Make Some Noise is not a mental health podcast. It’s also not an art podcast. Make Some Noise is not a prescription for happiness. Make Some Noise is conversations about prioritising creative expression as a tool for self actualisation.
Creative expression is an important part of staying connected to yourself and expressing your emotions in healthy ways. In times gone by creativity was an integral part of community life: we sang, we danced and we created (weaving baskets, creating costumes, etc) and these days it’s an after thought. Something we do if and when we finish everything else on our to-do lists.
Karly Nimmo is setting out to change that. She wants to bring what is seen as ‘frivolous’ and ‘indulgent’ to the forefront. Make it a priority. In Make Some Noise Karly explores whether there are legit links between how we live today and the epidemic levels of mental health issues we are currently experiencing.
Join us for conversations with professionals in the mental health space; psychologists, psychotherapists, art and music therapists. Plus stories of real life stories of how self expression can play an important role in improving mental wellbeing.
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Make Some Noise is not a mental health podcast. It’s also not an art podcast. Make Some Noise is not a prescription for happiness. Make Some Noise is conversations about prioritising creative expression as a tool for self actualisation.
Creative expression is an important part of staying connected to yourself and expressing your emotions in healthy ways. In times gone by creativity was an integral part of community life: we sang, we danced and we created (weaving baskets, creating costumes, etc) and these days it’s an after thought. Something we do if and when we finish everything else on our to-do lists.
Karly Nimmo is setting out to change that. She wants to bring what is seen as ‘frivolous’ and ‘indulgent’ to the forefront. Make it a priority. In Make Some Noise Karly explores whether there are legit links between how we live today and the epidemic levels of mental health issues we are currently experiencing.
Join us for conversations with professionals in the mental health space; psychologists, psychotherapists, art and music therapists. Plus stories of real life stories of how self expression can play an important role in improving mental wellbeing.
Burn out, adrenal fatigue and exploring yourself through art with Bel Ryan
Make Some Noise
48 minutes 37 seconds
6 years ago
Burn out, adrenal fatigue and exploring yourself through art with Bel Ryan
Today, on Make Some Noise, we meet Bel Ryan, an Art Therapist with a wealth of experience in supporting youth, cancer patients and patients in palliative care. Bel has a passion for providing innovative workplace wellbeing programs after witnessing burnout and vicarious trauma in her own work.
Today's discussion is an exploration of the connection between creativity and burnout, and the benefits of art therapy to access and process our internal world.
2:14 Bel shares her passion for art therapy as a tool for exploring what is happening in a person's world, and her current focus on workplace wellbeing.
7:36 Karly and Bel look at the common threads between those who work themselves to burnout.
10:15 The power of art therapy to allow exploration of the grey space, outside of structure, plans and certainty.
11:55 Karly and Bel riff on the link between losing touch with our creativity and mental health issues.
17:59 The discussion turns to the power of creativity in conjunction with connection with ourself and others.
21:27 Bel speaks about offering support - words said with love that can actually discount a person's experience and ways in which we can sit in genuine support of another.
28:59 Karly asks Bel for the signs of burnout and when to take action before it leads to an implosion.
33:15 Karly and Bel recognise the benefits of curiosity and questioning what is happening for us, within a safe space.
37:12 Bel shares her beautiful daily practice of connecting inward to process her stuff.
44:49 All the details you need to keep up with Bel and her work.
Connect with Karly Nimmo at karlynimmo.com, Facebook and Instagram
You can find Belinda Ryan at ignitearttherapies.com.au, Facebook and Instagram
Make Some Noise
Make Some Noise is not a mental health podcast. It’s also not an art podcast. Make Some Noise is not a prescription for happiness. Make Some Noise is conversations about prioritising creative expression as a tool for self actualisation.
Creative expression is an important part of staying connected to yourself and expressing your emotions in healthy ways. In times gone by creativity was an integral part of community life: we sang, we danced and we created (weaving baskets, creating costumes, etc) and these days it’s an after thought. Something we do if and when we finish everything else on our to-do lists.
Karly Nimmo is setting out to change that. She wants to bring what is seen as ‘frivolous’ and ‘indulgent’ to the forefront. Make it a priority. In Make Some Noise Karly explores whether there are legit links between how we live today and the epidemic levels of mental health issues we are currently experiencing.
Join us for conversations with professionals in the mental health space; psychologists, psychotherapists, art and music therapists. Plus stories of real life stories of how self expression can play an important role in improving mental wellbeing.
