I’m often asked (in various forms) how is someone who is in their physically and emotionally demanding reproductive or parenting journey, and experiencing compassion fatigue or caregiver burnout at work, home, or both supposed to find energy to also be creative to alleviate their psycho-social symptoms?? Isn’t being creative just for professional artists??
To which I answer, thankfully, no! 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? In allowing us to even briefly stretch beyond the limitations of the mental load, to-do list, or Mundane and reconnect with inner—often dormant—parts of ourselves and awaken another way of being, we are offered a healthy distraction and similar release to a good laugh or cry, which resets the nervous system and helps us come back to center. Exhibit A: Spending a 45 min public transit ride w/ my older child without screens or snacks and, instead of him whining from boredom or hunger the whole time and my getting irritated or worried about finding him something to occupy himself and us getting locked into conflict or completely shut off from one another...we doodled! A game was born by randomly adding to one another’s creation—no rules and the sillier the better. Behold, our moment of connection, fun, “thinking outside of the box,” and—at his insistence—a fridge-worthy final product to be proud of. #arttherapylife #artistmother #motherartist #caregiverburnout #practicewhatyoupreach #doodle Post and collaborative art by Sharon Itkoff Nacache ATR-BC LCAT LPAT PMH-C (with child)
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