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Building A Satisfying Life in the Arts
You are called to a creative career. What are some challenges? Photo: Zoe Saldana on her acting career: "I didn’t want to dedicate my entire time to…
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Douglas Eby
How to understand and work with emotions so they benefit more than disrupt
Listen now | Probably all of us don't like certain kinds or levels of emotion, and want to get away from them, sometimes in self-destructive ways. But…
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Douglas Eby
16:57
How self-acceptance is a foundation for a healthy and creative life
Listen now | Self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-regard, healthy self-esteem...How do these impact our lives and being creative? Some artists and…
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Douglas Eby
26:22
Facing our Shadow for more creativity, authentic power and purpose
Listen now (16 mins) | "The Shadow is that part of us that is unknown, yet influences every aspect of our lives."
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Douglas Eby
16:27
How to navigate sensory overload and trauma as a highly sensitive person
Listen now (24 mins) | "Our nervous system is picking up more information, receiving information that others don't, feeling things that others don't…
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Douglas Eby
24:14
"Life takes us on an unexpected ride... with anxiety."
"Sometimes life takes us on an unexpected ride...accompanied by a lot of anxiety."
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Douglas Eby
How to Understand and Recover from Narcissistic and Toxic Family Dynamics
Listen now (8 mins) | Dr. Haworth notes "Sexual, physical, and emotional violation is debilitating. It can lead to unhealthy choices, poor personal…
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Douglas Eby
7:57
How psychotherapy can benefit actors and other artists
A number of artists talk about what they get out of therapy; psychotherapists comment on how it can help access creativity.
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Douglas Eby
Adverse Childhood Experiences and creativity - A Notebook AI Podcast
Listen now | Emotional experiences as a child and teen, and as as adults, of course, can endure, especially when not addressed or healed, deeply…
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Douglas Eby
11:38
Getting past feeling flawed to being authentic and connecting better with others
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…
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Douglas Eby
9:18
How Adverse Childhood Experiences and trauma affect our lives and creativity
Emotionally challenging or traumatic experiences in early life (and as adults, of course) can deeply impact our lives and access to our creativity.
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Douglas Eby
How Can Creative and Sensitive People Better Manage Stress and Anxiety?
How to Change Stressful Perceptions and Reactions. "Most people whose motor is too fast experience feelings of anxiety.”
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Douglas Eby
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