23/02/2026
Today felt deeply special 😊
I had the privilege of conducting an art therapy session using a simple yet powerful medium — newspaper collage — built around the theme of a “Paper Compass" with the team members of UWD
As we all know, Newspapers are medium that carry noise, urgency, chaos, and countless stories. As we flipped through pages, cut out words, paused at images, and arranged fragments onto paper, something beautiful happened. What seemed like random headlines slowly began to reflect inner landscapes — our fears, our dreams, our direction, our uncertainties.
The compass became more than a symbol. It became a question:
Where am I headed? What guides me when the world feels loud?
As a mental health professionals, we are often the ones holding space for others — containing emotions, listening deeply, guiding gently. But today, we allowed ourselves to slow down. To reflect. To be vulnerable. To choose pieces that resonated with our own journeys.
There was silence, there was laughter, there were moments of thoughtful stillness. And in between the cutting and pasting, a safe space quietly unfolded which was truly organic, warm, and real.
I am truly grateful for this opportunity as not just to facilitate, but to witness. To see professionals reconnect with their inner compass. To co-create a space where expression felt safe and meaningful.
Sometimes all it takes is paper, presence, and permission ...
Permission to feel, to reflect, and to find our way again.🪴
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