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Nancy Hillis, MD, Psychiatry, Palo Alto, CA

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Psychiatry • Palo Alto, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Nancy Hillis, M.D.

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Summary

  • The Artist's Journey Book Trailer

    The Artist's Journey by Nancy Hillis, M.D. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999750410 Named by BookAuthority as One of The Top 100 Creativity Books Of All Time.

    Nancy Hillis - The Artist's Journey: Trust. Play. Love. Paint.

    I'm an abstract artist and Stanford trained psychiatrist. I guide artists to creating their deepest, most authentic and astonishing abstract paintings.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1991 - 1993
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1991
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1988 - 1989
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1987 - 1988
  • St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
    St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
  • University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine
    University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 5 Star Reader's Choice Award 2019
  • Best 100 Creativity Books Of All Time BookAuthority, 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • The Artist's Journey: Creativity Reflection Journal 
    Nancy Hillis, M.D.Editors: Bruce Sawhill, Ph.D..The Artist's Journey Press, Santa Cruz, CA2020
  • The Artist’s Journey: Bold Strokes To Spark Creativity 
    Nancy Hillis, M.D.Editors: Yolande McLean.The Artist's Journey Press, Santa Cruz, California2019

Lectures

  • The Hero's Journey In Art 
    Austin, Texas - 9/20/2019
  • The Hero's Journey In Art 
    San Francisco Opera Guild - 8/25/2018

Authored Content

  • Creativity & The Unconscious In The Time Of COVID-19March 2020
  • Creativity: Simplicity, Constraint & Occam's RazorMarch 2020
  • Creativity, The Artist's Journey & The Goldilocks ZoneFebruary 2020
  • The Artist's Journey & Creativity: Books That Launched A Thousand PossibilitesFebruary 2020
  • Creativity & ExaptationFebruary 2020
  • Creativity Odyssey: Embracing The UnknownJanuary 2020
  • Three Invisible Paradoxes Of CreativityJanuary 2020
  • The Artist's Journey Creativity Reflection Journal: Say YES To Your DreamsJanuary 2020
  • Creativity, Epiphanies & Phase TransitionsJanuary 2020
  • The Future As Past: The Paradoxical Nature Of CreativityDecember 2019
  • Paradoxes, Turning Points & CreativityDecember 2019
  • The Artist's Journey: Creativity SurpriseNovember 2019
  • Featured in The Expert Called You10/14/2018
  • Inc. Magazine: 8 Women Entrepreneurs10/9/2018
  • The Magic Of Expressing You In Your Art10/7/2018
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Press Mentions

  • Experts Can Earn 6 to 7 Figures in This $300 Billion-Dollar Industry. These Women Are Doing It, Why Not You?
    Experts Can Earn 6 to 7 Figures in This $300 Billion-Dollar Industry. These Women Are Doing It, Why Not You?October 8th, 2018
  • Should Artists Fear Therapy?
    Should Artists Fear Therapy?February 28th, 2017
  • Royal College of Psychiatrists: Dr. Nancy Hillis
    Royal College of Psychiatrists: Dr. Nancy HillisJune 27th, 2018

Industry Relationships

  • Speaker, Self Publishing SchoolSpeaker at Self Publishing School's Author Advantage LIVE in Austin, Texas2019 - 2019
  • Guest Speaker, San Francisco Opera GuildThe Artist's Journey Talk at the San Francisco Opera Guild opening ceremony.2018 - 2018

External Links

Dr. Nancy Hillis, Dr. Nancy Hillis, MD, Dr. N Hillis, Dr. Nancy Leigh Hillis