The Creative Wellbeing Handbook

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Details

Title: The Creative Wellbeing Handbook:
How to fuel creativity, find balance and stay inspired
Author: Emmi Salonen
Publisher: BIS Publishers
Publication dates: 12 November 2025 (Europe); 13 April 2026 (International)
ISBN: 978 90 636 9867

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Featured contributor -post:

Thrilled to have my words included in The Creative Wellbeing Handbook by @studioemmi.
A book full of stories and tools to keep creativity alive and avoid burnout — out this November in Europe, and next spring worldwide.
Pre-order here:
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Global voices -post:

So pleased to be part of The Creative Wellbeing Handbook — a book that gathers voices from around the world on how we can nurture creativity and wellbeing.
Thank you
@studioemmi for inviting me to contribute.
Available to pre-order now:
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Invite to a book club -post:

Excited to be featured in The Creative Wellbeing Handbook by @studioemmi
Pre-order now:
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Out November in Europe / Spring in the US. And if you fancy reading together, check out the Book Club Kit at creativewellbeingbook.com. Perfect for starting a circle with friends.

About the book

  • The Creative Wellbeing Handbook offers personal stories, research-backed ideas, and everyday tools to help you feel more energised, focused, and connected to your creativity – without needing more time or discipline.

  • A creative career is full of possibility – but it can also be overwhelming, exhausting and isolating. Today’s creatives are under pressure to be always on, inspired, and ready to deliver at a pace that often leaves them feeling stuck or burnt out. The Creative Wellbeing Handbook is a practical guide to help you rediscover joy in your creative work and in your life. Whether you’re a student, designer, artist, writer or other creative thinker, this book offers everyday tools to help you feel motivated and clear-headed.

    At the heart of the book is the Creative Ecosystem, an adaptable model built around five areas: Connection, Wonder, Pause, Movement and Joy. Through stories, exercises and research-backed ideas, you’ll learn how to sustain your creativity by caring for yourself. You don’t need more time or discipline – just a way to refuel with the resources you already have.

    Over 100 creatives from 26 countries contributed to this book, with interviews and quotes from founders, leaders, and strategists at Women of Type, Google, karlssonwilker inc. and Luminary, alongside independent creatives including Stefan Sagmeister, Daniel Eatock, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, Zipeng Zhu, Jean Jullien, Elizabeth Olwen, Ji Lee and Catalina Estrada Uribe.

  • Creativity and wellbeing are not separate: they sustain each other.
    This book offers tools to fuel your creative energy in a healthier, more human way.


    You don’t need more discipline or time - you need a better ecosystem.
    Emmi’s Creative Ecosystem model is built around five adaptable areas:

    • Connection – Link your work to your sense of self and purpose

    • Wonder – Find new inspiration in the everyday

    • Pause – Make space for reflection and reset

    • Movement – Keep your mind and body moving to build resilience

    • Joy – Rekindle your love for the work itself

    This is a visually inspiring, deeply supportive resource. Designed with intention and care, the book blends story, reflection, global voices and creative prompts into one calming, energising experience.

Featuring insights from 100+ creatives across 26 countries. Full list here.

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About the author

Emmi Salonen is a graphic designer, creative director and educator who founded London-based Studio Emmi in 2005. Her work centres Positive Creativity – the idea that design can connect people, foster wellbeing and support sustainable choices. Emmi developed the Creative Ecosystem model to help reduce stress and burnout. A leading advocate for creative wellbeing, she speaks internationally at academic institutions and conferences. Her insights is grounded in both experience and training, including Yale’s The Science of Well-Being course. She is a Happiness Facilitator, RSA Fellow and has contributed to the AI for Human Flourishing think tank at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science.

Contact

For media enquiries, event invitations, or review copies, please contact:

Emmi Salonen
hello@emmi.co.uk
+44 77 5200 1311
Design site:
emmi.co.uk
Book site:
CreativeWellbeingBook.com
IG:
@StudioEmmi
LinkedIn:
Emmi Salonen

For stock or bulk sales:
Contact BIS Publishing:
sales@bispublishers.com