Explore Your Archetypes
What are archetypes? It is surprising to me that the word “archetype” isn’t more ingrained in our common knowledge today. It should be because we are literally surrounded by archetypes…
The 5 Cycles of Visual Journaling
Someone once asked me if I work in my visual journal every day. This got me thinking about my process and caused me to step back and notice how I…
The Biggest Obstacles to Your Creativity
Do you feel like you lack imagination? Do you struggle to create or to find solutions to the challenges in your life? It’s possible you’re suffering from a few creativity-blocking…
Making Peace With Your Inner Critic
You are not just one person. You are a history of ideas, talents, experiences, and dreams. All of the ages of you are still alive in you. You are…
The Connection Between Outer Order and Inner Peace
Clutter messes up more than your living room. When your home and workspaces are in disorder, you’re likely to feel more anxious and depressed. Studies have found that individuals who…
Experiential Learning Using Art and Process
Incorporating art with process often leads to deeper learning and insight. When I began my “Feminine Shadow” art journal, I had already been blogging about women’s relationships with one another…
The 4 C’s of Embracing Change
I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I’ve written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part. –Shirley MacLaine…
The Inner Journey of the Visual Journaler Method
The Visual Journaler™ is an active, purposeful communication that involves using one’s inner vision to imagine what a thought, feeling, or concept would look like if it were expressed as…
The Upside of Your Darkside
Shadow Work is the time of sweet confinement and aloneness where we resolve inner conflicts, release trapped energy, and integrate all parts of ourselves. The Promise of Wholeness How often…
The Visual Journaler and Coaching
The Visual Journalertm is a synthesis of coaching psychology, mindfulness, and visual expression. We are creatures of images. The body-mind speaks in color, metaphor, shapes, and imagery. And art is…
Coaching the Whole Person
Pathwork Coaching empowers individuals to transcend the ego states, mindsets and behaviors that inhibit their personal, professional and spiritual growth. This approach includes all aspects of the person: mind, body, emotion,…
Jumpstart Your Creativity With These 5 Strategies
A creative practice can be a tool for navigating through some of life’s more difficult or challenging seasons. When working with a combination of written and visual languages, the subconscious…
Is Your Shadow Holding You Back – Take the Quiz
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” — Carl Jung Almost 10 years ago, I was introduced to an approach…
Visual Journal Exercise to Reduce Stress
Visual Journaling is a way to help you calm down after a stressful day. Being able to soothe ourselves and see the beauty in life are so important to a…
7 Ways to Get the Most from Working with a Coach
I’ve been coaching for more than ten years and have seen great strides in the range of reasons companies choose to hire coaches. Importantly, you need to know how to…