New Blog — Kat Redlus

Creativity and mental health are intricately connected, but the two subjects are rarely ever written about together in a positive light. Creative genius is more often associated with dysfunction that it is with a healthy, beautiful and fu

Creative Neglect & Mental Health

Katherine RedlusApril 29, 2021

Personal Finances. Taxes. Budgeting. Debt. Investing. Saving.   Are you in a cold sweat yet? Like nearly every single human on this planet – I’ve had a very up and down journey with money. While I never dreamed I’d have

The F-word for Creatives: Finance

Katherine RedlusMarch 4, 2021

At the end of last year, my husband and I decided it was now or never. It was time to rethink and retool our lives to support both of our creative dreams and re-investing in ourselves.   Because I love a good slogan, I decided to

The Journey to Creative Freedom: Our 2021 Family Motto

Katherine RedlusFebruary 17, 2021

One of the most obnoxious things to be asked when you are in a crisis is, “how are you taking care of  you ?” in that tender, soupy, life-coach voice, as the person attempting to support you sips a matcha oat-milk late and relaxes in

Self-Care Is Not A Substitute for A Coping Strategy

Katherine RedlusSeptember 2, 2020

Welcome to the 2020 Masterclass in Mental Toughness .  Whether we like it or not, hidden in the muck of this year is an incredible opportunity for each of us to receive an ivy-league quality education in overcoming adversity. While

2020: A Masterclass in Mental Toughness

Katherine RedlusAugust 19, 2020

The economic, emotional, and physical impacts of this current crisis are far reaching and frustrating for anyone, but it is all the more challenging for those of us who already suffer from anxiety and depression. Now add to this equation

Anxious Artists Living in Limbo: How Do We Keep Calm?

Katherine RedlusApril 30, 2020

We can choose how we want to show up right now.  I know this sounds like gobbledygook self-help nonsense, but seriously, hear me out… I promise I can explain.   I have been dealing with anxiety and depression cycles sin

Is My Anxiety Running the Show, Or Am I?

Katherine RedlusApril 23, 2020

Whether you celebrated Passover, Easter (or just springtime and chocolate!), I wanted to provide you with a gentle, easy-to-complete framework for personal reflection. Yesterday morning, mid-way through the week of Passover and on Easter,

Embracing the Sacred During Quarantine: A Simple Reflective Practice to Help You Make the Most of this Time.

Katherine RedlusApril 13, 2020

“Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and it’s all small stuff.” Say this to someone who just had their plane delayed. I dare you. Of course, you will get slapped, but it might be kind-of titillating if you like living on the edge like tha

Why “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” is Stupid Advice… And what to do instead.

Katherine RedlusSeptember 7, 2019

You Get To Decide What It Means  Confession: I hate my birthday. My birthday is on August 15th, my zodiac sign is Leo and we are supposed to be the most egotistical, birthday-loving, preening, self-indulgent, extravagant peop

You Get To Decide What It Means

Katherine RedlusAugust 28, 2019

How to Get Out of Pity Parties & Avoid Apathy  Ready for the real talk I promised? I came home early to prepare for a show at Pete’s Candy Store, only to discover that my dog had become violently sick in absolutely every inch

How to Get Out of Pity Parties & Avoid Apathy

Katherine RedlusAugust 7, 2019

Work/Life Balance for Creatives: Healthy Aspiration or Myth? I will preface this blog by saying: I’m a professional musician and I also have a 9-6 job. I spent the majority of last week juggling my day job with juggling my music hustle.

Work/Life Balance for Creatives: Healthy Aspiration or Myth?

Katherine RedlusJuly 18, 2019

My aim in today’s blog is to define exactly how I’m developing a healthy relationship with the future, and how you can do the same. At first glance, this topic can look contradictory to last week’s topic. If you’ll recall, we explored t

Vision vs. Sight - How to Create a Healthy Relationship with the Future

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” - Proverbs 29:18

Katherine RedlusJuly 3, 2019

I’ll be happier when I [fill in the blank]. The way you FEEL is your crystal ball predicting your future. Yikes. If you are feeling great right now, I applaud you (I also want to know what vitamins you take). In a spirit of full transp

Future (Tripping): I’ll be happier when I [fill in the blank].

The way you FEEL is your crystal ball predicting your future. Yikes.

Katherine RedlusJune 20, 2019

“Don’t seek for everything to happen as you wish it would, but rather wish that everything happens as it actually will—then your life will flow well.” – Epictetus Today’s topic is one that I have to work at like it’s my full-time job. I

“This should be easier/better/faster”.

What to do when reality isn’t meeting your expectations.

Katherine RedlusJune 7, 2019

“The way you remember your past is the way you will create your future.” - Erwin McManus When I heard this statement in a talk given by Erwin McManus, I paused the video immediately. I wrote it down on a post-it note, which I prompt

“The way you remember your past is the way you will create your future.”

Why our past experience and memory forms the basis for constructing our current view of life - and what we can do about it.

Katherine RedlusMay 21, 2019mental health