LooseLeaf NoteBook uncovers the connection between creativity and mental health, with a focus on nurturing artistry, emotional intelligence, and self-care. Composer Julia Adolphe shares her creative process, personal experience with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and journey towards mental health alongside guests from across creative fields to provide inspiration, a space for open dialogue, and paths towards healing through artistic self-expression. Julia Adolphe’s music is described as “alive with invention” (The New Yorker), “colorful, mercurial, deftly orchestrated” (The New York Times) displaying a “remarkable gift for sustaining a compelling musical narrative” (Musical America). Her works are performed across the U.S. and abroad by renowned orchestras and ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig, among others. Julia is a native New Yorker living in Los Angeles. .
Episodes
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Anxiety and feelings of panic stemming from the pandemic or other life events derail the creative process. I share some of my coping mechanisms and adaptations to help create calm in my body so I can return to writing. What techniques or thought patterns help you?
Questions or comments may be submitted to Julia Adolphe's YouTube Channel
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
The very real threats of the pandemic trigger our nervous systems to enter fight, flight, or freeze. How do you move through these cycles to return to your creative work?
Questions or comments may be shared on Julia Adolphe's YouTube Channel
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
The creative process thrives when we are able to be vulnerable, create a safe space to express ourselves, and connect with our own childlike joy. These states are harder to access when our mental health is suffering, and this is more apparent than ever during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Questions or comments may be submitted to Julia Adolphe's YouTube Channel