Alex Loveless - a visual artist - talks about healing powers of creativity and provides practical tips, based on his own experience, for using the creative process for the upkeep of mental health and therapy for mental illness. Alex discusses putting the creative journey at the centre of life for artists, art lovers, the art curious, and anyone with an interest in mental health and mental illness.
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Alex Loveless
Latest Episode
Therapeutic Outlet: Bach and Forth
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025 | Mental Health, Art, Creativity, Mental Illness, Art Therapy, Creativity
Alex takes a dreamy stroll through the woods and discusses how listening to challenging music like Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier can be beneficial to creativity, why finishing things is not that important, and why your destination is not the point of your journey.
Alex discusses why starting a creative project is sometimes hard, and uses his own approach and experiences to create the conditions to make sure you can always get started. He also discusses why “bringing your whole self” to the creative process is neither necessary nor, in some cases, even desirable.