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Happy Pride! Join my good Judy Quintin Walker and I as we talk about our experiences as gay creatives.  #pride #gayartists #translivesmatters #creative #mentalhealth  Resources for Pride:  https://www.glaad.org/resourcelist https://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth-resources.htm https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://pridefoundation.org

Who is leading who? Great question and let's explore that! Join our guest Kevin Endres as we explore a definition of creative leadership. This is part 1 of our 3 part series on creative leadership.  #creativeart #design #art #creativeleadership 

Magic Button? We don't know her. This is our second episode of DEAR NON-CREATIVE and we dive into the need for understanding processes and time with creatives.  #design #mentalhealth #art #creative #artprocess #artistsworth #dearnoncreative 

Join us as we speak with artist/designer Quintin Watkins as we discuss the perspective of a black/queer designer. Thank you Quintin for sharing your view on the design world. Here's how to connect with him: IG - @quimawa Twitch - twitch.tv/quimama/ #creative #blackdesigner #artist #mentalhealth #community #art

Join us as we speak with artist/designer Quintin Watkins as we discuss the perspective of a black/queer designer. Thank you Quintin for sharing your view on the design world. Here's how to connect with him: IG - @quimawa Twitch - twitch.tv/quimama/ #creative #blackdesigner #artist #mentalhealth #community #art

What is simplicity? We may have received feedback before but what does it actually mean. Dara Paryas helps us define it and gives us some deep things to think about with it comes down to simplicity.  Thank you Dara Paryas (IG: dara.paryas) Follow us on mindanddesignpod on instagram! #simplicity #design #creativity #creativelife

This is our first Dear Non-Creative episode focusing on an interview gone awry. Interviewing is a big deal in a creatives life as it can be the break needed for us to keep on creating. Listen in and let us know what you think about interviewing. If you are interested in writing your own dear non-creative episode, please submit your letter to [email protected].

Are you feeling the burn? Burnout can happen to us all and sometimes it can be pretty jarring. Stephanie and I play a game of burnout bingo as we dive into some symptoms of burnout.  #graphicdesign #mentalhealth #creatives #digitalart #creativeart 

Join Stephanie and I for an episode where we dive deep into the topic of Toxic Positivity. Whether you are experience these situations at work or internally, we all have had a taste of the damaging effects of toxic positivity. Be sure to follow us on Spotify. Resources for listeners: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information. More information and online treatment locators can be found at SAMHSA’s website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helplineThe Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending, & Hoarding: Call 248-358-8508, contact via email at [email protected] or visit their site for more information at: https://theshulmancenter.com/overspending-shopping-addiction.htmlBEAM (Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective): BEAM is a non-profit collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities. Find their wealth of resources online at www.beam.community or jump straight to their list of helplines to speak to someone directly at https://www.beam.community/talktosomeone Works Cited: JJ;, Gross. “Emotion Regulation: Affective, Cognitive, and Social Consequences.” Psychophysiology, U.S. National Library of Medicine, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12212647/.Whillans, Ashley, and Ashley Whillans. “Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure - by Ashley Whillans.” Behavioral Scientist, 7 Oct. 2020, https://behavioralscientist.org/time-confetti-and-the-broken-promise-of-leisure/.Conger, Cristen, and Caroline Ervin. “Episode 116: Ask Unladylike:  Happiness vs. Toxic Positivity.” Unladylike, performance by Laurie Santos, episode 116, https://unladylike.co/episodes/116/ask-unladylike-happiness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.Foran, Caroline. “Owning It: Toxic Positivity.” Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast, episode 80, https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wrDjCBhaWZhyBCvyZfDd1?si=EzKKTFCpShulsVS4eFzCGw. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021. Cherry, K. (2021). https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958.

Join Stephanie and I for an episode where we dive deep into the topic of Toxic Positivity. Whether you are experience these situations at work or internally, we all have had a taste of the damaging effects of toxic positivity.  Be sure to follow us on Spotify.  Resources for listeners: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Administration National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357), or TTY: 1-800-487-4889 is a confidential, free, 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year, information service, in English and Spanish, for individuals and family members facing mental and/or substance use disorders. This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Callers can also order free publications and other information. More information and online treatment locators can be found at SAMHSA’s website: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helplineThe Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending, & Hoarding: Call 248-358-8508, contact via email at [email protected] or visit their site for more information at: https://theshulmancenter.com/overspending-shopping-addiction.htmlBEAM (Black Emotional & Mental Health Collective): BEAM is a non-profit collective of advocates, yoga teachers, artists, therapists, lawyers, religious leaders, teachers, psychologists and activists committed to the emotional/mental health and healing of Black communities. Find their wealth of resources online at www.beam.community or jump straight to their list of helplines to speak to someone directly at https://www.beam.community/talktosomeone Works Cited: JJ;, Gross. “Emotion Regulation: Affective, Cognitive, and Social Consequences.” Psychophysiology, U.S. National Library of Medicine, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12212647/.Whillans, Ashley, and Ashley Whillans. “Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure - by Ashley Whillans.” Behavioral Scientist, 7 Oct. 2020, https://behavioralscientist.org/time-confetti-and-the-broken-promise-of-leisure/.Conger, Cristen, and Caroline Ervin. “Episode 116: Ask Unladylike:  Happiness vs. Toxic Positivity.” Unladylike, performance by Laurie Santos, episode 116, https://unladylike.co/episodes/116/ask-unladylike-happiness. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021.Foran, Caroline. “Owning It: Toxic Positivity.” Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast, episode 80, https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wrDjCBhaWZhyBCvyZfDd1?si=EzKKTFCpShulsVS4eFzCGw. Accessed 22 Nov. 2021. Cherry, K. (2021). https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-positivity-5093958. 

Real spooky stories from real creators. Happy Halloween! Do you have a scary story about being a creative professional? Client from heck? Ghosts up in your render queue? Let us know and we might feature you in the future. Reach out to us with your scary stories, show feedback, or other interest in being a guest at [email protected] and we'll get in touch as soon as we can. Music by astrofreq on Pixabay.com

Do you ever just not know, but are afraid to admit that out loud? Stephanie and I dive into the topic to discuss common feelings and thoughts that come up with saying "I don't know".  ***Help us out with the show! You can donate at https://anchor.fm/mindanddesign. Click the support button and help us anyway you can.