by Jenn | Sep 19, 2025 | Blog, breaking up with facebook, Current Affairs, mental health, self esteem through art, social media detox
I’ve done “social media detoxes” before, where I abstain from all social media for a pre-determined amount of time (usually a month). Every time I do it, it does wonders for my mental health! In the spirit of self-preservation, it’s come time for me to delete my...
by Jenn | Sep 17, 2025 | Art Heals, Blog, Decision Making, expressive arts, self esteem through art
Back in 2020, during the pandemic, I realized that it was going to become a necessity to tragedy-proof my business and take the steps to implement a more sustainable business model. Post pandemic, I shelved the idea because the desire to teach in person and lay down...
by Jenn | Jan 24, 2024 | Art Heals, Blog, Current Affairs, Decision Making, Entrepreneurial, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
Wow! It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I’ve been in a DEEP reflective state lately, partly because there are times where I feel like I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown and want to burn it all to the ground while running away. When I feel like...
by Jenn | Nov 17, 2022 | Art Heals, Art journaling, Blog, Enrichment Programs, Kids, self esteem through art
If you want your child(ren) to have access to an incredibly potent self-discovery tool, get them an art journal. If you want kids to be able to express themselves in a healthy way, get them an art journal. If you want them to be able to come up with creative solutions...
by Jenn | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Pandemic Ponderings, self esteem through art, stories from the studio
It’s been 312 days since I have been able to utilize my studio in any meaningful way. March 5, 2020 was the last day I taught an in-person class—the space has since been relegated to the ranks of a *really* expensive storage locker. I was thinking about...
by Jenn | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, word of the year
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It’s no secret that 2020 was an unprecedented year marked by grief, loss, and disconnection, so I won’t belabor that point here. I made a conscious decision when the pandemic hit in March that I was...
