List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
- Making art reduces stress.
- A creative process helps improve emotional regulation.
- Making Art promotes ease, relaxation, and mindfulness.
- Making art in any form while in a safe space makes it possible to process stress or trauma when verbal processing or traditional talk therapies are not possible.
- The ARTS including visual art, tactile and kinesthetic arts, dance, music, and writing improves confidence and self-esteem.
- Creativity is a way of knowing. Creativity aids in knowing one’s self, feelings, and building awareness of situations.
- Expressive techniques can improve problem solving strategies and adaptive behaviors.
- Innovative thinking promotes inner safety, resources, and imagination.
- Art is not a talent that one is born with. A creative process can be used by people of all ages and genders!
- Creativity is breathing. Making and expressing is survival.
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