by Maggi Colwell | Apr 3, 2023 | Anxiety, Art Therapy, Depression, Grief Therapy, trauma
Art Therapy for Amputees: Improving Mental Health and Overall Well-Being I recently spoke with the Prosthetix Shop about how art therapy can support amputees with their mental health, including trauma and grief, mobility, and overall well-being. As an art therapist...
by Maggi Colwell | May 3, 2021 | Grief Therapy
“Why am I so sad? Everything was okay until recently and nothing happened to start it. I don’t know why I feel this way!” These are things someone might say who has, in Brene Brown’s terms “over-functioning” for a long time and...
by Maggi Colwell | Apr 5, 2021 | Depression, grief, Grief Therapy, Therapy
What Does Grief Feel Like? Grief isn’t one feeling which makes it confusing when you try to answer big questions like “what does grief feel like.” It isn’t just feelings of sadness. Grief can include numbness, confusion, anger, shame, guilt,...
by Maggi Colwell | Jan 25, 2021 | Art Therapy, Grief Therapy
Working with Grief – Art Therapy Memorial Projects In grief work in art therapy, I have often assisted my clients to make art therapy memorial projects. These projects can take many forms. For example, the picture above is a small wooden box painted with the...
by Maggi Colwell | Aug 31, 2020 | Grief Therapy
This weekend someone asked me, “if there aren’t defined stages and no ‘normal’ grief time period, then how does therapy work?” Great question! First I would like to talk about the different goals and tasks that people may want to...
by Maggi Colwell | Aug 17, 2020 | Grief Therapy
Look on the bright side! Count your blessings! I’m sure everything happens for a reason. These are some of the things we hear from well-meaning folk with regards to grieving. Grief happens to everyone at one point or another, and yet, it’s not something that we...
