This week was supposed to ground the artist back into themselves through something called "Reading Deprivation." So, uh, first things first, I did not do this... There's a lot of chat online about this being more like "media deprivation" instead of just reading, because back when the book was written there was definitely less options… Continue reading The Artist’s Way: Week 4 – Recovering a Sense of Integrity
Category: Writing Process
The Artist’s Way: Week 2 – Recovering a Sense of Identity
I'll be honest with you all, I'm struggling. I got through 4 of 7 days for morning pages and still have not gone on an artist date. Do I have excuses? Yes. Are they good excuses? Eh. This weekend was nuts. We repainted our stairwell/hallway and our guest bathroom. It took all day Saturday and… Continue reading The Artist’s Way: Week 2 – Recovering a Sense of Identity
The Artist’s Way – Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety
One whole week through The Artist's Way. I got the morning pages done 6 out of 7 days...sometimes not in the morning. I did not go on an Artist Date, mostly because I was just too tired. This week focused a lot on making the mind a safe space for creativity. I was meant to… Continue reading The Artist’s Way – Week One: Recovering a Sense of Safety
The Artist’s Way – Let’s start!
Hey All! I'm starting The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron this week. What is it? The Artist's Way is a 12-week recovery intensive to heal creativity block. It's not just for writers but for any creative! If you think you're not creative, you've just shoved your inner child so far down that the creativity is… Continue reading The Artist’s Way – Let’s start!
Let’s talk imposter syndrome
Imposter Syndrome is pretty much what it sounds like - feeling like an imposter at something you're doing and usually succeeding in. It's an internal struggle rather than an external one. This is showing up in almost every aspect of my life right now and it is TOUGH to shake. It's at my job, my… Continue reading Let’s talk imposter syndrome
