by Maggi Colwell | Jan 25, 2022 | Art Therapy
The Inner Critic Art is a natural impulse for children as they learn, however, a lot of people have horrible stories about when they quit doing art. So many art making people talk about how much the inner critic can get their their way to making art, believing in...
by Maggi Colwell | Dec 8, 2021 | Art Therapy, Therapy
Do you Work with Kids? I get the inquiries all the time if I work with kids. Art therapy is great for working through trauma especially for people who may not “have the words.” A lot of adolescents really enjoy art making as a past-time and outlet too. ...
by Maggi Colwell | Nov 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
No one lives in a vacuum and I am very grateful for my supportive colleagues who I depend on for support, ideas, commiseration, and camaraderie. One of those people is Jackie Schuld, who is an accountability partner and mastermind group member. She helps encourage...
by Maggi Colwell | Oct 25, 2021 | Art Therapy, Depression
Today my post on the topic of individuation is going to take a bit of a different perspective; I’m going to talk about the personal journey. The hero’s journey, is detailed by Joseph Campbell and recounted in many stories such as Gilgamesh, Luke Skywalker...
by Maggi Colwell | Sep 8, 2021 | Therapy
Discovering the Self I think one of the really beautiful things about therapy is that the process can be a deeply spiritual journey of discovering the self and pondering questions such as “Who am I?” and “what does it mean to have life as a...