Welcome to the first episode of Sketchbooks and Stigmas, a podcast aimed at exploring the relationship between creativity, mental health, and advocacy!

Okay, so actually, we have already posted this before. Two years ago, my husband and I started a podcast, and we only published it on Substack. We ended up having so much fun with it, we decided to expand to new platforms. So we added an introduction, and are now republishing all the old ones, and then will continue with new episodes later in the fall.

For a few years now, I’ve had this idea on the back burner for a maybe-possibly-someday-podcast. I thought it might be fun to record some conversations with my husband, talking about our creativity and mental health journeys, and how we are attempting to incorporate all aspects of who we are into our life together. I know the things we struggle with, and as a therapist, I know that they are the same things that other people struggle with as well, and so I wondered if maybe listening to us talking about all of it might help other people at least not feel so alone, even if we can’t help them find any answers. And while we’re at it, let’s talk about advocacy, too, because that’s near and dear to my heart and is very much needed today.

Hope you enjoy the show!