Life has been full lately—children, work, care, travel, and the many emotions that come with them. During a recent family trip, I found myself drawn to a pottery studio and unexpectedly rediscovered something I had been missing: the quiet rhythm of creating with my hands. This reflection explores how pottery, like many creative practices, can become a gentle anchor in busy seasons, helping us slow down, reconnect, and find our way back to ourselves.

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.