Two Different Creative Mental Health Tools
These are not diagnostic tools or tests with "right" or "wrong" answers. Instead, they are designed for self-reflection and insight.
I offer two different PDFs about creative mental health. They’re both available for free. They both have a lot in common. But they also have some differences.
Here’s what a couple of pages from the workbook look like:
Here’s what a page from the assessment looks like:
Both are tools to help you think about the relationship between art and health in your own life. You are welcome to download either or both free from the Create Me Free shop.
Some of the things they have in common include:
Author and Purpose: Both are things that I created to help individuals understand the unique patterns between their wellbeing and creative practice. They emphasize that the relationship between creativity and mental health is deeply personal and complex.
Non-Diagnostic Tools: These are not diagnostic tools or tests with "right" or "wrong" answers. Instead, they are designed for self-reflection and insight.
Emphasis on Self-Compassion and Patience: Both encourage you to take your time, be honest yet gentle with yourself, and to skip questions that feel too intense.
Integration of Creativity into the Process: Both suggest creating alongside the writing or expressing insights through creative mediums as part of the assessment process.
Focus on Patterns: Both prompt you to recognize and reflect on patterns between their mental/physical state and creative output.
Holistic Approach: Both advocate for a holistic understanding of the creative-health connection, moving beyond individualistic models. They discuss influences such as neurodiversity, cultural context, and embodied experience.
Concept of Creative Flow: Both mention creative flow states and their connection to wellbeing and nervous system regulation.
Acknowledgement of Challenges: Both address the "shadow side" of creative practice, including how creativity can become compulsive, be impacted by systemic pressures, or lead to emotional dysregulation.
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