Talking From The Art

30/12/2025

When it comes to art therapy, the use of metaphor and imagery is huge. Used alongside words for processing and aiding exploration of complex ideas.
The way this complicated relationship dynamic between mothers, daughters and fathers is beautifully described through nature is inspiring!

29/12/2025

28/12/2025

🔴 Another Sunday Share - And a reminder, that during this time of year when the pressure is high, the energy may be low and the routines are all over the place, that DOING NOTHING, IS DOING SOMETHING. If tiredness or illness slows you down during a special event, listen to your body. It’s letting you know what it needs! ❤️

Everyone has their version of Christmas holiday bliss. Here’s mine…

28/12/2025

🔴 Sunday Share from livespiffy

And a reminder that if things are proving too difficult during this festive season, there are ways to get help.

CALM - Call 0800 585858
thecalmzone.net/suicide-prevention-helpline
thecalmzone.net/category/winter

Samaritans - Call 116 123

Mind - Mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool

SHOUT - text line - text SHOUT to 85258

25/12/2025

🔴🟠🟢🔵🟣 Merry Christmas 2025

21/12/2025

🔴 Sunday Share - however you show up (or handle) your Christmas, if you’re doing your best, that’s what counts.

21/12/2025

🔴 Sunday Share - lovely message and creation of a space that considers the needs of different people gathering together over the Christmas season!

Hey All. Just wanted to say that we are so grateful that you guys are coming here from Christmas. Some of you are already here!!! Also, wanted to set out some expectations... THERE ARE ZERO.

We are trying to create spaces so that each one of you has a place to retreat to when you need to because it's a lot to be with all of us. So please feel free to sleep, work, eat, play video games, play board games, read, engage, disengage, be on your phone watching mindless YouTube or Tiktoks, put headphones in, go for a drive to get away from everyone, take a hike, stare into space, take the dog for a walk, do a puzzle, watch football, be with us, be alone, BE YOURSELF 100%. You don't have to suck it up if you aren't feeling up to it or just want to chill out.

All of us have had a crazy year in many ways and we just want you to feel free to do whatever whenever.

ZERO PRESSURE.

I guess the only thing would be Christmas presents and Christmas dinner on Christmas Day. But even that is up for grabs...

All this to say, if you are not feeling it, don't do it.

We want you to leave here wanting to come back and way less stressed than when you got here, not wanting to leave and more stressed.

We love you (every single one of you) and if you are willing to put up with me and all my issues, then I am happy to put up with yours.



LOVE YOU and can't wait to see you (for those of you who are not here yet).

20/12/2025

🟠🔵🟣 Christmas can often seem like a time of year where things go a little off piste! Whether you normally like a sense of control in life or not, some things can make the Christmas period more challenging!

- The variations to routine,
- Environments you’re not used to,
- Different people (with differing needs) gathering together,
- Higher emotions due to events,
- More social time and focus on relationships.

If this time of year has you feeling more dysregulated than a sense of freedom, then that’s ok.
Below is an example of a Christmas ‘Things I can or can’t control’ chart. If you need 5 minutes to yourself, give it a try to draw out your own chart

15/12/2025

🟣 Self-care reminder as the festive days go by.

14/12/2025

🔴 Sunday Share. Christmas can mean something different for everyone. And we don’t always know what other people have going on

01/12/2025

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Anyone else?
December can sometimes feel like
🫠🎅🏼🧑🏼‍🎄🌪️🎁🛍️🎄🫨

Let’s remember, the pressures around Christmas are made by both us and society! So we can also be the ones to take those away…
this Christmas

29/11/2025

🔵🟠🟣🟢 Starting therapy -
One of the thoughts I’ve heard about starting therapy is ‘Isn’t it like opening up a can of worms?’
Swipe to see how a therapist would support you in those early stages. And how the image itself of ‘a can of worms’ could be something to explore creatively in art therapy!