In this podcast episode, Lauren is joined by her friend and sewing teacher, Lynette Elliot. This person is a true Renaissance woman, gifted in a diverse array of creative pursuits.

As an artist, teacher, designer, actor, writer, musician, and devoted rescue dog mom, Lynette is an incredibly unique soul bursting at the seams with experiences to share from her journey. She is driven by a deep desire to share her talents and inspire others to fearlessly and unapologetically nurture themselves through the power of making.

• In this episode, they talk about:

  • Her unique philosophy on stepping into the delicate role of teacher and nurturer of other people’s gifts

  • Lynette’s lifelong journey as a multi-passionate human and her relationship to sewing and mindfulness

  • Staying brave on the path to pursuing creative projects that align with personal interests and values even if they’re less comfortable or stable

Connect with Lynette:

Email: Lynette@LynetteElliott.com

Connect with Lauren:

Visit Lauren Altman's Website: Lauren-altman.com

Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltman__/

Explore Lauren's upcycled fashion collection: Laurenaltmanstudio.com

Follow the collection: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltmanstudio/

Join the movement to make mental health accessible for all by donating to Lauren's NAMI fundraising page here.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn more about NAMI here.

Christina Rae Almeida is a breathwork and women's empowerment coach, sobriety and recovery advocate, and founder and CEO of Rae Rituals. She is on a mission to help women transform their lives and reclaim their power.

Christina Rae is a conscious entrepreneur, content creator, podcast host, and philanthropist with a community of 43K and counting.

She has been featured in Goss Magazine,The Sober Experiment, and the Soberdelic Stories campaign by Psychedelic Water, and has been referred to as “someone ready with that warrior-like concentration to help others” by bestselling author, meditation teacher, and public figure Sah D’Simone.

Her platform, Rae Rituals, is a membership community offering live and on-demand breathwork, health, and wellness rituals made by women for women to support mindfulness, healing, and recovery.

To further serve in her mission, Christina created a partnership with Lotus House in Miami Florida, which is the largest shelter for women and children in the country. So far, through her partnership she has contributed $35K in-kind product donations from the Christina Rae Shop and through offering donation-based breathwork sessions to her community.

In this episode, they talk about:

• How coping creatively can also manifest in freedom of expression and freedom of the body – fully letting go and embracing the expressions the body releases.

• Asking ourselves the question, “what is my breath trying to show me today?” and using breathwork to connect to our true selves.

• Christina’s journey to recovery from the addictions that once controlled her life and her powerful story of self-rediscovery.

• The beauty and value of finding our purpose through our journeys and paying it forward by serving our communities

• And more!

Connect with Christina Rae:

Follow along with Christina Rae on IG here.

Check out Christina’s website here.

Connect with Lauren:

Visit Lauren Altman's Website: Lauren-altman.com

Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltman__/

Explore Lauren's upcycled fashion collection: Laurenaltmanstudio.com

Follow the collection: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltmanstudio/

Join the movement to make mental health accessible for all by donating to Lauren's NAMI fundraising page here.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn more about NAMI here.

Tiffany Nickel is a self-taught figurative artist painting body and sex positive art and curating immersive exhibitions. Her work is influenced from a background in somatic work, sex, and body love coaching, and kink education. She explores the body as an expressive language and aims to support women in claiming their autonomy after the world has tried to take it away. She often finds inspiration during kink events, expressive movement and somatic experiences. Her artwork is entrenched in self awareness, expression and radical acceptance.

Tiffany has curated and hosted 6 exhibitions in collaboration with other artists and businesses such as ColorUp (a multi-use healing space), Studio Friction (a sex positive shibari club), GRACe Studios (a Creative Community and Studio for artists), Museo De Las Americas (an art Gallery) and more. Each of these events raised funds for non-profits and domestic violence safe houses such as Latina Safe House, The Initiative, RAINN, Planned Parenthood, PeaceWorks Inc and more. Tiffany has raised over 11 thousands dollars for safe houses and nonprofits that support women reclaim their autonomy after acts of violence.

Her work has been featured in multiple blogs and publications including, Colorado Springs Gazette, Outfront Magazine, Babes Who Hustle, Lady Boss International Blog, and more.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What it can look like to cope creatively, not just through artistic expression through drawing and painting—but also by being mindful and present in our everyday tasks.

• Tiffany’s creative journey in telling her story and the stories of other women who had experienced domestic violence and sexual abuse through art, and the challenges she faced during this process.

• Her foray into sex coaching and kink education that led her down a path of learning to listen actively and intimately.

• Understanding that healing is not a process meant to be undertaken alone, rather a process that needs support.

• And more!

Connect with Tiffany:

Follow along with Tiffany on IG here.

Check out Tiffany’s website here.

Connect with Lauren:

Visit Lauren Altman's Website: Lauren-altman.com

Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltman__/

Explore Lauren's upcycled fashion collection: Laurenaltmanstudio.com

Follow the collection: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltmanstudio/

Join the movement to make mental health accessible for all by donating to Lauren's NAMI fundraising page here.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn more about NAMI here.

Juliana Naufel is a Brazilian-based artist who uses affection as her primary subject. Her artworks are strongly influenced by the healing aspect of embroidering photographs as a way of making amends with the past.

Naufel’s artworks are in a number of private collections around the world, including The Wonders of Women Museum, USA, and The Kanyer Art Collection, USA.

Her work is featured in All SHE Makes Magazine, CandyFloss Magazine, Art + Type Magazine, ArtPremium, as well as in several art magazines from all over the world. Naufel is one of the longlisted artists of Women United Art Prize 2021, and has received 3rd Place at the SeeingWomen 2020 Awards, by Photos de Femmes, France. She has participated in artist residencies in Brazil and exhibited in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. Most often the themes were related to art & feminism or concepts of time & memory. Naufel earned her MA Degree in Art Therapy from Universidade Cândido Mendes and her BA in Visual Arts from São Paulo’s State University and is represented by PxP Contemporary and Showfields In February of 2020, Naufel Co-Founded Photo Trouvée Magazine - a contemporary art platform that showcases contemporary artists who use found photographs as a medium in their works.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

- The challenges Juliana faced while growing up and how they led her to discover art therapy as a way of healing and to cope creatively

- Using art as a means to explore possibilities and opportunities for growth that were previously harder to discover

- How reconnecting with your inner world can alter your path, evolve your creativity, and define your mission

- The interconnectedness of art, self-discovery, and spirituality

- And lots more!

Connect with Juliana:

Follow along with Juliana on IG here.

Check out Juliana’s website here.

Connect with Lauren:

Visit Lauren Altman's Website: Lauren-altman.com

Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltman__/

Explore Lauren's upcycled fashion collection: Laurenaltmanstudio.com

Follow the collection: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltmanstudio/

Join the movement to make mental health accessible for all by donating to Lauren's NAMI fundraising page here.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn more about NAMI here.

In this introductory episode of the Coping Creatively Podcast, Lauren shares the meaning of this project in her own words, and how it developed her personal orientation to life.

In this podcast episode, Lauren talks about...

• Her experiences with grief and loss at a young age and how they contributed to her path as an artist as well as her perspective on life

• How she cultivated not only a professional art practice, but also an approach to mixed-media art as her tools for addressing grief as well as to manage daily mental health and wellbeing

• How her path to self-discovery has impacted her lifelong love for creativity for the better, leading to her passion for tie-dye, embroidery, and upcycling the old into the new

• And so much more!

So, join Lauren as she helps you begin your journey to meeting your authentic self through her honest, vulnerable conversations with members of her community in this podcast series.

Connect with Lauren:

Visit Lauren Altman's Website: Lauren-altman.com

Connect with Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltman__/

Explore Lauren's upcycled fashion collection: Laurenaltmanstudio.com

Follow the collection: https://www.instagram.com/laurenaltmanstudio/

Join the movement to make mental health accessible for all by donating to Lauren's NAMI fundraising page here.

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. Learn more about NAMI here.