Authenticity Speaks Volumes: Hilary aka HilJoy

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