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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.

Researchers seek answers of brain on (legal) cannabis

Posted on July 23, 2020 by RichardB

For those suffering depression or anxiety, using cannabis for relief may not be the long-term answer. That’s according to new research from a team at Colorado State University seeking scientific clarity on how cannabis — particularly chronic, heavy use — … Continue reading →

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Creativity: The science behind the madness

Posted on July 21, 2020 by RichardB
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Don’t think

Posted on July 19, 2020 by RichardB

Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things. Ray Bradbury

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Isis Coloring Page

Posted on July 18, 2020 by RichardB
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Cédric Villani on the 7 Ingredients of Creativity

Posted on July 17, 2020 by RichardB
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Meditation Reduces Anxiety

Posted on July 16, 2020 by RichardB

Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have identified the brain functions involved in how meditation reduces anxiety. The team wrote in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience about how they studied 15 healthy volunteers with normal levels of … Continue reading →

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Lillies

Posted on July 15, 2020 by RichardB
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