Creating art for healing purposes dates back tens of thousands of years, to the practices of First Nations people around the world. Art therapy uses creative processes, primarily visual art such as painting, drawing or sculpture, with a view to improving physical health and emotional wellbeing. When people face significant physical or mental ill-health, it …
In this episode of the Girls That Create podcast, award-winning writer Jess Rinker sat down with host Erin Prather Stafford to discuss her journey as a writer, her creative process, and the importance of challenging oneself in storytelling. Rinker was also candid about her experiences as a caregiver and how writing has become her solace …
Erin welcomes back author and educational psychologist Michele Borba, Ed.D., to discuss how teaching kids empathy can prevent bullying (including cyberbullying) and is vital for children’s mental health. Dr. Borba is the author of UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me-World and Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. Listen to …
In this episode of the Girls That Create podcast on Word of Mom Radio, host Erin Prather Stafford chats with Piera Van de Wiel, a multi-talented artist and founder of Stronger with Music. During the interview, Van de Wiel shared her journey in music, acting, and advocacy for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights. Listen to …
In this Girls That Create podcast episode, Erin engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Chelsey Goodan, author of the new book Underestimated: The Wisdom and Power of Teenage Girls. The discussion focuses on teenage girl empowerment, societal stereotypes, the importance of representation in media, and the significant role parents play in supporting their daughters’ identity …
In our constant quest to understand artists and their genius, we often put them on a pedestal, or we assume that they are otherworldly beings with incomprehensible thoughts. This myth, though common, distances us from everything they share with us. It makes us feel that their feats and successes are far beyond our reach. It …
Do you catch yourself hovering over your children to ensure their success? Are you worried you’re not giving them enough room to fail and learn from their mistakes? In this episode of the Girls that Create podcast on Word of Mom Radio, host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes back author Jessica Lahey for a chat about …
Weight loss is one of the most common health and appearance-related goals. Women and teen girls are especially likely to pursue dieting to achieve weight loss goals even though a great deal of research shows that dieting doesn’t work over the long term. We are a developmental psychologist and a social psychologist who together wrote …
We challenge you to name, off the top of your head, a few women artists exhibited in museums. If male names come more readily to mind, it’s not by chance: women, in art as in many other spheres associated with a form of power, influence or prestige, are far less recognised, exhibited and studied than …
Every February we celebrate Black History Month, which honors the achievements of Black Americans and is a time to recognize their indelible part in U.S. history. Below are powerful quotes from Black women creators and displays of their work. Quotes From Black Women Creators Alma Thomas, Artist and Teacher Through color, I have sought to …