Visionary artist Sheila Darcey, founder of SketchPoetic and Living Canvas Foundation, shares how intentional sketching can be a transformative healing practice accessible to everyone. Through personal storytelling and wisdom, we explore how creativity, embodiment, and playful curiosity help reconnect us to our inner selves and build emotional resilience. Listeners are invited to experience art as medicine, celebrate themselves as living canvases, and discover simple ways to bring more presence and joy into daily life.

This podcast episode is sponsored by*:

Humanist Beauty - Beauty for your skin & soul, Humanist Beauty is clean, conscious, and cruelty-free. Learn more here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://humanistbeauty.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Prose - Prose believes that everyone deserves extraordinary haircare & that making things custom is the only way to give everyone their best individual results. Prose is also a certified B Corporation, proving that good business is always sustainable. Learn more here → ⁠⁠⁠https://prose.ffxwxg.net/thehbm⁠⁠⁠
Kosas - Kosas is makeup for everyone, that celebrates simplicity, looks as good as it feels and is good for you, too. Learn more here → ⁠⁠⁠https://kosas.7zgd.net/thehbm⁠⁠⁠
Opal Cool - Clinically tested cooling therapies designed for hot women at every life stage, and uniquely engineered to deliver precise cooling temperatures that offer safer, long-lasting, and effective cooling therapy solutions. Learn more here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://opalcool.pxf.io/thehbm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

*The Human Beauty Movement may earn commissions from your support

Sheila Darcey | SketchPoetic Links:

Website https://www.sketchpoetic.com/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sketchpoetic
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheiladarcey/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@sketchpoetic
X https://x.com/sheiladarcey

Living Canvas Foundation Links:

Website https://livingcanvasfoundation.org/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livingcanvasfoundation/
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@livingcanvasfoundation
X https://x.com/livingcanvasfdn
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/livingcanvasfoundation/

The Human Beauty Movement Links:

Official Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thehumanbeautymovement.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thehumanbeautymovement
TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanbeautymovement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thehumanbeautymovement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/thehumanbeautymovement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehumanbeautymovement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Pinterest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.com/thehumanbeautymovement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-human-beauty-movement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to The Human Beauty Movement Podcast: Healing Begins with Art, Not Words
01:45 - Sketch Poetic: An Invitation to Gentle Self-Connection
02:20 - Sheila Darcey’s Healing Journey: Art, Anxiety, and Embodied Expression
05:47 - Breaking Perfectionism: How Daily Sketching Unlocked Purpose
08:22 - Rediscovering Play: The Wisdom of Curiosity and Inner Child
11:45 - From Survival to Thriving: Sketching as Emotional Alchemy
13:34 - Overcoming Judgment: Art Education and the Pressure of Perfection
15:02 - Why Sketching Matters: Embracing the Process Over Outcomes
16:15 - Being vs. Doing: Relearning Joy Outside Achievement
17:53 - Connecting Emotion to Art: Sketching as a Snapshot in Time
18:28 - Spiritual Practice: Art, Consciousness, and Listening to Higher Self
21:36 - Seeing Humanity as Living Canvases: The Beauty in Every Person
24:00 - Healing the World by Healing Yourself: The Ripple Effect of Inner Work
27:10 - Taking Up Space: The Transformational Scribble Workshop
30:03 - Coffee & Ink: The Beauty of Accidents and Letting Go of Attachment
32:44 - Productive Doing and Present Being: Achieving Balance in Life
33:01 - “I Can Do Nothing More for You Than to Work on Myself”: The Power of Self-Healing
35:37 - Serendipity, Flow, and Incorporating Daily Creative Practices
36:03 - How to Join Sketch Poetic Workshops & Find Your Modality
38:01 - Living Canvas Foundation: Healing Communities Through Art
40:41 - Transforming Money: Allowing Abundance to Heal the Collective
43:12 - Healing Isn’t Just About Trauma: Facing What We Refuse to See
45:17 - Holding Both Light and Shadow: The Full Human Experience
47:37 - Three Questions: Beauty, Humanity & Life Truths with Sheila Darcey
49:34 - How to Connect: Sheila Darcey’s Resources & Daily Sketching Invitation
51:13 - Thank You for Listening: Join The Human Beauty Movement Community

#healingthroughart #intentionalcreativity #sketchpoetic artasmedicine #creativeexpression #arttherapy #playfulness #artforwellness #visionaryart #livingcanvasfoundation #AAPIcommunity #thehumanbeautymovement #thehbm #podcast #interview #SheilaDarcey #JenniferNorman