Podcast: Falling (Back) In Love with Your Creative Practice
We already know that we hold a tension between wanting to be creative and managing our time to actually do it. But in this episode we want to discuss what we do when what we create or the process of creating starts to feel … strained, heavy, or even boring. What do we do when the creative project or process we were once so excited about leaves us feeling drained?
Resources we shared:
The Artist’s Way is a benchmark text for creatives looking to nurture their inner artist by Julia Cameron.
Sonya mentions the book The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield as a great way to explore resistance in your creative practice.
“Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”
—Stephen Pressfield
We referenced our most recent episode with Abbie Kriebs, where she discussed caring for herself as a means of caring for her creative self. We also recommended the concepts in Episode 27 with Suzy Krause about romancing your mind and Exhale Episode 43 with Ashlee Gadd on using creative pivots to keep your artist spark alive.
There are several exercises in our Creative Library that can help you fall back in love with your creative practice. Check out Ashlee’s resource on starting a creativity love tank, Molly’s Taylor Swift-inspired writing prompts, Sonya mentioned using the Core Values exercise to determine what is most essential to you, and don’t forget Adrienne’s new guide for making an Artist Date part of your creative practice.
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