Three Clients in Darkness: Finding Transformation Through Metaphor Recently, three separate clients came to me in dark and desperate places. One had just lost her job and described herself as being trapped in a “coffin.” Another, a single mother with a two-month-old baby, was living in a foreign country without a support system. Her life,…
Nearly two years ago, I published a book on teaching, Getting Messy: A Guide to Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination. At its core, the book explores teaching as a creative and transformative process—a journey of learning alongside our students. By approaching teaching as a shared inquiry, we stay renewed, recharged, and inspired. Teaching as…
One of the most rewarding aspects of having a blog is the opportunity to connect with people from all over the world—individuals I’d never have the chance to meet otherwise. Last year, I shared a quote from the late artist Paul Reynard, and just a couple of weeks ago, I received a lovely email from…
Carl Jung spent the entire second half of his amazing life dedicated to understanding the “myth” he was living by. He called it his “task of tasks.” Myths are the instruments that we use to make sense of our life events. The problem is, it’s hard to see the story when you’re living it. We…
Peter London, in No More Secondhand Art, said it beautifully: artists are custodians of issues larger than themselves. But this idea isn’t limited to artists. Anyone working in social change—whether you’re passionate about local food, clean water, better government, or art education—is carrying something bigger than “just” your personal mission. Your work isn’t just about expressing…
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