Mariana Tirsa
Healthy artists. Thriving organizations.
Artists, Creative Entrepreneurs & Arts Organizations
The Reality Behind the Creative Life
Creatives carry a hidden weight the world rarely sees.
Creative entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, dancers, actors and writers face mental and physical health challenges at rates far exceeding the general population, yet meaningful support remains scarce. The demands of a creative life are specific: an irregular and often insufficient income, an identity bound up in the work, and having to wear multiple hats alongside the vulnerability of making something and putting it out into the world.
Generic wellness and business solutions weren't built for any of this.
Helping creatives thrive is what I’m passionate about. My offerings are tailored specifically to the needs of creatives and the particular challenges they face.
Available Services
1:1 Coaching / Group Wellness Coaching
Individualized Coaching Sessions are designed to meet you where you are now and get you where you want to be. Not sure? We can explore that too.
Group Wellness Coaching is designed for 6-10 people to meet weekly for 8 weeks. You can be assigned a group or make your own! This is not a support group; we will focus on growth, accountability, and change as they pertain to your individual goals.
Creative Wellbeing Consultant
Looking to add an expert to your story, need content for your publication, or are interested in how a wellness coach would work for your arts organization? Happy to chat!
Wellness Programming for Arts Organizations
I help design and implement custom wellness programs for arts organizations that include personalized coaching, group workshops, talks and ongoing accountability with the goal of supporting community members to adopt healthier habits and improve wellbeing in their lives.
report symptoms of depression — twice the rate of the general population.
50% of Musicians
Music Industry Research Association, 2018
70% of Creative
professionals experienced burnout in the past year alone.
Mentally-Healthy Survey, 2024
63% of Film & TV
workers say their work negatively affects their mental health — and only 12% feel the industry is a healthy place to work..
Film and TV Charity, Looking Glass Survey, 2024
5X
higher rates of depression found in creative industries vs. the general population..
Peer-reviewed creative health literature
Creatives and their communities deserve better support.
Testimonials
About Me
A wellbeing practitioner who lives inside the work.
I come to this work not as an observer, but as someone who has lived inside the creative process my entire life. I'm a professional singer-songwriter, recording artist, interdisciplinary artist and the daughter of poets and a painter. I grew up understanding that creativity is not a skill, it's a way of being in the world.
That understanding shapes everything about how I work. I don't speak to any single medium. I speak to the creative process itself, the universal experience of reaching toward something that doesn't yet exist, and everything that gets in the way.
I bring 20+ years of integrative clinical experience as a holistic practitioner, mindfulness educator, Wellness coaching via Motivational Interviewing, and nervous system regulation trauma-informed work in the arts. I hold an M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine and am a Master Certified Wellness Coach, along with other certifications.
I work in English and Spanish, remotely and in person, with individuals and communities across the arts and creative entrepreneurship.
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Wellness coaching, motivational interviewing, mindfulness for stress reduction, creative facilitation, nervous system regulation and trauma-informed for the arts
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Program Development, Workshop Facilitation, 1-1 Consulting, Wellness Coaching
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Creatives, Arts Organizations, Universities, Arts Residencies in all Disciplines
Teaching on Insight Timer App
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (Google)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Certification
Creative Facilitator at Inward & Artward School of Creativity
Certified Master Wellness Coach
Curious and want to learn more? Book a Free Call
Whether you're an individual creative looking for a place to land or an arts organization exploring wellness programming for your staff and community, this is where we start. No pitch, no pressure, just an honest look at whether working together makes sense.