Creating Your Health

Welcome to Creating Your Health, my blog to post information on how you can create the health you deserve. My approach as a licensed Creative Arts Therapist & Mental Health Counselor is a holistic one, embracing the mind, body, and spirit connection and is deeply grounded in psychological theory and orientation. Use of the arts: dance, music, art, drama, poetry, allows for access to the unconscious realm. Simply put, Change takes place first in the Imaginal Realm. If you can't imagine it, how can the change manifest?
For more information regarding my counseling practice, click here: Creative Arts Counseling and Consulting.
In addition to my work as a therapist, I also facilitate workshops, provide consultation, and speak on a variety of topics such as Workplace Wellness, Stress Management, Creativity, Achieving Life/Work balance. To hire, contact me for inquiries.
Thank you for stopping by. Feel free to comment, share posts, leave suggestions. Check out the links to the right, and sign up for our e-newsletter, it's free! Join our facebook group today, I'd love to know how you create your health!

~Chris


Christine Matteson

BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Mental Health Counselor
Creative Arts Counseling and Consulting

contact me: christine@christinematteson.com


Sunday, October 9, 2011


Creating Your Health Bookclub

You're invited:
"Creating Your Health Bookclub"!

and I would love for you to join me!

Register Today!

What?
The point of the book club is to enhance our friendships,share our views, participate in discussions on the chosen book about some aspect of creating Health! Books will be chosen from any of the following Creating Your Health Domains: Physical Health; Mental/emotional Health; Spiritual Health; Environmental Health; Creating a healthy Career/healthy use of Leisure time; and Relationship Health.

Why a book club?
Because, Together we are Better! Creating Health is so much more fun when you are doing it with like-minded people! I'm sure the CYH BookClub will generate some positive energy, and provide for some interesting discussions. My intention is to share resources, and support one another as we move toward creating the healthy lives we desire and deserve.

What book will we be reading next?
Our next book will be, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield.
You can purchase the book by clicking on the link provided above.
(or by going to the "Creating Your Health Bookstore" link)
LinkWe will begin on October 18, so purchase your book today or see if your local library has a copy available.

Will you always be making the book selections?
Please send me your suggestions for our next book, and I will be making a selection based on those I receive, as long as it addresses the aspect of health that we will focus on for that time.

Where w
ill we meet?
We will be virtually meeting in a secret closed group on facebook. There you will be able to discuss the various sections of the book, share links, photos, and I am really hopeful that you will feel free to post some videos, too. This book, "The Art of War" focuses on breaking through creative blocks. I'm hoping we can share our successes by implementing the suggestions given in the book. Click on the link to Register:

If I join, what do I get?

Your Registration to the bookclub is good for one year from the purchase date. You get access to our secret facebook group. You'll be part of an online community supporting one another.

You can post as often as you'd like, or not at all, if you prefer to just follow along. I will be sharing my posts, and I will be posting a weekly email just to group members.

Weekly emails will include: Product Recommendations. Support. Encouragement. Questions to consider. Websites. Additional Resources. Inspiration. Guidance.

You also have email access to me for questions, to share epiphanies, etc..

I'm soooo busy, what if I don't get a chance to do the reading?
Don't you worry... I know how busy we all are. Skip around if you need to; The group will be up for two weeks following our last chapter discussions.


Ok, sounds great, how do I join? Is there a membership fee?

Registration begins tomorrow, October 10.
There is a 20$ fee, .....yep, that's right! I'm keeping this affordable because I want interested folks to be able to participate fully.



I can't wait to get started on this book! Buy your book today and register for the book club!

To your health,
Chris


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