Cara Bean

Cara Bean, a cartoonist and art educator known for her work on mental health, shares her insights on the intersection of art and wellness. She discusses her children’s book that delicately covers sensitive topics like suicide through relatable characters. Cara emphasizes the importance of personal experiences in her creative process and highlights how graphic medicine promotes community and interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing mental health. The conversation also touches on rekindling artistic joy and the need for open dialogue about challenging subjects in children’s literature.