Today we are talking with Makaila Borgerson about both her brilliant career creating art and her experience with her own mental health diagnosis. She bravely shares that, though this is a part of her, it does not define her. She shares what this journey has been like for her & how she has learned more about herself from creating her art.

We also talk about a ton of different concepts in this episode.

Namely:

-Taking care of yourself & being kind to yourself, even (& especially) when you don't have it all together!

-When it's hard to talk about & share your art

-Digging deeper into life & paying attention to who your real friends are

-Being scared

-Not liking your current or past work, but knowing you can't get to your next & better work without creating it first

-Processing life & emotions and the "tortured artist" scenario

-Sharing your heart through your work is so vulnerable!

-Comparing yourself & creating from your true self // doing what's truest for you.

-Makaila's amazing life's work of creating maps of places from her life

-What happens when you take the foot off of a sewing machine

-You don't always have to sell your art.

-Taking a break & then starting to create again.

-Working with only what you already have.

-Not stopping when things get uncomfortable: When we get stick, we're probably resisting something.

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