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How Art Helps Us Heal

When I first started painting, I didn’t really think of my “cute little paintings” as anything more than a fun and relaxing way to spend my evenings. It was a hobby I had picked up that felt like a healthier, more exciting alternative to watching TV after I put my daughters to bed. 

I didn’t feel like a “real artist.” All I knew was that I enjoyed it. But art was something I grew to crave, and it quickly became the me time I so desperately needed. 

Not too long after art became a part of my daily routine, I started noticing changes in my life. I’ve gone through some pretty traumatic shit, and when I picked up the paintbrush I finally felt like I could start to process what I felt. 

And you know what? My mental health wasn’t the only thing that improved. I also physically felt better, too. I’m not kidding when I say art saved my life. 

So in this episode of the show, I want to talk about how art can do that for you — or at least, help you heal or improve your own health, too. 

How art can help us heal & thrive in our lives

I’m not the only person out there who’s said art can act as a catalyst for healing. In fact, there are SEVERAL studies out there that prove the multitude of benefits art can have on our physical and mental well-being. 

And those benefits are what I’m breaking down in this episode, including: 

• How simply observing art is good for our health 
• How creating art (of any kind) can reduce stress hormones
• Why you don’t have to be a “good artist” to reap the benefits

Until next time, y’all!

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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/ 
• Jodie’s Honest Art Mixed Media Journal: https://shop.jodieking.com/collections/jodie-king-merch/products/the-honest-art-mixed-media-journal 

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