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Here’s a list of my latest content to help you embrace creativity as a tool for self-discovery and healing.
How to navigate end of year overwhelm through creativity
With the year winding down, there’s a lot of chaos in the air—whether it’s the whirlwind of the holidays, the stress of unmet goals, or the emotional weight of everything happening in the world…
Why you need to stop seeking answers outside of yourself
Let’s dive into the idea of intuition! I know this is one of those things that can feel super abstract and hard to pin down until you actually experience it…
How to deal with your inner critic as a creative
Let’s talk about that little voice inside our heads that keeps so many of us from tapping into our creative potential – the inner critic. I want to discuss how the inner critic tends to show up for us neurodivergent and multi-passionate…
Why play is at the heart of creativity
Today, we’re gonna be talking about play and how this is connected to creativity. The reason that I want to talk about this is because I have talked to so many women of color…
Establishing a Creative Practice
Today, we are going to be diving into the topic of developing a creative practice. I want to tell you why this is such a powerful foundation for anybody that wants to thrive as a creative person…
Navigating Creative Block
I want to start off by describing what creative block might be looking like for you right now. You might be able to recognize yourself in one or a few of the following examples...
Experimentation: The Key Ingredient in Crafting Your Unique Creative Sauce
Let’s kickoff this exploration by talking about why experimenting sounds good in theory but is much harder in practice. First of all, we don't know how. We don't know what it means to experiment in practical terms...
Goal Setting for Creatives
Let's start off by discussing resistance to goal setting as creatives. I think it's no secret that so many of us resist the idea of planning and setting goals when it comes to our creative work, because it sounds...
Cultivating the Self in Self-Expression
So, let's start off by talking about how many of us creatives got started on this journey by wanting to imitate our creative heroes. If you're like me, you likely have been impacted by some type of art that really had a profound effect on you...
The Creative Process
The main reason that I want to talk about the creative process is because this is a term that we hear all the time, but I don't think we fully understand what it really means...
Creativity as a Relationship
If you're like me and you grew up in a Western capitalistic society, you have likely internalized the idea that creativity is only valid if you can make money with it, otherwise it’s seen as a waste of time...
What is creativity?
In this post I’m going to start by setting a strong foundation and defining what creativity is. This will help as a reference point for when we start diving deeper into other adjacent topics...
What does it mean to “express yourself”?
If you’re like me and you have spent any amount of time in creative spaces whether online or in-person, you likely heard people constantly going on and on about how you need to use your art as a tool for self-expression…
How I Fit In Time to Create Even as a Busy Creative Solopreneur
If you’re like me and most other women in today’s hectic world, you’re likely trying to balance out a bunch of things in your life, whether it’s raising kids, taking care of an older family member, going back to school, working a full time job while…
Creativity Coaching for non-creatives?
A few weeks ago a lovely woman reached out to me wondering if creativity coaching was for her. As we began chatting and getting to know each other, she explained that she wasn't sure if she had done the right thing by reaching out to me given that she wasn’t an “artist” or “creative”…
The Number One Thing You Need to Build a Thriving Creative Business
Do you dream of living the creative entrepreneurial lifestyle? You know, being able to work anywhere, doing creative work that you’re passionate about, making good money to support yourself and your family, having creative freedom, having lots of great clients…
The Simple Reason Why Embracing Boredom is Key to Your Next Creative Obsession
Recently, I found myself feeling really down on myself, restless, and frustrated. I kept thinking about all the things I have going for me in my current life. Things like my day job, my creative business, my art practice…
How I Decided to Quit Instagram as a Tool to Share My Artwork
I still remember the early days of Instagram. I jumped on the platform in 2014, back then it felt easy enough to take photos of my art and participate in fun art challenges. I had no intentions of growing an audience or building a personal brand…
Why Pursuing Certainty and Security Will Kill Your Creative Drive
For as long as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a professional artist. I went to college and studied art. Although I was highly interested in the creative side of life, I approached it in a very logical and linear way…
3 Reasons Why You’re Not Creating and What To Do About It
Have you been putting off your art making lately? Do you find yourself feeling guilty for not following through with creating regularly? You’re not alone! So many creatives struggle to…