Suleika Jaouad, an artist and New York Times bestselling author, discusses the significance of creativity in staying human. She reveals how attachment theory influences our creative expression and self-worth. Suleika shares insights on the challenges artists face in promoting their work while resisting public pressures. She also introduces a simple yet powerful journaling practice as a means to unlock self-connection and enhance creative clarity, emphasizing its transformative benefits during difficult times.
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Dog Rescue Adventure
Suleika searched extensively for the perfect dog for her friend Liz, fulfilling specific criteria.
They flew across the country to get the dog, ending up in a hotel due to fleas, making it a memorable trip.
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Promotion Anxiety for Creatives
Many creatives feel anxiety around promoting their work due to comparison and cognitive dissonance.
Seeing others handle promotion seemingly with ease intensifies personal insecurity and self-doubt.
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Distorted Perceptions of Health
Positive comments on unhealthy appearances mislead both observers and the individual about health.
Cultural distortions cause anxiety by linking worth to external looks, even during illness or eating disorders.
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In 'Between Two Kingdoms,' Suleika Jaouad recounts her life-altering experience with acute myeloid leukemia. Diagnosed at 22, she undergoes extensive treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. The book is divided into two main parts: her time in the 'kingdom of the sick' and her journey back to the 'kingdom of the well.' After recovery, Jaouad embarks on a 100-day, 15,000-mile road trip across the country to meet people who supported her during her illness. The memoir explores themes of survivorship, identity, and the challenges of reentering the world after a life-threatening illness.
419. How to Stay Human with Suleika Jaouad
Artist and New York Times bestselling author, Suleika Jaouad, returns to discuss the importance of creative processes for staying human.
-The surprising ways attachment theory shapes our creative expression and self-worth.
-Challenges artists face when promoting their work—and how Glennon and Suleika resist the public pressures.
-A simple yet powerful journaling practice to unlock self-connection and creative clarity.
Suleika Jaouad is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Between Two Kingdoms. She wrote the Emmy Award-winning New York Times column and video series “Life, Interrupted,” and she is also the subject, along with husband Jon Batiste, of the Oscar-nominated documentary American Symphony. A visual artist, her large-scale watercolors are the focus of several upcoming exhibitions. She is also the creator of the Isolation Journals, a weekly newsletter and global community and her latest book, The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life, is available now.
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