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One aspect of mental health that is often not talked about are intrusive thoughts. Intrusive thoughts are those unwelcome and often very scary sudden thoughts that can cause us lots of discomfort and distress. These thoughts can be repetitive and are usually quite different from the thoughts you normally have. The more we try to push away or avoid intrusive thoughts the more they can get stronger and more frequent. Intrusive thoughts can be so difficult to experience and can

Starting art therapy might bring up lots of anxiety and fear. One common fear I hear is, "I don't think my art skills are good enough" or...

For some of us, our ongoing self-talk is quite harsh or critical. To start to shift self-talk to very positive or loving dialogue may...