It was 2019. I had just come off an almost seven figure year running my digital media company and then everything shifted. Key execs left their roles, budgets got pulled, and before I knew it, I was back at square one with barely any income, personally or professionally.

I’ve been here before. You don’t exactly get used to it, but you do collect more tools to ride out the emotional and mental whiplash.

Between my own burnout and watching peers, many of them early YouTube stars and creators navigating this new economy, I realized we needed more than just awareness posts. We needed real support systems.

The creator economy is projected to hit nearly half a trillion dollars by 2027. But behind the viral hits and curated feeds is a growing mental health crisis—burnout, anxiety, and the pressure to always be “on.”

The truth is, creators are not just influencers. We’re creative gig workers. We’re small business owners. And we deserve care.

That’s why I launched CreatorCare, a dedicated mental health service for creators, offering sliding scale therapy starting at $60. No chatbots. No AI. Just real licensed therapists who understand the world we work in.

I co-founded CreatorCare with Creators 4 Mental Health and Revive Health Therapy, led by Amy Kelly, who literally did her dissertation on Facebook’s psychological impact. We’re starting in California and building from there.

In our first week, we were featured in WIRED, Inc., Tubefilter, The Information, and NYSE.

And we’re not alone. SAG-AFTRA, NAB, and the Creators Guild of America are all stepping up with their own initiatives around pay equity, small business support, and infrastructure for creators.

This is a movement, and it’s just the beginning. If you want to support or partner with us, reach out.

We’re building the support systems creative workers actually need—not just for today, but for the long run.

Other headlines to check out:

AI

• AI firms warned to calculate threat of super intelligence or risk it escaping human control - The Guardian

• The people refusing to use AI - BBC

• A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse - NY Times

• Hugging Face releases a free Operator-like agentic AI tool - TechCrunch

• After an Arizona man was shot, an AI video of him addresses his killer in court - NPR

• Grok AI allegedly misused to ‘Remove Clothes’ from women’s photos on X - Business & Human Rights Resource

• Pope Leo XIV says the advancement of AI played a factor in his papal name selection - NBC News

• California launches new AI-powered chatbot that provides wildfire resources in 70 languages - Gov

• Character.AI opens a back door to free speech rights for chatbots - Mashable

Creator Economy

• Adobe’s Identity Crisis: Pro Tools in a Creator Economy - PrintMag

• LinkedIn emerges as a serious player in the creator economy - Digiday

• Producer Chris DeFaria On Creator Economy and His AI-Supported Studio - Variety

• Unpacking the creator economy battleground - Vogue Business

• Ben Silverman’s Next Bet on the Creator Economy - Hollywood Reporter

• Meta Outlines Facebook, Instagram and Threads Ad Updates at NewFronts 2025 - Social Media

• Publishers say they have more to offer than hard news at NewFronts - Marketing Brew

• YouTube puts the spotlight on creators at this year’s NewFronts - Marketing Brew

• Inside LinkedIn’s first NewFronts presentation and fast-growing creator strategy - adage

Web3 

• Conviction over doubt: Yat Siu on building web3’s most influential unicorn - Cryptoslate

• How To Invest In Web3 In 2025: What Crypto Investors Should Know - Forbes

• Ethereum NFT Project Doodles Launches DOOD Solana Token Airdrop - Decrypt

• Trump's crypto agenda is being threatened by his pursuit of personal profits - CNBC

• Exclusive: Meta in talks to deploy stablecoins three years after giving up on landmark crypto project - Fortune

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