Comics in care work, with MK Czerwiec

Today’s guest is MK Czerwiec, one of the stewards of the Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC) and co-host of the Graphic Medicine Podcast that I was a guest on this month. Podcast swap!MK was the person who told me that my comic, Dumb, was actually part of a larger movement in comics, the genre and practice of Graphic Medicine. She changed the trajectory of my life with that information, and the lives of many more with her comics, nursing career, teaching, and advocacy! For this interview, I wanted to focus on MK herself, as an artist, because she spends a lot of her time talking about GMIC already. MK is so passionate about Graphic Medicine because she makes it herself, using it in her own life, teaching with it.At the end of the interview, MK offers a beautiful practice that you could try yourself to engage with Graphic Medicine in moments of high stress and pressure. Listen to learn a new tool for your self-care toolbox.=Episode Links & ResourcesMK’s website: https://comicnurse.com/GMIC: https://graphicmedicine.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mkczerwiec/=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!Our musicOur theme music is Magic Hours by Aaron Comeau made for the Main St. Music Library. The Main St. Music Library hosts instrumental music created with simple parameters, with scores and instructions for listeners to recreate the music themselves . Musicians, artists, & listeners are encouraged to borrow freely from the library and return the materials in a different form than they found them. Find out more at mainstmusiclibrary.com.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.