Why am I falling into the same patterns that I've constantly fallen into in the way I deal with a breakup in the way I gaslight my brain in the way I have these attachment issues and then go deeper about the traumas I've experienced in my life.

It was difficult to get into that, you know, of course, it was hard and I'm still I think in a way, pain for some aspect, but what you get in return I think is a sense of liberation that is important for me.

And I hope that, you know, more men, more straight men can talk about therapy and talk about crying and talk about healing.

I hope more men understand that this stuff is not binary that you can hold on to your masculinity and still be vulnerable and cry and ask for help.

These things can co-exist and it doesn't take anything away from you.

So what if you didn't have to keep everything bottled up or show up a certain way or deny what you're going through or feeling?

I mean, what if you could just sit with it, feel it fully and then find a way to not only release it but turn those feelings, those thoughts, those emotions into something that went out into the world and moved people to feel and connect to love and laugh too.

This is the vision, the mission, the work, the world and life of New York City designer illustrator, muralist and author Timothy Goodman.

Surviving early life trauma, losing himself to drugs getting arrested, barely graduating high school, soon after a chance encounter with a boss who would eventually become a mentor and rekindle a passion for art and expression that had been seated by the example of his grandma decades earlier.

He was smitten, he was all in with design and storytelling and art and poured himself into it.

Eventually, finding his way to New York City and studying at the School of Visual Arts and also knowing his bones that that city would be his home for life.

Over the years, Timothy has built a stunning career.

His art and words have populated walls and buildings, packaging, food, shoes, clothing, books, magazine covers, galleries all over the world, collaborating with brands like Nike, Apple, Google, Momma, Netflix, Tiffany, Uniglo, Target, so many others.

He's the author of a number of books, one of which was option to Netflix.

His first solo gallery exhibition, I'm too young to not set my life on fire, was on View in Manhattan 2021, and his new book, I always think it's forever, takes us into his exploration of love.

Blending poignant stories, insights and awakenings with vibrant and joyful illustration.

And his body of work, including this book, often explores in a very open and vulnerable way. Timothy's own challenges with mental health and his deep heartfelt concern about the state of the world.

So excited to share this conversation with you. I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project.

So much to explore so much fun stuff so much about your personal story, your work, the new book, which is fantastic, by the way, absolutely loved it.

Thank you. I really appreciate that.

Yeah, no, my pleasure. How is New York these days? By the way, I haven't been back in like over a year. I was just realizing how does it feel to you? Do you feel like it's backish?

It's hard to say it's backish because it's just a different version now, you know, it's certainly alive. It's not dead as the critics said, which really piss me off during the pandemic, you know, like it's just being here for 18, 19 years, always feeling like this was home, always feeling like I'm going to, you know, live all my days and die here.

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