{"id":33887,"date":"2018-02-27T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T22:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/?p=33887"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T19:03:50","slug":"scrapbooking-its-good-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2018\/02\/27\/scrapbooking-its-good-for-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Scrapbooking&#8230; It&#8217;s Good for Your Health!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that scrapbooking is good for your health? Really, it is! Creative Memories Advisors have long described what they do as \u201ctherapy,\u201d \u201cmy happy place,\u201d \u201cwhat I do for me\u201d and \u201cmy fun job.\u201d It turns out that latest news in neuroscience backs up what they\u2019ve known all along!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidwolfe.com\/why-crafting-is-great-for-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Crafting is Great for Mental Health<\/a>, the author prompts: \u201cthink about the time you spend doing something creative that you love\u2026 cross stitching, taking pictures or creating a scrapbook \u2013 doesn\u2019t it always make you feel great?\u201d Scientists have learned that when we\u2019re enjoying a creative pastime, the dopamine released by our brains provides a natural high and also acts as a natural anti-depressant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch shows that creative practices improve depression, anxiety and coping skills while enhancing the quality of life and significantly reducing stress \u2013 all vital for maintaining brain health and well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33919\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/2018\/02\/27\/scrapbooking-its-good-for-your-health\/chloe2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chloe2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;LESLIE PLESSER&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scrapbooking&amp;#8230; It&amp;#8217;s Good for Your Health by Creative Memories\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scrapbooking&amp;#8230; It&amp;#8217;s Good for Your Health by Creative Memories&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chloe2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33919\" src=\"https:\/\/creativememories.com/apps/thepages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chloe2.jpg\" alt=\"Chloe2.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Studies in neuropsychiatry have shown that engaging your brain with activities like crafting can offer effects similar to meditation and yoga, and can even reduce cognitive impairments as we age. In the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/03\/25\/health\/brain-crafting-benefits\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is Your Brain on Crafting<\/a>, the authors compare the effects of crafting to \u201cFlow,\u201d which according to Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi \u201cis the secret to happiness\u201d &#8211; \u00a0a statement Dr. Csikszentmihalyi supports with decades of research.<\/p>\n<p>As CM Advisor Dawn Winchester shares, she\u2019s \u201csaved thousands of dollars in therapy\u201d while earning an income doing what she loves. Our happy band of more than 10,000 Advisors couldn\u2019t agree more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wVQ-btycx4Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Full time, part time, seasonal\u2026doesn\u2019t matter. You can work when you want and take off when you don\u2019t. Of course, like anything in life, the more time and energy you put in, the more money you\u2019ll make, but helping people enjoy their favorite photos and memories is pretty awesome work. And with our unusual no minimum orders (ever) plan, it\u2019s a stress-free way to pay bills or fund your next grand adventure.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the idea of improving your mental health and earning at the same time (part-time, full-time or as a side hustle), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativememories.ca\/advisors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out the Advisor opportunity.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that scrapbooking is good for your health? Really, it is! Creative Memories Advisors have long described what they do as \u201ctherapy,\u201d \u201cmy happy place,\u201d \u201cwhat I do for me\u201d and \u201cmy fun job.\u201d It turns out that latest news in neuroscience backs up what they\u2019ve known all along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95570245,"featured_media":33918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advanced_seo_description":"Did you know that scrapbooking is good for your health? Really, it is! 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