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Collage featuring an Asian woman listening to music surrounded by watercolour paints, a woman journalling, a man spray painting a canvas and a stack of paper under a pen.

More ways to feel your feels in 2023. Alternatives to talk therapy are on the rise—such as expressive art and music therapy. And how about art journalling, which is up a whopping 37x. Gen Z and Millennials are driving this trend, seeking new, creative ways to work on themselves.

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Writing therapy

+1840%

Expressive art therapy activities

+120%

Music therapy

+30%

Journal writing prompts therapy

+220%

Art journal therapy

+3755%

Writing therapy

+1840%

Expressive art therapy activities

+120%

Music therapy

+30%

Journal writing prompts therapy

+220%

Art journal therapy

+3755%

Behind the trend

In recent years, the conversation around mental well-being has entered the cultural zeitgeist. Due to this shift, people will feel empowered to look beyond traditional talk therapy and find the best creative outlets to support themselves—from music to journal writing to expressive art activities.²

A set of images featuring Black hands writing in a journal, a white woman with a robotic prosthetic hand using watercolour paint, an Asian woman listening to music and a man spray painting a canvas.

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