Mark and Movement

12/09/2026

"Just do more self-care." 🙃

I love self-care, but let’s be real: meditation and art making are meant to nourish your spirit, not extinguish the fire of an over-scheduled, burnt-out life. You can't self-care your way out of a system that's draining you.

It can't even keep you stuck in a loop of self blame "I do so self care, but it doesn't seem to help." Even if you can't muster the energy the do any self care, it's helpful to look both inside and out for the clues to what might be bogging you down before thinking you need to do more self care that might just be busy work that never addresses the root of the issue.

Read more about this topic at my blog:

Are you using art and yoga as an escape, or as a tool for growth? Learn the difference between self-soothing and deep emotional work, and why the right container is essential for your process.

07/09/2026

"Courage is fear walking."

Great TEDTalk by Psychologist Susan David. She shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness.

Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness. In this deeply moving, humorous and potentially life-changing talk, she challenges a culture that prizes positivity over emotional truth an...

03/09/2026

Are you a sydney based photographer or digital media artist who loves sharing their craft? Georges River Libraries Georges River Council are looking for new Learning Experiences facilitators to join their talent pool

Find out more here: https://yoursay.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/learning-experience-facilitator-lxf-expression-of-interest

03/09/2026

Meeting yourself through bilateral drawing

02/09/2026

Lights. Camera. LEGO! Build a creative LEGO scene and learn to take cool photos.
This all ages program invites kids and adults to play and learn together.

Build scenes out of LEGO and use fun everyday materials to create interesting effects.

Discover photography fun and capture cinematic shots using your smartphone camera.

Expect to have fun, work as a team or a 'film crew' to make some epic shots!

Register below:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/media-lab-lego-photography-cinematic-smartphone-play-all-ages-tickets-1996062547813?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

Georges River Libraries Georges River Council

Lights. Camera. LEGO! Build a creative LEGO scene and learn to take cool photos.

01/09/2026

I love all the work i get to Georges River Libraries & Georges River Council
I can't believe its been 5 years! and if you are creative; particulary a techie-type, digital media, musical, writing etc they currenlty have an EOI for learning experience facilitators. Its such a fulfilling role to share aspect of knowledge, skill and craft in third spaces that inspire, activate and resources the community

31/08/2026

Does this ever happen to you?

You finally set aside the time, settle into your spot with a project, and then your head takes over. You sit there mentally running through five different ways to begin, and ten minutes later, you put it all away.

It’s easy to walk away and tell yourself you’re lazy, unprepared, or creatively blocked. But staying up in your head is often just a protective shield against the scary vulnerability of making a choice with no step-by-step instructions.

I’ve just written a new blog post called Living Above the Neck to explore what’s might be happening underneath this loop. If you feel like overthinking is no longer serving you, you might find the reflections helpful.

Link to blog in comments

26/08/2026

Perhaps this sounds familiar. You finally get the time to tend to yourself. Maybe you wanted to make something, move your body, or just sit down with a project you have been dreaming about.

And suddenly, there is a tightness in your chest.

You have been waiting for this moment, yet you feel frozen. Something feels... wrong? Or not quite right.

Perhaps you've been locked into a ongoing churn of tasks, over-giving, and sending our energy outwards. The over-scheduled calendar exhausts you, but it gives you structure. It gives you deadlines and a clear wall to lean on.

When you finally step into that free space, all that openness feels terrifying. What if it is simply because there is no structure to hold you there?

This is not about turning your creativity into another task on a list. It is about catching yourself in that exact moment and asking with genuine curiosity:

Who is showing up right now that is worried about all this space? Who is worried they won't know what to do with the time they finally made for themselves?

In my 1:1 transpersonal art therapy practice, this is the work we do together. I work with people who are exhausted from overgiving, feeling disconnected from their creative spark, and finding themselves constantly stuck in patterns of busyness, overthinking, and self-blame.

If you want to explore what is sitting beneath the noise, reach out to start a conversation or check out my blog for more a deeper dive into this topic -- link in comments

23/08/2026

Today! Workshop for kids making junk instruments celebrate 2026 Book Week: Symphony of Stories.

Oatley Library
4-5pm
Free
Ages 5-12yrs



Registration link in comments.

22/08/2026

"I'll feel better when I finally fix this."

Bad news: there is no "there." Good news: "here" is the place to be.

On the blog, I’m demystifying transpersonal art therapy—breaking down what actually happens in a session and how it helps us move out of our heads, start to process and work with non-verbal content, and find grounding in the present moment again and again.

Read the blog:
https://markandmovement.com.au/blog/there-is-no-there-only-here

Therapy isn't a self-improvement project. Discover how 1:1 online transpersonal art therapy and counselling helps you meet yourself as you are.