December always comes in a rush for me; wrapping up the end of the year, preparing for the holidays, showing up for work and clients, looking ahead to the new year, and the list goes on! I am keenly aware of how all of this activity is juxtaposed with shorter days and dormancy in the natural world. I…

As we head towards the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, there is a strong focus on the concept of gratitude. Giving thanks for what we have, and bringing our attention to what is good in our lives. Gratitude can be spoken in words, and in my work I like to apply the framework of creativity by…

 The ruins of Peyrusse-le-Roc. How are you holding up these days? What growth opportunities are present for you? What is stirring you creatively? Are you following a thread, or have you lost the thread?  I’m reporting in after my whirlwind trip to Southern France that was marked by visiting medieval towns, seeing some dear friends who…

By the time you read this,  I will be at a visual arts/mixed media retreat in Southern France. It has been a long time since I traveled for pure relaxation and arts enrichment. No working, no obligations – an opportunity instead to be in an explorative creative space. As I plan my temporary escape, it…

There is a reckoning that comes with getting older. It lies in the balance between honoring the past while acknowledging that change is necessary. I am not the person I was five, ten, twenty years ago, and because of this I need different things for my well-being. As time passes, my priorities have shifted and my work keeps evolving. In many…

Hello Everyone, “A primary goal in working with someone therapeutically, artistically, or educationally is to bring them into contact with their energy, that is, into the experience of their lived body.” – Richard Heckler To sustain my career in the healing arts has required me to juggle the intensity of running a business (currently ‘Art Cures’ and The Creative High documentary film, which is…

During some of the most destabilizing times of my life, I went to see a Somatic (Body-Based) Psychotherapist. Back in 2005, I had a very painful and disillusioning break with a spiritual mentor, and then my husband Eddie started going through lung cancer treatment. Two years later Eddie passed away, and not long after my…

We interrupt this broadcast to talk about ART and TRUTH. So many people—musicians and film buffs alike—have been speaking favorably about the recent Bob Dylan movie, The Complete Unknown. The film struck a chord with me as well, representing a time I didn’t live through but was deeply influenced by as a young person. Bob…

We are living through a politically fraught time in the United States, and I am acutely aware that what is happening here is felt around the world. Countless ideas, opinions, and fears are running rampant, and internally, it can feel destabilizing. From my experience, there appears to be multiple narratives about what is constituting “truth” or “facts”…