Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, is a research psychologist, art therapist and mental health counselor in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the author of 13 books, including The Soul’s Palette: Drawing on Art’s Transformative Powers for Health and Well-Being (Shambhala), and a faculty member at Lesley University in Boston. Dr. Malchiodi has received all three of the American Art Therapy Association’s highest honors — the Distinguished Service Award, the Clinician Award and Honorary Life Member Award.
A seven-year-old asked her mother, "What do you do at work?" The mother replied, "I teach grown-ups to draw." The…
