NFT Artist EpicThunderCat: Live from Emo Dojo

John welcomes EpicThunderCat, a rising NFT artist with deep ties to both the art community and mental health outreach. As an artist and licensed mental health worker, her new project "Monsters of Mind" aims to spread mental health awareness through digital artwork, more commonly known as NFTs.
The discussion is wide-ranging and covers a lot of interesting topics, including ...
DSM and the inherent corporate bias of psych labels
Wrong meds; unmet expectations
Pill shaming and stigma
Diversity in the NFT space
Difficulties in on-boarding new artists
The Fear of Change
The Fear of Financial Freedom
Narcissism in Society
Epicthundercat’s Origins Story
The Art Process
Opensea and Objkt
Companies have roadmaps; artists have vision maps
The Monsters of Mind Collection
Shoutout: Conrad at Outcastverse
Diversity in NFTs; hiding behind your PFP
Shoutout: Guttercat Gang
Getting Over The Hump
Give it at least 12 months
Epicthundercat breaks through social anxiety and fear of speaking!


Cover art for this episode is a cropped portion of EpicThunderCat's "Love - 13" trading at .35 ETH when this podcast was uploaded. Learn more at EpicThunderCat.com Follow @johnemotions on Twitter