Lindsey Sherwin on Self-Expression, Connection and Growth
“The internal creative power that I choose to embody proceeds intentional effort to create competent external results. And that makes up my life.”
— LINDSEY SHERWIN
Today on the podcast we are joined by Lindsey Sherwin. Lindsey is a professional actress, youth and family therapist. She employs therapeutic drama, expressive arts, and counseling techniques to work with adolescents, families, artists, and creative entrepreneurs to resolve problems, make new choices, and expand their creativity throughout all areas of their lives.
She continues to train as a Registered Drama Therapist in community mental health. She has worked with several non-profit organizations based in the United States and Europe, to address mental and behavioral health through the expressive arts, specifically through drama and poetry writing.
Lindsey is the creator and founder of You Are The Shift, LLC, an expressive arts therapies empowerment-based consulting company, and Shift’s coaching platform Shift.It coaching for artists, actors, and creatives.
She earned her BA in Arts and Humanities from University College London, a Master of Social Science in Applied Sociology, Community Studies, and Social Welfare from Birkbeck, University of London, and certificate courses in Psychology from Brigham Young University and Drama and the Creative Arts Therapies from the Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles.
I enjoyed this conversation with Lindsey. Talking with a therapist and someone who's trained to work with people, you gain many insights around what works and what doesn't. As someone who spends a lot of time reading and listening to therapists from afar, actually listening to one explain how they would apply their craft is eyeopening for me.
We talk about creativity and health. We talk about traps and burdens. We put in ourselves on providing value. We also talk about improving relationships with everyone around us and how we are always trying to achieve our goals. No matter what we're doing.
And I think the biggest takeaway from Lindsey's work and the way she views the world is the power of viewing your impact on the planet. Her company is called You Are The Shift, and I think that's all about it. It is understanding that the impact you make is purely driven by your belief in yourself and being aware to a point where you can tell someone what you're all about. Be as direct about what value you provide to others and the world. And it's very powerful. So with that, everyone, please enjoy—this conversation with Lindsey Sherwin.
Connect with Lindsey:
Email: lindsey@createyourshift.com
Website: www.youaretheshift.org
Show Notes:
[00:04:38] Who is Lindsey and what does she do?
[00:07:54] What drew Lindsey to the performing arts?
[00:10:30] Psychodrama and Theater of Spontaneity
[00:13:39] Example of Psychodrama
[00:16:16] Action Methods
[00:20:31] Thoughts on isolation
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[00:23:35] Connecting through technology and silver linings
[00:25:36] Letting yourself grow
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[00:31:47] How do you respond to difficult situations?
[00:34:19] Releasing stress or tension
[00:36:31] Rescripting
[00:39:27] Aldred Adler and Individual Psychology
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[00:43:18] Being a professional and responsibility
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