That s what happened with me. Everything was bottled up. Bruce Sova s wife died just over a year ago. She is more able or more willing to relate her feelings of sorrow or grief or anger or even happiness, says Sova, an Interlochen resident. For the most part she s just learning to express her feelings.
Children come to the program at various times.
Some come weeks after a death, others not until years later. Some attend regularly, some sporadically. Some stay a short time, others longer. Art therapy gives kids a door they can open and close when they want to, Stremlow says. Alderman says she knew the art therapy had served its purpose when Mark and Lara began to feel more comfortable with their loss and grief.