Dearest Reader, Wow! I just realised I’ve facilitated the 50th live session for the Permission to Play members group. Goodness knows we NEED change! If you have been around for a while, you will know that I started the Permission to Play Members Group after witnessing the pure joy that came from making art together in a community group. Not the **follow all the steps, and everyone gets the same result sort of group**, but the **wow, I feel safe, secure, ready to slowly move outside my comfort zone and start to find out who exactly I am** group. Until soon. With Kindness, PS: If you don't already know, when you sign up, you get two weeks FREE in the group and a live call to see if it's the vibe you want. Recently, one of the wonderful members shared some very lovely words on our call, which you can watch and listen here. If you are unsure if it's the right thing for you, let me know what is holding you back from joining and let me help you decide if it is right for you xox |
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“Through others, we become ourselves.”- Lev S. Vygotsky NOTE: I have had some time today to write as we waited for the tropical cyclone Alfred to arrive. The preparation and anticipation were full on over the last week, and in the end, it fizzled out, and we had a bit of wind and rain only. I am grateful to avoid any damage personally, but my heart goes out to those affected. Okay, back to the story… Three weeks ago, I was fortunate to travel with friends to watch Gabor Maté speak. If you...
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Just this morning, a person at the kindy playdough table asked me something that completely stumped me. “Oh, so you don’t want to be creative anymore?” Um, what? They asked this, almost flippantly, after I mentioned I wasn’t doing much graphic design work these days. I stumbled over my words, wondering how to explain that creativity is so profoundly a part of my life that it's almost THE WHOLE reason I have pivoted my career to creative mental health care... Reader, you see, working as a...