Today's Guest: Katie Curran, MA, LMHCA, is a licensed mental health counseling associate located in Spokane, WA. She specializes in working with young adults, artists, grief, witchy folks, and identity/purpose struggles. She utilizes art, ritual, normalization, and alternative approaches to meet individuals where they're at, recognizing that counseling is definitely not "one size fits all."

SHOW TOPICS

• Identifying the "language" we speak and using that language through therapy to be our most authentic selves

• Fostering empathy for and humanizing people who are incarcerated and those facing addiction

• The effect of grief on blocking the creative process, and how our art and soul co-conspire to help us face things directly

• Seeing art-making as a somatic methodology for moving trauma through the body

SHOW LINKS

• Katie Curran

www.cacounselingservices.com

• Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by Carolyn Elliott PhD

https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-Unmask-Embrace-getting/dp/1578636477

• The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

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Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.