The Power of Art and Creativity in Grief

Advice
Written By Pamela Ann Noxon

Art and creativity help you evolve through your grief. You’re never going to be the same after the loss of your loved one, but you do have to put yourself back together. The field of Neuro-Aesthetics shows that creativity and art therapy [creating and just appreciating art!] helps you cope, acknowledge and express your emotions, it hs been shown to help with depression and trauma, and it helps you reach non-conscious truths, and even helps get you through your toughest of days. Creative work helps you put yourself back together in a new more evolved way it’s a “You 2.0” post-loss. Repetitive tasks like coloring and origami have been shown to activate the brain’s reward center; decelerating anxiety and increasing a sense of peace and calm.

In her first book “The Heart of Grieving” [coming August 2023] Grief Educator and Holistic Grief Coach [and Art Therapy Practitioner] Pamela Ann Noxon, shows you ways to use creativity and art to help you through grief, like with this art collage of creativity she created. “Art and creative, repetitive tasks are especially important in the early stages of grief immediately following a loss and for the first year or two. The creative force is the life force. I recommend a variety of projects and suggest whatever resonates with a client.

Do you gravitate towards:

  • coloring

  • origami

  • painting

  • collaging

  • journaling and writing

  • singing

  • dancing

  • cooking or baking

  • beading and jewelry making

  • crafting

  • scrapbooking

  • photography

  • sculpting

  • or just fingerprinting?

Or is it right to try something completely new? Anything to help you move your pain, your feelings, and all the powerful emotions of grief out of your mind and nervous system and out through your body. And make something entirely new with a life of its own.

And most importantly- no judging! This work is not about the outcome, it is about the process of becoming and creating and of change. Even spending time appreciating great music, art, poetry, etc. helps you just as much. Both the taking in and the making of art creates a meditative state that is profoundly healing.”

Order your advance copy of “The Heart of Grieving” by Holistic Grief Coach and Certified Grief Educator Pamela Ann Noxon today!

Pamela Ann Noxon

Author, trauma-informed Holistic Grief Educator, Grief Coaching Mentor & Trainer, Inspirational Speaker & Workshop leader, Pamela Ann Noxon offers compassionate and creative ways to help those in loss heal with their grief and stay connected to their loved ones.

After decades of study in trauma, grief, holistic health and wellness, and numerous losses that included her mother, father, close family, dear friends, close colleagues, and beloved pets, she has created a unique protocol, combining the latest grief coaching techniques, with hypnotherapy, art therapy, breathing work, movement therapies, and a deep connection to nature and animals; to create a profound and revolutionary, truly holistic method of helping people navigate their grief well. Her main goal: to train others to be of compassionate, conscious service to those in loss and grief.

Pamela is the force behind all that Mourning Goods brings to our time: purposefully designed condolence products, interactive creative journals, holistic grief books, grief podcasts, coaching, workshops, and programs for the grieving, and support and certification courses for new grief coaches.

https://www.mourninggoods.com
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