What if creativity, wellness, and community didn’t have to live in separate spaces? Check out this interview where I joined Dr. Lisa Belisle on Radio Maine to explore a new model for creativity, wellness, and community connection. As a trained social worker, artist, and educator, I created Electric Cottage Collective as a shared, embodied space that brings together creative coworking, arts practice, and wellness—challenging the ways modern culture often separates mind from body. Drawing on my background in social work, art education, and movement practices like dance and yoga, I share how my own experiences of burnout and disconnection led me to imagine a more accessible, community-centered approach to healing and creativity. At the heart of my work is the idea of “practice over perfection,” emphasizing process, mutual aid, and collective care over productivity or profit. Grounded in Maine’s strong sense of place and community, Electric Cottage Collective offers sliding-scale and inclusive programming that invites people to show up as whole humans. Watch the video to hear the whole conversation!