What Kind of Help Really Helps?

As a very long-term cancer survivor, support has come to me in many different ways and for many years. I feel the most supported though, when people show me their true feelings, allowing me to share mine. I find too often people want to be efficient and “fix” a...

Creative Healing for Children

For those of us who practice art-making, we know that the act of creation is therapeutic in and of itself. Artists know firsthand how it can lower stress, soothe, inspire, and give a sense of purpose. It’s a powerful remedy for emotional injury, helping us...

With Chronic Illness, Why Let Yourself Feel?

Our feelings evolved over millions of years as a way to help us survive.  It is important to acknowledge and feel our emotions because holding them in is not natural or healthy for our bodies. Modern culture offers too many distractions, alternatives, and pacifiers...