Bipolar Style

John welcomes EpicThunderCat, a rising NFT artist with deep ties to both the art community and mental health outreach. As an artist and licensed mental health worker, her new project "Monsters of Mind" aims to spread mental health awareness through digital artwork, more commonly known as NFTs.The discussion is wide-ranging and covers a lot of interesting topics, including ...DSM and the inherent corporate bias of psych labelsWrong meds; unmet expectationsPill shaming and stigmaDiversity in the NFT spaceDifficulties in on-boarding new artistsThe Fear of ChangeThe Fear of Financial FreedomNarcissism in SocietyEpicthundercat’s Origins StoryThe Art ProcessOpensea and ObjktCompanies have roadmaps; artists have vision mapsThe Monsters of Mind CollectionShoutout: Conrad at OutcastverseDiversity in NFTs; hiding behind your PFPShoutout: Guttercat GangGetting Over The HumpGive it at least 12 monthsEpicthundercat breaks through social anxiety and fear of speaking!Cover art for this episode is a cropped portion of EpicTh