Brain health and emotional wellbeing for better access to our creativity
“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.” Psychologist Cheryl Arutt
"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
Nutritional Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD. is co-host of the Depression and Anxiety Solutions Summit Dec17-23,2024 (see link below).
Here is a short Instagram reel of his:
Here is a trailer for the Summit
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Depression and Anxiety Solutions Summit Dec17-23,2024.
Free registration, and presentations are free for 24 hours. [Recordings available.]
Free package of publications with registration includes:
Excerpt Of The Self-Healing Mind by Gregory Scott Brown, MD
"Sleep is an essential bodily function, a restful state that helps to restore and recharge both the body and the mind. When you are not getting enough, it can have detrimental effects on your physical and emotional well-being.
"That’s why managing sleep is such an important part of self-care. As people look to find ways to optimize their mental health, improving sleep, curiously, is often overlooked. Luckily, there are a variety of different ways you can put a premium on your downtime and help ensure your sleep schedule is set up to nurture your mind, body, and spirit.
9 Simple Swaps For Better Mental Health by Nutritional Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD
Includes "alternatives to foods that we know get in the way of good mental health."
"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."
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One of my favorite psychologists with helpful perspectives on mental/emotional health and accessing our creativity is Dr Cheryl Arutt.
She writes in one of her guest articles on my sites: “Creating art has always been a way to channel emotional intensity…If you are an artist, you are your instrument. The greater access you maintain to yourself, the richer and broader your array of creative tools.”
From her article Affect Regulation and the Creative Artist.
Related podcast episode:
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Another psychotherapist I really appreciate, who writes many articles to help creative people is Dr Mihaela Ivan Holtz of Creative Minds Psychotherapy.
She notes "Therapy is a powerful transformative journey that can take you from feeling unhappy and stuck to living with emotional freedom as a fulfilled creative or performer."
She says therapy helps her artist clients in multiple ways, such as:
* Dissolve your creative blocks and develop a healthier, deeper, and more productive connection to your creativity
* Overcome performance anxiety or other performance issues to perform with more authenticity
See more in post:
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The image at top of a smiling young woman (from a HeartMath post) is from my article How Mental health and emotional wellbeing are not just from our brain.
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