{"id":1461,"date":"2011-03-05T11:42:56","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T16:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2013-12-19T18:54:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T23:54:00","slug":"creativity-and-madness-with-shelley-carson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/creativity-and-madness-with-shelley-carson\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity and Madness &#8211; with Shelley Carson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.harvard.edu\/hub\/topic\/faculty-insight\" target=\"_blank\">Faculty Insight<\/a> is produced in partnership with ThoughtCast and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.harvard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard Extension School<\/a>. This fourth interview of the series is with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelleycarson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shelley Carson<\/a>, an associate of Harvard University\u2019s Department of Psychology, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.extension.harvard.edu\/courses\/creativity-geniuses-madmen-harvard-students\" target=\"_blank\">lecturer<\/a> at Harvard Extension School, and also a blogger for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/bloggers\/shelley-h-carson-phd\" target=\"_blank\">Psychology Today<\/a> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/shelley-carson-phd\" target=\"_blank\"> Huffington Post<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/17850317?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Carson&#8217;s scholarship focuses largely on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/2003\/10.23\/01-creativity.html\" target=\"_blank\">connection between creativity and mental illness<\/a>. While it&#8217;s common knowledge that artists and writers have a tendency towards depression (and drink!) only recently has the link been so clearly established.<br \/>\nBut Carson also argues that creativity is not just the province of an elect few, it&#8217;s a trait that, with a bit of effort, we can all claim for ourselves.\u00a0 Her new book, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shelleycarson.com\/your-creative-brain\" target=\"_blank\">Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity and Innovation in Your Life<\/a>, lays out a clear method for awakening and encouraging our own inherent creativity.<br \/>\nCarson&#8217;s expertise also extends to the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychological_resilience\" target=\"_blank\">resilience<\/a>, and if there\u2019s anything this planet needs, it\u2019s the ability to bounce back, and live to fight another day.\u00a0 Her research has also caught the attention of the Department of Defense, where she consults on web-based PTSD treatments for soldiers recovering from trauma.<\/p>\n<p>This video of our interview is only an introduction, so&#8230;.<br \/>\nClick here <a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/podcasts\/shelleycarson13;08audiofinal.mp3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/mike.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> to hear the entire conversation! 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