Day 43: Martian Sunset

I am reading a book by Brendon Burchard, THE CHARGE, Activating the 10 Human Drives that Make You Feel Alive, and he was talking about how our brain becomes more activated when we engage in something novel or challenging.  He than states that "an engaged brain in a happy brain."  So, it made me think...
If I ask someone to draw a sunset, we all have a set idea of what a sunset looks like, and our brains don't have to work too hard because we have seen this a thousand times. However, if I ask someone to draw a sunset on Mars (or any other planet) we now are faced with a whole new concept that we have never seen and/or given much thought to.

An engaged brain in a happy brain!

Day 32: Neurons

This is my brain firing all types of new and excited neurons.  

Day 2: The Brain

Today I was creating a new Webinar (Art Therapy and OCD) and I needed a picture of a brain showing the basal ganglia to describe the process of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from a neurological point of view. Although it would be convenient to grab an image off Google, that would be unethical (wouldn't it?). So, I decided to draw the brain image myself.

 Killing two birds with one stone, I drew the brain on the iPad.

Can Art Re-Traumatize?

Podcast  

"3 Minute Art Therapy"

new episode now available 

Can Art Re-Traumatize? (Episode 005)


For those who have experienced a traumatic event, Pamela shows how the art process can re-program our memories to deactivate the emotional response. The art process can pair the traumatic memory with a feeling of deep relaxation.