Art therapy practice: How to autopsy a friendship “I have to accept that honesty requires a deeper assessment of my flaws; and even more, it requires me to talk about them frankly, with compassion and kindness.”
Letting go to reclaim freedom "My tears stopped. My being radiated with this peaceful glow, and it felt wonderful."
Overcoming an energy vampire "Do you ever have a conversation with someone, and feel exhausted after it’s done?"
TAROT TIME: Moving beyond the material “This month’s theme is the Nine of Cups — it asks us to reflect on our emotional and spiritual satisfaction, beyond material goods.”
The garden of your heart “Different plants require different soils and levels of hydration to flourish. Different aspects of our being require different kinds of care, as well.”
Tarot Time: A change of plans “Don’t worry about heading in the ‘right’ direction; put your energy, instead, towards moving at all.”
Tarot time: Get unstuck “There is a way to bypass our limitations and the larger systems that bind us, but we cannot do it alone.”
Positive Intelligence: The inner voice of the Sage “The Sage represents the deeper, wiser, and more compassionate part of the mind.”
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Creating with thread ”The repetition, structure, and simplicity of creating something with cross-stitch and embroidery techniques has been shown to produce a multitude of benefits.”
Navigating life’s transitions ”Burnout isn’t who you are … it’s a symptom of what your body has been forced to survive.”
Manifestation: Creating your life ”Manifestation isn’t magic … It’s a natural process that begins with awareness and grows through intention, emotion, and action.”
Tarot Time: Reflect on the year ”It is easy to identify the wins that present as shiny new accomplishments, but harder to acknowledge those that arrived as intense struggles.”
Tarot Time: Building a stable community “Many of us are going through prolonged periods of burnout; you are being asked to stop trying to shoulder it all alone.”
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Creating in nature "It is the feeling of being connected to nature that allows your time outside to serve you best!"
Creative coping in a chaotic world: Working with clay ”Using our hands for creation provides an opportunity for tactile and sensory experiences that encourage us to dip into a place of mindfulness and flow.”
Tarot time: Battling burnout ”Whether you’re a busy organizer or locked in survival mode, things are coming to a point where we have to pull ourselves out of a rut.”
WORDACLE: Your Wordle Oracle - “Should I stay or should I go?” “Make your choice. Pick a direction and start walking.”
Embracing the darkness: A collective journey toward healing and community ”Healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in community.”
Breathing through the divide: Finding our way back to ourselves and each other “Maybe that’s where we begin: not with assumptions or convincing, but with curiosity.”
