Wild about Mindfulness
A lot of people say if you follow your passion you will bank coin and lead a happy life. This saying has often left me conflicted, I...
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Samantha Badrock
- Sep 4
What is Neurographic Art
Too often I hear that people are unable to eliminate fear and anxiety, and that they have come to just accept it as part of their every...
Samantha Badrock
- Sep 1
Resetting your Nervous System with my top 3 art therapy techniques
Resetting our nervous systems can feel like an almost impossible feat when we are in the midst of a Fight or Flight all out panic attack....
Samantha Badrock
- Aug 29
The Science behind ART & HEALING
Art Therapy IS useful in assisting a client to explore and recover from traumatic events everyday new neuroscience research is backing...
Samantha Badrock
- Aug 16
How to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches to gain a deeper understanding of our problems.
Art as we know, has a profound impact on our psyche and the way we feel. In less than 5 minutes a day, we can gain a deeper understanding...
Samantha Badrock
- May 31
Lift your mood and mind with colour.
“Our relations with colours are as unique as our religions, cultures, and lives.” No one denies it: Colors impact us. From the grim,...
Samantha Badrock
- May 27
Art allows us to suffer in adaptive ways
Art can be a safe way to explore one’s inner world, including emotions and thoughts. This can be difficult at times; however if we give...
Samantha Badrock
- Jan 11
Art therapy treating anorexia? A Patient's View
Art therapy is a relatively new alternate therapy to grace our presence in the battle with mental health illness. What might be laughed...
Samantha Badrock
- Jul 12, 2021
Art treating pain? Really?
We are in a cultural shift back to the grass roots of managing pain with art therapy. More prominent and traditional educational...
Samantha Badrock
- Jul 12, 2021
4 Steps to breaking down creative barriers
If only we could all function in life how children do. You see, children like to focus on the process, not the product. How does it feel...
Samantha Badrock
- Jul 8, 2021
Art Allows us to live more happy and productive lives by entering the state of "FLOW"
Most of us are living ‘above the red line’, our cortisol and adrenaline levels are up. We all know that living in a constant stressed...
Samantha Badrock
- Jun 30, 2021
Should we encourage kids to express their emotions by harnessing the power of mindfulness?
Art is more than drawing colours on a page. Being creative empowers children to freely express their emotions in an adaptive way. I...
Samantha Badrock
- Jun 26, 2021
Why art is so important for children's growth and development
It’s time to start embracing your creative side. Did you know that Art plays a vital role in early childhood development and is often...
Samantha Badrock
- Jun 17, 2021
When mental illness meets artistic brilliance - meet Vincent Van Gogh
Artist Name: Vincent Willem Van Gogh DOB: 30 March 1853 DOD: 29 July 1890 Mediums: Oil Paintings Subjects: Figure, Landscapes,...
Samantha Badrock
- Jun 13, 2021
Can Art combat depression and anxiety? Weekly Guest Post by Jacob Daley
According to Beyond Blue , depression and anxiety is a crippling disease that affects over 2 million people in Australia alone. “It’s...