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About RichardB

I am trained and work as a Creative Arts Therapist specializing in group therapy. I have passionately studied, worked, and taught as a hands-on practitioner of the Creative/Expressive and Healing Arts since 1983 integrating various modalities working in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings. I currently provide Creative Arts and Counseling services to nonprofit agencies as well as occasionally teaching classes and workshops in communities of faith. I use compassion and acceptance to create an environment that is safe and nurturing for all individuals and groups. In my spare time I engage in research and write articles on a variety of subjects, create: poems, music, abstract artwork, and photograph nature.

conformity

Posted on March 4, 2023 by RichardB

How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity. William S. Burroughs

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Emotional Self-Control and the Brain

Posted on February 28, 2023 by RichardB

Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. In this study, published … Continue reading →

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Trees

Posted on February 25, 2023 by RichardB

Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven. Rabindranath Tagore

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Big Five Crazy Beliefs

Posted on February 21, 2023 by RichardB

When we think (and strongly believe!) crazy stuff, really irrational stuff, we are most likely thinking one or more of the following: “Things should (ought, must, have to) be different than they are!” “It’s awful (horrible, terrible, catastrophic) that they … Continue reading →

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Land

Posted on February 18, 2023 by RichardB

The Holy Land is everywhere. Black Elk

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Opioid Addiction – Brain Functions

Posted on February 14, 2023 by RichardB

Substance addiction is a perplexing phenomenon for those who fortunately do not suffer from it. Although it is incredible to believe that people would willfully engage in behaviors that create problems with their lives on so many levels, substance addiction … Continue reading →

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Nature

Posted on February 11, 2023 by RichardB

Nature is infinitely creative. It is always producing the possibility of new beginnings. – Marianne Williamson

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