HilJoy has a brilliant YouTube channel in which she normalizes mental illness by taking you through the experience she has of issues like depression, post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, hypothyroidism, attention deficit disorder, as well as creative coping strategies. This is her "It's Okay to Not be Okay" trailer for the channel:
Hilary is also an accomplished Chen Tai Chi practitioner and dancer with Shakra.
In this conversation, we talk about
Creating intimate relationships through creativity and sharing
Intimacy versus sexuality
Importance of art for self realization
Defense mechanisms
Therapy/therapists
Giving defense mechanisms new jobs.
Perfectionism, Judgementalism, Depression, Self acceptance, Mindfulness
Bombing/Failure
Patton Oswalt, Jim Henson
Pride, ego & Slippery minds.
Anger management
Discomfort
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilJoyChannel
Email: hiljoychannel@gmail.com