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How Polyvagal Theory and Therapy Help Trauma Recovery, with Dr. Cheryl Arutt
Psychologist Cheryl Arutt has found with her therapy clients that "Creative artists, actors and writers and people who do performances, have a different…
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Fundraising
As author of the Creative Mind Sites, one key tool is my desktop computer.
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Neurodivergent artists: Actors and Writers of 'Patience' (plus resources and more)
How can our ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other experiences contribute to being creative?
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July 2025

How to nurture our process of trauma healing and post-traumatic growth
"Post-Traumatic Growth is a reminder that you have the capacity to rise again."
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Being Both Highly Sensitive and Autistic: The Sensitive Autistic Neurotype
Neurotype refers to classes of nervous systems, such as the neurodivergent “differently wired brains” many of us have, with ADHD, autism, and other…
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Autistic Women: Perspectives by Hannah Gadsby, Kayla Crome, Daryl Hannah, Sue Ann Pien, Zhara Astra, Julie Bjelland
Listen now | "Autism informs everything that I do - it's my processing unit so it's how the information goes in and out...I just think about things…
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"I need my stress to achieve." - No, "Stress makes you stupid.” Emily Fletcher of Ziva Meditation
Listen now (9 mins) | Emily Fletcher – founder of Ziva Meditation – notes “Stress is actually keeping you from performing at the top of your game."
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Embracing Our Emotions with Ziva Meditation founder Emily Fletcher and actor Travis Van Winkle
Listen now | "Emotional training does not just have to be for actors it's actually something that all of us can do."
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How to Recover and Rewire to be More Resilient With Mind Fitness Training
Listen now | “When we're regulated, we're more likely to find agency and access choice in every situation, no matter how challenging, stressful, or…
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17:04
How Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma affect our lives and creativity
Emotionally challenging, traumatic, or toxic relationship experiences in early life (and as adults, of course) can deeply impact our lives and access to…
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Embracing neurodivergent people as positive and valuable in a workplace
Listen now | Embracing neurodivergent people as positive and valuable in a workplace. Is self-diagnosis helpful? How are organizations supporting…
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June 2025

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