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“How can art enhance your emotional health?”
My guest on this week’s episode of The Lifestyle First Podcast is Richard Wilmore, Director of Storytelling for the arts in health non-profit Hearts Need Art and host of the podcast Arts for the Health of it.
In this episode we:
Discuss the breadth of the arts- music, art, singing, drawing
Explore the connection between music, memories and emotions
Explore the inhibition of creativity
Talk about why we turn to the arts at times of crisis
Explore how life would be if we were always creating
Talk about the work of Hearts Need Arts
Highlight the ways arts are used in healthcare and hospitals to increase recovery for mental illness by enabling expression of feelings in new ways
Explore the integration of the arts in health care training
Discuss writing freely as a way of processing life experiences
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1. The one question we discuss is “How can art enhance your emotional health?”
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2. The two references we look at are
(i) Corry Macdonald. Life In Full Colors. 2020
(ii) Amy Latta. Practice Makes Progress. Page Street Publishing 2022
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3. The three actions to take are:
· Try a little bit of everything- try any way to create that you can and see what you like
· Make mark – get paper and start scribbling
· Sing louder the next time you sing
Which of these 3 actionable tips will you implement?
Leave your comments below.
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DISCLAIMER: This content does not constitute or substitute personal one-to-one professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or health care professional with questions about your health.
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