Chronic Illness Comics Club, with Zareen Choudhury

Zareen is relatively new to the comics scene, but her clear ambitions and community-building projects are a beacon for artists living with chronic health and disability experiences. As a person with chronic pain and disabilities myself, I was so excited to connect with Zareen, and you’ll hear me reaching with my words toward things I haven’t yet imagined, because our shared experiences allow me to try. We talk about challenges of balancing work and health while navigating chronic illness, Zareen's journey from a STEM-focused education into comics, her love of New Yorker cartoons, the shift from humor to narrative storytelling, the importance of community care, mutual aid in the context of chronic illness, and more!Zareen was one of my first interviews, and I got so carried away with our conversation I forgot to ask her for an exercise you, the listener, could try. You can always play with what makes you curious!=Episode Links & ResourcesZareen’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catch.some.zeesZareen’s website: https://www.zareenchoudhury.com/Crucial Comix: https://www.crucialcomix.com/product/chronic-illness-comics-club/How To Touch Grass Anthology: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/powerandmagic/how-to-touch-grass/posts=About the podcastDrawing Health is a podcast about the intersection of comics and health, also called Graphic Medicine. Through community interviews and guided audio practices, we explore the worlds within ourselves and without, nurturing your creative practice, inspiration, and personal health journey. Health and creativity are not at odds, they are two expressions of you. About the Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW)The Sequential Artists Workshop is a grassroots, non-profit comics school and creative community. At SAW, we teach people how to tell stories and make comics in Gainesville, Florida, USA, and around the world via our online courses and resources. Go to www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org or www.drawinghealth.com to join our community of learners and artists today!DisclaimerThis podcast is for information and exploration purposes only and is never intended as medical advice. Every viewer and listener is encouraged to seek medical attention at their own discretion. This podcast and the guided practices are tools for listeners to support their whole health, and should be used with care.