Episode 6: Janette Delgado-Macias- "Meeting Myself Where I Am"
In episode 6, I connect with Janette Delgado-Macias. She is a bilingual Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Therapy Supervisor, Registered Art Therapist, and the owner of Counseling Creatively, her private practice. She is a mother of two and an expressive artist. She has walked a long and winding path to being the Art Therapist she is today, jumping through many academic hoops and overcoming creative blocks. As a busy mama, she finds simple and accessible ways to involve her toddler in her creative practice, which is a win-win for both of them. She offers a gift to us all, in reminding us to meet ourselves where we are at given the season of life we are in.
She urges us to cultivate flexiiblity, simple and attainable rituals and goals around our creativity, and to remember that a new season will come later, possibly with more time and space for our creative lives. She doesn't believe that lack of resources or level of skill should stop us from making time to keep our creative spark lit.
In this episode, we explore…
☆ How her personal creative practice has evolved since being a mother and how she involves her children
☆ How she uses art kits in her house to support her creative life as a busy mom and professional
☆ How being flexible, putting off expectations, and meeting herself where she is at helps her break down mental blocks and nurture herself creatively
☆ The roles of structure, discipline, and ritual in her creative life
☆ The progression of her career path, starting with out with going to school for Mental Health Counseling and moving into her present work in Art Therapy
☆ Her process of seeing a need for Trans Teens in her community and creating groups to connect and support them on a larger scale
☆ How utilizing non-verbal creative interventions can help lower defenses and lead to more progress in therapy
☆ How being an only child led her to nurture her early creative spark
☆ The ways in which creativity has always found its way back into the forefront of her life, through moments and important people in her life that have encouraged her along the way
☆ How culture has impacted her choices on her creative path
☆ How her environment inspires her color choices
☆ The continuous choice of surrender in being a mother
☆ Tips for nurturing toddlers’ creative sparks
Recommended resources:
★ Materials: Uni Posca Paint Markers, Watercolor Brush Pens, Do-a-dot markers for toddlers
★ Salad spin art video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXul6wNXxnQ
★ #100dayproject and @dothe100dayproject on Instagram
Connect with Janette: Are you interested in learning more about her and her work?
★ Instagram:
@counselingcreatively for Mental Health Counseling
@artsymentor for Creativity Coaching
★ Website: https://www.counselingcreativelypllc.com/
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This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Statements expressed in the podcast by the host or the guest are our own and do not represent that of our places of work, unless stated otherwise. Please seek out professionals in the mental health field if you need those services. This podcast also should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony.
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