by gramm_t8518 | Feb 23, 2019 | Counselling, Expressive Arts Therapy, Workshops
I attended a workshop called Non-Violent Crisis Intervention on Surrey School District’s Pro-D day last Friday. The program is based upon typical behaviours and risks that could be encountered at work. As I will be volunteering to do Expressive Arts Therapy at a local...
by gramm_t8518 | Mar 28, 2017 | Art Therapy, Buddhist Psychology, Counselling, Expressive Arts Therapy, Happiness, Mindfulness, Self Esteem
A class assignment from my first semester at Langara in the Expressive Arts Therapy program. We drew names from a hat, and my book to review was “Self-Compassion” by Kristin Neff, Ph.D, a brilliant and moving account of how to love yourself more and be...
by gramm_t8518 | Nov 1, 2016 | Career Coaching, Coaching, Counselling
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is a common anxiety provoking question that I ask high school kids who are thinking about their future, when positing about post secondary options and alternatives. In my travels, I casually mention that the...
by gramm_t8518 | Aug 2, 2016 | Coaching, Counselling, Happiness, Mindfulness, Play, Positive Psychology, Self Esteem, Self-Expression
In reviewing my old stacks of magazines, I came across a great article in “O” Magazine. Going back over two years to the edition of April 2014, I’d like to revisit an article on questions that every woman (and man) should ponder. What I love about...
by gramm_t8518 | Jul 15, 2016 | Arts, Buddhist Psychology, Coaching, Counselling, Happiness, Love and Light, Mindfulness, Self Esteem
Lately, I have had the good fortune of attending some cd lectures with Shambhala Fraser Valley, a Tibetan Buddhist group. One in particular that caught my attention and bears direct relevance to my own life was a lecture on Awakening Compassion by the remarkable Pema...
by gramm_t8518 | Jun 15, 2016 | Art Therapy, Arts, Coaching, Counselling, Creativity, Expressive Arts Therapy, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, Self-Expression
Working with an expressive arts therapist opened the door to expressive writing for me. I had long since been a journaller, following my introduction to Julia Cameron’s book The Artists Way, which was a big supporter of writing daily upon waking for 3 full pages...
