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Have Everything But Still Unhappy? You Might be a Repressed Creative

For over a decade I forced myself to deny my heart’s desires and go after career goals and aspirations that had more to do with what other people wanted than what my heart did. I figured, like lots of folks do, if I just check off this list of things (house, job, education, family, etc.) …

10 Creativity Prompts to Help You Take Creative Risks

When we feel safe and protected, we are able to move beyond our comfort zones (whether by force or voluntarily) and still feel that we are okay. In human development, this is known as “secure attachment” and the effect of its presence or absence in our childhoods extends far into our adult lives.  If we …

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Permission Granted | Embodying your Creative Truth

It is easy to say one thing and do another. We’ve all heard that talk is cheap. What isn’t cheap, however, is permission. And I’m not talking about the “permission” you grant every app you download on your phone to have access to your personal data (which you should maybe ask yourself about that BTW). …