Themes: Art, Creativity, Busyness, Slowing Down, Trauma, Grief, Spirituality, Healing, Self-Discovery, Self-Acceptance

In this episode, I am joined by Amelia Hutchison of Art Therapy In Real Life. Amelia is an artist and art psychotherapist living and working online from the Slocan Valley of British Columbia. We start off the conversation by having Amelia share what art therapy is and how it is a powerful practice to heal from grief and trauma. She shares how art can help us tap into our inner knowing when we don’t have the words to name our experiences and how we can start incorporating art into our healing journeys. We finish the conversation by discussing how we can get wrapped into the pressures of the "hustle culture" and how there is a lot of beauty in slowing down and self-acceptance in meeting ourselves where we are, which art can help with. There is a lot of beautiful wisdom in this episode and we hope you enjoy our conversation! :)

In this episode, we discuss:

• what art therapy is and how you can make art to tap into your inner creativity to heal grief and trauma
• how art can help you create tangible narratives from your mind and body
• how art can be a spiritual practice of tapping into your inner knowing
• how we can get wrapped into the “hustle culture" and how we create space to meet ourselves when we choose to slow down

You can connect to Amelia by going to her:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/art_therapy_irl

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@art_therapy_irl

Website: http://arttherapyinreallife.com/

Referenced In The Episode:

• Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• Marlee Grace's website

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