006: w/ my creative chimera sister Elan 🐯💮🍈 neuroscientist turned designer + asking: overcoming imposter syndrome?

<p><strong>Co-Host: </strong>Elan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lano.illo/">@lano.illo</a> | <strong>Host: &nbsp;</strong>Xinyi Xan <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xinyixan/">@xinyixan</a></p> <ul> <li>Shop Elan’s Prints!! <a href="https://lanostudiostore.bigcartel.com/">https://lanostudiostore.bigcartel.com</a></li> </ul> <p>Hey! You're listening to episode 6 of Don't Be Strangers, a podcast and social experiment for learning to create meaningful connections together via collaborative conversations! I'm your host XinYi and in this episode, we're chatting with my creative chimera sister Elan who describes herself as a life enthusiast and lover of colors. We had rainchecked the recording of this episode at least 2 times due to travel and moving schedules, so I'm so grateful we finally made it happen.</p> <p>I was personally really ecstatic about this conversation because I met Elan through instagram after a mutual friend of ours, Amy, featured her. Her art, poster design skills, intuition for pop color palettes, and illustration skills are to be envied. When I reached out to ask for an art collaboration, I had no idea it would lead to recording this podcast episode together. So albeit this isn't the first time we've communicated, it was definitely the first time I spoke to her in real time and over video. And we talked a lot.. like for almost 3 hours straight. So yeah, I have a lot of editing ahead of me. Highlights of our upcoming chat includes (1) how she pivoted from studying neuroscience to a career in design, fresh out of school (2) my favorite sensory experiences that make life colorful such as scents, visuals, textures, etc. (3) if Elan was a secondary character, who would she pick to be the protagonist? (4) a potential method for overcoming imposter syndrome and (5) what quarantine revealed about her friendships and long distance relationship.</p> <p><a href="https://creativechimera.substack.com/p/dont-be-strangers-6" target="_blank"><strong>[TIMESTAMPS &amp; HIGHLIGHTS - CLICK HERE]</strong></a><