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Nov 5, 20203 min read

“Animals Have Magic”: Healing Arts for Children, Teens and Families

Driving home from an Arizona parrot rescue with my newly adopted Senegal, I received The Call. “Ms. Chappell? Do you have a minute? I...

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Nov 5, 20205 min read

Exploring Order and Chaos through Art during COVID-19

The sandcastle stood strong, we thought: solid walls packed with wet sand, a sturdy foundation with a tunnel dug deep below the...

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Nov 5, 20205 min read

Using the Arts to Build Distress Tolerance with Children and Teens during COVID-19

Over a week in April 2010, a BP-operated rig discharged 4.9 billion barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean, killing thousands of marine...

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Nov 5, 20204 min read

Space Exploration: Braving Big Questions through the Arts

I snap my fingers in moon cast shadows on my smooth head. The contours shape me and peel my layers back. My remaining hair falls...

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Nov 5, 20204 min read

Back to School: Emotional Well Being and Masks We Wear

Since elementary school, my teachers and parents praised me for my enthusiasm and hard work. By senior year, I had learned to equate...

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Nov 5, 20202 min read

Monster in Me! Music and Dance for Wellness

There once was a little green monster who used magic to help people, when they became very sick. The little green monster wrapped a...

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Nov 5, 20203 min read

The Power of Music: For Children and Families during COVID-19

Listen, she said. You will feel better Mommy. She wove a tapestry of music around me, filled the air with light and sound, joyful this...

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