Samantha Simons, c-rprs /eryt / yacep, talks with Jessica Sanchez, local NoVa artist and advocate about how art process inspires life process, celebrating the beauty in our own art and the art of others, and having a passion for people.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion includes touching on eating disorder.

Highlights include:

• Lighthearted approach to life:

  • Make a mess, clean it up, if you don't like it - ball it up and start all over again!

• Appreciating one's own art AND being the audience for other's art.

• Hope can be having an idea of how you want things to be but also knowing you might get even better experiences than you hoped for at times.

• You don't have to change your environment to change your perspective.

• Mental health IS hea ...