Fruitful Detours
I like to draw. When I was little, I can remember spending some time with coloring books, but it wasn’t my favorite thing to do. Trying to draw people was always painful — they often turned out to be stick figures. What got me back into drawing was my work with anxious clients. I’ve been […]
One of the most interesting tools for treating anxiety, trauma, and some other psychological concerns is mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness allows individuals to look at their own thoughts without getting caught up in them. Jon Kabat Zinn describes mindfulness as “Paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” As you might imagine, that is […]