Ep 57: Art as ADHD Self-Therapy with Karen DeLoach

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🎨🖌️ Embracing Creativity as Self-Therapy with Karen DeLoach

In this inspiring episode, we're joined by Karen DeLoach, an artist, art teacher, and creativity specialist who has used her love of the arts to help individuals with neurodivergence and other life challenges unlock their potential. Karen shares her journey, from homeschooling her children with ADHD to working with students and adults, using art as a means of emotional expression, healing, and transformation.

📌 What You'll Learn:

• The power of art in helping children and adults with ADHD, dyslexia, and autism express themselves
• How creativity can serve as self-therapy for emotional healing and mental well-being
• The role of art in overcoming personal challenges and building confidence
• Practical steps for incorporating creativity into your daily life, even if you're short on time
• The benefits of engaging both the right and left brain through creative activities
• How small creative practices can reduce stress and improve mental health

🗣️ Featured Quote: "Art is self therapy. There is wellness through creativity. So how can each one of us, no matter what our challenges are, what age we are... have it bring healing to our body and our mind and our emotions through the arts." - Karen DeLoach

👤 About Our Guest: Karen DeLoach is an artist, filmmaker, author, and creativity mentor. She specializes in helping individuals use creativity as a means of self-expression and emotional well-being. Karen's work spans from teaching art to students with ADHD to collaborating with adults overcoming life-altering health challenges. She also hosts online art classes and shares her passion for the arts through her website and pop-up podcast series.

🔗 Connect with Karen:
Website: Get Creative with Karen
Facebook: Karen DeLoach Art
Join her Facebook group: Christian Creatives

💡 Remember: Embracing your creative side is not only a form of self-expression but also a path to mental and emotional wellness. Even dedicating 20 minutes a day to a creative activity can spark joy and help rewire your brain for positivity.

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