Fantasy and Dreams Don’t Die After Childhood: the Nature of Expressive Arts

by Sanctuary | Mar 1, 2018 | Expressive Arts, Parenting, Wellness & Mindfulness

When people ask me to explain how play therapy for children is supposed to be similar to talk therapy for adults, I find myself drawn to explain how intuition develops with age. Do you remember nostalgic days of recess playgrounds and backyard pretend? When kids are...

Can You Actually Connect With Your Kids Through Video Games?

by Sanctuary | Aug 18, 2017 | Parenting

Sooooo your teens are probably playing a lot of video games. Do you feel like you don’t understand the appeal? Is your kid obsessed with some games and you don’t know how to connect? Kids find and share meaning through play, and those languages remain important even...

Two Truths and a Lie: Expressive Arts Edition

by Sanctuary | Jul 9, 2016 | Expressive Arts

Art is a very funny thing. It can show great detail, dedication and skill. Sometimes it takes an artist a great deal of time to learn a technique and perfect it. What’s funny about the whole concept of art is that technically (in my distinguished opinion anyway) skill...

Ask Yourself These 10 Questions

by Sanctuary | Dec 15, 2015 | Wellness & Mindfulness

Has someone ever put you on the spot by asking a question you really can’t (or don’t want to) answer right away? I’m talking about one of those deep philosophical questions like “What defines you?” or “Do you think you shape your own destiny, or is it all just fate?”...