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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. I had assumed this group might have a hard time loosening up with fluid art materials due to their more concrete and cerebral roles in the facility, but instead I was pleasantly surprised to watch them dive into laughing, joking, experimenting, exploring, and playing with the materials, tolerating the uncertainty of the outcome and final product as they went. One participant, who generously allowed me to photograph their creative process shown above, even expanded their work to the cleaning materials, utilizing paper towels to create an innovative drip/tie dye technique that ended up being equally satisfying and aesthetically-pleasing as the actual art piece itself. Our final work spaces were a splattered kaleidoscope of bursting colors that also bled onto our hands, reminding us that not only are our “messes” beautiful, but sometimes the journey truly is the destination. A helpful mindset to embrace as we transition into the “dog days” of summer, whatever that looks like this season. #creativeresilience #artcenteredpractice #artastherapy #artheals #burnout prevention #artsinmedicine Post by Sharon Itkoff Nacache ATR-BC LCAT LPAT PMH-C Art by workshop participant 
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Important PSA brought to you by NYC artists and advocates @saralynne.leo @youarenotalonemurals and @dirtybandits: You Are Not Alone Whether you’re yearning for a past, lost, or future love, feeling touched out but lonely, recovering from Covid, experiencing burnout with seasonal sensory overload or #fomo, overwhelmed by the state of your household and/or the world at large, or simply just can’t take the heat…trust that this season passes like all others, support is available, and you are not alone in your struggles. #summer #blues #fomo #mentalhealthmatters #community #artheals #lonely #overload #seasonalaffectivedisorder #electionanxiety Post by Sharon Itkoff Nacache ATR-BC LCAT LPAT PMH-C  |
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