Hey there, friends! We are back with a new discussion episode in our artist mini-series. There's definitely a belief in the prevalence of mental illness in the artistic community, but is it true? If it is, are mental illnesses what help artists be more creative? We definitely don't have all the answers but in this episode, we share our thoughts and research to try and get a better understanding. We hope you enjoy it and learn a little something!

Special thanks to Jeannie Milan for joining us!

Content warning: Suicide is discussed in this episode.

Jeannie's blog on mental health: https://justthreeletters.wordpress.com/

Twitter/Insta: @artwelikepod

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Some sources:

[Creativity and Mental Illness: Is There a Link?]

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/070674379804300206

[Creativity and mental disorder: Family study of 300 000 people with severe mental disorder]

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/creativity-and-mental-disorder-family-study-of-300-000-people-with-severe-mental-disorder/D45848CE35BFC3397FD3CC4F3E15055F

[Mental illness, suicide and creativity: 40-Year prospective total population study]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395612002804?via%3Dihub

[Creativity and Mental Illness: Prevalence Rates in Writers and Their First-Degree Relatives]

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=S-soRGj9vScC&oi=fnd&pg=PA7&dq=creativity+and+mental+illness&ots=YK6xCxh0Oi&sig=mrTEUC1bzhirN9gSW-be5zyU0GM#v=onepage&q=creativity%20and%20mental%20illness&f=false

[The Science of creativity]

https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2009/01/creativity