Chrissie's Creative Arts Therapy

28/08/2026

24/08/2026

Sometimes the hardest decisions are the ones where choosing yourself feels uncomfortable.

We can often be conditioned to consider everyone else’s needs, expectations, reactions and feelings to the point where we forget to ask what the choice is costing us.

Before saying yes, explaining yourself over again, or staying in something that keeps draining you…

Pause and ask yourself: “Am I choosing peace and self-preservation in this?”

Not every choice that protects your wellbeing will make everyone else happy.

Self-preservation isn’t selfish, but rather it’s recognising your limits, honouring your needs and choosing not to keep abandoning yourself to keep the peace.

What would change if you asked yourself this question more often?

"Keeping it Real" with Chrissie's Creative Therapies - Arts Therapist, AThR

Photo taken courtesy of Philip Loft

22/08/2026

What could one new experience spark?

Whether you're exploring mindfulness, building stronger connections, discovering your purpose or introducing the family to STEAM, these FREE events in Point Cook are all about learning, wellbeing and living with intention.

1–7 September 2026
www.wynlearnfestival.org.au

Direct booking links for each event below:

💗 Connection Beyond Memory – Building Meaningful Moments with Loved Ones in Aged Care
https://tinyurl.com/WLF-connection

🧘 Sound, Movement & Creative Reflection – An Inclusive Meditation Experience
https://tinyurl.com/WLF-chrissies

🍃 Vision Alignment – Create Your Life with Intention
https://tinyurl.com/WLF-vision

🧓 Yoga for Seniors
https://tinyurl.com/WLF-yoga

🤖 STEAM Possible
https://tinyurl.com/WLF-stem

18/08/2026

When difficult emotions are pushed away, they don't simply disappear.

They remain in the body, showing up as chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, anxiety, numbness, or feeling disconnected from ourselves and others.

Healing isn't about forcing positive thinking or 'moving on'.

It begins when we find a safe space to acknowledge, express and process what we've been carrying over time.

Arts Therapy offers a supportive space to explore these experiences through creative expressions, reflection, compassionate connection and complimentary counselling approaches.

If you're ready to begin this journey, I'm here to guide and support you. Visit my website or send me a message to explore further.

"Keeping it real" with Chrissie's Creative Therapies.

10/08/2026

Acceptance is often misunderstood.

It doesn't mean approving of what happened, giving up, or pretending everything is okay.

Acceptance is recognising reality as it is, even when it's painful. From this place, we can begin making choices that align with our preferred values, rather than reacting from a position of survival mode.

Arts Therapy supports this process by helping you explore thoughts, emotions and experiences in ways that extend beyond words.

Follow my page for Part 3, on Landing in a place of Acceptance and Healing.

"Keeping it real" with Chrissie's Creative Therapies.

04/08/2026

Denial and acceptance can look similar from the outside. Both involve carrying on, staying quiet, or appearing to cope.

The difference isn't what others see and often not what you notice initially; It's about what is really happening deep within.

One disconnects us from our experience and the other begins by acknowledging it.

Creative Arts Therapy offers a gentle space to explore these patterns with curiosity and creativity; alongside, acceptance and commitment theory.

Follow my page for Part 2, which explores acceptance processes.

"Keeping it real" with Chrissie's Creative Therapies.