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Warm Up Art Therapy Exercise

Yesterday I wanted to check in with myself without the use of words - so I made a quick "how are you feeling" doodle and used it to process my emotions from the previous week! Definitely recommend!

#doodle #arttherapy #feelings #drawing #artjournal #checkin #sketchbook

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