Art Against Mental Illness

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Using art and creativity to heal from mental illness, support mental wellbeing, and recover from burnout. Interviews, philosophy, art practise and practical mental health strategies.

  1. 21H AGO

    Therapeutic Outlet - AI will (probably) not replace you

    Alex returns to the thorny subject of generative AI and creativity reiterating his case for AI as a valid part of the creative process, but acknowledging the ethical and moral dilemmas it poses. He discusses the current, precarious state of the AI industry and speculates of what's to come as the AI bubble is stretched to its limits.

    47 min

  2. 6D AGO

    How to be creative part 3 - Master of None

    Alex finally presents long awaited third part of his How to be Creative series, in which he takes us on a journey through the magical and maligned world of outsider art, takes aim the art 'establishment' and makes a case for having a 'just do it' attitude to creativity.

    26 min

  3. OCT 31

    Regression Therapy - How to Be Creative Parts 1 and 2 Recap

    It's been exactly 1 year since I published the second part of my stuttering but stunning How to Be Creative series and I've _finally_ got round to making part 3. That's still in production, and will be with you soon, I promise! But in the meantime here's the first 2 parts neatly packaged for your listening pleasure.

    32 min

  4. OCT 24

    Walking Therapy - Night Walking

    Hear Alex's soothing and perhaps magical tones as he walks through some woods in the dark. Warning: this episode may contain bats and sheep!

    17 min

  5. OCT 18

    Be an Ass; or, The Masks We All Wear

    By way of Aesop's fable, The Ass and the Lion's Skin, Alex explores the nature of identity, and how we all, especially autistics, wear a mask from time to time to hide our true selves. He discusses the indelible marks that doing so imposes on our future selves, how this leaks out into our art, and why donkeys are awesome.

    31 min

  6. OCT 14

    Talking Therapy: Mindfulness and Miniature Painting with Owen Moxey

    Alex chats with Owen Moxey about the dauntingly wide world, both fantasy and real-life, of table top gaming, and how rediscovering Warhammer miniature painting helped him navigate the physical and psychological challenges of successive diagnoses of Functional neurological disorder, autism and ADHD.

    1h 7m

  7. AUG 27

    Walking Therapy: Art, Illustration and the Great Masters of Fantastical Art

    Alex wonders the Scottish countryside and laments the lack of recognition for illustrators and fantastical artists, despite their significant contributions to art and culture.

    28 min

  8. AUG 10

    Walking Therapy: Balls to Conformity

    Alex christens a new type of episodes called 'Walking Therapy', despite the fact that several episodes of the kind have already been published. In this episode he discusses the wide range of styles and approaches to drawing he observed in a workshop for kids, and ponders why this early diversity doesn't seem to carry through to the commercial art world.

    28 min
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Using art and creativity to heal from mental illness, support mental wellbeing, and recover from burnout. Interviews, philosophy, art practise and practical mental health strategies.

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  • Creator
    Alex Loveless
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    55
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 Alex Loveless
  • Show Website
    Art Against Mental Illness