Many of us do not notice how repressed we are in our emotional lives. We can spend most of our energy trying to control and orchestrate our lives to avoid what feels painful inside. 

Much of our emotional life is non-verbal, and if we were to be really honest with ourselves, we often cannot put a f...

"If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation."

~ Krishnamurti

Trying to Find "Better Feeling States" Can Be a Form of Resistance

We are often encouraged to “practice” higher feeling states in order to rise out of emotional mire...

Over the years, as a collage artist, I have become increasingly dissatisfied with the quality and quantity of the imagery in magazines. For this reason, I prefer to purchase older magazines from thrift stores, as the quality of the paper and imagery is significantly better.

Magazines are also so mu...

"The art of life is to stay wide open and be vulnerable, yet at the same time to sit with the mystery and the awe, and with the unbearable pain - to just be with it all." ~ Ram Dass

Feeling Without Thinking

It has taken me years to build up a larger loving container of presence for my emotional pa...

Recently, I have been aiming to design expressive arts directives that can be done with whatever most of us have on hand at home. 

Here is a video art demo that I did with artist Amanda Mauk during the worldwide "sheltering in place." Together, we are creating quirky, quick, fun and imperfect "coll...

I love visual inspiration. Part of my "visual food" involves browsing Instagram and Pinterest when I can find the time, and revelling in images that uplift, intrigue, and inspire me.

These collages are by Marcelo Monreal. He is a Brazilian collage artist who collages flowers and foliage with face...

Your creative vision will guide you to be different than who you have been in the past:

"Vision is not just seeing an answer; it carries deep personal involvement in that it is birthing a new way. We must profoundly open ourselves to be filled by the creative force. As such, it is an act of love, c...

I created this ten-minute collage practice when I was working full-time as an art facilitator in healthcare. Feeling emotionally overwhelmed. I did not have much time to tend to my inner life. And I know, after years of teaching this practice, that artists and non-artists alike can find surprising e...

Many years ago, I worked as a junior art curator in a "bricks and mortar" art gallery. In later years, I started curating expressive art on my virtual Facebook Gallery.

In support of the emotional healing process, I fell in love with the pairing of expressive art with meaningful quotes. Recently, I...

This list of websites for therapists represents some of the best therapy resources on the internet today.

Enjoy!

Shelley Klammer - Registered Counsellor

1.  Psychology Today - Blogs by therapists and a wide variety of topics discussed on mental health issues.

2. Good Therapy Blog - Advocating...

I love visual inspiration. Part of my "visual food" involves browsing Instagram and Pinterest when I can find the time, and revelling in images that uplift, intrigue, and inspire me.

These collages are by Marcelo Monreal. He is a Brazilian collage artist who collages flowers and foliage with faces....