Emotional Health & Creative People

Listen now | A number of wearable devices can help improve our physical and emotional health. In this audio, several people talk about the Apollo Neuro device, starting with a Psychotherapist.

Take Back Your Nervous System is a free video series with Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein for self-regulation and embodying a healing presence.

"There's no way I'm going to put my kid in the movies, because of the rejection. It's so hard as an adult, so why set her up to feel that bad as a child?" - Rosanna Arquette // Psychologist Mihaela Ivan Holtz notes "for you, the creative or the performer, knowing how to work with rejection is almost a career requirement!"

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or Tapping is "a healing modality that combines ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology." The technique involves "tapping" on the meridian points of your body while focusing on the issue you want to work on. Doctors are turning to it when nothing else works.

Tami Simon: Let’s start right with self-acceptance as a topic that you care about – why is this an important topic to you personally

Elizabeth Gilbert: Well, I mean I’ve kind of been a student of it my whole life because I’ve had to be, because its absence – it’s moments of absence – in my life have brought me the darkest pain I’ve ever been in.

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Kristen Stewart directed a short film titled “Come Swim” that was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.

She has described the film in an interview as being about “aggrandized pain” and comments:

“You don’t realize when you’re trudging through that water, you feel so alone. We’ve all been there. But when you’re in it, you feel like you can’t participate in life.”

How can creative expression help us deal with anxiety, depression and other difficult or disrupting emotions?

Emotional Health Resources: Programs, books, articles to help improve your emotional balance and enhance your creative life.

Movies like Silver Linings Playbook have engaging stories and acting, and bring out issues of mental health, such as labeling ourselves and others.

Dr. Cathleen King, DPT says she spent "nearly 2 decades of my life navigating through deep, debilitating illness and finally found my way out." See muc

How do creative people deal with physical, emotional, sexual abuse? Many artists talk about the power of their creative work in helping do that.

Coach Cheryl Richardson notes "The Tapping World Summit starts next week and I'm happy to help kick off this event with a special video interview I did with Jessica Ortner of The Tapping Solution.

"During our conversation, I tell the story of how tapping changed my life and I also share stories of how it's been successful in my work with others."

How do emotions and energy impact us? How do interactions with others involve energy? What does this have to do with stress, intuition, and creativity?

Creative expression can transform our painful reactions to situations, providing a renewed identity and a way to give voice to difficult feelings.

Creative expression can transform our painful reactions to traumatic or difficult experiences, providing a way to give voice to painful feelings.

The Social-Emotional ACES Home Video Program is designed to help creative, intense, sensitive people be skilled experts in the Social-Emotional arena.

Mental health issues affect almost I in 5 people each year. Being a creative person can increase our vulnerability to emotional challenges like anxiety.

"A person’s mind is a mysterious labyrinth of thoughts, feelings, memories, ideas and compulsions; the mind of a young girl is likely even more complex.

“Disney-Pixar’s latest animated offering, Inside Out, bravely delves into that intricate world..." (From a review.) - See clip and more quotes.