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If you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of yourself, you’re welcome here.
This space holds reflections on emotional awareness and creativity as a way to understand yourself more gently (especially in the face of pressure, productivity, and identity expectations).
Take your time. You don’t need to read everything. Begin where something resonates.
Ancestral Gifts, Cooking, Creativity & Healing: A Conversation with Joanna Oyarzabal Méndez
What does it look like to leave everything familiar behind and build a life that actually feels like yours?
In this episode, I'm sitting down with my dear friend Joanna Oyarzabal Méndez — a multi-passionate healer, writer…
When the Right Decision Feels Like a Mistake: Understanding Your Nervous System's Fear Response
You made the decision. You knew it was right. And then, almost immediately, you felt terrible.
Maybe your chest tightened. Maybe the self-doubt crept in. Maybe you spent the next few hours (or days) replaying every detail…
Creating As a Form of Self-Care with Kait Matthews
This week on Heal and Grow with Creativity, I’m chatting with our first guest, Kait Matthews. She’s an artist and illustrator born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, of Ojibwe/Potowatomi heritage. She graduated from the Laguna College of Art and Design…
A Reflection on Friendship and Emotional Labor
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling strangely empty… even though you spent an hour or two listening to the other person? Caring and showing up?
On the surface, nothing “went wrong”…
Why You Feel Behind Before Your Day Even Begins (Especially Right Now)
Have you ever woken up and felt behind before you’ve even gotten out of bed?
Not because anything actually went wrong but because the world around you seems to already be in motion…
Why The Pressure to Make Good Art is Holding You Back
If you’ve ever stared at a blank page and felt your whole body tense up because you didn’t want to “mess it up,” you’re not alone. So many creatives, especially those returning to art after…
Why Is Art Making Such a Powerful Tool for Self-Discovery?
If you have gone to therapy, read all of the self-help books, tried the optimal morning routines but you’re still getting stuck in your head and feeling disconnected from yourself, this post is for you…
How Coaching Can Help You Build a Sustainable Creative Practice
Are you tired of hearing “just practice” as the answer to becoming more creative? Because let’s be honest, you can practice for years and still feel stuck.
What starts as something fun slowly turns into a chore…
When Being Liked Matters More Than Making Art
Let’s be real for a second. A lot of people don’t actually want to be creative, they just want to be seen as creative. In a world of grifters, sellouts, and AI, it’s easier than ever to slap on the “creative” label without actually practicing your craft…