<p>Seven-year old Empress Trash lived a chaotic life in Massachusetts. She was isolated from her peers and experienced a lot of abuse.</p> <p>She loved reading, making art, and studying history, and that helped her mentally escape her environment when she needed to.</p> <p>Today, she was able to learn from her experiences and grow from them to become a brilliant and versatile artist.</p> <p>We had a truly great time talking about her favorite childhood books, her love of animals, and her experience at art school.</p> <p>We also discussed the impact trauma had on her life, her passion for drawing, her emancipation from her mother, her Damsels project, and more.</p> <p>Want to learn more about her story?</p> <p>Tune in now!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Key Points Discussed</strong></p> <p>Who is seven year old Empress Trash? (02:17)</p> <p>On being independent (18:21)</p> <p>The power of meditation (28:53)</p> <p>Empress Trash’s legacy (54:36)</p> <p>About Damsels (59:39)</p> <p>On positive triggers (01:26:21)</p> <p>Growing as an artist on social media (01:39:03)</p> <p>Getting comfortable with being an artist (01:46:29)</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Additional Resources</strong></p> <p>Check out Empress Trash’s work <a href="https://www.empresstrash.xyz/"><u>here</u></a> and connect with her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/EmpressTrash"><u>here</u></a>.</p> <p>If you want to stay in the loop and learn about exciting NFT artists, make sure to follow The Outer Realm on<a href="https://pod.link/1549179003"> <u>your favorite podcast app</u></a>. Do you like our talks? Leave a rating and a review!</p> <p>To stay in touch and connect with me, follow me here:</p> <p>🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/theouterrealm"><u> Twitter</u></a></p> <p>🔥<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericprhodes/"> <u>LinkedIn</u></a></p> <p>🔥<a href="https://www.theouterrealm.io/blog"> <u>Outer Realm Blog</u></a></p>