ART & SOUL BLOG
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Outsmarting the Anxiety Monster: How Personification Helps You Take Back Control
What if you could stop fighting your anxiety and start outsmarting it? Externalizing and personifying anxiety might just be the power move your nervous system’s been waiting for.
Fierce with Reality: How Self-Awareness and Self-Acceptance Set You Free
Discover how becoming “fierce with reality” through self-awareness and self-acceptance can free you from patterns like guilt, codependency, and self-sabotage. A Tampa individual and couples therapist shares tools to help you reclaim your energy and your story.
Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS): How Mapping Your Inner World Supports Healing
Curious about Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy? Learn how this powerful, evidence-based approach used by Tampa therapist and art therapist Dawn Foretich at The Way is Through can help you heal from within by mapping and connecting with your inner parts.
Coping with Anxiety: Mind, Body, and What’s on Your Netflix Queue
Coping with anxiety takes more than deep breaths. Learn how your mind, body, and media choices all play a role—plus Florida therapist-backed tips to feel better, faster.
The Healing Power of Water: Nature’s Therapy for Mind and Body
Water calms the nervous system, encourages emotional release, and helps us reconnect with ourselves. Explore how Tampa and Florida’s waters can support your healing.
The Butterfly Hug: A Gentle Grounding Technique for Trauma, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation
The Butterfly Hug is a gentle trauma therapy tool used in EMDR to reduce anxiety, calm the nervous system, and support emotional regulation—anytime, anywhere.
Art Therapy in Tampa: Healing Through Creativity, Not Perfection
Art therapy helps you express emotions when words fall short. Explore how this creative approach supports healing, insight, and emotional growth, in Tampa, Florida.
Want Your Child to Open Up? Try Art Instead of Asking Questions
Struggling to connect with your child? Discover how art-based activities can help kids express their emotions and strengthen your bond—no serious talks required.
Why Deep Breathing Works and How to Do It Right
Discover how deep breathing calms your nervous system, reduces anxiety, and supports your mental health—backed by science and easy to practice anywhere.
