Our work and our mission is to redefine therapy and our conversations are about the art and practice of healing. This blog was launched in May 2018 by Dr. Jamie Marich, affiliates, and friends.
Originally published on the Dancing Mindfulness Expressive Arts Therapy Blog, 5/4/2017 If you’ve followed Dancing Mindfulness and other projects connected to my Institute for Creative Mindfulness work, you’ve likely encountered the hashtag #redefinetherapy. What started as a book chapter and a hashtag is quickly turning into a movement that you
Taking a stand against Donald Trump as a public facing therapist and therapeutic trainer is not new to me and to my company, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness. As someone who grew up very conservative (with one parent even espousing many of the talking points of Christian nationalism during our
I’ve written several pieces inspired by my friend Jason Fair on this blog. You can check out Merry Christmas, Jason, published just two weeks after his death by suicide in 2019. As Jason fuels so much of my passion for advocacy, I also penned An Open Letter to Therapists on
One of the reasons that I/we decided to come out in the EMDR community as a person with a dissociative system (having been formally diagnosed in 2004) is that we grew frustrated with how respected teachers and consultants in the community explained both dissociative responses and plurality. For years we
When we are called imaginary, we reappear. When we are called real, we disappear. When no one arrives, we appear. When no one calls, a lonely tear. When one cannot see us, we can only stare. When not heard, we become the bear. When intoxicated, we can drive. When in
In a spiritual abuse course that I taught last week online, many survivors poured out their hearts and souls about how much their respective churches traumatize them. Many of these folks identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise queer. They shared how much hearing a definition of spiritual abuse
As I share this reflection with the world on my twenty-second sobriety birthday, I recognize that many folks in the trauma recovery movement may take issue with it. I’ve/we’ve been delighted to see increasing attention paid to trauma in the mental health and addiction fields. And in many circumstances the
As someone with dissociative identities, I have found trying to access support and gain understanding about myself a real challenge. The word dissociation was used for the first time when I was 21 years old to explain what was happening for me. It made no sense to me why I
This poem is inspired by a road sign we saw whilst on the Australia part of our pilgrimage: “Don’t trust your tired self.” Inspired by the advice, we translated it as “don’t trust your tired ass.” Poem written in call-and-response style. Dear Lord Dear Holy Mother Dear Sweet Black Jesus
I Will Rise was performed at the closing ceremony of the Redefine Therapy Expressive Arts Retreat April 28th, 2024. Judy and Alicia worked together, in the moment, to bring movement and dance into Judy’s poem in a call and response collaboration.
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