Creatively Healing Mind, Body, & Spirit

CREATIVELY HEALING MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT.

Coughing, a Message from My Mom, & Art in the Time of COVID-19

A cough, a healing message from the other side, and art that gets me through.

Free Webinar: End of Life Options in the time of COVID-19 – May 20th 10-11a (PST)

This free webinar includes general information regarding COVID19 and a basic overview of California's End of Life Option Act.

Drawing Heals Childhood Wounds & Helps Me Think Better

When I was in eighth grade in 1978-79, at Sequoia Intermediate, in my hometown of Newbury Park, California, I had to choose an elective each semester. I remember the choices of drawing, ceramics, and leather. I don't remember anything about the other subjects offered. "Mom, I want to take the drawing class." "Why? You can't …

Writing Project: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Private Psychotherapy Practice

Have I told you recently that I love writing?!  Fiction, poetry, memoir, journaling... it doesn't matter what I choose to lean into in the moment. I find it all leads me into a mind and body space I want to be in frequently.  I crave it like the chocolate I can no longer eat without …

Arriving to Now

Arriving to Now I don’t know if it’s Me but I don’t seem to be here. Tomorrow’s promise yesterday’s stolen hour last year’s symphony of blooms in a moment I am gone. Arriving on a breath, I Me, I am here Now. Photo Credit: Photo by Jordan Benton from Pexels Leave your mark. I'd love to know …

Grieving Our Loss of Power – 3 Ways to Cope

Millions of people in California are suffering a very real loss of power both physically and psychologically. And we are grieving our loss of power, sense of safety, and for some the loss of a home. In simplified terms, each of us is in various stages of the process. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and eventually …

Adjusting to Retirement: Shift in Identity – A Time For Seniors KAHI Radio Inteview

In September I was interviewed by radio show host Theresa Haleen on A Time for Seniors on KAHI 950am broadcast out of Auburn, California.  The link to the audio is below.  Theresa and I talked about adjusting to retirement. Adjustment is not always easy and there are a myriad of factors that effect a person's quality …

3 Recommended Self-Help E-audio Books from Library

Reading time limited? Budget for books limiting your reading pleasure? Try e-audio and borrow from a library. Using Libby, I listened to a variety of books over the summer then bought hard copies of the ones worth a deeper reading dive. Here are three self-help books worth checking out. Two are written for women and one is written for men and women.

Healing the Grief of Migraine through Creativity – The Pirate Bitch’s Treasure Trove

Coping with migraine is a struggle millions of people across the globe deal with. In this post, I share my experience seeking relief through an unscientific method and healing the grief associated with migraine.

Pockets – Let’s Talk Pockets

I don’t mean pockets as in Hot Pockets those over-salted tomatoey lunch bites filled with acid indigestion.I don’t mean pocketbooks empty or full, air pockets found in the sky that cause an aircraft to lose altitude suddenly, zit pockets erupting on your teenager’s face, secret air pockets in underwater caves, or Pockets the devotional magazine …