What began as my seven-year-old son's tantrum became an unexpected lesson in co-regulation. Instead of trying to stop his anger, we shaped it into a clay monster together. This simple art-making experience became a gentle reminder that children often don't need their feelings fixed—they need a safe space for those feelings to be seen, expressed, and transformed.

In art therapy, I often notice how we long for others to feel what we feel — as if sameness ensures safety. Yet true connection depends on difference. Intersubjectivity reminds us that two minds can meet and still remain distinct. Through art, we practise this balance — seeing, attuning, and staying present without merging, allowing both self and other to exist fully, side by side.