by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
As you go about your day, suddenly you feel a flood of creative ideas flowing through your mind. All you want to do is to express your creative energy. You just feel compelled to discover what could be revealed. It might still be unformed and raw, but you already... 
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
You chose this career in the arts. You love it. It’s fascinating and it gives you the privilege to live your heart’s desire. Yet, you know that this work takes more than passion. You need dedication and action to for your creative ideas come to life and to make a... 
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
Your art offers you a way to express your deepest emotions, thoughts, and life experiences. It allows you access and communicate stories that you’d otherwise never tell. It’s almost like you have a creative treasure buried deep in your mind, a place you’d not dare... 
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
Because you’re an artist, you often hear, “If you want to be successful, you have to show up!” Over and over again you get the same messages. Show up in your art! Show up in the world! Bring your art to those that needs it! But, sometimes, you feel confused. You... 
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
You are talented, bright, and very ambitious. You’re devoted to your creative career and you know what you want. But, you don’t seem to be happy with your creative life. You find yourself consumed with others’ success. Sometimes you feel a wave of envy taking you... 
by Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | Trauma
Arts and entertainment careers can be so brutal. In order to make it as a creative or performer, you may have found it necessary to hide behind an emotional armor to protect yourself. This emotional armor has its value. It feels safer to take on the world behind that... 
