Jon Foster: Mental Health Issues and Perseverance
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Everyday Artist Podcast
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Jon Foster: Mental Health Issues and Perseverance. Jon openly and candidly talks about his struggles with OCD in high school and into his college years. The struggles to overcome mental health obstacles and challenges, all the while trying to learn about illustration and breaking into the business of creating images for a living. Also, the payoff of never giving up on yourself during bleak times. See pics and link at brentwatkinson.com .
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