We Are Held Screaming.
I couldn’t scream. Yet, there were those inside that wished they did. A little girl who wanted to scream But instead was still. Frozen with
May 6, 2025
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As Is
Hey you. Yes you. I see you. It’s ok if you’re not ready to talk. I hope it’s ok for me to share a few
November 6, 2024
Imaginary Friends
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
August 8, 2024
Bless Our Tired Asses
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
May 23, 2024
I Will Rise
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.
May 14, 2024
Contributions from the Writer’s Retreat (March 2023)
Intention by Julie H. Richards My intention: I can be open to what wants to be expressed through me. Open receptivity To be willing To be
March 22, 2023
Community Contributions from Life: The Path of Meditation
Dr. Jamie Marich and Irene Rodriguez facilitated eighteen clinicians through our annual Life: The Path of Meditation expressive arts online retreat on January 8, 2023.
January 16, 2023
The Line
You know it’s over when they let you enter without first scrubbing your hands. This ends one of two ways. Only one means coming home
March 21, 2020
Surviving Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Symptoms
I’m sitting here… And I am not having any palpitations in my chest; my heart is not beating fast. I am not having any fluttering
August 27, 2019
The Practice of Buying Yourself Flowers
For as long as I can remember, I have adored flowers. Looking at wildflowers in the fields or noticing several varieties alongside houses in my
May 7, 2019
Reflections on the Pilgrim Life, Continued
Sometimes the pilgrimage gives you dysentery—Getting sick, like traveling, is a very revealing art It challenges you to rest,To encounter your human limitations And invites
March 22, 2019
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
Hannah Senesh and Me: A Thank You Letter to My Protector Figure
I majored in history as an undergraduate at Youngstown State University, and was privileged to take several classes with noted Jewish scholar and author Dr.
June 4, 2018