<p><b>In this episode I talk with Yorkshire artist, Jess Kidd.</b></p><p><b>We discuss Jess’ childhood as an acutely shy child who often lived in her own imaginary world, the comfort she found in creativity as a form of expressing herself, the challenges she experienced at art school and then being diagnosed with health issues that impacted her life dramatically.<br/><br/>We also talk about cognitive behavioural therapy and the place it has in her creative process, her multi disciplinary practice and the solace she finds in nature..</b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>Welcome to my chat with the ever so gentle, and ever so thoughtful Jess Kidd.</b></p><p><b>A gentle warning, this episode contains swearing</b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>You can find Jess online at </b><a href="https://www.jesskiddart.co.uk"><b>https://www.jesskiddart.co.uk</b></a><b> and on instagram @jesskiddart <br/><br/>Jess would like to share the following resource which she has found useful:</b></p><p><a href="https://letstalkaboutloss.org/">https://letstalkaboutloss.org/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkaboutloss/">@talkaboutloss</a><br/><br/><br/><br/>Post production and jingle composition: Jon Tipler<b><br/></b><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/javabere">Support the show</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://javacbere.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">javacbere.substack.com/subscribe</a>