Live Radiantly

Each and every one of us has experienced moments in which we were overwhelmed and didn't know what to do. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses what spiritual bypassing is, it's connection to burnout, and how art therapy can help you take a mindful break from distress. The art therapy experiential is inspired by Dumbledore's pensive, with the hope that it will help you unburden.

Tension is a sign that something is needing your attention. And while it's understandable that you might want to resolve it quickly,  there's value in learning to live with it while you seek to understand its message. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses the psychological perspective on tension and how laughter can help you find reprieve without dismissing your feelings. The art therapy experiential is a playful take on getting relief, so check it out.

We all know that when we feel like we belong to a group, this helps us to feel a sense of place in the world. However, it's easy to overlook how valuable it is to belong to the most important person in your life, yourself. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses why this is so influential and how to create a roadmap for cultivating a healthy connection to yourself through the 5 principles of belonging. The art therapy experiential will help you explore one of these prinicples, creating an internal sense of security.

When the unexpected happens, you can feel caught off guard and under a lot of pressure to course correct. Yet there's a lot of benefit you can receive from the lessons you didn't plan for if you can find a way to unpack them. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses the emotional impact of being blindsided and how you can respond with greater resilience if you harness the power of influence. The art therapy experiential will help you check in with yourself and tap into your creative wisdom of how to take care of yourself no matter what curveballs you face.

Tension and stress can cause us to close up or shut down, which can interfere with healthy transitions and your resilience. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, shares how she came to terms with her own need to work with the energy of softening, it's psychological meaning and benefits. The art therapy experiential introduces you to a method of softening the tension you feel inside through a guided visualization of meditating with flowers.

Acceptance is a critical component of breaking up with the patterns that make us feel stuck. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses some of the concept of the repetition compulsion and how therapy can help you sort through this often frustrating cycle towards acceptance, which gives you more capability to choose your way. The art therapy experiential introduces you to a method of accepting yourself, just as you are, and then inviting in the energy that can help you move towards a direction that feels more aligned with your needs and desires.

Setting goals is an important part of transform your life and personal growth. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses some of the pitfalls that come with traditional goal setting practices and suggests that perhaps we can be more successful if we approach goal setting from a place of reverence and respect. The art therapy experiential encourages you to discover how to transform the relationship between yourself, your goals, and your heart as a way to actualize this idea.

It's human nature to compare ourselves to others, but if you rely on it for self-motivation, in the long run it's likely to do more harm than good. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, discusses the effect of comparison, the benefit of it in small doses, and how to turn to curiosity and creativity to fuel your desire for growth. The art therapy experiential guides you through a process of self-reflection on how comparison impacts you and then helps you to visualize it flowing away so that you can listen to your creative wisdom.

Discomfort pushes our buttons because it brings uncertainty and the potential for a loss of control, which understandably is very tricky to sit with. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, talks about how the brain is wired to keep us safe and why discomfort can set off alarm bells unnecessarily. The art therapy experiential guide you through the process of sitting with the feeling of discomfort and using art, music, and movement to practice decreasing it's energetic hold so that you can listen to what it has to say.

Cellular meditation is a practice of self-care that embodies the belief that you can heal and grow one cell at a time. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, shares the story of how this practice evolved from reading the Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce Lipton during her cancer treatment. The art therapy experiential guide you through the process of connecting to "what is" and "what's needed" to support your health and wellbeing.