Today I'm joined by two hugely popular social media artists, Haley Weaver (@haleydrewthis) and Kate Allan (@thelatestkate) to explore the links between artistic expression and mental health, how art has the power to ease suffering and build communities, and the pressures and benefits of build a large fanbase on social media.

*** SHOW NOTES ***

https://mowe.blog/podcast/art-as-therapy

*** BOOKS MENTIONED ***

"You Can Do All Things" by Kate Allan https://amzn.to/2X12Qqd

"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides https://amzn.to/2XuU6wC

"Uprooted" by Naomi Novik https://amzn.to/2IWgPII

*** SOCIAL MEDIA ***

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod

*** CREDITS ***

Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010

"Blah blah blah" soundbyte by Unfa: https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/165539/

Podcast Image: Marco Verch https://flic.kr/p/2ermcFm

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