The Creative Wellbeing Handbook

A creative career is full of possibility, but also pressure, exhaustion and burnout. "The Creative Wellbeing Handbook" is a practical guide to help you rediscover joy in your work and life. Built around the adaptable Creative Ecosystem, Connection, Wonder, Pause, Movement and Joy, the book offers everyday tools, stories and research-backed ideas to help you feel clear-headed and motivated. With insights from 100+ creatives in 26 countries, including voices from Google, Women of Type, karlssonwilker inc., and independent icons like Stefan Sagmeister, Zipeng Zhu and Jean Jullien.

Emmi Salonen is a graphic designer, creative director and educator. She founded London-based Studio Emmi in 2005. Emmi developed the Creative Ecosystem model to help reduce stress and burnout. A leading advocate for creative wellbeing, she speaks internationally at academic institutions and conferences. Her insights is grounded in both experience and training, including Yale?s "The Science of Well-Being" course. She is a Happiness Facilitator, RSA Fellow and has contributed to the "AI for Human Flourishing" think tank at "Harvard?s Institute for Quantitative Social Science."