Live Radiantly

As human beings, we yearn to find closure in our lives, especially with experiences that leave a lingering impact on our lives. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC distinguishes between external and internal closure, and the relationship this meaning-making process has with emotional freedom. The art therapy exercise will help you experience relief from the impossible pain that may sti...

Life is always changing, yet most of us prefer to see it as static, because it can be unnerving to face impermanence. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores why this is such a challenge and offers suggestions for approaching impermanence. The art therapy exercise will help you notice how predictable changes in life impact you, so that you can identify your strengths and challenge...

Validation is not just a powerful way to process, learn from, and release your feelings, it's essential for self-trust and intuition. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores what emotional validation is, the power of self-validation, and how this feeds your intuition. The art therapy exercise will help you tune in and listen to your thoughts and feelings thoughtfully.

When you are pursuing your dreams and goals, it’s a good idea to know how to nourish them. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores why combining inspiration, expansion, and commitment helps you get into a cycle that supports you through the ups and downs. The art therapy exercise will help you notice th ese  three concepts within your body, mind, and spirit.

Yes, this episode is intended to inspire you to get creative on a regular basis. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores how creativity influences your health, from physical benefits to cognitive and emotional ones. And the art therapy exercise will help you plug into your unique creativity! May it serve you well.

Transitions can bring in a complex blend of thoughts, feelings, regrets, and the desire to hold on.  In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC takes you through the various ways you can be called to reflect during a period of transition and how it can serve your health and wellness. The art therapy exercise is intended to help you create space inside so that you can welcome in whatever is as...

Courage and confidence do not exist in the absence of doubt. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores all the ways in which doubt serves your healing and growth work. And the art therapy exercise is a historical journey where courage, confidence, and doubt played a role in taking a leap of faith.

When a catastrophe strikes, it tests our ability to rise to the occasion. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses how finding an internal quiet place can help you weather any storm and how this is similar to the concept of Wise Mind in DBT. The art therapy guided meditation is designed to help you experience the quiet place and your wise mind for stress reduction so that you can...

Irritation is a powerful emotion that helps us develop our skills and make changes in our lives. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses the importance of curiosity and reflection to help you harness the benefits of irritation. The art therapy guided meditation is designed to help you sit with urges and lean into the wisdom that arises when you do.

This weeks episode is on a tender topic, it’s my way of trying to support people after a tragic event in Maine earlier this week. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC seeks raise awareness about the impact of witnessing trauma and tragedy within ourselves and others is a vital part of finding resolution and healing. The art therapy guided meditation is Jon Kabat Zinn's Loving Kindness M...

This week we're exploring the parallels between regeneration in healing and the pay it forward movement. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses both concepts and how together they create a large menu of options to foster internal and external goodwill for your committed action and intentional living goals. The art therapy guided meditation will help you envision how this feels i...

Feeling inner cohesion is an important part of health and wellness, but getting there is about working with and through your fragmented parts. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses the spectrum between these two, what each feels like, and why this happens in the first place. After all, it’s helpful to have a sense of where you are trying to go when it comes to the often unpredi...

Paradoxes and platitudes can reveal a lot about your healing and growth work. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses the differences between paradoxes and platitudes. She shares the story of how the phrase "fake it till you make it" landed with her and how the research she did for the show opened her mind to other possibilities. The art therapy guided meditation will help you no...

Emotional safety and being vulnerable are two important aspects of our health and wellness. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC describes 3 important aspects of emotional safety and the research about how vulnerability influences your resilience. The art therapy guided meditation uses a seasonal metaphor to encourage you to become aware of what ingredients you need for safety and vulne...

How you recharge has a lot to do with your personality. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC describes the spectrum of personality traits from extroversion to introversion and how this information can serve you and your relationships. The art therapy guided meditation will help you recharge your batteries, no matter where you find yourself on this spectrum, and invites you to consider w...

We all have something that makes our skin crawl, our heart race, and the urge to avoid kick in. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses why it's so powerful to figure out how you can work with what scares you, so that you can reap the reward of facing your fears and benefit from not having them limit you. The art therapy guided meditation will support your ability to tap into you...

This episode does a deep dive into the nuances of emotions, because for many of us it takes time to embrace the full spectrum of our feelings. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC discusses why it can be so challenging to recognize and name your feelings, while introducing the work of Sharon Dregne Gerstenzang, who's work breathed new perspective into the world of our emotions. The art...

One of the most unnerving aspects of healing, growth, and transformation is when you feel lost and unsure. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores how to manage what most of us resist, feeling lost, unsure, and confused, because it is a necessary part of evolving as a person. The art therapy guided meditation is designed to help you find comfort in the discomfort, by experiencing...

Everyone has an inner saboteur, those parts of ourselves that tend to wreak havoc when we feel afraid, overwhelmed, and stressed out. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC dives deeper into why we have them and how Internal Family Systems work can support your healing and growth work. Then she invites you to make friends with your inner saboteur with a playful guided meditation, using th...

In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC invites you to consider the power of expansion and contraction, and how both are important to your health and wellbeing. Then she guides you through an art therapy experience that will help you anchor in and find a flow between them.

This week’s episode dives into the ingredients you need to cultivate a life in which your truth sets you free. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores what having healthy ego strength means and offers ideas on how to support your evolution, because we're all works in progress. The guided art therapy experiential offers an opportunity to connect to how you experience honesty and au...

This week’s episode looks at a part of your core identity, your essential self, the lovely, often quirky, part of your personality that makes you who you are. In this episode, Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores how this part of yourself helps you persevere and enjoy life The guided art therapy experiential offers an opportunity to connect with this part of yourself and how it serves you in li...

This week’s episode is all about the gift of presence and how it can support you in life, whether your in a situation that is asking you to defy the odds or wanting to feel a deeper connection to yourself and others. In this episode, it's Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores the meaning and benefits of presence. The guided art therapy experiential offers an opportunity to experience presence an...

Let's explore the dance that we’ve all done when we find ourselves in situations that we can’t control and yet still feel committed to sticking with and through the uncertainty. In this episode, it's Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC explores the benefits and reasons why learning how to let go and hold on can serve your health and wellness. The guided art therapy experiential gives you the chance to...

This episode is all about love, in every form that it takes, from self-love, to our sacred connections, to the collective. In this episode, it's Stephanie McLeod-Estevez, LCPC intention that we tap into this deep power through awareness, reflection, and art. The guided art therapy experiential will help you feel love from the inside out.