Inner Voices: Sex, Intimacy & Aging
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Inner Voices: Sex, Intimacy & Aging

Hedda Matza- Haughton, LSCW, Co-chair and one of the founders of Arts For Health Sarasota-Manatee has written and is performing her play entitled Inner Voices: Sex, Intimacy & Aging, a one woman show where through the eyes and hearts of different characters, you experience their truths about sex, intimacy, and aging. Hedda Matza-Haughton, LSCW Hedda’s…

The Healing Power of the Arts Tapping the Therapeutic Value of Creativity
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The Healing Power of the Arts Tapping the Therapeutic Value of Creativity

Article by Linda F. Joffe Author’s note: An edited version of this article appeared in the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Style Magazine on February 21, 2021. That article can be viewed at https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com/?special=Style. The arts have a powerful impact on our world. They can illuminate both minds and hearts, thus becoming a force for well-being. Beyond…

Linda Joffe – Wonderful Antidote to Stress
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Linda Joffe – Wonderful Antidote to Stress

Creative Movement Teacher, Expressive Arts Facilitator Insights and suggestions to help cope with overwhelming feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression during this trying time: I find that dancing is a wonderful antidote to stress and worry in these challenging times. It brings us back to our bodies, calms the mind and releases tension. I recommend…

How to Stay Well Through the Arts
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How to Stay Well Through the Arts

SARASOTA By Kay Kipling  4/3/2020 at 11:22am Some tips from educator-consultant Hedda Matza-Haughton. If you’re suffering arts withdrawal because you can’t attend concerts, plays, movies or exhibits right now, Hedda Matza-Haughton has a few ideas for you. Matza-Haughton, a Sarasota-based  licensed clinical social worker, health educator, actress, playwright and director (as well as a breast cancer survivor)…

15th Annual Florida Creativity Conference
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15th Annual Florida Creativity Conference

Grow Your Creativity in Sarasota March 23-25, 2018 SARASOTA, FL. (February 15, 2018) – This year the 15th Annual Florida Creativity Conference will showcase 46 presenters from 9 states, as well as dynamic speakers from Colombia (South America) and The Netherlands. Personally and professionally, the importance of growing human creativity at this time in the 21st…