“There were a lot of benefits to being dyslexic for me…I think I came into an appreciation of all those qualities of language…” Novelist Richard Ford

Although traditionally classified as a learning disability, dyslexia can also lead to advantages in thinking and behaving that enhance creativity.

See The Creative Mind Magazine ▸ https://paper.li/TheCreativeMind?edition_id=be022910-acc9-11ed-81ea-fa163ed80008

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Traumatic experiences can deeply impact us both as children and as adults – how can creative expression and various kinds of therapy help us deal with those impacts?

“I think I’ve spent my adult life dealing with the sense of low self-esteem that [childhood trauma] sort of implanted in me. Somehow I felt not worthy.” Halle Berry

“Some people can be very creative despite trauma, but they are not engaged in a healing process.” Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

#traumahealing #psychotherapy #thecreativemind

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Creative Mind Audio Podcast
by Douglas Eby

For artists and creative people in general who explore their inner life, and want to learn more about emotional health, trauma, positive psychology, high sensitivity and other topics.

Episodes include brief excerpts of my interviews with artists and psychologists, plus interviews and other audio material from related podcasts and videos.

https://creativemindaudio.buzzsprout.com/
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Your Childhood And Being A Creative Person

Stephen King recalls his high school teacher condemning his writing as “junk”... King admitted in one of his books, “I have spent a good many years since – too many, I think – being ashamed about what I write.”

Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz asks "Do you recall how you felt as a child? Did you feel encouraged and inspired?"

See link to article in The Creative Mind Magazine ▸ https://paper.li/TheCreativeMind?edition_id=4df2e860-7b48-11ed-a259-fa163ed80008

#thecreativemind #artistlife

Bill Nighy: “You come to realize there is this huge disparity between what you think about yourself and your work and what other people think about you and your work, at first you either think they’re insane or that it’s a conspiracy to make you look stupid.

“Or maybe, just maybe, they’re right, and you’re sometimes quite good at what you do.”

Nurture your healthy self-esteem to thrive as an actor and artist https://thecreativemind.net/3613/

#SelfEsteem #emotionalhealth #actorslife #thecreativemind

Actors and Anxiety - Is It Always Negative Or Can It Help Performance?

“I’ve always had anxiety. Always.” Emma Roberts

“Sometimes, anxiety can be turned into creative energy to create or perform, but other times, it can become paralyzing.” Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

See article in The Creative Mind Magazine ▸ https://paper.li/TheCreativeMind?edition_id=250d48d0-75c8-11ed-a259-fa163ed80008

#actorslife #artistlife #anxiety #emotionalhealth #thecreativemind

“As far as I’m concerned, any success I have achieved as a writer of fiction, I have achieved because I’m an honest writer of fiction because my people are real people because you care about them.” - Neil Gaiman

See video about his online MasterClass course in this article:

“All fiction has to be as honest as you can make it.” – Neil Gaiman On How to Write
https://talentdevelop.com/5193/neil-gaiman-on-writing/

#writer #author #writing #writerslife #thecreativemind

Some of the most creative people are highly sensitive

Many artists talk about being sensitive, introverted, even shy.

“I’m a weird combination of deeply introverted and very daring.” Helen Hunt

“I always felt awkward and shy.” Steven Spielberg

“I’m very sensitive in real life.” Jessica Chastain

https://medium.com/creative-mind-resources/some-of-the-most-creative-people-are-highly-sensitive-ee4c6a64fe61

#artist #artistlife #highlysensitiveperson #shy #thecreativemind

Natalie Portman on acting: "Be free. Make mistakes. Try things. This is a job about your imagination.

"You’re making a movie influenced by life, you’re making a character influenced by a human, and you want to make it as human as possible.

"What is their desire? Desire is at the root of everything."

https://thecreativemind.net/4979/natalie-portman-teaches-acting/

#acting #actorslife #WorkingActor #filmmaker #actor #actress #womeninfilm #thecreativemind

As an actor or other artist, you are called to a career in the arts. How do you feel about that career and your identity as an artist?

How do you stay in touch with your motivation, confidence, and energy?

“As a true artist, you have both the need and the ability to reconnect with your creative energy over and over again. That’s what keeps you alive.” Dr. Mihaela Ivan Holtz of Creative Minds Psychotherapy

https://thecreativemind.net/5652/building-your-most-creative-and-satisfying-life-in-the-arts/

#acting #actorslife #filmmaker #thecreativemind

“Do what you love, because creative breakthroughs take years of hard work.” R. Keith Sawyer

Creative inspiration may show up mysteriously, “out of the blue” – and for a good part of human history, it has been explained as a gift from a supernatural being, a Muse.

https://thecreativemind.net/982/inspires-creative-work/

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