Show Notes
"We have to be much more allowing of ourselves, allowing ourselves to try things out and make mistakes and that's so crucial - Can we allow ourselves to make mistakes? And maybe use the mistakes to take us on a different journey?"
Emma Cameron could reasonably be describing talk therapy or the practice of our creative energy but she is actually talking about both. How do we recover our creativity? How does the disconnection happen in the first place? How can we benefit from the practice of creativity in therapy and our lives? Join us this week as Emma discusses the role of creativity and creation in our journey toward self discovery.
Emma Cameron is a registered Integrative Arts Psychotherapist based in Essex, England. She works in private practice and online with women who want to connect to their deepest creative self and heal from anxiety and trauma. Emma has a Masters degree in Integrative Art Psychotherapy and she is a HCPC registered Art Psychotherapist. Emma paints, draws and has been practicing art for many years. Through 2017 Emma's work was featured in 'Contemporary Masters from Britain', an exhibition touring major art galleries in China; next year she will be exhibiting paintings in Poland and the UK.
Learn more about Emma and her work at: www.emmacameron.com https://twitter.com/EmmaCameronArts https://www.facebook.com/emmacameronarts/
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