by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Feb 22, 2019 | Depression
You want to ask for what you need, speak up, take on that new opportunity, reach out and connect with people that can bring value to your life. You dream of taking a class with your favorite acting coach. You wake up looking forward to writing the song that you’ve...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Feb 14, 2019 | Depression
Your art allows you to live what you want to live. To feel the love you want to feel. To fight what you want to fight. To find the answers you want to find in the face of life’s messiness and complexity. It allows you to create the stories that you want. Why would...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Jan 17, 2019 | Depression
This year I started my blog series by encouraging you, the artist, to honor your dreams. But what if you’re not clear about your dreams? As an artist you need your dreams to inspire and motivate you. They bring you in touch with your energy of love, wonder, curiosity,...
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | May 25, 2018 | Depression
Let’s be honest, you know you lived with depression for a while now. It comes and goes, and it never really goes away. At times, your art is your haven where “the blues” can’t really touch you. At other times, even your creative energy is taken away when the...
