Becoming Wildly Resilient: Curating Your Creativity
Rhonda Henry and Eric Wilkinson, mental health therapists with University of Kentucky Human Resources, returned to “Becoming Wildly Resilient” in February 2023 to chat about creativity. Listen as they explain: the four types of creativity; how creativity benefits our personal and professional lives; why we sometimes lose sight of our creative capacity; and how we can cultivate more creativity throughout our days. You’ll also hear them discuss creative writing and receive two starter prompts for exploring writing as a creative practice.
Mentioned in this Episode
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Related Episodes:
- “Ep. 6: From Stress to Burnout” with Cindy Bowling
- “Ep. 9: Listen to the Music Play” with Eric Wilkinson
- “Ep. 11: Moving Forward with Our Well-Being” with Rhonda Henry and Ann Bassoni
- “Ep. 14: Developing a Growth Mindset” with Tommy Leach
- “Ep. 20: Playfulness and Laughter” with Ann Bassoni
- “Ep. 21: Cultivating Connection” with Dr. Anthony Limperos and Dr. Scott Soltis
- “Ep. 22: Finding Your Flow” with Amy Rodquist-Kodet
- “Ep. 23: From Empathy to Compassion” with Dr. Erin Hester
- “Ep. 30: DEI, a Compass to Belonging” with Jason Brooks and Dr. DeShana Collett
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Employee Mental Health Resource: HR mental health therapist counseling with five free sessions per year
- Choose a therapist (therapist profiles)
- Book: “Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less” by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, PhD
- Creativity Types: four types of creativity according to cognitive neuroscientist Arne Dietrich
- Concept: the muse in ancient Greek mythology
- Quote:
“The occurrence of an event is not the same thing as knowing what it is that one has lived through. Most people had not lived -- nor could it, for that matter, be said that they had died-- through any of their terrible events. They had simply been stunned by the hammer. They passed their lives thereafter in a kind of limbo of denied and unexamined pain. The great question that faced him this morning was whether or not had had ever, really, been present at his life.” – James Baldwin, “Another Country”
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Creative Writing Prompts:
- “So then six weeks later…”
- “There are things we hold and things we let go…”
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Upcoming Creative Writing Workshops:
- February 23, 2023 from 1-2 p.m. (link coming soon)
- March 28, 2023 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (link coming soon)
- Book: “The Artist’s Way” by Julie Cameron
- Journal: “Wreck This Journal” by Keri Smith
- Lexington Community Resources:
- UKHC Resources: narrative medicine with nurse ethicist Joey Burke or UKHC Integrative Medicine and Health
- Journal: “A Year of Zen: A 52-Week Guided Journal” by Bonnie Myotai Treace
- Book: “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” by Rick Rubin
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Playlist: A Wildly Resilient Playlist, available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music
- What songs would you add? Let us know at healthandwellness@uky.edu.
- Song Lyrics: Grateful Dead, “Terrapin Station”
Inspiration, move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
- Upcoming Events: UK Human Resources calendar
Contact Us
Have feedback or know someone at UK that would be a good guest? Email us at healthandwellness@uky.edu.
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