Life Reflection Collage

The Life Reflection Collage will allow you to honor the moment you are experiencing. Choose images that represent your current feelings. Think of this as a mood board. Accepting current feelings is a way to really experience them and release them. Look for objects, places, and colors that express your current mood. You can be creative with where you place each item and how the items interact with one another.

BENEFIT: Improves emotional regulation

Exercise time: Allow yourself 50 minutes to complete this exercise

MATERIALS: Magazines Scissors Glue 1 sheet of 18-by-24-inch heavy-weight drawing paper

STEPS: 1.Using the magazines, find a headline that matches how you feel today. Cut out the headline.

2.Find and cut out other words that resonate with you today.

3.Find and cut out pictures that reflect your life today.

4.Glue the images onto the paper.

Questions for Reflection: ·What feelings came up for you as you created your current life experience?

·Is there an overall color theme?

·What message does your art have for you?