Healing through art

Comfortably cocooned in the safe space of my therapist’s office, aromatherapy scents and soft lights helped me drop into the session. We were discussing experiences from my childhood when my therapist confronted me with a confusing question.

“Can you describe how emotions of loneliness feel in your body?”

I was bewildered. She continued, “Does the sensation of loneliness feel hard, sharp; do you feel it in one area of your body or in several