Grief Soothing
Along with having worked at hospice as an art therapist for dying patients, I also provided art therapy to bereaved children. I have completed social work training in survivor guilt, regret and shame and treatment tools for the changing face of grief and loss. I will always search out continuing education in this area as it is important to me to comfort the grieving.
I have many flower essences in stock to uplift grief and also find qigong and EFT complementary for soothing the heart. I host a Make and Take flower essence workshop with heart soothing flower essences specific to individuals.
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Individuals, couples and groups have benefited from grief inspired art exploration and legacy work. I was struck by how much loss imagery showed up in the artwork of the youthful offenders (tried as adults) when I was a program director in prisons.
What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us. - Helen Keller
Grief can be a burden, but also an anchor. You get used to the weight, how it holds you in place. - Sarah Dessen
Your legs will get heavy and tired, then comes a moment of feeling the wings you've grown, lifting - Rumi
Artwork above is an anonymous donation copyrighted image from an HIV affected male from my volunteerism with Ohio AIDS coalition