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Conversation with Jeordie Shenton of the UK-based Tonic Music for Mental Health about substance abuse in the music industry,

My publisher Intellect Books interviewed me about the research going into the "Well-Being and Creative Careers" book

❤️‍🔥 But celebrate it anyway - as life-affirming and a fuck you to capitalism.

Werken in de creatieve sector klinkt voor velen als een droom, maar heeft ook een schaduwzijde. Mensen in creatieve beroepen hebben disproportioneel vaak last van stress, burn-outs en depressieve klachten, blijkt uit onderzoek van hoogleraar Mediastudies Mark Deuze. In zijn recent verschenen boek 'Well-being and Creative Careers – What Makes You Happy Can Also Make You Sick' onderzoekt hij hoe dat komt – en wat eraan te doen is.

Well-Being and Creative Careers - What Makes You Happy Can Also Make You Sick; There is a well-documented mental health crisis among media professionals worldwide. This book documents what is particul...

In preparation for a series of media industry talks, here are some key takeaways from the research on health and well-being in creative careers.

Now available on YouTube and Spotify: my interview with Dave Seglins, Well-Being Champion at the Canadian Broadcasting Company, and fellow at the DART Center for Journalism & Trauma.

This research applies Somatechnics to the study of journalism and contributes to an emergent epistemological “bodily turn” in the discipline of Journalism Studies. This is a turn toward the body, e...

Available on YouTube, Spotify and elsewhere: my recent conversation with the founders of Cinemind (supporting mental health and well-being in the film industry)

Vlog and podcast version of my interview withLori Rubinstein of the BTS Foundation (USA) about health and well-being in media work.

Vlog and podcast version of my interview with Karen Percy of the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (Australia) about health and well-being in media work.

Several talks, gigs (with Skinflower) and workshops coming up...

Recorded the first of a series of conversations today with Karen Percy (MEAA)

Mark Deuze: Iedereen is maker en zender, maar wie luistert er nog naar je? “Iedereen stelt een eigen mediadieet samen: een potpourri van bronnen, shout-outs, snippets, linkjes en likes, maar iemands w...

My new book on health and well-being of professionals in creative careers (in the media) went live on the publisher website today!

Afgelopen week zijn we overstelpt met nieuws van Donald Trump. Journalisten bij persconferenties zeiden na afloop dat ze met stomheid waren geslagen door de verbazingwekkende voorstellen die Trump dee...

<p>A global mental health crisis plagues creative professionals, with two-thirds reporting work-related health issues,  according to a comprehensive study by Professor Mark Deuze of the University of ...

Op papier klinkt het prachtig, betaald worden voor een creatieve invulling van je beroepsleven. Mark Deuze, hoogleraar mediastudies, weet echter beter: medewerkers uit de creatieve sector hebben oneve...

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My research and focus is on the health and well-being of people pursuing a creative career. Sometimes, when I present this work, people respond with disbelief or do not consider it such a big issue.

In my first Substack post, republished below, I respond in detail to the disbelief I sometimes encounter when presenting the research on the global mental health crisis among those pursuing creative careers (in the media, arts, and cultural/creative industries. For those visiting from The Netherlands: I will present my research at the Haagse Cultuurrede on January 30, 2025 - (free) tickets available here.

In 2025, my new book Well-Being and Creative Careers: What Makes You Happy Can Also Make You Sick comes out with Intellect Books in the UK and elsewhere. The book documents my research, starting in 2018, on the mental (and physical) health and well-being of people at work in the media. The project covers professionals in journalism, film/ TV/ cinema/ documentary, advertising/ marketing communication/ public relations, digital games, music/ recording/ performance, and online content creation/ social media.

There is a well-documented mental health crisis among media professionals around the world - in journalism, advertising/marketing/PR, film and television, digital games, music (recording and performan...

Introduction Skibidi Toilet began as an animated YouTube Web series early in 2023 that quickly spiralled into a wildly popular cultural phenomenon sprouting fandoms, wikis, threads, merchandise, ...