Ruth Richards || Everyday Creativity

The Psychology Podcast

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Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Today it’s great to have Ruth Richards on the podcast. Dr. Richards is a psychologist, psychiatrist, professor at Saybrook University, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She has published numerous articles, edited/written three previous books on everyday creativity, and received the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (Division 10, American Psychological Association). Dr. Richards sees dynamic creative living as central to individuals and cultures, and a new worldview. Her latest book is called “Everyday Creativity and the Healthy Mind: Dynamic New Paths for Self and Society”, which recently won the won a Nautilus Silver Award. In this episode we discuss: What is “everyday creativity”? What is “universal creative potential”? All the ways people can do things differently The four P’s of creativity Openness and creativity Chaos and complexity in creativity The role of the unconscious mind in creativity The link between mental illness and creativity The controlled chaos of creativity The healing function of creativity Can consciousness get in the way of creativity? Can creativity heal the world? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Psychology Podcast, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior, and creativity.
0:13.0	I'm Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman,
0:15.0	and in each episode I have a conversation with a guest
0:18.0	who will stimulate your mind
0:19.0	and give you a greater understanding of yourself, others,
0:22.0	and the world we live in.
0:23.6	Hopefully we'll also provide a glimpse into human possibility.
0:27.0	Thanks for listening and enjoy the podcast.
0:37.0	Today it's great to have Ruth Richards on the podcast. Dr Richards is a psychologist, psychiatrist, professor at Saybrook University and fellow of the American Psychological Association.
0:44.8	She has published numerous articles, edited written three previous books on everyday creativity,
0:49.6	and received the Rudolph Arnheim Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association.
0:57.0	Dr. Richard sees dynamic creative living as central to individuals and cultures and a new worldview.
1:03.6	Her latest book is called Everyday and the Healthy Mind,
1:07.2	Dynamic New Paths for Self and Society.
1:11.2	Ruth, what a honor and delight to have you on the psychology podcast.
1:15.0	Well, it is a delight and an honor and a surprise because I thought we were doing this in a week,
1:21.0	but you will get the real story this way. Yes and I'm really happy to be on this because I think
1:27.2	you're doing some wonderful topics that are all for really toward a better world and better
1:32.4	understanding of each other.
1:34.0	Well that's really kind I mean you're a legend so a lot of my work was inspired by
1:40.4	I mean a long time ago I mean do you remember like a very young version of me at the American
1:45.4	Psychological Association conferences and you supporting me in like, to maybe 2005?
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