of glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel per se, then you're going to chuck through to the end and find it for yourself. I think. Denise Wolf [37:22]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [37:38]: Yes. When you are dealing with the biology of an adolescent brain, and their emotional response center is on fire, and their prefrontal cortex, the place for rational thought is under-developed, hope can be a hard, hard thing to come by. Denise Wolf [38:06]: Very. Yeah, it's abstract. I think in adolescent, the top third of their brain is like under construction. Lynn Langan [38:13]: Right. Denise Wolf [38:14]: It's not even there. So, hope is [crosstalk 00:38:16] that belongs in that top third. So, you can talk about it, you have to feel about it. That's where art comes in, to create that- Lynn Langan [38:28]: Yeah, absolutely. Alyssa Scolari [38:31]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [38:33]: There were several scenes in this book that I wrote, and then I would walk away from my desk and come back and be like, "Nope, you wrote that as an adult. Stop. You can't fix the problems like that. Stop it." Alyssa Scolari [38:50]: Yeah, now this might a little bit of a, I guess, abstract question, but was there anything that you had to do to be able to really channel your inner adolescent? Or is that something that's very easily accessible to you? Lynn Langan [39:05]: It's something I think is very easily accessible to me, for some reason. It's a gift that [crosstalk 00:39:11]- Alyssa Scolari [39:11]: It's a gift. A gift and a curse. Lynn Langan [39:15]: [crosstalk 00:39:15]. It's both those things. I was reading this book. I'm dyslexic, so there's book about... A dyslexic author wrote this book about the gifts of being dyslexic. One of the things is that the way we form memories around the events that are happening because for a normal brain it goes syntax... What's that word? Here we go, [crosstalk 00:39:39]. Denise Wolf [39:39]: It's synapsis. Lynn Langan [39:41]: Synapsis. But for a dyslexic brain, it kind of takes a U turn. It pings differently, and because of that we're really grounded in memory. We have an excellent memory for all things, but that's kind of like our survival guide because it's how we thrive. Because of that, I can basically tell you everything that's happened in my life. My memory, for some reason, well not for some reason, for that reason is extremely strong. When I sit down to write these adolescent books, I can just sit down and be like, "Okay, you're 17. Go." You got to think of high school, of events, and just remember how small my brain was, or what I was thinking or feeling at that point. Then I can dive in. That's how I know when I'm not being authentic to the characters or the voice, is when I feel like my adult brain is coming in and being like, "Well, that was easy." I'm like, wait no, it shouldn't be easy. It's not an easy [crosstalk 00:40:39] job. You can't think like that. I feel like because of all of that, that's why I'm very good with my memories and all of that. Denise Wolf [40:47]: Mm-hmm [affirmative], it makes sense. Lynn Langan [40:48]: Mm-hmm [affirmative], I'm very in touch with that. Denise Wolf [40:52]: Fun fact about Lynn, oh my gosh, this so cool, Lynn has soundtracks or song for the characters, so trying to get into character, then they're like, "Oh I need to listen [crosstalk 00:41:03]." Alyssa Scolari [41:03]: Really? Oh, that's so cool. Lynn Langan [41:06]: Right, yeah. It's that initial, here's the story that I'm thinking in my head. Here's the soundtrack that I'm going to put to that, and [inaudible 00:41:14] music. It's very helpful in rewrites because my agent's coming back and saying, "Go into this novel and fix this problem." I'm like, "What? That was so long ago. Oh, I know. I'll just hit this play button right here." And then boom, I'm right back into their world. I'm right there. Alyssa Scolari [41:32]: That is brilliant. Where did you even think to be able to do that? [inaudible 00:41:38] music, depending on whatever you put on, can get you anywhere. Anywhere you want to go- Lynn Langan [41:45]: Yes, anywhere you want to go. Alyssa Scolari [41:46]: Music will take you there. Lynn Langan [41:48]: Yes, it will take you there. The writing process is unique in the fact that you sit down to the computer and you're asking yourself to leave yourself. You're asking yourself to forget about whatever troubles you had that day, or your perspective of the world, or sometimes your gender, and go. As a writer, that's the thing that you have to work on the most, is who is actually at the keyboard today? Is it Lynn, or is it Duke, or is it Tommy? Who is it? In order for me to train my mind to do that, when I first wrote my first novel, I would play their songs. I would play them three or four times before I even put my hands to the keyboard because I knew I had to listen to it repeatedly to get all of my personal baggage out of the way so that the character could step forward and would be influenced in my writing. I can do it now without music. It's really just training your... It's almost like a meditative state, is what I would best explain. You consciously ask yourself to exit. Alyssa Scolari [42:54]: That's fascinating and brilliant. Wow. Denise Wolf [42:59]: Something else [crosstalk 00:43:00] tell me about writing, because I've done some academic writing, is to write first with an old timey pen on paper. There's something about that kinesthetic sensory, just kind of writing actual words on paper and then the first edit becomes entering it into the keyboard. That connects so much more with sort of the I think emotional part of ourselves. Lynn Langan [43:25]: Absolutely. I usually edit... My first round, I'll print out the manuscript and edit that way because there's something about that process that gets you at a computer. Alyssa Scolari [43:35]: Agreed. Lynn Langan [43:36]: It's more authentic to you. Alyssa Scolari [43:38]: Yes, agreed. There's something so different that comes out of you when you are physically writing than hitting buttons on a keyboard. It's a completely different experience. Lynn Langan [43:51]: Absolutely, yeah. Alyssa Scolari [43:54]: I talk about journaling with some of my kids who I feel like it might be helpful for, and they're like, "Can I just type it out on my phone?" I'm like, "Hell no." Lynn Langan [44:04]: No. [crosstalk 00:44:06]. Get that pen in your hand. Feel it. [crosstalk 00:44:08]. Alyssa Scolari [44:08]: And get a fun pen, right? Lynn Langan [44:10]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [44:11]: I have a set of I think it's like 100 pack. Oh God, 100 pack of glitter gel pens. I'm still a giant child. Denise Wolf [44:21]: Yep. Yeah. Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Are they scented? Alyssa Scolari [44:26]: Denise, I looked for the scented ones. Lord knows that I tried. Unfortunately, they're not. Denise Wolf [44:31]: Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Alyssa Scolari [44:34]: But I wish. The last question I want to ask you, because I also think this is important because I do know that we have listeners out there who are parents, and if they don't have an adolescent currently, they have an up and coming adolescent or adolescents at home. Do you feel that this book is one that can also help parents and even any adults who work with kids get a better view inside the mind of a kid, which will then also better help them to relate to their kid in real life? Does that make sense? Denise Wolf [45:14]: Yes and yes. Alyssa Scolari [45:15]: Okay. Lynn Langan [45:18]: One of the things that you try to do as a young adult writer is remembering the place of everybody in their lives. Yes, you're living in a family. Yes, you have chores and you have bedtimes, and you have all those things. That's all true. But what's really important is the social aspect. That's where you're getting all your connections, and that's the most important part. As a parent, I think it's easy to look at your 17 or 16 year old kid and forget that there's this whole other life that is very complicated. You're just thinking they're upstairs in their room. They're taking out the trash. It's easy to get into the routine of life and forget that there's these little stories that these kids are having that have nothing to do with you. [crosstalk 00:46:08]. You can only hope that you're a great parent and you modeled well, because they're out there in the real world by themselves, and this is the time. I think that's why I like this age, because it is the loosening of the parents and the influence, and the family structure, which is also very hard on the parents, but it's just as hard on the kids. It's that constant, I think you see that a lot with Duke, where he feels guilty for not watching football with his dad because that's what they used to do. He has a social life now, and he needs to go out with his friends, but he still has that little internal battle like, "I'm going," but there's also a sadness that I know that this slipping away. Even though I'm looking forward to my independence, it is also scary. I think for both parents and kids, that's a good reminder of that. Denise Wolf [47:01]: Right, that it's all the feels. It's all the feels. I had to do an art engagement with youth, so I had to craft a 50 message about adolescents to adolescence. So, that's not a lot of words. Lynn helped me write it, thank you, and it started off with "No matter what, it's going to hurt." It was really great, if I do say so, and I submitted and they changed it before publication and didn't check with me. So, when I read my message to adolescents in this glossy thing they put out, it was like being a teen is great. I'm like, fuck no. Alyssa Scolari [47:37]: What the fuck? Denise Wolf [47:39]: [crosstalk 00:47:39] I said it's going to hurt, but it's okay. Alyssa Scolari [47:44]: You wrote, "It's going to hurt," and they took that and said, "Being a teen is great"? Denise Wolf [47:44]: Yeah. Lynn Langan [47:50]: Yeah. Denise Wolf [47:51]: Mm-hmm [affirmative], [crosstalk 00:47:52]. Alyssa Scolari [47:51]: Jesus Lord Almighty. Denise Wolf [47:55]: To your question earlier, Alyssa, I think it's really valuable and important for adults, educators remind ourselves of all that angsty stuff, all the feels. Get back into that. Like, no matter what it's going to hurt. You're going to be okay, but can't escape the pain. That's where growth happens. Lynn Langan [48:15]: Right, exactly. Just go ahead and feel what you need to feel. It'll be funny if you interviewed I would say Duke's family, they also I think would come away and have the perspective that everything in Duke's life is okay, where it's not. His family member that really knows that is his sister, which is also good for parents to I think see from that angle that siblings have that connection with each other and they can look out for each other, or they can call each other out on their bullshit, or any of that. Yeah, it's just a weird time in the like where everybody's learning how to let go of this family unit. Denise Wolf [48:57]: Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Alyssa Scolari [49:00]: I think the most important part is just what both of you were speaking to is, being able as adults to get back in touch with not just the angst, but all of the feelings. I think so much of adulthood has become just about numbing out, by working 9:00 to 5:00, playing music or a podcast, or a news radio in the car to and from work. You come home. You eat. You do whatever. You go to bed, and you do it all the next days. Weekends stereotypically include going out, drinking, this, that... it's so focused around just numbing out. As adults, we almost just even have time for our feelings. I think that's what makes the three of us so fucking incredible, because I don't sense that we do that. We feel things. Denise Wolf [49:52]: Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Lynn Langan [49:52]: Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [49:53]: And refuse to live in the numbed out state that I think a lot of adults have found themselves in. Denise Wolf [50:01]: Mm-hmm [affirmative]. Lynn Langan [50:01]: Yeah. I should say I think one of the best advice that Denise has ever given me in my life was that she said, when I was going through some tough times, she was like "Look, pull up a chair. Make yourself a cup of tea. Get to know that feeling that you're feeling. Ask it questions. Just don't shy away from it. Lean into it." It's really good advice to remember that as an adult, you're right, we get into these routines and again, we get more and more narrow in our thinking, in the way... I think that's part of society's pressure too, like don't talk about your feelings. Just do, do, do. It's okay to have feelings around if you want to feel sad. It's okay to feel sad. If things are not working out, it's okay that things aren't working out. It's not the end of the world. That's what's so fun about adolescents too is that they can fall down and get back up. You're so resilient when you're young, because you just haven't really quite learned to stay on the floor. I think that's probably what the three of us have learned, we keep standing up. We're going to take the punches in the ring and it's going to hurt, but we keep going and we're going to feel those feelings, we're going to figure out how not to get hit by that again- Denise Wolf [51:17]: But we probably will. Lynn Langan [51:18]: We probably will. Denise Wolf [51:19]: We will. [crosstalk 00:51:20]. Lynn Langan [51:22]: Yeah, we won't shy away from it. Denise Wolf [51:23]: Yeah, and we'll have great stories to tell. Lynn Langan [51:26]: Yeah, exactly. Alyssa Scolari [51:27]: Yes, that's living. To me, that's living at it's fullest. Lynn Langan [51:31]: Right, absolutely. Denise Wolf [51:33]: Yep. Alyssa Scolari [51:34]: I love it. Lynn Langan [51:34]: Through mistakes. Yeah. Alyssa Scolari [51:37]: If people would like to buy this book, where on earth can they find it? I know Amazon is one, but I also want to plug if it's in any kind of small businesses or anything like that, or is it mostly Amazon? Lynn Langan [51:50]: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the great and wonderful Bookshop where you can go on and order it and it fosters independent bookstores. So, if you buy it from Bookshop it will be pulled from your local store. Bookshop.org, yeah. Alyssa Scolari [52:06]: Bookshop.org. Okay, I will make sure... So yeah, to the listeners out there, this is a book you absolutely going to want to get your hands on, whether you're an adolescent tuning in, whether you're in the young adult phase of your life, whether you have kids of you own, whether you are a teacher, or a therapist, truthfully even if you're a therapist who works with adults, so many of the adults that you're working with have unresolved childhood issues. I don't like the word "issues", but I can't think of a better word right now. It's very important to be able to tap into this type of stuff. Honestly, this book is very useful for everybody. Of course, feel free to use Amazon because it'll get to you very quickly, but also I am going to put the other link in there because, you know, support your local bookstore, or support small businesses as well. So, head over to the show notes. Denise and Lynn, thank you for a wonderful episode. I love talking about kids. Lynn Langan [53:13]: Yes. Alyssa Scolari [53:14]: It's been fun. Lynn Langan [53:14]: Yeah, thanks for having us. Denise Wolf [53:16]: Yeah, thank you. Alyssa Scolari [53:17]: Thanks for listening, everyone. For more information please head over to LightAfterTrauma.com, or you can also follow us on social media. On Instagram, we @LightAfterTrauma. On Twitter, it is @LightAfterPod. Lastly, please head over to Patreon.com/LightAfterTrauma to support our show. We are asking for $5.00 a month, which is the equivalent to a cup of coffee at Starbucks. So, please head on over. Again, that's Patreon.com/LightAfterTrauma. Thank you, and we appreciate your support. [singing]

Jamie and Jennifer discuss how paying attention to cycles and tracking one's mood throughout the month can support mental health and self-regulation. Jennifer shares valuable knowledge about the importance of routines, rituals, and co-regulation. Jennifer Lawrence, MA, LPC, ATR-BC is a licensed professional counselor, board certified registered art therapist, and certified yoga teacher who has almost 30 years experience as an educator and therapist. Jennifer received her BA from the University of San Diego in Elementary Education and completed her special education credential in graduate school. She gained an MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Art Therapy and Play Therapy from Naropa University. She has supported a wide range of ages and issues, from preschoolers living with mental health issues, grieving children and their families, kids who were adopted internationally, and adults living with traumatic brain injury and stroke. She is the co-creator of the award-winning program Healing with Horses which she ran for several years before moving to the East Coast. Jennifer has presented nationally at several professional conferences, including the American Art Therapy Association. She holds specialized certifications in dyslexia remediation, the Listening Program, and trauma-conscious and adapted yoga methods. Jennifer believes deeply in the healing capacities of yoga, cycle awareness, and creativity. She loves to paint, spend time at the ocean with her family, and discovering knew ways of thinking about the world. She has a private practice offering nourishing movement and art to overwhelmed moms as well as for neurodiverse kiddos that want to find new ways to express their amazing-ness while learning to deal with the neuro-typicals in their lives. For Jennifer's cycle tracker, visit her website http://jenniferlawrencearttherapy.com

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with therapist and coach Amy Babish about how to go deep in relationship, the importance of a safe container, why nothing is more important than living your life, and more. Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #558: Living a Well Life Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Upcoming Events TDJ Live Masterclass September 19 Fall Virtual Retreat {registration now open} TDJ Passholder Collective {join the waitlist} Guest Amy Babish, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, is a coach and go-to expert for exceptional women who are ready to love their lives, embody their YESes, unlock the potential of their relationships, radically transform, and create meaningful impact.  After 20 years as somatic licensed psychotherapist, credentialed art therapist, a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator and Consultant (CDWF-C) in Dr. Brené Brown's methodology, and an energy healer serving over 10,000 clients, Amy now offers life-changing private coaching, group programs, masterminds, and retreats. Amy has brought her somatic training, psychospiritual teachings, and intuitive gifts for unforgettable experiences on over 50 retreats, groups, and programs. Participants have reported that one week of retreat work has resulted in exponential shifts in their personal relationships, increases in energy levels, previously unimaginable professional achievements, and growing their capacity to receive abundantly. Amy has been featured in Forbes, Psych Central, Soul Sessions Podcast, LOLA Community Podcast, Tranquility du Jour Podcast, and Honor The Feminine Podcast. Find Our Guest Instagram : amy.babish FB: https://www.facebook.com/GirlwiththeBun Website : https://www.amybabish.com/ Let's Connect Receive inbox love through Love Notes: invites, inspiration, and more. Browse my 6 Books and planner. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TDJ by Kimberly. Share a review on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review.

Expressing our feeling and ourselves is the only way to live our truth in our bodies, hearts and souls. Many times, we have been taught that to express our feelings is harmful to others and ourselves, but if we learn how to express our feelings honestly and constructively it is beneficial to everyone.M Reim Ifrash MAAT, REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC, RMT, CLATM (they/them) is a fat, non-binary, Art therapist and eating disorder specialist who own Rainbow Recovery, a queer owned and operated healing collective committed to the recovery of the LGBTQ+ community.  They believe in the power of authenticity, being real and creating safe spaces for all in the world. M is also a board of directors member for Project HEAL and the founder of Eating Disorder Therapists for Intersectional Social Justice. When not working they enjoy spending time with their cats, dogs and bunnies, creating art and working on their tattoo project called The Tattooed Goddex.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

FEATURED GUEST: Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT is a board-certified and licensed clinical professional art therapist and Associate Director for the Portland Institute. Her art therapy private practice, national presentations, trainings and practitioner supervision/ mentoring focus on traumatic loss, specifically with parents who have lost a child, suicide bereavement, and military family loss. The theoretical foundations of her group and individual art therapy work are grounded in meaning reconstruction, attachment informed grief therapy, continuing bonds with the deceased and restorative retelling. She is author of Artful Grief: A Diary of Healing, (www.artfulgrief.com) written twelve years after the suicide of her seventeen-year-old daughter. She is co-founder of The Kristin Rita Strouse Foundation (www.krsf.com) a non-profit dedicated to supporting programs that increase awareness of mental health through education and the arts. TRAIN with Sharon at the 12th Annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Nov 6, 2021 7:00 PM EST VIRTUAL TOWN HALL - Mourning, Meaning & Celebrating Together: An Expressive Way Through the Pandemic with Bob Neimeyer, Sharon Strouse, Evid Lindemann, Catharine DeLong, Stacies Yeldell & Nancy Scherlong Nov 11, 2021 6:30PM EST IN-PERSON - Superhero Grief: Secret Identity - and the Transformative Power of Mask Making with Jill Harrington & Sharon Strouse Nov 12, 2021 10:00AM EST IN-PERSON - Doll Making in the Treatment of Traumatic Loss with Sarah Vollman & Sharon Strouse RESOURCES MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: https://www.artfulgrief.com Portland Instiute for Loss & Transition www.portlandinstitute.org The Kristin Rita Strouse Foundation www.krsf.com

Bruce L. Moon, Ph.D., ATR-BC, HLM is Professor Emeritus of art therapy at Mount Mary University. Now retired, Dr. Moon is the past chair of the department and director of the graduate art therapy program, and co-founder of the doctor of art therapy program. He is the author of Existential Art Therapy: The Canvas Mirror; Essentials of Art Therapy Education and Practice; Art and Soul: Reflections on an Artistic Psychology; Introduction to Art Therapy: Faith in the Product; The Dynamics of Art as Therapy with Adolescents, Working with Images: The Art of Art Therapists; Word Pictures: The Poetry and Art of Art Therapy; Ethical Issues in Art Therapy; The Role of Metaphor in Art Therapy; Art-Based Group Therapy: Theory and Practice; and with Dr. Chris Belkofer, Artist, Therapist and Teacher: Selected Papers was published last spring. He has presented papers, workshops, and performance art events throughout the United States, Canada, and Asia. Dr. Moon is an active painter, singer-songwriter, film maker and performance artist. He has recorded a number of music CDs and performs regularly at small concert venues. Dr. Moon was the 2007 recipient of the Honorary Life Member Award (HLM) of the American Art Therapy Association and the 2009 recipient of the Buckeye Art Therapy Association HLM. These are the highest honors granted by the AATA and BATA, and the only awards that are voted on by the entire professional memberships. To connect with Dr. Moon: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bclunar123

FEATURED GUEST: ELISSA ARBEITMAN, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT Elissa earned a BFA in Graphic Design from The University of Michigan, holds a Masters degree in Art Therapy from New York University, is a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) by the Art Therapy Credentials Board and a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) by the State of New York. From 2003-2007 she developed and implemented Art Therapy programs throughout New Jersey. In 2007 she opened her private practice, Higher Art, where she specialized in helping children, teenage girls, women and parents develop coping strategies around anxiety and depression while increasing self-esteem. In 2018, she opened Wild and Free Painting and now facilitates self-care and personal growth groups and workshops through Process Painting. She also offers individual art therapy sessions for children, teens, and women to help support them on their journey. Elissa has a FREE DOWNLOAD called 12 Tips for a Meaningful & Creative Life. Resources & Where to find Elissa: https://www.wildandfreepainting.com/ Elissa@wildandfreepainting.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildandfreepainting/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wildandfreepainting

FEATURED GUEST: Gretchen Miller, MA, ATR-BC, ACTP Gretchen is a Registered Board-Certified art therapist and an Advanced Certified Trauma Practitioner practicing in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio. Her experiences include providing art therapy services for youth and women from homes of domestic violence, grieving children and adolescents, families and adults transitioning out of homelessness, survivors of human trafficking, and youth managing mental health recovery. Gretchen is a regional, national, and international speaker, art therapy author about adolescents, domestic violence, digital art therapy, and social media, as well as an Adjunct Faculty for Ursuline College and The George Washington University's graduate art therapy programs. Gretchen currently serves on the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) Board of Directors, is a Past President of Ohio's Buckeye Art Therapy Association (BATA) and recipient of BATA's Honorary Life Membership Award. She is the author of The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media published by Routledge and served as Guest Editor for the International Journal of Art Therapy's (IJAT) Special Issue about Online Art Therapy in 2020. Resources & How to find Gretchen: http://www.gretchen-miller.com https://www.facebook.com/arttherapymeetssocialmedia The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media

FEATURED GUEST: {ENCORE of EPISODE 17- Emery Mikel} I know I always say, I am so excited to introduce you all to my next guest, but I really really am! She and I met because we were both on a panel together speaking about private practice back in 2015. We have continued to collaborate presenting at conferences on the topic and I have found her book "The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists" to be a wonderful resource. Please welcome Emery Mikel, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LCPAT to the show. She is the founder and director of Water & Stone, a Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC. W&S currently has 13 creative arts therapists seeing individual clients and running groups. Her practice also offers continuing education, both online and in-person. Emery is currently working on a second book, also related to private practice and starting a company. In addition to all of the above mentioned, Emery mentors and provides supervision to other therapists and interns, guest lectures at George Washington University and is adjunct faculty at Nazareth College. I hope you enjoy our discussion about her book the Art of Business. Resources: Water & Stone, PLLC www.creativelyhealing.com 2020 Taking Action: Social Justice Through Artistic Expression & Connection conference, June 5-7, 2020 www.creativelyhealing.com/conference.html The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists by Emery Mikel Contact Emery directly to purchase a signed copy of the text at emery.mikel@creativelyhealing.com CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST EPISODE!

In this Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Episode, I got to interview Bridgit Dengel Gaspard about her new book the final 8th. Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, is the author of The Final 8th and the founder of the New York Voice Dialogue Institute. She is a former performer who earned a master's degree from Columbia University and teaches at numerous professional settings including Omega Institute. She lives in New York City, where she maintains a thriving private practice. Visit her online at https://www.final8th.com/. You'll find her on social media here: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BridgitGaspard/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BridgitGaspard Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/bridgitdengelgaspard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rI-3kWE-o9s0dHQLX6UZQ All Day Symposium at the Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 Creative Teletherapy Strategies & Virtual Interventions for Coping with COVID & Racial Injustice - Presented by: Kendra Carlson, MAAT, ATR-BC, Symposium Coordinator Christian Bellissimo, MSW, LCSW, RPT April D. Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, PAT Brian Jantz, MA, MT-BC, LPMT Suzi Tortora, EdD, BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC, CMA Disclaimer: To be transparent, the links to the books mentioned in the show are Amazon affiliate links. We receive a small fee if you purchase an item using the links. We use the fees to help us grow and improve the podcast. We will never use an affiliate link to the product that don't believe in or haven't vetted ourselves. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, you will hear the inspiring story of how Rob Shaver and Constanza Roeder used the arts to foster resilience as Adolescent and Young Adult cancer survivors. Rob Shaver is a Sixteen year three-time (stage 4 at initial diagnosis) cancer survivor. He has a deep love for the outdoors and music and believes the role they played in his treatment cannot be overstated. Rob is one of the founding musicians of Hearts Need Art and believes that the arts should be accessible to all cancer patients. We hope his story will inspire you to lean into your creativity to cope with challenges in your life. Constanza shares part of some exercises by Cathy Malchiodi PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT in her Psychology Today article, Tapping the Healing Rhythms of the Vagal Nerve. You can learn more about Constanza at ConstanzaRoeder.com "Arts for the Health of It" is presented by Hearts Need Art in Partnership with the National Organization for Arts in Health. To learn more on how to support the podcast or sign up for our newsletter visit https://heartsneedart.org/podcast/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artsforthehealthofit/support

Join Amy Gordon (host, MA, LMHC), Marquel Musgrave (Land-based Intersectional Pueblo Feminist), and Brittnee Page (MAAT, ATR-BC, CCLS, LCMHCA) in discussing important considerations for doing therapeutic work with children. (Content notice: mention of death pertaining to children).

Kyla and I worked together in a PACE program in Harlem, NY, USA during the height of NYC's covid crisis. We discuss dealing with the loss of our mutual clients. How she handled the trauma. We discuss her work as an art therapist and celebrate her new role. This episode is dedicated to the lives lost at the PACE program due to the pandemic.

Saba Harouni Lurie is the owner and founder of Take Root Therapy, a supportive and effective psychotherapy practice located in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, California. In addition to being a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Board Certified Art Therapist, she is also a mother, a partner, and someone who enjoys deep introspection. Her philosophy is that self-acceptance and living with intention can change the world. Besides the work that she does with clients and while running her small business, Saba serves as a professor at Loyola Marymount University in the Marriage and Family Therapy/Art Therapy Department. Take Root Therapy

In this Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Episode, I got to interview Bridgit Dengel Gaspard about her new book the final 8th. Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, is the author of The Final 8th and the founder of the New York Voice Dialogue Institute. She is a former performer who earned a master's degree from Columbia University and teaches at numerous professional settings including Omega Institute. She lives in New York City, where she maintains a thriving private practice. Visit her online at https://www.final8th.com/. You'll find her on social media here: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BridgitGaspard/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BridgitGaspard Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/bridgitdengelgaspard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4rI-3kWE-o9s0dHQLX6UZQ All Day Symposium at the Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 Creative Teletherapy Strategies & Virtual Interventions for Coping with COVID & Racial Injustice - Presented by: Kendra Carlson, MAAT, ATR-BC, Symposium Coordinator Christian Bellissimo, MSW, LCSW, RPT April D. Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, PAT Brian Jantz, MA, MT-BC, LPMT Suzi Tortora, EdD, BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC, CMA Disclaimer: To be transparent, the links to the books mentioned in the show are Amazon affiliate links. We receive a small fee if you purchase an item using the links. We use the fees to help us grow and improve the podcast. We will never use an affiliate link to the product that don't believe in or haven't vetted ourselves. Thank you for your support.

Today's Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Series Guest is Kendra Carlson, MAAT, ATR-BC. She is a Registered and Board Certified Art Therapist at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, and Adjunct Professor at Springfield College Art Therapy/Counseling Graduate Program. Kendra's work includes lifespan populations with a focus on adolescents and experience in chronic physical and mental illness. Developed and implements a grant-based digital art therapy program for behavioral health patients in crisis as well as hospitalized adolescents and children with co-morbidity diagnoses and trauma. She is project leader and co-facilitator of the PRN International multi-disciplinary mental health team for Jamaica Homestead, West Indies where she leads art therapy with the Homestead students and staff for mindfulness, affect identification, community building, self-expression and coping strategies. Kendra supervises post-graduate students for art therapy registration, and instructs courses including Art Therapy & Counseling in a Digital World. She has presented at the UN Education - Learning & Literacy Committee, Yale's Humanities in Medicine, Yale Child Study Center, Expressive Therapies Summit, Connecticut Art Therapy Association's Colloquium and served on its Board of Directors. In this episode, Kendra shares about her work engaging clients using digital art therapy approaches with apps and tools accessible to all. She will be facilitating an all day Symposium, with 5 esteemed colleagues, at the Expressive Therapies Summit titled: Creative Teletherapy Strategies & Virtual Interventions for Coping with COVID & Racial Injustice. Resources: Mood Meter App by Mark Brackett, PhD. http://moodmeterapp.com/ PicMonkey https://www.picmonkey.com/ Procreate https://procreate.art/ Not Mentioned, but a fun digital art tool http://bomomo.com/ Tilt Brush, Virtual Reality 3D Painting https://www.tiltbrush.com/ { I tried this tool earlier this year and I can attest to it being WONDERFUL tool! } Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive also by Mark Brackett, PhD All Day Symposium at the Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 Creative Teletherapy Strategies & Virtual Interventions for Coping with COVID & Racial Injustice - Presented by: Kendra Carlson, MAAT, ATR-BC, Symposium Coordinator Christian Bellissimo, MSW, LCSW, RPT April D. Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, PAT Brian Jantz, MA, MT-BC, LPMT Suzi Tortora, EdD, BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC, CMA Disclaimer: To be transparent, the links to the books mentioned in the show are Amazon affiliate links. We receive a small fee if you purchase an item using the links. We use the fees to help us grow and improve the podcast. We will never use an affiliate link to the product that don't believe in or haven't vetted ourselves. Thank you for your support.

Our guest this episode is Jenni Graham, LCAT, ATR-BC, MPS. Jenni is a Nationally Registered & Board Certified Art Therapist & has been working in the mental health field since 2005. She is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University & Pratt Institute; where she earned her BA in Psychology & her MPS in Art Therapy & Creativity Development respectively. Jenni co-creates compassionate & empowering spaces of healing, liberation & connection by creating space for the full scope of human emotion through a lens of restorative mental & emotional wellness. In our collaboration, Adenike, Natasha & Jenni discuss the generational and collective aspects of trauma, as well as the power of art to help bring to the surface and integrate aspects of the self that we may not realize have always been there. You can find the collaborative art we made together with Jenni (along with prompts for your own visioning process!) by visiting https://ijustwanna.carrd.co/ and clicking the folder titled "Find Freedom." A transcript of this episode can be found at https://tinyurl.com/y429ag52 We also HIGHLY recommend checking out Jenni's Instagram and other pages for resources! Website: www.traumafreeuniversity.com Facebook Page to Follow: www.facebook.com/traumafreeu Facebook Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TFUbreakfreecommunity/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/traumafreeu And! And! Don't forget to hit that NEW "Support" button on our main anchor page - with as little as $1, you can help support this podcast, and the work of the Black Music Therapy Network! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/black-creative-healing/support

Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Episode 1 I have been asking Barry to be a guest on the show to talk about the Expressive Therapies Summit before I even had any podcasting equipment in 2019. The idea for TCP had been brewing for several years before I began taking the necessary action steps to bring it to life. I learned that Barry, similarly had the idea for the Summit percolating within him for decades before the opportunity to breathe life into it was ripe. Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC began his career in the helping professions as a Child Life Specialist at Yale/New Haven Hospital in 1979. In 1982, while Director of Expressive Therapies at Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA, he developed the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS), a standardized art assessment and award-winning multicenter research project, still in use worldwide. Cohen is the author/co-author of numerous journal article sand chapters, and co-authored/co-edited three books, including Telling Without Talking: Art as a Window into the World of Multiple Personality, and the workbook, Managing Traumatic Stress through Art, both published in 1995. He has taught extensively in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. A professional conference planner and consumer fair promoter, he produced and chaired the Eastern Regional Conference on Trauma and Dissociation (1989-1996) and was Conference Manager of the American Art Therapy Association's 2006 and 2007 conferences. Barry joined Expressive Media as Executive Director in 2008, and introduced its Institute of the Arts in Healing Spring Institute in 2009, then founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit in 2010. In 2013, with Eliana Gil, he co-founded the Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute, an annual conference held just outside Washington, DC. In 2017, Barry co-founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles conference with Ping Ho of UCLArts & Healing. Resources: Expressive Therapies Summit website: http://expressivetherapiessummit.com Expressive Media: http://www.expressivemedia.org/ Facebook: ExTxSummit Twitter: @ETSummit Instagram: @expressivetherapiessummit The Diagnostic Drawing Series: http://www.diagnosticdrawingseries.info/Home.html Episode 4 of TCP: https://anchor.fm/reina-lombardi5/episodes/4--How-Speaking-at-a-Conference-Can-Garnish-a-Publishing-Deal-eagrv1 Disclaimer: To be transparent, the links to the books mentioned in the show are Amazon affiliate links. We receive a small fee if you purchase an item using the links. We use the fees to help us grow and improve the podcast. We will never use an affiliate link to the product that don't believe in or haven't vetted ourselves. Thank you for your support.

Life is process, change inherent in all we do. All is changing and we are a part of an evolving experiment, an unfolding process from birth to death and the mystery of before and after. Yet we become attached to something or someone and want to freeze frame moments. We hope to hold on to the good and yet hurry the difficult away. Joan Stanford loves the quote, “Sometimes the best thing to do when it is raining is it to let it rain.” We cannot change that about ourselves but it is helpful to remember everything is always moving. Our intentions matter and our responses to what arises as well. And it is helpful to recall that joy in process. For Joan, playing with art materials allows that. She does try to play freely accepting “mistakes” letting the process lead her.   Valeria interviews Joan Stanford the author of “The Art of Play: Ignite Your Imagination to Unlock Insight, Healing, and Joy.” At forty-two, Joan —a busy mother, innkeeper—discovered, to her surprise and delight, a creative process for insight and healing that allowed even her, a self-proclaimed “non-artist,” to start making art. In The Art of Play, Stanford shares her journey through art and poetry as an example of how taking—or, more appropriately, making—time to pay attention to the imagery our daily lives presents to us can expand our awareness and joy, and she offers readers suggestions for how to do this for themselves, inviting them to embark on their own journey. Joan Stanford, MA, ATR-BC, created a high school class “Alternative Mirrors,” addressing body image and self-esteem issues, for which she was awarded the Soroptimist's “Making a Difference for Women” award.  Joan is also the  author of “Dining At The Ravens.” She offers imagination playshops and creativity retreats at the Mendocino Center for Living Well which she and her husband started in 2008 at the Stanford Inn Resort in Mendocino, CA which they have owned and operated since 1980. She believes in the power of art making to heal individuals and communities.   To learn more about Joan Stanford please visit her website: https://joanstanford.com/ For Intro-free episodes: https://www.patreon.com/aquestforwellbeingpodcast Podcast Page: https://fitforjoy.org/podcast   ** Bio intro and outro one by Heidi Lynn Peters. 

Are you ready to open your creative capacity for healing grief and trauma? Join Sharon and myself as we not only share our personal testimonies regarding the benefits of art therapy but also our understandings of how art therapy supports the healing process, as well as instructions for how to engage in the process; we also provides a list of resources to be led through the process by a trained professional (see below). Time Stamps: 00:01:30- Sharon Strouse Personal Experience w/Art Therapy 00:06:02- The Process of Creating Through Trauma 00:11:01- Empowering Benefits of Art Therapy 00:12:28- The Concept of Being Grounded 00:20:20- Benefits of Art Therapy During Trying Times 00:25:26- Using Art Therapy to Articulate Your Trauma 00:33:37- How to Contact Sharon Strouse Sharon Strouse's email and other relevant links: devotion5@hotmail.com www.krsf.com www.artfulgrief.com www.portlandinstitute.org

I had the pleasure of speaking with Art Therapist Carolyn Mehlomakulu, LMFT-S, ATR of Creativity in Therapy. Carolyn shares how she started blogging about art therapy in 2012. The blog has helped her build her brand, fill her private practice, fill online courses and gain a publishing contract. She shares how she structures one day a week in her schedule to dedicate to plugging away at the keyboard and other creative projects. We also talk about her new book The Balanced Mind: A Mental Health Journal: Exploratory Prompts and Effective Practices. This journal has wonderful prompts with plenty of space to write, meaningful quotes, and every page is beautiful. Resources: Creativity In Therapy Blog https://creativityintherapy.com/ Carolyn's Practice https://www.therapywithcarolyn.com/ You can find her new book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1646117670/?tag=creatinthera-20&ref_=maas_adg_11CAA3FE6D2CE2070C40161542943C56_afap_abs&ref=mm_d3380136-534c-438a-b052-61968f54e587&utm_campaign=9781646117673&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=Website+affiliate #arttherapyauthor #arttherapypractice #creativepsychotherapist #creativityincounseling #therapistentrepreneur #therapistbusiness

I know I always say, I am so excited to introduce you all to my next guest, but I really really am! She and I met because we were both on a panel together speaking about private practice back in 2015. We have continued to collaborate presenting at conferences on the topic and I have found her book "The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists" to be a wonderful resource. Please welcome Emery Mikel, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LCPAT to the show. She is the founder and director of Water & Stone, a Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC. W&S currently has 13 creative arts therapists seeing individual clients and running groups. Her practice also offers continuing education, both online and in-person. Emery is currently working on a second book, also related to private practice and starting a company. In addition to all of the above mentioned, Emery mentors and provides supervision to other therapists and interns, guest lectures at George Washington University and is adjunct faculty at Nazareth College. I hope you enjoy our discussion about her book the Art of Business. Resources: Water & Stone, PLLC www.creativelyhealing.com 2020 Taking Action: Social Justice Through Artistic Expression & Connection conference, June 5-7, 2020www.creativelyhealing.com/conference.html The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists https://www.amazon.com/Art-Business-Creative-Therapists-Self-Employment/dp/1849059500 or contact Emery directly to purchase a signed copy of the text atemery.mikel@creativelyhealing.com

Join previous guest, Cathy Malchiodi, and Andrea as they discuss trauma informed approaches that can be used during this unique and unprecedented time of Covid-19. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT, Director, Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy InstituteAuthor, Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body and Imagination in the Healing Process | Guilford Press 2020Contributing Writer, Psychology Today Online | Arts & Health, 5 million readershttps://www.smore.com/gyncx-expressive-arts-therapy-e-newshttps://www.cathymalchiodi.com/https://www.trauma-informedpractice.com/

Nicole Porter Davis, ATR-BC, LPC, LCAT is today's guest. She is the founder of Emerald Sketch ART, inc. The Emerald Sketch's global mission is to work with children and families within their communities to heal symptoms of post traumatic stress and complex grief when devastated with unforeseeable tragedy. It grew out of Nicole's work responding to the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012. Since then she has taught other clinicians how to quickly mobilize and find funding to support creative arts based trauma response treatment programs following various large scale traumatic events. In addition, she is the President Elect for the New York Art Therapy Association. On the show today she shares about how she created the trauma response team and secured funding to support continued care after she left. This is episode 1 of an 8 part series dedicated to trauma response. We thought it was helpful to ground the series with our original interview. In the episodes that follow, we will be breaking down specific aspects of clinical response to support clinicians so that they can continue to support their communities. Resources: https://emeraldsketch.com/ https://arttherapyporter.wordpress.com/ Email: emeraldsketch@gmail.com https://www.gofundme.com/

In this episide I interview Art Medicine Woman Aviva Gold. Aviva Gold MFA, MPS, CSW, ATR-BC, REAT, and Art Medicine Woman discovered the enchanted bliss and healing in nature and art as a lonely child. Thus began a lifetime of guidance from the muses found in art and nature. Aviva graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in Art Education and Painting in 1962, taught art to children in Harlem and Spanish Harlem, New York City, received a Masters in Painting from Pratt Institute, was Mom to three sons, wife to a young doctor, and a natural childbirth and lactation coach, and she painted, exhibited and taught drawing and art history at New Mexico State University… all in what she sees as her "first" life. Aviva's message - that painting can be a conduit to humankind's most profound wisdom - has messianic quality: one hears it and begins to nod in agreement. For this reason, Aviva has spent much of her professional life seeking out and welcoming opportunities to describe the principles and method of Painting from the Source. She has presented her message, through lectures and workshops, in many personal growth centers throughout the world. These include workshops at Interface, Boston, Massachusetts; Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York; Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California; Kripalu, Lenox, Massachusetts; Common Boundary Conference, Washington D.C.; Synergia Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico (where she conducts extended workshops on a regular schedule); Knowledge Network, Albany, New York; Wainwright House, Rye, New York; Leading Edge Seminars, Asheville, North Carolina; Atsitsa, Skyros Island, Greece; Center for Harmonious Living, Athens, Greece; Open Center, New York City; Sedona Fellowship Center, Sedona, Arizona; Rowe Conference Center, Rowe, Massachusetts. Beginning in 1996, and at regular intervals Aviva has retreats at her own creative arts center, in Spencertown, New York.You can find her workshops at paintingfromthesource.com

Stephanie Staidle is a licensed art therapist and business coach who helps individuals and companies bring their visions alive into the world through businesses they love that make a difference. Her mission is to transform the world of business from one that relies solely on logic, language, and numbers to one that values creativity, risk-taking, play and innovation. The Right Brain Entrepreneur is the result of the frustration with a society that encourages ‘playing it safe' with all work and no play, suppressing our fullest, innate potential for success. Most of the education system does not set up the foundation for world changing entrepreneurs and happy companies. With an extensive background in psychology (BA from Georgetown University) and the arts (SNSImages), Stephanie has over eight years experience as a counselor, art therapist and personal development coach. She is a licensed creative art therapist in the state of New York (LCAT), and nationally board certified (ATR-BC). Prior to receiving her Masters in Art Therapy at New York University, she spent many years working for large corporations doing marketing and advertising for clients such as American Express and Clear Channel. Stephanie was one of six coaches selected for the Leadership Corps of PRO U, a premiere business and entrepreneurial education community. As a part of this department, she offered mindset training and leadership mentorship to budding entrepreneurs in the PRO community. Now, as the founder of The Right Brain Entrepreneur, she provides on-site workshops and coaching to business professionals worldwide, educating them on the science behind achieving results in business by using ‘right brain thinking', offering outside-the-box solutions to improve team building, problem-solving, and employee satisfaction. Stephanie has worked with educators, Google executives, lawyers and non-profits. She led the creation of the largest Vision Board on record at TedxFidiWomen 2013 in San Francisco. She led a sold out workshop, ‘Finding Your Why' at SXSW 2014 in Austin, TX as well as JUMP START for Startups as 2015 SXSW V2V and was featured as an expert on NBC and EVOX Television Networks. As an international speaker, Stephanie has spoken for large organizations such as Morgan Stanley, Volunteer Match and the American Business Women's Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices (megaphone.fm/adchoices)

Join host Andrea Schneider with her guest, Berenice Badillo, discussing community art therapy. How is art transformative in the communities in which you work?Why is a disiplinary approach to art therapy necessary?How can you utilize art in trauma informed practice?How do we assist in supporting art therapists to contribute to a social justice agenda?How can art be used in political discussions regarding subjects such as immigration?Berenice Badillo, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC. PhD Candidate is a bilingual dynamic and creative therapist and artist with over sixteen years of experience in working with at risk youth. She has created art therapy programming and has experience in grant writing and community organizing. She is a pioneer and hopes to continue her path in creating new programming with youth and disenfranchised communities.Specialties: Art Therapy, Complex Trauma, EMDR (eye movement desentsitization reprocessing) 1 and EMDR 2, (TFT) Thought field therapy, Bereavement,Specialty mental health, Adolescents and Individuals, Dual Diagnosis, Anxiety and Anger Management.Bio: Art saved my life, it was the only thing that redirected my rage, changed my life trajectory and gave me a voice. Art was my escape, the one thing that I excelled in and the only place where I could express myself freely. Art calmed me amid the chaos and would propel me into a path that seemed insurmountable to achieve. I grew up straddling two worlds as a first generation immigrant, balancing the intertwined cultural and subcultural identities that were my daily reality. At an early age I found myself in negotiation of identity, power and self-worth. Identifying as a Chicana/Xican@ helped me reclaim my identity and gave me a purpose. Art became my platform; a vehicle of change where we could disseminate the stories and struggles of the community on a grand scale. Intuitively, I utilized art as a tool for diffusion and de-escalation, to unite and to empower. I refined the skill of organizing and taught people that they too had something to contribute to their community through art. It is through these experiences that I began to see art and its potential to transform society. I utilize the experience of being a community artist, board certified art therapist and activist in my current work serving low-income adults with severe and co-occurring mental health issues. I provide an alternative forum to safely express and process trauma.I collaborate with my clients to develop client led art shows, three-dimensional sculptures and installations immediately changing their environment to reflect their stories, struggles and successes. This core group of clients in turn, teaches other participants in the community to participate in the art process.Art can provide a collective platform to explore inequalities, create dialogue and validate other cultural perspectives not belonging to the dominant society. In this current climate of colorblindness or passive racism, art has the ability to create ripples of change by bringing awareness to social issues; challenging the status quo, creating cultural development and reinforcing a positive identity for marginalized people of color and their communities.As an over-educated Chicana, I realize that my own life has changed drastically as education has allowed me to enjoy a different socioeconomic status, provide resources and distinct opportunities. In acknowledging my privilege, I am cognizant that holding true to my roots assists in the telling of my own story in my own voice and provides a platform for the shared voices of my community. This amplification of the stories and struggles of others enriches and breaks through the confining walls of the ivory tower of academia. I take refuge in knowing that although I no longer take off my earrings and fight you in the street, I can still throw down using the pen as my sword and my paintbrush as my beacon.

Mitchell interviews the founder and director of the Expressive Arts Summit, happening next week in NYC. Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC began his career in the helping professions as a Child Life Specialist at Yale/New Haven Hospital in 1979. In 1982, while Director of Expressive Therapies at Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA, he developed the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS), a standardized art assessment and award-winning multicenter research project, still in use worldwide. Cohen is the author/co-author of numerous journal article sand chapters, and co-authored/co-edited three books, including Telling Without Talking: Art as a Window into the World of Multiple Personality, and the workbook, Managing Traumatic Stress through Art, both published in 1995.  Barry joined Expressive Media as Executive Director in 2008, and introduced its Institute of the Arts in Healing Spring Institute in 2009, then founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit in 2010. In 2013, with Eliana Gil, he co-founded the Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute, an annual conference held just outside Washington, DC. In 2017, Barry co-founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles conference with Ping Ho of UCLArts & Healing. Mitchell will be offering a Qi-Gong, Stress Management Workshop for therapists, healers and healthcare practitioners Thursday evening at 6 at Pratt in Brooklyn. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

Mitchell interviews the founder and director of the Expressive Arts Summit, happening next week in NYC. Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC began his career in the helping professions as a Child Life Specialist at Yale/New Haven Hospital in 1979. In 1982, while Director of Expressive Therapies at Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA, he developed the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS), a standardized art assessment and award-winning multicenter research project, still in use worldwide. Cohen is the author/co-author of numerous journal article sand chapters, and co-authored/co-edited three books, including Telling Without Talking: Art as a Window into the World of Multiple Personality, and the workbook, Managing Traumatic Stress through Art, both published in 1995. He has taught extensively in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. A professional conference planner and consumer fair promoter, he produced and chaired the Eastern Regional Conference on Trauma and Dissociation (1989-1996) and was Conference Manager of the American Art Therapy Association's 2006 and 2007 conferences. Barry joined Expressive Media as Executive Director in 2008, and introduced its Institute of the Arts in Healing Spring Institute in 2009, then founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit in 2010. In 2013, with Eliana Gil, he co-founded the Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute, an annual conference held just outside Washington, DC. In 2017, Barry co-founded the annual Expressive Therapies Summit: Los Angeles conference with Ping Ho of UCLArts & Healing. Mitchell will be offering a Qi-Gong, Stress Management Workshop for therapists, healers and healthcare practitioners Thursday evening at 6 at Pratt in Brooklyn. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abwmitchellrabin/support

Combat Paper/Veterans Coming Home Project. Guests: Juliet King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC is the director of the Graduate Art Therapy program at Herron School of Art and Design; Leigh DeNoon, WFYI News; Andrew Schneiders, Art Therapy Veteran.

Basia Mosinski, is an Art Psychotherapist in Private Practice in NYC. Basia attributes her career choice in Art Therapy to the traumatic death of her 10 yr old stepson. She made a video about the accident which helped provide focus when it felt like her life was falling apart, and it did. She is the Chair of the Technology Committee of the American Art Therapy Association. She has written about media arts in art therapy and healing trauma.