Learning how to trust and surrender are two essential components of feeling empowered. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, examines the nuances between the three ideas and how they work together. The guided art therapy experiential will help you notice your response to these words so that you can explore your relationship.

Change is something that is unavoidable in life. Sometimes we choose it, other times it comes as a surprise, or out of great need. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, talks about a model of change that can help you assess where you are at in the process as you navigate it. The guided art therapy experiential will help you release the pressure that often comes with change, whether you've chosen it or it's chosen you.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs can be a powerful tool for assessing and identifying what you need while also giving you the opportunity to feel gratitude for your evolution. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses the 5 level system with a reflection for how it can relieve the inner critic. The guided art therapy experiential will support your ability to notice where you are at and how to respond with compassion.

Shedding is a conscious practice of releasing and letting go what no longer serves, a great practice to contemplate as the year comes to the end. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses the various ways that you can welcome in this natural part of the life cycle, while sharing tips for doing so with compassion. The guided art therapy experiential will ease you into the practice.

There's some important distinctions between these two, knowing them can help your appreciation and gratitude practices grow.. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, highlights the nuances. The guided art therapy experiential is a unique twist on the loving kindness meditation to sew these two practices together.

Most of us tend to overlook the value that exhaling brings into our lives. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, highlights the good info about how our exhales serve us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The guided art therapy experiential incorporates the guidance for exhaling that Stephanie learned from research, combined with a relaxing visualization.

The one thing that's a constant in life is change. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, unpacks the 4 distinct phases to enhance your ability to work with them, including highlighting what's needed to move from one to the next. The art therapy experiential uses the art-it-out, art-it-in method to help you express and find validation for your feelings, so that you can think more clearly about what you need.

Living with intention involves being mindful of what drives you, the energy of gripping and savoring can shine a light as to what's happening inside. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, unpacks what can drive us to hold on tight and how savoring life can ease tension. The art therapy experiential offers a guided visualization inspired by a trust fall to help you explore what this energy feels like inside.

How we communicate understandably impacts our relationships, including the one we have with ourselves. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, highlights the intersection between communication styles, self-worth, and boundaries. The art therapy experiential offers a guided visualization to help you differentiate how you feel inside when conversations are constructive, vs when they've gone poorly.

Love has the ability to transform our lives when we allow it. Love teaches us how strong and capable we are when we least expect it. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, highlights how experiencing and exchanging love together supports us individually and collectively. The art therapy experiential offers a guided visualization to help you see, feel, and tap into the power of love anytime you feel like you need a boost of that vibration in your life.