Integrative and Nature-Based Mental Health Care

"Antidotes: Seeing Beauty, Finding Connection", my exhibition of 24 wildlife and landscape photos, ran from August 11 - December 2, 2023 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. My sincere thanks to all who visited! My own journey of reconnecting with the landscape of the Chihuahuan Desert has brought experiences of deep healing and meaning. I think about photography as a practice of seeing the land and animals with love, care, and attention, and acknowledging our

Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" is a guide for people seeking to break through creative blocks and achieve their artistic goals.

"Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give."

This is an example of making a mandala with materials gathered from nature to mark an important transition.

Exploring themes of sacredness and the wild in the work of nationally and internationally renowned artist Virginia Maria Romero.

For years dreams have been an important source of meaning for me. Sometimes a certain dream seems to have an enduring message that...