paint process helps to explore how self care art can offer you a better understanding of your pain and process it through therapeutic art sessions
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dKol's story
upon launching dKol [reintroduced] a lot of traumatic events took place both in present time and as well as some past traumas that resurfaced. so much has been shifting in my personal life and I needed to take time to be, to protect myself, heal and ultimately recover. as anyone who has experienced trauma can attest to, it can be complex in how it shows up unexpectedly.
there are many different forms of what we deem as support. it is definitely not a one size fits all approach and through experience we begin to realize who we talk to about what plays a role in how supported we feel. we all deserve to have a safe space to talk, reflect, understand and apply a variety of therapies into our routines to offer us some relief from life and it’s stressors. in this blog we will take a look how various modalities can be useful to us and unpack how we may benefit from a life coach vs therapist.
at times it can be difficult to start the art session as I find I can be too much in my head overthinking where to begin. I have noticed that I need to quiet my thoughts to allow my emotions/feelings/mood to guide me while making intentional art.
one of the most beautiful gifts that came out of all of this was my ability to organize my thoughts in a way that made sense to me. I had always loved to write, collect quotes and lyrics that helped to validate my feelings so going into this new journal was familiar to me. a type of self-help I didn’t realize I needed.
a big part of my own therapeutic art practice is setting intentions. I have found that if I choose a word to focus on it helps to call forward subconscious thoughts around the way my past has influenced my decision making and how stigmas have interfered with me from manifesting my wants, needs & desires.
