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SEE YOU NOW Insight 21: Everyday Creativity Supports Health

December 25, 2025

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Creative expression has powerful effects on our health and well-being, far beyond what we once imagined. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, drawn from Episode 81: Making Spirits Bright (Part I), Susan Magsamen, Executive Director of the International Arts and Mind Lab at the Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and senior advisor to the Science of Learning Institute at Johns Hopkins University, explores how science is beginning to validate what artists have long known: aesthetic and creative experiences are not luxuries, they are powerful tools for healing.

The science is catching up with the artists and what artists have always known about the value of the arts and aesthetic experiences to heal us.
Susan Magsamen, Executive Director of the International Arts and Mind Lab at the Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University

To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 81: Making Spirits Bright (Part I) and be sure to check out Episode 82: Making Spirits Bright (Part II) as well, at APPLE, SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE, or at your favorite streaming platform.


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