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Welcome to the 1st episode of Mental Health and the Artist: How Managing Mental Health Makes or Breaks Your Art. The Mental Health Shakeup is the newest podcast & show from the Sherwood Shakeup! We interview psychotherapist Caren Ann Appel on how artists deal with the stress of creativity and craft. We also talk about coping mechanisms, neurodivergence, art therapy, and 3 tips for artists to maintain a healthy mental homeostasis. Interviewed by managing director David Madwin and Steve Brock, Sherwood Players resident neurodivergent duo. They also weigh in with their own experiences as performers, and people who have dealt with unhealthy mental states while creating art. You can now find and listen to mental health podcast for performers: Mental Health and the Artist from The Sherwood Shakeup on all major platforms (Apple, Spotify, Google, Anchor, etc): https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Hi, my name is Caren Ann Appel & I'm a clinician, working toward licensure in clinical social work. I have a master's in clinical & macro social work from The Catholic University of America & another master's degree in Gender History from San Francisco State University. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/caren-ann-appel-fairfax-va/785438 Mental Health Awareness Month (or Mental Health Month) is recognized in the United States each May and has been observed every year since 1949. The purpose of Mental Health Month is to help eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness by raising awareness of mental health conditions and those who have them. We hope you take the time to reflect on ways you can help your thoughts (and brain) on this wild journey. Sherwood Players Productions is an innovative and unique production company, specializing in multi-platform services for content creators and filmmakers with a strong community backbone. We also host live events with entertainment industry leaders and offer classes. Website: https://www.sherwoodplayers.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers #SherwoodPlayers #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #BeKindToYourMind

Actor and influencer Emily Rainey talks about the power of social media, and shares her experience working as a professional social media influencer and gives tips to other actors on how to build their personal brands. Join in if you have any questions about how to build a brand, see behind the scenes of an influencer, or are wondering how survive in the spotlight. Find Emily at: https://direct.me/emilyrainey/ Sherwood Players Productions is an innovative and unique production company, specializing in multi-platform services for content creators and filmmakers with a strong community backbone. We also host live events with entertainment industry leaders and offer classes. You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/

Producer Randy Turrow (Gamer Down) leads a panel discussion on how NFTs are being implemented in gaming and filmmaking today. Blockchain has made it's way to the entertainment industry. What do you need to do to keep up? The panel includes: Austin Ensz & Peter Gantner from Metamars, and Jude Thomas & Susan Miner from the NFT minting company Planet NFT. We are so excited to be on the forefront of NFTs in Hollywood, and work on helping independent artists and filmmakers make money and promote their content using blockchain technology. Peter Gantner & Austin Ensz - Metamars / Gamer Down https://www.instagram.com/mixedmartianartsclub/ https://mixedmartianartsclub.io/ Jude Thomas - Planet NFT https://planetnft.com/ Susan Miner - NFTs with art therapy https://training.susanminerbeauty.com/web-3 Josh Pendrick - CEO Rypplyzz / Gamer Down https://www.linkedin.com/company/rypplzz/ Sherwood Players Productions is an innovative and unique production company, specializing in multi-platform services for content creators and filmmakers with a strong community backbone. We also host live events with entertainment industry leaders and offer classes. You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/ - - Chapters - - Start: 00:00 Matt & David Intro: 00:30 Randy Turrow: 4:30 Austin & Peter: 11:45 Jude & Susan 28:24 Metamars Update: 50:02 Sherwood NFTs: 59:45

Director Sasha Knezev, Founder and President of 888 Films, shares his experience of how filmmaking has been affected by "cancel culture" which has permeated Hollywood over recent years. What can storytellers do today to fight back against the culture of fear. A director needs to have courage, how do they keep it in an era of big studios and mainstream movies? Sherwood Players Productions is an innovative and unique production company, specializing in multi-platform services for content creators and filmmakers with a strong community backbone. We also host live events with entertainment industry leaders and offer classes. You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/ #SherwoodShakeUp #EntertainmentTV #FilmIndustryPodcast

The production team behind the new horror film "Craving" talks film development, and discusses the process of independent filmmaking. From conception and story development; to budgeting, casting and crowdfunding; they cover the gambit of what it REALLY takes to make an indy film. Listen to our talk with the Zapruperflix / Craving team: director J. Horton, Producer / SFX Artist Robert Bravo, Writer Gregory Blair, Lead s/Producers/Casting Ashley Undercuffler & Kevin Caliber https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/craving-horror-movie#/ You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/

CEO and founder of Pierucci Publishing, Stephanie Pierucci shares her insight of what it takes to tell a good story and what kind of challenges storytellers face in today's age of censorship. You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/

Producer Ana Renovica joins the filmmaking conversation live from Belgrade, Serbia where she runs the production company 888 Films. Learn about international filmmaking, tax rebates and credits for filming abroad, and new ways to tell stories with this great interview. Ana is a Serbian film producer, and the founder / CEO of 888 Films based in Serbia and Los Angeles. She is a Film production graduate of the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. Ana develops and produces films, documentaries, and TV shows for the US and European market, and is head of acquisition in Eastern Europe for Synergetic Distribution from Beverly Hills. 👩🏼‍💻CEO of @888films https://888films.com/ 👩🏽‍💼Entrepreneur 🧝🏻‍♀️Fairytale creator 🗣Storyteller 🧠Online marketing is a future of Film industry Some of the prominent clients that 888 Films has proudly worked with: Jason Michael Berman of Mandalay Pictures, Matthew Perry, former presidential candidate Ron Paul, a former U.S. Representative from Ohio Dennis Kucinich, Bend, KORN, Cypress Hill, and more. Her projects were distributed on platforms like Amazon Prime® and Netflix® and featured in magazines such as Variety® and USC News®. You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/

The Sherwood team Matt Weinglass, Steve Brock, Lizette Santiago, Madeline Bills, and David Madwin, comes together to discuss the state of the entertainment industry in 2022, and how independent artists can be courageous, take risks, set and adjust goals in order to be successful in this coming year. Power in numbers. Power to the Artist! You can now find and listen to The Sherwood Shakeup as a podcast on all major platforms: https://anchor.fm/sherwoodshakeup/ Go to https://www.sherwoodplayers.com/ for more info on how to get involved with our community including upcoming projects and events! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherwoodplayers/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodplayers/