Interview with the Queen of Hearts, Sariah: Love Yourself First
November 20, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Suicide
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I am a Pop Recording Artist, an actress, and a dancer! I follow my dreams and create music in hopes to connect with dreamers around the world 🙂 Can you tell us a bit about any upcoming projects or events that you are working on? I JUST […]
Interview with horror filmmaker, James Cullen Bressack: Appreciate the ones that like what you do, Ignore the ones that fight against it
November 13, 2014 by mamaV
Filed under Body Image, Empowerment, Finding Your Voice, Guys, Self Esteem
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? My name is James Cullen Bressack and I am a Writer/Director/Producer. I have made quite a bit of horror films! Film has always been a passion of mine, so essentially this is the only thing I ever could see myself doing. Can you tell us a bit […]
Our Interview with Artistic Powerhouse Steve Nguyen
July 21, 2014 by Jacob Burman
Filed under Featured, Film, Finding Your Voice, Role Models
Please tell us about yourself and what you do? I’m just an enthusiastic artist coming from a modest background. I’ve been presented with wonderful opportunities as a screenwriter, director, and producer for several independent and mainstream motion pictures. Can you tell us a bit about any upcoming projects that you are working on? As of […]
Masks As Eating Disorder Art Therapy
May 16, 2014 by iaedp
Filed under Body Image, Featured
Graciously re-posted courtesy of http://allisonjupiter.com/masks-eating-disorder-art-therapy/ Recently in my Eating Disorder Recovery Group Therapy, I asked the members to design masks. I devised this activity from D.W. Winnicott’s ideal of the “False Self.” Winnicott believed when one grows up in an environment where the child’s needs are not recognized, the child develops a false self to protect one’s real identity […]
Finding the Artist within: Art Therapy and Eating Disorders
January 20, 2014 by Priscilla Jadallah
Filed under Anorexia, Art Therapy, Athletes, Binge Eating, Body Image, Bulimia, Creative Art, Disordered Eating, Eating Disorders, EDNOS, Expressive Arts, Expressive Arts Therapies, Featured, Finding Your Voice, Healthy Communication, Healthy Communication, Healthy Coping, Livin in the Moment, Loving Your Body, Males with Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Music, Orthorexia, Over-Exercise, Recovery, Self Esteem, Self-Care, Sharing Feelings, Stress Management, Treatment, Weight Stigma, Wellness, Wellness, Writing and Poetry
Art Therapy has been a powerful and effective coping skill that the eating disorder community has embraced for decades. Art therapy helps and challenges a person to create and to reflect on the process of the art making experience and the art work they create. This process is powerful especially for someone who is suffering […]