Good Fruit Expressive Arts Counseling & Psychotherapy LLC

02/13/2026

TAG A FRIEND WHO NEEDS THIS! 👇🏽

Do you know someone who:

• Struggles to prioritize themselves

• Gets nervous before performances or public speaking

• Struggles with perfectionism

• Feels disconnected from their cultural roots

• Could use more confidence

Share this post and help them discover Move Beyond Technique Community Dance Therapy Group! Their future self will thank you. 💜

Join our nonclinical non-technical 8-week cohort starting February 17th @ 10am. Register at www.wilmingtonballet.org

02/11/2026

02/11/2026

“Dançar é preciso, viver não é preciso.” (To dance is necessary, to live is not precise.) — Brazilian saying

Life is messy, imperfect, and unpredictable and so is dance! Our program creates a space where participants can explore movement without the pressure of perfection.

It’s in the mess that we find our truth. 🇧🇷✨ Here’s what Amrita had to say after attending our Open House, “I really don’t know a lot of people and I was told to show myself more. I’m glad I came today, I feel seen here.”

Join our imperfectly perfect community! We begin on February 17th @ 10am so register TODAY at www.wilmingtonballet.org 🤩🎉🎊

02/09/2026

An ode to the 57th version of me🥰🙌🏽🎉🧁💃🏽🪩🎊💐

A Body That Knows the Way Home

I am no longer interested
in proving I can carry everything.

I have carried enough.
Grilliant, invisible, unthanked loads—
people’s grief,
people’s hope,
people’s becoming.

I have been altar and bridge,
midwife and mirror,
the quiet room where trembling stories
learned how to breathe again.

And now—
at 57—
I feel my own breath asking to be centered.

I have learned the language of the body
better than the language of urgency.
I trust the slow intelligence of muscle,
the wisdom in the hips,
the ancient remembering in my spine.

I no longer rush healing.
I no longer rush myself.

Menopause did not take from me.
It clarified me.
It burned away the noise
until only truth remained:

I am not here to be consumed.
I am here to be embodied.

I am a woman who moves
like she has met God in her own bones.
A woman who knows that a calm nervous system
is not a luxury—
it is a revolution.

I have stopped apologizing for depth.
Stopped shrinking my joy
so others can remain comfortable in their smallness.

I have stopped calling my power “too much.”
I have stopped calling my rest “laziness.”
I have stopped calling my needs “selfish.”

I call them sacred now.

I am learning to receive
the same devotion
I have offered to everyone else.

At 57,
I am not becoming someone new.

I am returning
to the woman who was always here—
before the overgiving,
before the overdoing,
before the quiet sacrifices I renamed love.

I am walking myself home.

And this time,
I am not carrying anyone else with me.
Happy birthday to me!🤩✨💜🦋

02/08/2026

What a great celebration at the Walnut Street YMCA for the 2026 Black Achievers event! It was such a pleasure to brag on the wonderful opportunities the Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance has on the horizon from dance classes for all ages to the beautiful specially curated merchandise. Benjamin and I had a great time meeting and greeting guests, honorees and vendors alike. ❤️

02/06/2026

“Dance is bigger than the physical body. When you extend your arm, it doesn’t stop at the end of your fingers, because you’re dancing bigger than that; you’re dancing spirit.” — Judith Jamison

Our Move Beyond Technique Dance Therapy Program honors the spirit within every dancer helping participants connect to something deeper than technique.

Ready to dance with your whole spirit? Join us on February 17 @ 10am as we launch our inaugural 8-week cohort! Register at www.wilmingtonballet.org

02/04/2026

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” — Rumi, Persian poet

And just like that, our Open House did exactly what it needed to do for those in attendance. We laughed, we cried, we shared and of course we DANCED!! It was such a full circle moment for Cynthia Poree and me when we realized we talked about starting this type of program over 10 years ago!!! We’ve been dedicated to this mission because we know the benefits of moving together in community and we love what we do as psychotherapists.

Although it’s been a long time coming, this is proof that timing and the right partnership are everything!!! Shout-out to Benjamin at Wilmington Ballet for seeing us and our vision. We appreciate you!🥰🫶🏽💃🏽

In our Move Beyond Technique Dance Therapy Program, we honor the hundreds of ways to move, express, and celebrate—from various dance practices to the rich traditions participants bring from their cultures.

This isn’t about dance routines, choreography or certain body types, it’s about having a sacred space to release stress, to-do lists and responsibilities attached to other people’s happiness. This is a gift you deserve to give to yourself unapologetically.

Our inaugural cohort starts Tuesday, February 17 @ 10am at our community partnership location Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance

Every movement is sacred. Every mover is valued.✨🦋🤩

02/03/2026

“Dance is a cultural and communicative experience that bonds people together.” — Pearl Primus, African American dance pioneer

In our Dance Therapy Program, students don’t learn steps—they build connections across cultures, creating a community where everyone belongs.

Join our welcoming community. FREE Open House today at 10am at Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance

Registration open at www.wilmingtonballet.org! 💫

02/02/2026

WHAT HAPPENS IN A DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY COMMUNITY GROUP CLASS?

I’m glad you asked!😆 Here’s the breakdown:

WARM-UP: Breathing, grounding, gentle movement to help you arrive in your body😌

EXPLORATION: Mirroring, emotion mapping, cultural dance rituals, creative improvisation🧐

CLOSURE: Reflection through journaling + gratitude circle☺️

We’ll have 60-75 minutes of transformative movement together over the course of eight weeks beginning February 17.

Try your first session FREE during our Open House on Tuesday, February 3 @ 10am! See you at the Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance🤩🎉

02/01/2026

“If you can walk, you can dance.” — Zimbabwe Proverb

Movement is our birthright. In our Dance Therapy Program, we celebrate that EVERY body is a dancing body worthy of joy, expression, and celebration.

Join us for a FREE Open House on Tuesday, February 3 @ 10am at Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance.

All adults 18+, all dance and movement levels, all bodies welcome!

Registration is open www.wilmingtonballet.org

01/31/2026

“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.” — Hopi Proverb

Our new Move Beyond Technique Dance Therapy Program honors the truth that dance is more than steps—it’s the language of the soul.

Join us in creating a space where every dancer’s heart can speak freely. No dance experience necessary, just an open heart and a willing spirit to move together in community. Let the stress and tension of external distractions melt away as you free your mind and body!

FREE Open House: Tuesday, February 3 @ 10am at the esteemed Wilmington Ballet Academy of the Dance

Registration now open! ✨