The Power of Self Care and Self Expression
SPNN Podcast
English - July 26, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Sexuality artists media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Queering Community Health, local artist Cedar Thomas (they/them) interviews a panel of local creatives to hear their experiences and advice regarding mental health, creativity, self-care and self-expression.
Guests on this episode (in order of appearance):
Vanessa McDuffie (she/her), an educator, writer and creator of the upcoming creative art space devoted to the queer BIPOC community of Minneapolis, Nue Bedford. Instagram: @nessa_bess / @nuebedford Archie Bongiovanni (they/them), cartoonist, illustrator and author of A Quick & Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns and Grease Bats . Instagram: @babywrist / Twitter: @grease_bat / Website: archiebongiovanni.com heather c. lou (she/her), a mixed media artist and an educator who is passionate about community and promoting creativity. Instagram: @hclou / Website: hclouart.comCedar and their guests dive into discussions of what creativity looks like, how it’s connected to self expression, and the numerous ways that letting oneself be creative can challenge the pressures of the world around us. Learn more about Vanessa, Archie and heather as they discuss their respective creative practices, exploring early memories, successes and failures. And don’t miss the advice for young folks who might be struggling with their identities, their queerness, and/or their self-expression.
RESOURCES:
Vanessa’s Instagram: @nessa_bess,Nue Bedford’s Instagram: @nuebedford
Donate to Nue Bedford’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-space-for-queer-bipoc-creatives-in-mi?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
Archie’s Instagram: @babywrist, Archie’s Twitter: @grease_bat, Archie’s Website: archiebongiovanni.com, Other links from Archie: https://linktr.ee/archiebongiovanni
heather’s Instagram: @hclou, heather’s Website: hclouart.com