Leaning Into Art to Battle Depression with David Sandum (#169)
In this episode I talk with David Sandum who was driven to take up art personally and then professionally after being hospitalized with depression in 2001.
His journey through depression led him to the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch—finding solace and a deep connection with their expression of raw emotions.
We discuss how art continues to be a lifeline in his struggle with depression and his memoir, I'll Run Till the Sun Goes Down: A Memoir About Depression & Discovering Art.
David and I touch on the tension between making art for yourself and surviving in a commercial market…
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