Finding Balance as a Creative | Real Creative Lives

Four artists join the CreativeLive content team for a candid conversation on mental health and creativity.
The creative's path is filled with peaks and valleys. At best, joy and fulfillment come from art that reflects who we are, what we believe, and the way we see the world. But we also encounter tremendous self-doubt, impostor syndrome, detrimental comparison to others, and severe stress along the way.
Left unchecked, this can take a serious toll on our mental health.
Recently, the CreativeLive content team had the chance to chat with four creative entrepreneurs to hear about their mental health and mindset journeys, the challenges of being an artist, and more.
A huge piece of coping with the challenges of the creative journey is understanding that you’re not alone. Every path is unique, but the emotions and challenges along the way have many similarities across the board. Don’t be afraid to speak up about the difficulties you’re experiencing. When you keep it inside, it can eat away at you and create stronger feelings of isolation and doubt that will only negatively impact your work. Keep putting one foot in front of the other, make time to do things you enjoy, surround yourself with people you love, be intentional about your mental health, and keep creating.
Timestamps:
[0:00] Am I a fraud? (Introduction)
[1:31] Common struggles creators face
[2:58] Anxiety, trauma and social media
[4:18] How to manage mental health
[6:13] Where to find support
[7:00] The importance of community
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Featured Artists:
Riley Seebeck - Adventure photographer: / flowphoto_co
Erin Bourguignon - Glass blower: / erin.bourguignon
Matthew Callans - Creative entrepreneur: areteadaptogens.com/
Raven Guenneguez - Graphic designer, Artist: / distracted.edges
What do you do to maintain mental health and creativity? Drop some comments below!
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Shoutout to Riley, Erin, Matthew, and Raven for sharing their mindset journey with us. If you have any strategies and tips to manage dips and dives of the creative process, comment below. We're taking notes! ✍🏽😅

[@bazar_historias_peludas]

Over thinking, self-doubt, anxiety, .. Same struggles for everyone on the planet. My favorite tip: enjoy and share with a community. Thanks for the video!

[@GGLP1970]

Great ❤👍

[@angiemyhre.photography]

Why have y’all stopped producing RUclips videos at the rate you used to?