Healing a pesky sub-personality

Sisters, let me tell ya, it has been QUITE the week here.  I love summer break, don’t get me wrong. But being home all the time forces me to deal with all the stuff I escaped by going to work.   The grand experiment this week is to see what effect creativity has on my ability to deal. And what […]

Why your creativity should be part of your self care

Burn out.  Those of us that work intensely with people, such as teachers, parents, therapists, and social workers, are often under appreciated. The work we do is on the front lines of the evolution of society: educating, socializing, peaceful communication, intervention.  It is complex work, often thankless. It is work that requires a lot of energy, and if we don’t […]

Burning out and recommiting

Falling down… One area I am particularly interested in researching is how the arts can help people deal with burn out. I have a personal interest in this because I frequently feel totally burned out. After weeks of feeling good, somewhat on top of things, the bottom suddenly fell away and I was devoid of energy, irritable, and uninterested in […]