This conversation is one of my favourites - because it’s with someone who I know deeply. In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend Yevgeniya (aka Shev Lunatic), a brilliant multidisciplinary artist who’s built her creative life outside the system and on her own terms. 🌍🎨

We talk about absolutely everything - our teenage chaos, artistic burnout, vulnerability, and what it takes to keep going when you’re constantly reinventing yourself. Shev opens up about her nomadic lifestyle, her creative philosophy, and why New York finally feels like “home.”

We also dive into:

🧠 ADHD as a creative superpower (and how it brought us closer)

🏙️ Building community from scratch in a new city

🤝 Why real connection beats credentials

🔥 Letting go of perfectionism and just making

🎭 The emotional cost of creativity - and how to manage it

🤖 Her surprising relationship with ChatGPT and how she uses AI in her work

If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite fit the mold, or you’re trying to figure out how to live more creatively, well then this one’s for you. ✨

👉 Check out Shev’s work:

🎨 Art – @shevlunatic

🖋 Tattoos – @shevlunatic_tattoos

🌐 Website – shev-lunatic.com

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🎵 Jingle – Ged Flood

✍️ Artwork – Shev Lunatic & Tony Schulz

✂️ Podcast Editing – Finn Braatz