Ep 294: The Things in Your Control with Abby and Owen's Owen Smith

Ep 294: The Things in Your Control with Abby and Owen's Owen Smith

From The Creative Condition podcast by Ben Tallon

April 22, 2026 · 1h 19m · Episode 305

About this episode

Owen Smith discusses Stoicism and its impact on mental health and creativity with host Ben Tallon.

Owen Smith was delighted to see I'd discovered and had begun using Stoicism teachings to improve my mental health and creativity. He told me so, and we hopped on a call to talk about getting active in your own rescue and the exhilarating feeling of being the author of the career you want to live. We cover: Responding, not reacting Recognising what you can impact Being the author of your next chapters The upsides of shitty situations life throws our way https://abbyandowen.com/ Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/ https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/ To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

People in this episode

Host: Ben Tallon

Guest: Owen Smith

Topics covered

  • Stoicism
  • mental health
  • creativity
  • personal development
  • career authorship
  • resilience

Keywords

  • Stoicism
  • mental health
  • creativity
  • career
  • resilience
  • personal growth
  • self-improvement

Sponsors

illustrationx.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abby and Owen, Paradiso Institute, Ukrainian creative community, Creative Condition

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