by Dr. Deah Schwartz Therapeutic Tid Bit of the Month – Marching Forward If you are like most people, you thrive on positive reinforcement and disintegrate just a bit each time you are shamed or told you are wrong. So why do we give our power over to negative reinforcement oracles like scales, diet companies, […]
Music Therapy Helps Memory & Alzheimer’s Patients – Alive Inside Movie
The following video clips are from a movie called Alive Inside that investigates the power of music therapy and its ability to help people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. It explores how music from a person’s past can help unlock memories that have been locked away for many years. Together with Oliver Sacks, the movie investigates […]
Dutchess of Cambridge Opens Art Therapy Room
Photo Credit: PA Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, visited Northolt High School in north-west London on Valentine’s Day. Kate is a royal patron of the Art Room which is the charity that created the art therapy room, and 5 others throughout Oxfod and London. The Art Room offers art as therapy to help boost […]
Fragile February: Handle With Care
by Dr. Deah Schwartz Therapeutic Tid Bit of the Month When February rolls around there is a certain amount of vulnerability that many people may experience. The January resolutions some folks have made to drastically change their eating and exercise regimes, may have tapered off or come to a screeching halt as the reality of […]
New Study: Music Therapy and Video Project Helps Young Cancer Patients Cope
According to a recent report released by the Indiana University School of Nursing, young people suffering from cancer felt better about themselves and their outlook on support and family after working on an extensive music project. All the subjects in the program were undergoing a series of risky intravenous, stem cell transplant treatments. The research […]
Calmanac by Dr. Deah Schwartz – About the Book and an Interview with the Author
Many of you are already aware of the great work that Dr. Deah Schwartz does and of her contributions to the Art Therapy website, but you may not have been aware that she just recently completed a new book: Calmanac: Your Interactive Monthly Guide For Cultivating a Positive Body Image. Well, we asked Dr. Schwartz […]
Children of Peace Project: Digital Art Therapy in Uganda, Africa
Although slightly commercial, the following video is inspiring and tells a great story of how art can be used to heal and help others around the world. The video is about Exile International and their efforts to help former child soldiers in Uganda, Africa through the use of art and creativity. They shipped a large […]
Note to Self – Therapeutic Expressive Arts Activity
by Dr. Deah Schwartz The winter holiday season when stripped of the emphasis on commercialism and overindulgence is, at its roots, about joy, peace, and the changing of the season. Remembering to find time to tune into those aspects during the month of December is challenging but truly helpful if we want to stay connected […]
Sanity Clause – December Art Therapy Activity
by Dr. Deah Schwartz This year I am going to stress the importance of finding your own personal “sanity clause”. Because the holiday season is a mixed bag of delightful and stressful situations disordered eating and body hate may get re-activated. A helpful antidote for the situation is to remember that the best gift you […]
Expressive Arts Activity: Love Your Body, Love Your Self
by Dr. Deah Schwartz A predictable issue in October is the seasonal change and the obvious shortening of the days. The fall equinox arrives and there is less daylight. Frequently this means less outdoor time and a decrease in physical activity for kids and adults. Even for those who are not diagnosed with Seasonal Affective […]
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