Welcome back to the Artist Recovery Podcast — where creativity meets healing. In this deeply personal and inspiring episode, host Rich Wright sits down with multidisciplinary artist and board-certified creative arts therapist Lindsay Reynolds to explore a journey that redefines what it means to pivot, persevere, and create with purpose.
🧠✨ Lindsay’s story is more than art — it’s a blueprint for healing, growth, and reclaiming creativity.
🚨 MUST-WATCH MOMENTS:
0:15 – Meet Lindsay: The creative therapist using art to transform trauma
4:35 – That kindergarten pony story… and how it still shapes her view of nature 🌲🐴
10:45 – The struggle of being more than “just one thing”
14:50 – Sports, anxiety, and breaking down under pressure
20:40 – Teachers who change your life (and the heartbreak of those who let you down) 💔
27:15 – A surreal full-circle moment involving her late art teacher… that will give you chills
44:00 – Choosing art over a soccer scholarship — and why that mattered more than winning 🥅🎨
51:00 – Grief, creation, and living for the ones we’ve lost
59:30 – The creative grind: what no one tells you about art school 🎓💪
👀 Why You’ll Love This Episode:
If you’re a creative soul navigating a career crossroads, this episode is your sign to keep going. Lindsay speaks with raw vulnerability about growing up in a blue-collar family that didn’t fully understand her artistic path — and how she carved a space for herself as both a therapist and a visual storyteller.
We talk about the mental health benefits of sports, why creativity should never be confined to one identity, and the power of having just one mentor believe in you.
Whether you’re an artist, athlete, therapist, or just someone trying to reconnect with your purpose — this episode hits home.
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💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
What part of Lindsay’s story hit home for you? Drop your thoughts in the comments — we’d love to hear your journey too. If you’ve ever felt like you had to choose between passions, this is your episode. Let’s talk about it. 👇
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Connect with Lindsay: https://www.sayreynoldsdesign.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sayreynolds15/
Start Creative Arts: https://www.startcreativearts.com/lindsay-augustine-lcat-new-york
📢 Share this episode with a friend who’s feeling stuck — this might be the story they need to hear today.
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Always remember, Listen to your Heart and Be Kind to Your Mind! -Rich Wright
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