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JANUARY 2024 MONTHLY RECAP

If you choose to only receive Create Me Free monthly recaps, here’s what that’s going to look like, using a recap of everything published here in January 2024 as my example. You will receive an email that begins with an introduction like this with any important announcements. Then you’ll receive a series of links to check out at your leisure:

Interviews in Sound Art

Art and Mental Health Interview Answered in Music/Sound Art with Lizzy Co

Interviews in Images

Answer in Images: Art and Mental Health Interview with PerfectLight

Interviews with Artists

Art and Mental Health Interview with Multidisciplinary Creative J. Moore

"Creativity is a way of life for me and how I interact with the world--- it's one of curiosity, play, meaning making, a beholder of reality and truth-telling."

Interviews with Writers

Art and Mental Health Interview with Robin Reardon

"Art is a form of soul expression and being deprived (or depriving the self) of creative expression is not benign"

Art and Mental Health Interview with Writer and Actor Jenn Zuko

Substack Writers You Should Know:

5 Substack Writers You Really Should Know: Writing on neurodivergence, creativity, culture, art, selfcare, recovery, culture, books, art and more ...

Crochet Therapy

This month, I introduced the Mandalas for Marinke project and began sharing roundups of five contributions at a time:

Mandalas for Marinke

Mandalas for Marinke: 300+ Crocheters Came Together to Raise Awareness About Depression, Suicide, and Crafting to Heal

5 Crocheters on Depression, Suicide, and Crafting to Heal

On Mandalas, Music, and Color as Therapy for Depression

Other Writing

My more personal writing this month:

My 2024 Intentions, Word of the Year, Musings

I Live Here: SF ... a look back at a 15 year old project and what feels true and not true for me in San Francisco today

Weekly

• Art and Mental Health Link Love. These are your Friday digests.

• What’s True for Me Right Now. These are a weekly roundup of what was true for me as shared daily in Chat.

Housekeeping:

Sliding Scale: Pay What You Can on My Substack

Opportunities for Creative Collaboration with Create Me Free: Interviews, Guest Posts, and More

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