Just One More
When you are young and disabled, nobody tells you that one day, using your arms as legs will cause your shoulders to wear down, you
September 8, 2021
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Category: Expressive Arts
The Gold Fish
Paint Myself Orange.That’s The Color I’m Suppose To Be. A Tiny Bubble World.The Only Life Meant For Me. Alone Inside A Tank.Never To Be Free.
September 8, 2021
Dear Nineteen
By Dr. Jamie Marich Today I celebrate nineteen years of continuous sobriety from drugs and alcohol. Nineteen is a very important number for me, making
July 8, 2021
Manigusto: My Alternative to “The Bucket List”
My friend Heather and I were recently talking about the marvels of travel and sharing on all of the places we’d like to go. She
April 12, 2021
Experimental Theatre, Drama Therapy, and EMDR Therapy: Pathways to the Self
During my time as a student in the drama department at NYU, in between presenting scenes, and performing in plays, I spent a lot of
January 11, 2021
Interactions With Vicarious Trauma: The Healer’s Search for Absolution
After 30 years of working in the field of behavioral health in various capacities, I’m owning the fact that I have dealt with vicarious trauma
February 25, 2020
I Am All The Jedi… What Do You Do?
There’s a running joke in my family: “Jamie, what do you do?” My brother first asked it when I moved back from Europe and worked
January 23, 2020
Move Over Lady Gaga…I Too Was Born This Way!
I have lived the expressive arts since I was born. In my childhood home we had very few rules. At any given time, you would
October 22, 2019
Never Enough
In her recent work, Process Not Perfection, Dr. Jamie Marich described the “call and response” technique in several different modalities. So, this article is in
June 11, 2019
Some Metaphors I Have Lived
Metaphors are conventionally regarded as literary devices: they are the weightier cousin to the simple analogy. Whereas the humble analogy claims, “Sally is like a
June 4, 2019
Let’s Chat Expressive Arts
Expressive Arts is a beautiful process of coming home to oneself. We often spend a lifetime detached from our bodies and others-replacing connections with fallacies
May 21, 2019
I Didn’t Sign Up For This: Lessons From My Apple Butter
The inclusion of culinary arts in Dr. Jamie Marich’s newest book Process Not Perfection was alluring to me. Particularly, as she included it under the
April 16, 2019
A Parallel Path
When I started in the a 12-step programs I was immediately taught the history of AA and the incredible “coincidences” that transpired to bring the
April 12, 2019
The Power of Process, The Magic of Expressive Arts
For years I was scared to buy paint. One of my college roommates was an art major, and it captivated me to watch her paint.
April 9, 2019
What Does It Mean To Live Beautifully?
Ancient philosophers talked about the good life. The good life is a sort of craft – the Greeks used the word techne. A call from
February 19, 2019
Speech
It is often thought that someone with a speech or communication disorder must be fixed. They’re broken. The identified disorder is viewed as pathological and
December 11, 2018
What is Art?
What makes something art? When we walk into an art museum, what do we see? Paintings, sculpture, perhaps some ancient pottery or baskets. They are shelved
December 3, 2018
What’s in a Name: Identifying as my Speech Impediment
Hello, my name is Marnie and I have a question: What is in a name? It’s a question I’ve been pondering lately. Our parents decide
November 20, 2018
Tattoos and Trauma Recovery: Part I
When I was twenty years old, I woke up one morning and knew I had to get a tattoo. I made the decision in a
August 1, 2018
Poem of Instruction: An Invitation to Self-Compassion
I wrote my first Poem of Instruction “As a Daily Prayer” at the invitation of my expressive arts therapy teacher and mentor, Dr. Christine Valters
June 11, 2018