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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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Douglas Eby
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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Douglas Eby
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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Drugs, the genius myth, and being creative – James C. Kaufman on the research
Listen now | James C. Kaufman, PhD on *Writers and other artists using drugs for creativity. *The genius myth stereotype, and more.
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24:35
Creating to channel emotional intensity - an interview with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
Listen now | “Creating art has always been a way to channel emotional intensity.” Psychologist Cheryl Arutt adds, “You don’t have to be in pain to do…
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35:45
Redeeming Our Inner Demons - an Interview with Psychologist Stephen Diamond
Listen now | Dr. Diamond thinks creativity "can be one of the most dynamic methods of meeting and redeeming one’s devils and demons.”
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30:55
It takes more than just passion to drive our talents and creativity
“I find that question 'What’s your passion?' very daunting...almost paralyzing.” Daniel Pink | “I became a writer the way other people become monks or…
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How Artists Stay Connected With Themselves to be More Creative
"Creativity requires you to stay present and connected with all that you are."
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How artists can be challenged by addiction and recover
Addictive behavior can interfere with our creative life. What do some artists and psychologists say about the experience?
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Susan Perry on getting into a creative place and daring to write fiction
Two interviews
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How to understand ourselves as a Highly Sensitive Person with counselor Jacquelyn Strickland
Counselor Jacquelyn Strickland on highly sensitive people. Topics include: Self esteem and self worth "influenced by so many variables..." The "idea of…
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