Meditating on Creativity for Hope and Healing

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Your creativity can be your guide for finding hope, strength, and healing. Historically, creative artistry has shown us that we don’t have to accept the world as it is. We can each use our creative gifts to express our feelings about the present reality and to imagine a healthier, more just world.

As you color the image below, meditate on how your creativity can help you express yourself, find hope, and work through challenges. You can dream big or start small. Reflect on ways to support your mental health in support of your dreams. Use this quiet time to consider new goals, map a few paths toward them, and take action.

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Jessica Isom, MD, MPH is a Steve Fund mental health expert and the lead content developer for My Digital Sanctuary, a platform supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people of color. Dr. Isom is a board-certified community psychiatrist, clinical assistant professor in the Yale Department of Psychiatry, and a nationally recognized expert in mental health equity. She earned her MD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also completed an MPH in public health leadership. Dedicated to addressing structural racism in healthcare, Dr. Isom’s work spans teaching, clinical practice, and consultation through her company Vision for Equity LLC, empowering organizations to adopt equity-minded approaches that improve outcomes for underserved populations.

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