OR BY USING THE CLICKONDETROIT’S APP YOUR PICTURES COULD END UP ON AIR RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4.
WELL MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH A TIME WHEN WE
SHINE A LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF RECEIVING HELP. IF YOU’RE IN
NEED, THERE’S A VARIETY OF
THERAPY OPTIONS AVAILABLE,
INCLUDING A LOCAL PLACE THAT
INCORPORATES ART. APRIL MORTON
HAS MORE ON THIS UNIQUE,
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THERAPY.
WE’RE GOING TO BE EXPLORING WITH
TODAY IS AN ABSTRACT AND OPEN
APPROACH TO ART MAKING.
EVERYTHING FROM HOW THE TOOLS
ARE USED THE SETTING IN THE
USAGE OF THE SPACE IS
INTENTIONAL. THIS MAY APPEAR TO
BE AN AVERAGE ART CLASS, BUT
IT’S NOT A CLASS AT ALL. IT’S A
SESSION ONE WHERE YOU’RE NOT SO
MUCH LEARNING ART, BUT ABOUT
YOURSELF THERAPY IS A MENTAL
HEALTH MODALITY AND TOOL THAT WE
CAN UTILIZE. JUST LIKE YOU AND
MAYBE GO TO A TRADITIONAL TALK
THERAPIST TO WORK THROUGH
EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. LIFE
TRANSITIONS, DIFFICULT
EXPERIENCES, PROCESSING, GRIEF
AND LOSS. WORKING THROUGH
WONDERFUL THINGS TO AND USING
THE R AS A WAY TO CRYSTALLIZE
AND EXPLORE AND EXPRESS THE GOOD
THAT’S HAPPENING. WHAT WE’RE
WORKING TOWARDS SAILOR BEAR.
SAUL IS A BOARD CERTIFIED ART
THERAPISTS, SHE AND A GROUP OF
OTHER WOMEN THERAPISTS AROUND
THE SOUL, SAYS HILL IN OUR
COLLECTIVE IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS,
THE INTEGRATED HOLISTIC APPROACH
TO THERAPY, SHE SAYS, HAS ITS
BENEFITS LIKE IT A LITTLE BIT
CLEARER ON WHAT IS GOING ON
INTERNALLY. IT ALSO CAN HELP. BY
TAKING SOMETHING THAT’S REALLY
HEAVY OR OVERWHELMING. THAT’S IN
OUR MINDS AND IN OUR BODY AND
PUTTING IT ONTO THE PAGE ONTO
THE CANVAS AND THE CLAY WHATEVER
IT IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF
DISTANCE FROM IT CAN HELP US NOT
ONLY FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER
AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
BURDEN LIFTED, BUT TO ALSO BE
ABLE TO CONNECT WITH IT AND
UNDERSTAND IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
TO FASTEST CAN SOMETIMES LEAD TO
RELIEVING STRESS AND HELPS WITH
SELF UNDERSTANDING. THERE IS
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP ART THERAPY
LIKE THIS ONE WHERE SHE GETS THE
SESSION STARTED, BUT ALLOWS THE
PERSON TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN
WAYS WORDS SOMETIMES CAN’T HOW
DID THAT FEEL FOR EVERYONE? IT’S
INTERESTING HAVING NO SET THE
AGENDA AND THE BEGINNING AND
THEN MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF
NOTHING IN A CERTAIN REGARD.
PARTICIPANTS ALSO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT IN THEIR DRAWINGS AND
AGREED THE PROCESS WAS
THERAPEUTIC DECIDED TO GIVE IT A
TRY DRAGGING STRING THE PAINT.
ALONG YOUR PAGE STARTED WITH
DIPPING STRING INTO PAIN AND
DRAGGING IT ACROSS THE CAMPUS
WITH OUR NON DOMINATING HAND,
MAKING IT A BIT CHALLENGING, BUT
TAYLOR SAYS THIS IS HOW WE LET
GO OF CONTROL. LIKE OF COURSE,
THAT’S NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT.
WE’RE PLAYING WITH OUR LEFT HAND
WITH THE STRING, DRAGGING IT
ACROSS THE PAGE. AND SO I JUST
KIND OF KIND OF HELP US START TO
SHIFT THAT NARRATIVE OF YOU KNOW
WHAT IS PERFECT, AND SHE SAYS
THERE’S NO PERFECT WAY TO CREATE
THE YARD. IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU
FEEL AND WHAT WE WANT TO
EXPRESS. THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
YOU PASS TO SEE IF ANYTHING
COMES THROUGH PEOPLE PLACES. I
SAW A DIFFERENT ANIMALS, WHICH
INSPIRED ME TO ADD BRIGHT
COLORS. NOT BEING AN ARTIST. I
ENJOYED THE ABILITY TO JUST
CREATE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
THE OUTCOME. AND YES, HE WAS
THERAPEUTIC. WE HAVE THIS INNATE
CAPACITY TO HEAL AND TO ROW INTO
TRANSFORM AND SO I FEEL LIKE
THIS PROCESS REALLY DOES ALLOW
FOR THAT IN OUR WORK TO TAKE
PLACE. ALRIGHT WELL SOLSTICE
HEALING ARTS COLLECTIVE OFFERS
SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN
. THEY ALSO HAVE AN OUTREACH
PROGRAM WHERE THEY PROVIDE
EXPRESSIVE ART THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY IF YOU’RE IN DISTRESS,
OR IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE HELP,
YOU CAN DIAL 988. IT IS A FREE
MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE OPEN 24