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#4 Matt Cooper: Imagination and creativity through film making, writing, people and adventure.
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Making new friends gets harder as one ages which makes it all the more joyous when it does happen later in life. It is a privilege to count Matt Cooper as one and I was thrilled to be able to sit down with him and talk about his journey from hobbledehoy to award winning filmmaker and budding writer.
Matt puts his soul into his craft, whether it's filming in Ukraine or South American prisons, writing about creativity and mental health here at home, or as a youth worker in his local community.
We have a wide ranging conversation including his transition from employee to entrepreneur, the role of the imagination in maintaining a healthy state of mind, and the false dichotomy between science and religion.
Please enjoy the conversation. You can see Matt's work here (https://www.thisismattcooper.com/) or find him on the following platforms:
https://www.instagram.com/mattjamescooper/
https://www.tiktok.com/@thisismattcooper
Chapters
1. Youth Work and Filmmaking (00:00:00)
2. Experiences With School and Youth Work (00:08:58)
3. Transition From Employment to Entrepreneurship (00:20:20)
4. Navigate Discomfort and Witnessing Humanitarian Crisis (00:30:35)
5. Reflections on Poverty and Personal Challenges (00:43:33)
6. The Writing Journey and Mental Health (00:52:52)
7. Beauty Through Anxiety and Imagination (00:57:07)
8. Imagination's Role in Mental Health (01:06:33)
9. Importance of Courage and Safe Environments (01:16:58)
10. Science's Impact, Time's Empty Void (01:28:15)
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