Wild Sunflower Wellness

08/25/2025

🌿 Motherhood as a Creative Practice 🌿

So often we’re told that creativity requires hours of uninterrupted time, the perfect space, or a big project. But the truth is—motherhood itself can be a creative practice.

Creativity can look like:
--the way you soothe your baby
--how you reimagine your identity in this new season
--the small rituals you weave into your everyday life

I wrote about this on the blog, and I’d love for you to read it—especially if you’ve been craving a reminder that you are already creative in the ways you show up for yourself and your family.

👉 Read the full post here: https://www.wildsunflowerwellness.com/blog/motherhood-as-a-creative-practice-how-to-turn-everyday-moments-into-art

💬 What’s one small way you’ve noticed creativity showing up in your motherhood journey?

Discover how motherhood can be a daily creative practice. A postpartum therapist in Denver shares tips to reconnect with yourself through art.

05/24/2025

🌿 Ever feel like traditional self-care just isn't cutting it? Like deep breathing, bubble baths, and checklists aren’t touching the deeper parts of you that are tired, overwhelmed, or just… needing something more?

As an art therapist in Denver, I’ve seen how powerful it can be to turn to creative rituals like art journaling to reconnect with yourself—especially during seasons of stress, healing, or transition (hello, motherhood 👋).

🎨 In my newest blog post, I’m sharing:

✨ Why art journaling supports nervous system regulation and emotional healing
✨ How to start (without letting perfectionism get in the way)
✨ My favorite beginner prompts to spark your creativity
✨ Tips for making this practice your own

This isn’t about being an artist. It’s about being human—and honoring your inner world, one messy, beautiful page at a time.

💛 Read the full post here → https://www.wildsunflowerwellness.com/blog/how-to-start-an-art-journaling-practice-for-self-care-from-an-art-therapist-in-denver

Discover how art journaling can support self-care, emotional healing, and nervous system regulation. Learn beginner prompts and tips from a trauma-informed art therapist in Denver.

04/30/2025

🌿 Calling all expectant mamas! 🌿

If you’re craving a sacred space to slow down, connect with your intuition, and prepare for motherhood in a heart-led way—this is for you.

Join us for a 90-minute donation-based pregnancy support circle that weaves together expressive arts, mindfulness, and authentic community. This isn’t your typical prenatal class—it’s a chance to ground, create, and be held by others walking this path.

✨ Tune in. Express yourself. Be seen. ✨
Whether it’s your first baby or your third, you’re welcome here—just as you are.

04/21/2025

Have you been searching for a space like this, Mama?

⭕️ A circle where your full self is welcome—where you can exhale, express, and leave feeling just a little bit lighter?

👋 I’m Leanne—mama of two, licensed professional counselor, and art therapist in Colorado. I created this group because it’s what I needed when I was in the thick of new motherhood.

❌ I didn’t want to make small talk.

🫶🏼 I wanted to feel safe to be real—to process the hard stuff, lay down the mental load for a moment, and remember who I was beneath the exhaustion and expectations.

✨If that sounds like you too… we’d love to have you.

We gather again in Aurora/North Denver on Saturday, May 3rd from 3:30–5pm at the beautiful new wellness space, .

🌈 Because motherhood is sacred. And you deserve to be supported in it.

Xo 🌻 Leanne

04/07/2025

Which one do you feel the most? (head the the poll to answer)

👋 Hi, I’m Leanne - mom of 2, licensed therapist, and registered art therapist in Colorado. I’ve felt each of these myths throughout my motherhood experience, and now I support moms to unlearn them by tapping into their own wisdom and creativity.

👉 Tap the link in bio to read more & see how I can be of support. I’m here for you, Mama.

💛 Follow for more creative wellness support in motherhood.

Xo 🌻 Leanne

03/12/2025

Motherhood changes everything overnight—sleep schedules vanish, control over time disappears, and even personal space becomes a luxury.

One of the hardest adjustments is realizing that the old ways of managing life—checking off to-do lists, staying productive, and striving for achievements—don’t always work anymore.

👋 Hi, I’m Leanne—mom of two, licensed therapist, and art therapist in Colorado. Using art, I help moms process their unexpected grief that often comes with motherhood, so they can thrive in motherhood.

Here are some ways to honor and move through the grief:

1️⃣ Feel the grief: grief is part of becoming a mom—acknowledge it instead of ignoring it or pushing it away.

2️⃣ Create space to heal: Let yourself feel the emotions. Naming them helps lighten their weight.

3️⃣ Find support: Whether through therapy or a mom’s group, you don’t have to carry this alone.

P.S. Check out the entire blog post I wrote about this topic in my link in bio!

👉 Read the full blog post in my link in bio, and follow for more creative ways to care for you in motherhood.

Xo 🌻 Leanne

02/19/2025

Stumped on how to prioritize self-care as a modern mother? Give our latest blog post a read!

Discover simple, meaningful ways to prioritize self-care in motherhood without adding more to your to-do list. Learn how to reconnect with yourself through small, intentional shifts, with suggestions from a postpartum therapist in Denver.

02/19/2025

💛 Not much is the same after we cross the threshold of motherhood—it touches every part of our lives.

😑If you’ve felt lost, disconnected, or like you don’t even recognize yourself anymore, it makes so much sense. You are forever changed.

🌿 But here’s the truth: You deserve to feel like you again—not just a mom, but a whole person with interests, and passions, and dreams.

⚡️Not the you before you became a mother. The you with your new perspective on life since becoming a mother.

👋 Hi, I’m Leanne. If we haven’t met yet, I’m a mom of 2, licensed therapist, art therapist in Colorado. I help moms reconnect with themselves through art, become the artists of their lives, and thrive in motherhood.

Drop a 🌻 if this resonates with you. Time to start reclaiming you—one small step at a time.

👉 Follow for more creative ways to support your wellbeing in motherhood.

Xo 🌻 Leanne

01/29/2025

Mamas, are you familiar with this term—Matrescence?

💛 I wish I would have known more about it when I became a first time mom because I know it would have gave context for what I was experiencing and would have helped me feel less alone in my experience.

✨Paige DiChara of is a somatic psychotherapist, yoga teacher, doula, mother, and creator of The Embodied Mom Method.

🎗️Paige and I connected over our shared passion for supporting modern mothers in creative, embodied ways, and I’ve been inspired by her work ever since. I’m thrilled she’s sharing her perspective on matrescence with us today.

📰 Head on over to wildsunflowerwellness/blog to get all the goods about matrescence, and and how you can approach the transformational stage of motherhood with curiosity and compassion.

👉 Follow Paige and Leanne for more embodied, creative support ideas for moms!

Xo 🌻 Leanne

01/14/2025

🫶🏼 Hi, I’m Leanne.

I’m an art therapist in Colorado, and my specialty is helping women and moms heal, reconnect, and find themselves again.

💛 Through creative and a compassionate approach, I support those navigating the challenges of motherhood, trauma, and big life transitions.

💡 You don’t need to be an artist to benefit from art therapy—just an open heart and curiosity.

🎨 Together, we’ll use creativity to explore emotions, process the hard stuff, and create space for your healing.

✨ Ready to start your journey? Send me a message or book a free consultation through the link in my bio. Let’s get creative with your healing.

Follow for more creative wellness content for women & moms.

Xo 🌻 Leanne

12/03/2024

🎨 Art therapy can reflect parts of ourselves that we aren’t thinking about in our everyday lives.

➡️ Swipe through for some real life examples how art therapy can offer moms a space to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves.

💛 Over time, pockets of space for creativity turn into practices of healing and growth.

🖌️ Curious about how art therapy can help you? Comment GUIDE, and I’ll send you the link to download The Therapeutic Art Guidebook, which serves up practical ways to nurture yourself through art!

P.S. The Guidebook is inclusive of everyone, not just moms!

Xo 🌻 Leanne