What Words Can’t Reach: Judy Rubin on the Spirit of Art Therapy

“When you express yourself non-verbally, it’s really different from when you try to put something into words. And so you discover things that you couldn’t have discovered any other way.” – Judy Rubin Judy Rubin didn’t just practice art therapy — she helped shape the field. In this intimate conversation, The Art Lady reflects on her naïve beginnings as a school teacher, her transformative work with children in psychiatric care, and the discovery of rich emotional experiences that could only be shared outside the limitations of language. As a pioneer at the intersection of mental health and the arts, Rubin reminds us why art touches places words cannot reach.