47. What is Art Therapy? {a blast from the past}
Release Date: 08/05/2024
Creating Light with Kelsey
On this guest episode, we have the outstanding Danielle Be! Danielle (she/they), is a 41 year old, cisgender, queer, fat, disabled, culturally white woman of mixed descent. She has dedicated her life to the service of others - first, to smaller beings in the animal welfare field, and now, to humans, as she provides guidance from her path to yours. Her healing journey began from her deep need for understanding what was going on in her life and body. It is her honour to now provide spiritual guidance and embodied wisdom; she has found great solace, insight, and relief from her chronic conditions...
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On this episode, we have another amazing guest, Kristen Lightwork! Kristen is a professional spiritual medium and tarot reader. Growing up us a military brat, she discovered that it wasn't just the houses that were haunted along the journey. She has always had a deep connection with the spiritual realm and paranormal ever since she was a little girl. Those experiences led Kristen to use her intuitive discernment and channel to bring forth messages from the other side. She uses her gifts to help others find spiritual alignment in their lives and bridge the gap of belief in the spiritual...
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On this guest episode, I am thrilled to introduce you all to Vanessa! She is a Certified Practitioner in the Emotion Code, Body Code, Belief Code, Quantum Healing, and Intuitive Rebirth. She also has training in muscle Testing, Western Astrology, and Trauma Informed Care. She offers one-to-one energy shifting sessions and is creating a guide to help people connect with their own body and energy field through nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and self-reflection. Her vision for her business, Dawning Hope, is to let others know that even after the darkest night, the sun always...
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Rejecting parts of self... we all do it. This is a protective mechanism that we automatically do in order to survive in the environments we grow up in. If a personality trait of the self is deemed unworthy or unlovable by our caregivers or society, we start to reject (suppress) those parts of self. We do this in order to receive love an belonging, which are basic needs as humans in order to survive. It can become a sacrifice to get those needs met which then comes with consequences. When we start to consistently reject parts of self, we are also rejecting aspects of our light, our power, our...
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Remember who you are... what a concept, right? I had a healer tell me this over a year ago, to which my ego quickly responded to that statement with, "Pretty sure I remember who the fuck I am, but thank you." LOL... On this episode, I share how that statement now makes sense, and that I did in fact forget who I was. Because 2022 was a massive year of spiritual lessons where I stepped off the path of alignment in various ways, one of the ways being that I took down my story on the podcast, and these last couple years I've been coming back into alignment. (interesting that it took twice as long...
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On this guest episode, I am pleased to welcome, Bri Deemer!! Bri is on a mission of opening up heart chakras through somatic experiences. She is a retreat leader and somatic coach based out of Hawaii with 18 years of body work and reiki behind her (which is nothing short of powerful, calm, and clear). Bri has gone through a lot of change, grief, and triumphs in her 37 years of life, which has allowed her to have a depth many don't experience until their 50s. Her presence and embodiment is regularly put to practice through being a mother, free diver, and avid somatic experience seeker. Bri...
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My Story pt6. Just because we leave a traumatic relationship, situation, or toxic cycle doesn't mean we then have the capacity to remain free from it. On this episode, I share what my life was like after I had left the trauma bonded relationship (the first time). That by leaving, it then created the space for my supressed pain to finally be felt so I could get free from internal suffering... but, I didn't actually have the capacity to be with that discomfort and feel it. This was the period of my life where I was in full swing of operating off my shadows. Doing anything I could to distract...
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On this episode, I discuss how I have been reconnecting to my darkness. That by re-sharing my story on the podcast it has re-surfaced shadow aspects of self that I didn't realized I had abandoned. They are being seen again and it's been challenging. Trust has been broken, fear is present, vulnerability is at the forefront, and my shadows have a lot to say. Deciding to no longer hide is no fucking joke. Even though this has been challenging, it has also been liberating. I am remembering at a deeper level (as the spiral goes) that my wisdom lies within my darkness. That is where the medicine...
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Chaos is an inevitable part of life of being human. It is a guaranteed visitor at least twice a year during the spring and fall eclipse seasons. Since this is something that cannot be stopped, how can we then flow WITH chaos instead of resisting it (and hurting ourselves in the process)? On this episode, I share how chaos has been visiting me lately, how it is mirroring a previous chaotic time from 4 years ago, and how this time I was able to flow with it better. Spoiler alert, it involved feeling my feelings. Key Takeaways: Being on the healing journey doesn't mean you're immune to...
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On this guest episode we have the lovely Alexa Rising! Alexa is a spirited woman, who is stepping into a chapter of educating herself and community about ways to heal and find safety through movement, dance, and mindfulness. Recently certified as a Dharma Life and Soul Purpose Coach and Somatic Activated Healing Teacher, Alexa is learning to navigate the present through a lens of changing the course of her life by stepping away from her career as a teacher, and working to shift her life mindset through pursuing a more aware lifestyle. During the past few years, Alexa has worked closely...
info_outlineThis is an incredibly special moment because it is the re-release of my very first podcast episode!! I started this show back in 2021 on a mission to share my story and show the world that "even in the midst of pain, I had found purpose." How I could "create light while feeling the darkness." But in 2022, I decided to take all the episodes down. I could feel a massive internal shift happening that needed the space to evolve. I started the show back up at the end of 2022, but as I was telling my story I decided to take those episodes down again. After all this space, and life being completely different, I am feeling called to re-release some original episodes as I am stepping back into the world of Art Therapy along with continuing to retell my story.
A big part of how I deliever my purpose work is in being a living testimony. I lead by example. I share my journey, how I've shown up, what I practice, how life has changed, and how it has now become what I teach. This is my medicine. So, enjoy this first episode as I briefly break down what Art Therapy is!
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