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Why women report (and endure) more pain—and how to treat it right?
Across conditions and across the lifespan, women and girls report more frequent and intense pain than men. Large electronic-medical-record analyses and decades of lab and clinical studies find higher pain reports among women [...]
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When Big Feelings Disrupt the Classroom: How Art Therapists and Teachers Can Work Together
Classrooms are more than places of academic learning—they are emotional ecosystems where children bring their full selves, including anxiety, anger, sadness, or fears. When a child struggles to regulate emotions, it can affect not only [...]
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Emotion Regulation Among School-Aged Children in Toronto
Anger, excitement, sadness, and frustration are all normal emotions in childhood. But school-aged children don’t instinctively know how to manage these big feelings. Emotion regulation—the ability to monitor, evaluate, and modify emotional reactions—is [...]
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Understanding Chronic Illness: How Art Therapy Supports Symptom Management
Chronic illnesses are a significant health concern in Canada. According to statistics provided by the Government of Canada (2019), nearly 44% of adults aged 20 and older live with one or more of ten prevalent [...]
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Understanding Eating Disorders: Impact on Health, the Role of Body Image, Art Therapy for Transformation, and Information Resources
You may have heard the term eating disorder - and perhaps you know someone who lives with one. Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions marked by disrupted eating patterns and a harmful impact on [...]
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Managing Anger: How Art Therapy, Psychotherapy, and Court-Ordered Programs Help
Understanding Anger: A Natural Emotion with Powerful Effects Anger is a natural and inherent emotion that we experience throughout our lives. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), it is a natural response to situations [...]
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Finding Peace in December: Coping with Holiday Stress through Art Therapy
For many, December is a time of celebration, warmth, and joy - an opportunity to come together with loved ones, exchange gifts, and create memories. But for others, the season is far from festive. Instead [...]
Brain Rot in 2024: What It Is and How to Break Free
This blog chapter will introduce you to the term "brain rot," which has been named Oxford's Word of the Year for 2024. It is an umbrella term that refers to online content that is [...]