I was honored to be one of the people interviewed for a joint project between A Home Within and Journey House’s Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA). The project was a conversation about the healing power of art and the impact on those who grew up in foster care. I was invited to join the conversation […]
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Poetry Has the Power of Healing Healing a Nation Recently, I had strong feelings come up when I heard Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 Inauguration of President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. I was moved by the poem as I often am when hearing words expressing intense feelings.
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I have a memory of sitting on my mom’s bed and her making up a story to tell me before I went to sleep. I think it was about a boat and maybe it was not at bedtime but what really matters to me is the feeling of being her whole world at that moment.
The purpose of setting intentions for me is to help feel more in control and more grounded to the directions I want to go in my life. I have noticed that many people set intentions for the new year around this time. Since I am a child and family therapist I was curious to learn
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