Journal Prompts: Finding Creative Freedom
When we feel creatively liberated, our work flows more smoothly and is a whole lot more fun. And that creative ease leads to a deeper,...
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What Does Creative Freedom Mean to You?
As an American, I grew up associating the month of July with freedom. And not just the sparkly, flashy type celebrated with barbecues,...
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Journal Prompts for Claiming Your Power
Without even realizing it, we can unknowingly cede our power to others, to situations, and to our fears. Part of creating from a place of...
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No.
In order to create from a place of truth, from the fullness of who we are, we must have sovereignty. We must be the rulers of our own...
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Embrace Your Creative Boldness
When I was 24, I moved my entire life to a giant city 16 time zones away, in a country where I'd never stepped foot before. Tokyo was a...
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Client Spotlight: Mioko M.
I'm so excited to introduce you to my client, Mioko. Having lived and created art on three continents, Mioko is a multi-faceted artist...
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Book Review: The Fear-Fighter Manual
Very few people exude more confidence than Luvvie Ajayi Jones. Creatively prolific and gloriously vibrant, Luvvie lays out a...
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Journal Prompts for Owning Your Creative Self
Journaling can be such a powerful way to get in touch with the parts of yourself that are simmering just below the surface. This month's...
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Owning Who You Are
You know those effortlessly confident people? They walk into any room and seem to feel at home. They look entirely comfortable doing the...
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Client Spotlight: Terri M.
Allow me to introduce my client Terri, whose work is imaginative, thought-provoking, and revealing of her rich inner world. The varied...
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Book Review: Sweet Bean Paste
This year marked my 20th cherry blossom season in Japan, and it was a true stunner. The blossoms burst forth in all their usual places,...
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Journal Prompts for Creative Blossoming
Journal practices often flourish through prompts, so here are a few for you! As the world turns toward spring in the northern hemisphere,...
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Tools for Creative Blossoming
Spring is upon us, and what an inspiration it can be! As we watch the outside world come into its own and burst into color, our own...
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Your Creative Voice
When you think about creative voice, what comes to mind? Do you think about how your favorite filmmaker has a style you get plunged into...
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Book Review: Find Your Artistic Voice by Lisa Congdon
What is your creative voice, exactly? We hear it talked about it so often in creative spaces, but so rarely defined. When you think of...
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Book Review: Fierce Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff
What does compassion for ourselves have to do with creativity? Well, more or less everything. To keep our creativity flowing, we need...
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Inner Critic Says What?
In our driven, ambitious, goal-oriented world, many of us are taught that the only way to get things done is to push. That might mean...
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Why's Creativity So Inconsistent?
Ever notice that sometimes your creativity flows from you effortlessly and abundantly, whereas other times it feels like pulling teeth?...
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Start with Self-Trust
A strong creative practice is built on a foundation of self-trust. Which really just means that you know you can rely on yourself to be...
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Markers of Creative Confidence
What does it mean to feel creatively confident? How do you know when that elusive feeling you've been after has finally taken hold?...