The Creativity Diary: A Sanity Toolkit!?

About this episode

Ben Tallon shares insights and a toolkit for maintaining sanity during challenging times.

Even the calmest of minds is being tested in these times. Drawing upon my inner work during a period of anxiety, stress and at times, despair I've compiled a list to serve as a possible sanity toolkit! Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work! 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/ Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/ To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/ Feedback: ben@bentallon.com

People in this episode

Host: Ben Tallon

Topics covered

• creativity
• mental health
• sanity toolkit
• anxiety
• stress
• art

Keywords

• creativity
• sanity toolkit
• anxiety
• stress
• mental health
• art
• design

Sponsors

illustrationx.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paradiso Institute, Dirty Freud, Ukrainian creative community

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