When I first picked up the paintbrush, I had no idea how much art would one day impact my life. At first, painting was just a fun hobby, a way to add some me time in my life. I didn't know that it would SAVE my life.

The truth is, though: Art heals. Not just mentally, but physically, too. In this episode of the Honest Art Podcast, I want to talk about why.

Even if you've never even so much as touched paint or drawn a stick figure before, you're going to want to listen to this one! Because truly, we can all benefit from art.

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Resources mentioned:

• Season 2, Episode 12: 5 Things To Do Today To Enhance Your Art Sales & Creativity: https://jodieking.com/episode-38-5-things-to-do-today-to-enhance-your-art-sales-creativity/

• Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking The Stress Cycle by By Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA: https://amzn.to/48yKeSS

• At Any Skill Level, Making Art Reduces Stress Hormones: https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2016/june/art_hormone_levels_lower

• Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1120682

• Why making art is the new meditation: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/08/25/why-making-art-is-the-new-meditation/

• The Creative Act by Rick Rubin: https://amzn.to/49uNpwb

• Brene Brown on unused creativity: https://theofficeonline.com/2015/09/18/brene-brown-on-creativity/

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