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Pictures of You: Art therapy, chronic illness and identity.
"Living with chronic illness can feel like being caught between who you were and who you want to be. Art therapy to see the big picture.
Ellen
Mar 183 min read
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Feeling stuck with chronic illness and anxiety? An Art therapist shares a gentle creative process for Un-Sticking yourself with art
Structured creative exercises can offer a loose map and a nice starting point to get you feeling less anxious, less stuck and more hopeful.
Ellen
Mar 33 min read
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Rebuilding the picture of our lives. Using Art therapy to help chronic illness
If your life has been thrown up into the air following a diagnosis, here are some ways art therapy could help you rebuild
Ellen
Feb 112 min read
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A quick, soothing, creative tool for easing anxiety
Why not give this little arty exercise a go next time you are feeling stressed out, anxious or if you find yourself overthinking.
Ellen
Feb 42 min read
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"But it can't cure me, so why bother" Six good reasons to try art therapy for chronic illness
Life with chronic illness can bring up all kinds of mixed feelings. But I urge you to keep going! Give hope a fighting chance.
Ellen
Jan 73 min read
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Two ways that Art therapy can help someone living with chronic illness
Choice & Imagination I am sitting here thinking of you. Yes you! The person who has been lingering on the cusp of wanting to try therapy...
Ellen
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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24 December daily art prompts to reduce stress, connect with your creativity and find the fun this festive season
24 Daily Art prompts for creating calm, connection and fun this festive season.
Ellen
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Health-ache and heartache. Art Therapy for the brokenness that comes with chronic illness
Health-ache and heartache. Art therapy for the brokenness that comes with chronic illness
Ellen
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Expressing the Invisible: Using Art Therapy to explore the fatigue that comes with chronic illness
Fatigue and chronic illness
Ellen
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Art therapy, shoes, self portraits and thrift store quests
A creative and therapeutic exercise using shoes as a way to represent and explore our lives.
Ellen
Oct 14, 20242 min read
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A creative technique to help with stress and anxiety
I share a short video demonstrating a structured art exercise to help with stress and anxiety.
Ellen
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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We are all creative, especially you!
A reminder that you are creative despite what you tell yourself. Plus a little visualisation to help you reconnect with your creative self.
Ellen
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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Essential art supplies to bring to online Art therapy?
Meaningful art can be made from basic tools. I offer a list of simple art supplies to bring with you to your online art therapy sessions.
Ellen
Sep 28, 20243 min read
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Working with stuck moments and hesitation through art
Art Therapy can help you to notice, work with and practice moving through any stuck-ness in life .
Ellen
Sep 23, 20240 min read
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Why Art therapy? (a poem)
Sharing some art related memories that influenced me to become an Art Therapist. Plus why you should try art therapy too.
Ellen
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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3 small but effective ways to cope with anxiety
3 small but helpful tips to help you get unstuck when you feel anxious
Ellen
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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One of the beautiful things about therapy
For so many reasons it can be difficult to feel fully heard by our family or friends. Everyone is so busy or preoccupied with their own...
Ellen
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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