Emotional Health & Creative People

“Creating art has always been a way to channel emotional intensity. But you don’t have to be in pain to do great work as an artist.”

"We’re incredibly lucky to be living in a time when we’re finally understanding the negative impact that certain foods have on people’s mental health." Drew Ramsey, MD

"Sleep is an essential bodily function, a restful state that helps to restore and recharge both the body and the mind." Gregory Scott Brown, MD

"The creative world is evolving at a rapid pace, with technological advancements and AI, shifting to uncharted territories and many are alarmed by the new developments. A great deal of people want the world to progress with thoughtfulness and preservation of our humanity.

"Of course, amidst such unknown and big transitions, unresolved emotional conflicts can resurface and hinder your ability to navigate life with clarity and purpose." 

Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT | EMDR, Therapy for creatives

#ArtistTherapy #emotionalhealth

"Acting can be a thrilling and fulfilling experience... But, performance anxiety or stage fright can disconnect you from your creative core self."

"What about the invisible threads of stress that can linger from the family generations that preceded you?"- Learn about Free event with Arielle Schwartz

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.

Wearable biofeedback devices and relaxation apps can help you meditate better, relieve anxiety and manage stress.

The work of Kazimierz Dabrowski provides a framework to understand the supersensitivity or overexcitability frequently found in the gifted.

Stress does not help performance. As a matter of fact, stress makes you stupid. Many accomplished people use meditation for stress relief.

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

Julie Bjelland provides free ongoing classes 0n *High Sensitivity and Anxiety, and *Growing a Heart-Centered Online Business You Love.

“Trauma is a psychic wound that hardens you psychologically and then interferes with your ability to grow and develop."

This audio is a "podcast conversation" generated by AI program Notebook, based on text in my article How Working With Our Emotions Helps Us Be More Creative.

“It’s really hard to be hated on when you don’t know who you are yet.” Millie Bobby Brown

“I was called really horrible, profane names very loudly in front of huge crowds of people, and my schoolwork suffered at one point.” Lady Gaga

Therapy “can help you reconnect to or to build your emotional resilience so you can process and heal from childhood bullying.” Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

"If you want to live a fulfilling life and have an intimate meaningful connection with yourself and others, healing the root of these emotional flashbacks is crucial. 

"One promising approach to addressing emotional flashbacks is combining Psychoanalytic therapy with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)."

Listen now | "It is hard to change that feeling flawed piece...it's so seeped into your bones." | “Trauma results in this belief that we are different, that we’re not enough."

The quality and intensity of fear or anxiety, can both motivate and disrupt our creative expression.

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 might participating in a community of others that share your unique personality and cognitive differences help enhance your personal growth and emotional health? Here are a few communities to consider.

This is a short excerpt from a free video: Why Your “Survival Brain” Knows How to Face Trauma and Heal." Register free to view the longer video https://product.soundstrue.com/mmft/webinar-register/#a_aid=5d1bf98d3952b&a_bid=1d7c6063

"Sounds True and pioneering resilience researcher Elizabeth Stanley present this FREE video learning session sampled from the Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training® online course.

"In this free video session, you'll learn about:

* A Closer Look at the “Fight-Flight-Freeze” Response - Why animals in the wild experience traumatic events all the time, yet never suffer from PTSD afterward

* “Ignore the Stress and Just Keep Pushing” - How our human thinking brain thwarts the survival brain’s natural ability to recover from stressful events and situations

* Corrupted Memory Capsules - Why unresolved traumatic memories can cause chronic anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other symptoms—as well as how we can resolve these memory capsules

* Reclaiming Your Ability to Thrive Under Stress - How to turn on your innate ability to recover and stop your thinking brain from overriding the process…and more."

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

Saki Santorelli, EdD, MA, and Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, are experts at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society.

Sign up for free training produced by Sounds True with them and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Gabor Maté: So I’m wondering what connection you’ve made between trauma and Hollywood and creativity?

Sia: Well, I can tell you that I’m grateful that I had the childhood I had – which is something I could never have said two or three years ago. I was still upset and angry and resentful. Now I’m grateful because I know that it informs my work and it allows me to attune to other people who are in pain.