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This chilly Spring morning was spent exploring our inner and outer worlds inspired by Women's History Month and the bold mixed media art of Emma Amos.

My work is dedicated to helping new and expecting parents move that heavy pendulum from surviving to thriving. And my mental health “hack” as a perinatal art therapist and working mom of 2 is this: focus on the quality of how you are spending your time to reclaim some peace of mind.

What a gift to be able to spend this chilly Sunday in creative collaboration with The Drawing Center and The Creative Center during the 2025 Creative Center Training Institute for fellow clinicians, educators and creatives.

This evocative image from yesterday's hospital staff wellness workshop explores the power of reframing perspective, shared with permission from the artist.

Here’s a teaser of what I’ll be offering on Sun, March 9 at the Drawing Center, as part of a series of fabulous virtual and in-person workshops from my art therapy and art educator colleagues.

I finally had a chance to check out the fabulous community art show, “Beneath the Surface” at Pictor Gallery in Chelsea, NYC.

Claire Ochetsky’s powerful allegory “Chouette,” inspired me with its raw take on mothering authetically in spite of society’s impossible expectations. The protagonist reflects, “My life's work, as your mother, will be to teach you how to be yourself–and to honor however much of the wild world you have in you.”

I'm thrilled to be participating in "Beneath the Surface," a juried art show of over 40 Licensed Creative Arts Therapists (LCATs) opening in early 2025 in NYC

The German philosopher Nietzsche valued an individual's perspective and ability to create meaning in their lives. He was also an advocate of the Arts, declaring that "the essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude."

It was wonderful to recently be featured on "The Feminist Mom Podcast" with fellow perinatal therapist extraordinaire Erin Spahr, LCPC, LCMHC, PMH-C of Inclusive Providers Directory. 

So grateful to have been able to provide a space for the fabulous clinical team at The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) to creatively process all that is happening around and within them during an emotional election week.

The Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti wrote, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” My job as a therapist is to provide compassionate support and hold space for those who are struggling regardless of their personal–or political–beliefs. But I am also human.

Yesterday, I as able to witness the fact that live, in-person viewing of artwork elicits emotional and physiological responses that are 10x greater than viewing a reproduction or copy.

Any opportunity that allows us to get playful, silly, curious, embodied, experimental, and/or fully present are equally as valuable as creatively producing, viewing, or engaging with Fine Arts in some capacity. Why?

It was an absolute honor and pleasure to share our NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine Art Observation workshop at the Whitney Museum of American Art as part of the UNGA Healing Arts Week this past Friday.

Are you a perinatal professional in the NY Metro area interested in building community and growing your network? Are you curious about art therapy, perinatal mental health, and/or creative practices to help promote self care and alleviate burnout while working with high-risk and vulnerable populations?

Francie Lyshak remains one of my most cherished mentors and role models as a published author and illustrator, brilliant art therapist, and prolific professional artist.

It's almost here! Sept 18-25th is Unga Healing Arts Week 2024. Held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, there will be a dynamic program of events celebrating innovative approaches to global health and wellbeing through the arts.

The United States may be excelling at the Olympic games this summer, but they are still wildly failing females of reproductive age when it comes to supporting their freedom of choice around unwanted or even nonviable pregnancies.

Just co-led another fantastic arts-based workshop for a team of diligent managers, directors, and administrators at one of our city’s largest and most diverse public hospitals and once again, learned something new from my participants.