Live Radiantly

As human beings, we yearn to find closure in our lives, especially with experiences that leave a lingering impact on our lives. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC distinguishes between external and internal closure, and the relationship this meaning-making process has with emotional freedom. The art therapy exercise will help you experience relief from the impossible pain that may still reside within.

Life is always changing, yet most of us prefer to see it as static, because it can be unnerving to face impermanence. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores why this is such a challenge and offers suggestions for approaching impermanence. The art therapy exercise will help you notice how predictable changes in life impact you, so that you can identify your strengths and challenges.

Validation is not just a powerful way to process, learn from, and release your feelings, it's essential for self-trust and intuition. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores what emotional validation is, the power of self-validation, and how this feeds your intuition. The art therapy exercise will help you tune in and listen to your thoughts and feelings thoughtfully.

When you are pursuing your dreams and goals, it’s a good idea to know how to nourish them. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores why combining inspiration, expansion, and commitment helps you get into a cycle that supports you through the ups and downs. The art therapy exercise will help you notice these three concepts within your body, mind, and spirit.

Yes, this episode is intended to inspire you to get creative on a regular basis. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores how creativity influences your health, from physical benefits to cognitive and emotional ones. And the art therapy exercise will help you plug into your unique creativity! May it serve you well.

Transitions can bring in a complex blend of thoughts, feelings, regrets, and the desire to hold on.  In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC takes you through the various ways you can be called to reflect during a period of transition and how it can serve your health and wellness. The art therapy exercise is intended to help you create space inside so that you can welcome in whatever is asking to be seen.

Courage and confidence do not exist in the absence of doubt. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores all the ways in which doubt serves your healing and growth work. And the art therapy exercise is a historical journey where courage, confidence, and doubt played a role in taking a leap of faith.

When a catastrophe strikes, it tests our ability to rise to the occasion. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses how finding an internal quiet place can help you weather any storm and how this is similar to the concept of Wise Mind in DBT. The art therapy guided meditation is designed to help you experience the quiet place and your wise mind for stress reduction so that you can hear your internal wisdom guiding you.

Irritation is a powerful emotion that helps us develop our skills and make changes in our lives. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses the importance of curiosity and reflection to help you harness the benefits of irritation.The art therapy guided meditation is designed to help you sit with urges and lean into the wisdom that arises when you do.

This weeks episode is on a tender topic, it’s my way of trying to support people after a tragic event in Maine earlier this week. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC seeks raise awareness about the impact of witnessing trauma and tragedy within ourselves and others is a vital part of finding resolution and healing.The art therapy guided meditation is Jon Kabat Zinn's Loving Kindness Meditation as an anchor for finding empathy and compassion.