Institute for Creative Mindfulness

Welcome to the Process Not Perfection Book Course!

Process Not Perfection: Expressive Arts Solutions for Trauma Recovery is the first book of its kind on the market. Written for both the general public and clinical audiences, Process Not Perfection takes readers on a journey through using expressive arts process and practices for healing trauma. The book contains fifteen expressive arts processes (collections of 6-7 practices each) built along various themes necessary to trauma recovery (e.g., grounding, blocks to feeling, daily practice). In Process Not Perfection, the three major sections containing five processes each are called Preparing, Deepening, and Manifesting. They are organized to correspond with the three-phase consensus model of trauma treatment: stabilization, processing, and reintegration.

This supplementary book course, guided with videos by Dr. Jamie Marich and featuring supplemental resources for each section of the book curated by Dr. Jamie, is designed to enhance your experience in working through Process Not Perfection. As Dr. Jamie explains in the opening video, you can read or watch videos about expressive arts therapy, yet until you dive in there and do, studying the expressive arts is just an intellectual exercise. Other key features include:

• Never before seen or published coaching and content videos from Dr. Jamie Marich
• Curated resources to support your Process Not Perfection experience
• Opportunity to go at your own pace and share your work with others if you choose

We are also offering this book course on a sliding scale. You can pay as you see fit, using this system as a guide:

• $125.00: Thriving organizations or private practices
• $85.00: Private practice clinicians or professionals in need of assistance at this time
• $45.00: Public agency or organization professionals in extra need of assistance at this time; students at any level of graduate or undergraduate education

The cost of the book is not included with the cost of the course, and you are responsible for obtaining your own copy of the book, which can be most easily done through Amazon and their global marketplaces. If you encounter difficulties ordering to your location, please contact The Institute for Creative Mindfulness at: [email protected]  directly to place an order. We are also happy to offer the book content in Spanish, translated by Irene Rodriguez.

*IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT CREDIT: Although Dr. Jamie's companies, the Institute for Creative Mindfulness and Redefine Therapy, are no longer sponsoring formal clinical CE credit hours for this course, this course content is one of the core requirements for the Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy now offered by Mindful Journey Center and Irene Rodriguez, LMHC, REAT. As of 2024, Irene and Mindful Journey Center will be running the Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy and curriculum originally developed by Dr. Jamie Marich. If you are studying in another Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy or training/consultation program, consider submitting this course description and objectives to see if they will grant you credit for this highly introspective, process-based course. 

For more information about enrolling in a formal Certificate of Expressive Arts Therapy, please visit and contact Mindful Journey Center directly. Irene can be contacted via email at [email protected]. You may also explore the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) for other options.