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Talks & Key Notes

It is my passion to share the wisdom of art and healing. Combining profound scientific knowledge and insights on the artistic process, and hands on creative exercises in an accessible and relatable way for all.

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“Paint the Pain Away”

On how creative expression can fundamentally change your experience of pain and trauma. This talk analyses the scientific aspects of emotional and physical pain and gives an overview on how creative expression can break the cycle of pain, using examples of art history and neuro-aesthetics.

This talk can be done with or without a short hands-on-activity.

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“The Teachings of the Creative Block”

On what we can learn from one of the scariest experiences a creative can have. This talk dives into scientific literature about the creative block, analyzing its causes, its psychodynamic aspects and helps you sharpen your identity as a creative so your creative block can become a great opportunity to learn.

This talk can be done with or without a short hands-on-activity.

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“Burn-Out and Mental Health Issues in the Field of Creativity”

This talk dives in to statistics of mental health issues in the creative field and why creatives are prone to mental health issues, just as much as they have great coping mechanisms. By analyzing the coping mechanisms and opening a safe space to talk about burn-out and exhaustion in the creative field we can start a process of collective healing.

This talk can be done with or without a short hands-on-activity.

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“Collective Healing and Art”

While we have more and more mental health offerings, the numbers of people suffering from ill mental health is rising. This raises questions and challenges the hyper individualistic point of view of western psychology and forces us to look at pain and trauma as a collective experience. This talk dives into how creative expression and art can foster collective healing.

This talk can be done with or without a short hands-on-activity.