200: Mental Health and Art Therapy w/ Amelia Hutchison

Trauma lives in the body. As such, a body-based healing modality like Art therapy is an incredible resource to heal deeper traumas. Art helps us reconnect with our intuition and subconscious. Amelia Hutchison empowers us to trust ourselves and find ways to nurture our life force of creativity. We are all artists. Whether it’s Excel spreadsheets, embroidery, or even parenting, creativity is different for everyone! Find ways to water those parts of your life, and allow yourself the freedom to create. Amelia Hutchison is an art therapist and psychotherapist from British Columbia, Canada. She runs an online private practice supporting adults in their mental health through creativity. Amelia also runs weekly open studios on Zoom as well as group and individual art therapy. She is passionate about accessible mental health care. TIMESTAMPS: 01:37 - Discovering Art Therapy 08:16 - Perfectionism & art 14:22 - Creativity & social media 18:45 - Social media & mental health 27:49 - Creativity is for everyone 42:44 - How to stop judging yourself 45:28 - Self-care = community care 49:34 - How to start with Art Therapy FIND AMELIA ONLINE: Website TikTok: @art_therapy_irl SPONSORS: Babbel | Save up to 55% off your subscription at Babbel.com/TLL Fenty Skin | get 20% off fenty skin starters now at FENTYSKIN.COM with code: lavendaire 20 MENTIONED: Anti-Hustle Art Studio Oracle Lab The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 200 SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAVENDAIRE LIFESTYLE PODCAST Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube LAVENDAIRE YouTube Instagram