Art and Soul Art Therapy and Innovative Counseling

03/30/2026

Ooh! What dat?? We had fun shooting a commercial to help support the town of Madison!

If you visit the town of Madison’s website, you’ll find this great collection of videos showcasing life and business in the town. Local businesses pay for spotlights which allows the town to get the video project produced at no charge to taxpayers.

https://www.elocallink.tv/m/v/player_m21.php?pid=w6wpB1z3&fp=ctmadi24_wel_iwd %7Cctmadi24_comorg_iwd

Although we didn’t really need additional advertising, we love an opportunity to step up and support our town! Can’t wait to see the finished film!

03/24/2026

I'm so sad to hear... In my adult life, Linda was a beloved colleague... But I remember at a peer supervision visit one day, she said to me "Don't you remember? I was your school psychologist!" And it came rushing back... those painful adolescent years of my past... and how Linda was one of a number of trusted mental health experts that not only helped me through, but kindled a fire that continues to burn within me- a love of the field, a fascination with the stories of each human heart. The clients I help... the students I mentor... Linda, they are branches of the tree for which you helped plant the seed.

View Linda Ruth Nickerson's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

03/10/2026

It took me awhile to finally read this email. But I was glad that I saved it. Thank you Lisa Irish So well said. I needed that.
https://www.lisairish.com/
So may we know
the hope
that is not just
for someday
but for this day—
here, now,
in this moment
that opens to us:
hope not made
of wishes
but of substance,
hope made of sinew
and muscle
and bone,
hope that has breath
and a beating heart,
hope that will not
keep quiet
and be polite,
hope that knows
how to holler
when it is called for,
hope that knows
how to sing
when there seems
little cause,
hope that raises us
from the dead—
not someday
but this day,
every day,
again and
again and
again.
—Jan Richardson
from The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief

Seeking Hope….. Glimmers February 3, 2026 Dear Friends, The continuing freeze of this winter in New England has seeped into the walls and attitudes in our house. I find myself getting tense and rigid in response to the cold that does not stop. That will not stop! I know we all have different toler...

03/07/2026

Isn’t neuroscience fascinating??

🥰Your feel good research of the day:Gentle as a mother's touch: C-tactile touch promotes autonomic regulation in preterm infants by I Püschel, J Reichert, Y...

03/07/2026

What your therapist wants to say when you keep breaking promises to your Inner Child

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

03/04/2026

So so many women are told “it’s just anxiety”. As if “just anxiety” is somehow better. The truth is, many women develop anxiety has a way of unconsciously “balancing“ their ADHD symptoms. It doesn’t mean they don’t have ADHD. It just means they’re suffering twice as much, and in silence. 

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03/04/2026

Yess! I knew it! Welcome to the club, Kim!!

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03/04/2026

As we head into the weekend after a crazy week of weather, may you remember all of the good things you bring to the world, and to this team of professionals.

Looking forward to connecting next week! Hoping Mother Nature cooperates! 🙂👍🏼

02/24/2026

Notes from a recent session with an elementary school-aged child...

The client explored complex ethical and philosophical themes, beginning with animal conservation and the ecological disruption caused by humans, such as shark finning. This led to a discussion on human population control. The conversation shifted to the nature of suffering and happiness, with the client agreeing that pain and fear are very good teachers and that a perfect world without struggle is impossible without removing free will. We then discussed the concept of hedonic adaptation, how people return to a baseline happiness level after major events, and how "wanting" is often more exciting than "having." The session emphasized the power of choice, gratitude for small things, and the importance of having something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for.

I then got the comic below in my FB feed... Both experiences this afternoon fill me with hope and wonder.... File it all under "Kids say the darndest things", I guess!

02/21/2026

02/21/2026

If you are a therapist, do you agree or disagree? Share your thoughts in the comments!

02/20/2026

The key to real happiness is in savoring each moment and never forgetting to indulge in the good things we have. Slow down. Be present. Suck every molecule of dopamine out of what would otherwise be rushed experiences.

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