Live Radiantly

This show highlights the book, The 4 Tendencies, by Gretchen Rubin, which explores the ways your personality responds to internal and external expectations. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, describes each tendency and how you could use art therapy for personal growth and goals related to your personality. You'll be guided through a loving kindness meditation, an excellent way to approach collaboration with yourself and others, which serves as the inspiration of your art therapy practice this week.

In a follow up to last week's shadow work episode, Stephanie opens up the importance of looking at how you motivate yourself, so that you can strengthen your self-leadership skills. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, discussed how to move away from pressure and force towards self-worth and empowerment to get what you want out of life.You'll use art therapy to increase insight and awareness about how you lead yourself.

Shadow work is how to be inclusive of the parts of yourself you reject so that you be your whole self. The shadow offers lessons and gifts that can super charge your personal growth and healing. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, discusses what the shadow is and how to work with it. The art therapy experiential is a gentle way to welcome in the unwelcome and create the opportunity for communication with all parts of yourself.

There's times in our life when our hearts are heavy and we are tired. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, discusses how to work with this challenge so that you can get respite. Inspired by Brené Brown's work, be guided to use art therapy invite in relaxation, rest, and play to balance out your energy.

Determination, perseverance, and creativity are the building blocks that you can use to move from feeling stuck towards a path of healing and growth. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, discusses this relationship and how you can use it as a mantra and a practice of finding your way through life. Be guided to use art therapy to tap into your intuition to determine what you need to persevere, using the power of creativity to give yourself what you need.

When you are centered, you are anchored to yourself in a way that promotes a sense of equilibrium even when it feels like things are falling apart. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, explores how everyday tasks can help you to get centered and the three step process you can learn to master. Be guided to use art therapy to deepen your centering practice.

Nourishment is most often thought of as the food you need to grow, have energy, and be healthy, but why stop there? In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, delves into the benefit of a holistic approach to nourishing yourself, through the lens of the body, mind, spirit, and self. Be guided to use art therapy to assess what each area is asking of you today and sense what it would feel like to satisfy those requests. 

There are so many benefits to cultivating a relationship with your breath. in this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, delves into these benefits and the why now at the start of a new year. Be guided to use art therapy to notice what your breath feels like in your body, mind and spirit, so that you can cultivate a deeper understanding of its impact. 

Transitions can spark us to reflect on our lives and notice where change is needed. in this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, delves into the difference between approach-oriented goal statements verses avoidance-oriented ones, and how you'll likely find more success if you focus on the influence you have over your life in the here and now. Be guided to use art therapy to notice the difference between what it feels like when you're trying to be in control rather than noticing what opportunities you have to influence your health and wellness. 

There's an important link betweek cultivating healthy boundaries, something that most need to do, and giving yourself permission to change. in this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC, an art therapist and breast cancer survivor, delves into this relationship and introduces a tool that she's used for 20 years in her therapy practice. Be guided to use art therapy to discern the difference between experiences that respect verses exploit your boundaries, so that you can begin to embody the changes that feel right to you.