Depression vs Expression

This quote from Edith Eger really struck a chord. (I recently read her book, The Choice, and it was ? ?)⁣

??? ??? ??????? ?? ???? ????, ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ‘??????????’ ?? ???? ? ??????? ???? ?????? ?????????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ???? ?????, ?????? ???? ? ??????? ? ?????????? – ?? ????? ?????????? ???????? ?? ????? ???? ??????? ?????????? ??????.⁣

As soon as I heard this quote, I thought YES. I’ve always operated on the belief that ? ??????????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ????????? ?????????? ?? ??? ?? ???.⁣

I recently went though a slump, was feeling depressed, when a friend made an astute observation: “??’? ??????? ???’?? ?? ??????; ??? ???? ???????? ? ???????? ??????? ??? ?????’? ??????? ??? ???? ???.” It was a nail on head moment ? ? – reflecting something back that I’m acutely aware of yet had completely missed in myself. We all have blind spots.⁣

???? ?? ????’? ???? ?? ??????? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??????, ??’? ?? ?? ??’?? ????? ?? ? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??. Our mental health takes a toll, and it also impacts our body in many different ways.⁣

I love working with my patients to generate ideas for ways to express that part of themselves that isn’t getting airtime, while also releasing the stagnant energy the body is carrying.⁣

The Spring season is also associated with creativity. ? ??????? ???? ???????? ?? ????????, we just have to find what YOUR type of creativity is.⁣

Some artists come for a session to work on writer’s block, for example. When we get the Liver qi flowing, it helps us think outside the box and come up with more ideas.⁣

I could ramble on about how this quote impacted me. But I’d love to hear from you. ⁣

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#expressyourself