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Published May 7, 2024

Tasha Golden: Avoiding burnout while pursuing creativity with passion

Tasha Golden, a former touring songwriter turned public health scientist, shares her journey from severe burnout to researching creativity's role in well-being, offering strategies for mental health and personal growth while highlighting innovative programs like Project Uncaged and Arts on Prescription.
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  • Project Uncaged

    Project Uncaged is a trauma-informed creative writing program designed to support incarcerated girls. explains that the program not only provides immediate care but also aims to shift systems and institutions to benefit these girls in the long term 1. The girls' poetry and writings are shared with policymakers to advocate for changes that address their needs and experiences.

    Girls are the experts in their own lived experience. They know what they need.

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    Golden emphasizes the importance of offering choices and safe spaces for creative expression, which can be therapeutic for the girls 2.

       

    Arts on Prescription

    The Arts on Prescription program integrates arts and cultural experiences into healthcare to improve mental and physical well-being. describes it as part of a larger social prescribing model where physicians can refer patients to community-based activities like arts and nature experiences 3. This approach acknowledges the complexity of well-being beyond just medical treatment.

    We are full human beings and we are affected by so much that's going on around us.

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    Golden highlights the program's potential to address loneliness and enhance the therapeutic process by fostering social connections and engagement 4.

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