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Wow! What an inspiring morning sharing our Art-Centered Practice of Care with fellow creatives and museum professionals at the New York City Museum Educators Roundtable conference at Columbia University Teacher's College in NYC. 

I had so much fun yesterday discussing #creativeresilience and #burnoutprevention in #familybuilding and running a #privatepractice on "The Creative Psychotherapist Offical Podcast," Season 3 Episode 13 with my fabulous colleague, Reina Lombardi, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LMHC-QS

Mattel just released a Barbie Art Therapy Playset available at Target, that includes a therapist and “patient” doll along with a cheerful childlike painting, mini art supplies, “mood stickers” and even a pet cat.

It’s been a rough year for so many–environmentally, politically, spiritually, personally. Without sugar coating hardship or minimizing the struggle at home or out in the world, I do believe in the power of our experiences to enrich us with the right support.

How do we approach this holiday that celebrates all that is primal, scary and grotesque when real life already contains enough horror, anxiety, and reminders of suffering as it is? Right now skeletons and bloody characters presented as lighthearted fun feels too triggering, too real.

Aside from individual and group therapy, I offer arts-based wellness workshops as a chance for these populations to reconnect with their "inner artists" and immerse themselves in a much needed creative self-care break.

The term “mommy brain" is used jokingly and sometimes critically to describe the mental “mush” that results from the day to day stress of being a primary caregiver in today’s world.