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as we bumble through this thing called life
just us being us as we explore the expressive arts for mental health, wellbeing and recovery


Success: the face of today
Mental health success is a very different thing to traditional success.
Aug 16, 2022


Reaching : daily self regulation and self discovery art
We focused on the reaching and the textures revealed themselves
Aug 14, 2022


Ok, we are committing to do this each and every day. Did you hear? Committing. YEP! Join us?
Our best daily mental health support practice yet. Yep. Actually.
Aug 13, 2022


Self Doubt: the tale of the all too often
Self doubt : our nemesis. Only self can resolve self
Aug 1, 2022


Today was “loss”. But I’ll name it Jude
I guess I’ll call this one “self talk?”
Jul 12, 2022


Ode to she who fights for another
I am uncomfortable with that. But she fights. And so. So will I.
Jun 29, 2022


I did my best
what is truly my best and what I think my best should be or what I would like my best to be are not one and the same
Jun 25, 2022


Daily Self Regulation ART: but we’re not always dysregulated
We do not have to be dysregulated to practice self regulation art … in actual fact …
Jun 8, 2022


how does your garden grow?
some days have more paint on the canvas than others | figuring stuff out can be…
Jun 2, 2022


Stopped in my tracks. Bridge closed
The shock of discovering you’re not where you think you are and actually the path is much longer and deeper. And it involves bridge building
May 25, 2022


What does turmoil look like for you?
Turmoil: For me it feels like waves. Powerful, pounding, engulfing waves.
May 18, 2022


#thedailyartwalk : hanging by a rope that promises freedom and joy
I just needed a reminder that hanging by a rope can be exhilarating and the path to freedom
May 10, 2022


The dance might feel different but it’s the same choreography
Often growth feels like going in circles. But, if you look carefully, there’s a new dance emerging …
May 4, 2022


My dad died … and we needed … and then art gave … and …
I have been in a cave for a month and now I am sitting in the entrance way, feeling the wind against my skin and blinking in the new light.
Apr 30, 2022


the picture is not always clear
The picture is not always clear. And sometimes there are giant big barriers in the way. Mind barriers …
Mar 30, 2022


Today was just a mess
Finding some fun looking for self in a very crappy day
Mar 28, 2022


Dissociation: How does it make you feel?
Dissociation. We have a definition but how does it feel? Well, today, it felt like this …
Mar 24, 2022


Body Scan Drawing: Art Therapy for Self
A fantastic, easy to use grounding and self check in tool that does not require skilled drawing
Mar 24, 2022


Which is incomplete? The art or the emotion?
Getting through a tough fortnight of anniversaries in a way that feels healing.
Mar 23, 2022


When hope re-emerges
Revisiting a tool we used to regulate and say what we couldn’t speak. On that day it calmed. Today it empowered.
Mar 20, 2022
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