It’s hard to start the year without being inundated with messages of how to improve yourself. There is nothing wrong with self-reflection and setting goals for yourself, but there is a reason that new year’s resolutions often fail. Why are they so hard to put into practice if the desire for change is there?

Creativity as Nourishment of the Self

Making art is the perfect neutral ground within which to lean into vulnerability, because there is no right or wrong, no standard to uphold. This process serves as practice, a metaphor for how we experience vulnerability in other aspects of life.

Guest PostStephanie HulsJanuary 29, 2018Art, Art Therapy, Creativity, Mental health, Self-Care

Avoidance vs. Self-care

Avoidance and self-care serve distinct purposes, but because the means of expression are similar, we can easily fool ourselves into believing one is the other.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

i recognize this acknowledgment is only one step and much work is to be done in order to follow through on the calls to action made by the truth and reconciliation commission of canada.