Growing doesn’t mean disappearing. It means expanding.

I first designed this pointed figure (The Tall One) in 2017. Back then, it was a way for me to express how I resonate with my clients’ process.
English is my second language, so finding the words to explain this deeply can feel heavy. But what words cannot carry, the image does:
🤍 The Tall One is the Collective Inner Child.
This is the part of us that has grown. Over the years, they have built the capacity to stand tall and face the world, even the mask on the head is always stand by.
🧶 The Little One is the Raw Feeling.
This represents the “Big Feelings” that still come up. Even when we are grown, these feelings can be heavy. Their hair drags on the floor because it carries the weight of history.
Throughout my 12 years of art therapy practice, I have witnessed this growth. I see my clients growing with their inner child. They don’t get rid of the Little One; they just develop the strength to hold them.
🤝💗We grow with our feelings, not out of them.

成長不代表消失，而是擴展。

我在 2017 年首次畫下了這個尖頭人物（高個子），這是我用來與案主歷程產生共鳴的一種方式。這些年來，我發現還有另一個角色，始終在我們的治療室裡遊走。

英文是我的第二語言，所以很難單純用文字深刻地解釋我所想表達的。在這裡，我想回歸我的母語來介紹我的畫：

🤍 高個子 (The Tall One) 是「集體內在小孩」。

從 2017 年開始，他建立了面對世界的能力，即使頭上的面具依然隨時待命。

🧶 小個子 (The Little One) 是「原始的感受」。

他代表了那些依然會湧現的情緒。即使我們長大了，這些感受仍可能很沈重。他的長髮拖在地上，因為那承載著歷史的重量。

在我 12 年的🇨🇦藝術治療執業中，我見證了這種成長。我看著案主與他們的內在小孩一同前行。他們嘗試接納「小個子」，並從中發展出能夠抱持 (Hold) 這些感受的力量。

這就是我做藝術治療的宗旨: The Way We Art transforming the way we are. 💗