Creativity & Connection
I am an artist, writer, and teacher. I am devoted to helping us all realize our creative potential.
Teacher
As a faculty member of University of Portland’s Public Health and Wellness program, I teach the importance of autonomy, imagination, and creativity for well-being.
As a board certified health and wellness coach, I offer 1:1 trauma-informed coaching. Learn more on the Navigation page.
Writer
I have published academic works, poetry, and short stories.
You can learn more and peruse some writings and readings on the Publications page.
Artist
I work primarily on paper with powder pigments and beeswax. My art has been featured and sold at galleries and auctions around the country. Check it out.
Announcements & Events
A Rewilded Mind: An Evidence-Informed Guide to Reclaiming Your Wild Imagination
I am proud to announce the free release of my new workbook commissioned by Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination.
This workbook helps readers escape distractions and reconnect with their creative vitality. In a world dominated by noise, consumerism, and productivity culture, imagination often feels dulled or lost. A Rewilded Mind offers pathways back.
Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and ecology, it combines reflective exercises, strategies, and prompts to rewild the mind. Author Corey S. Pressman, a visual artist, poet, and health educator, invites readers to break free from rigid thinking, embrace uncertainty, and cultivate a vibrant mindset.
Rewilding the mind restores creative autonomy, builds resilience, and deepens connection to self and the world. Perfect for artists, thinkers, and anyone seeking to reawaken their creative core, this workbook is an invitation to reclaim untamed potential and live more imaginatively.
Imagination, Mycelium, and the Mysteries We Share
Corey S. Pressman joins a conversation with Merlin Sheldrake, Jeff VanderMeer, and Kaitlin Smith in the latest issue of Orion Magazine to explore the cultural surge of mushrooms—from science to story, from soil to symbol. Together, they trace how fungi are reshaping not only ecosystems but also our collective imagination.
Summer 2026 Workshops
I will be facilitating three multi-day workshops this summer. Each is a hands-on exploration of attention, abstraction, and art.
Esalen Institute, June 15-19, Bug Sur, California
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, July 21-22, Otis, Oregon
Menucha Arts Community, August 9-15, Corbett, Oregon
See you there!
