Stepping Off Now: Support for Neurodivergent Creatives
By Kendra Patterson
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Hello, and welcome to the Stepping Off Now podcast. I'm Kendra, an AuDHD writer, and this is my safe space for talking about the challenges of being a neurodivergent creative and the lessons I'm learning along the way. It's a little bit dark and a little bit visceral, but always honest. I hope that it can be a safe space for you too, where you feel seen and validated wether or not you identify as neurodivergent yourself. All gentle souls are welcome, and my goal is to provide solace and support. The world at large may not understand or appreciate you, but I do. We are not alone in our struggles, and we are stronger and wiser than we know. We can do this.
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E171. Neurodivergent Burnout: Why It Happens and What It Feels Like
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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E170. Assessing Safe vs. Unsafe When Interacting with the Neurotypical World
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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E169. The Ironies of Being a Neurodivergent Writer
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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E168. Not Letting the Big Picture Sabotage Your Creativity
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May 09, 2025 |
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E167. Interview Episode! Featuring Kristin Kisska, Author of The Hint of Light
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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E166. Maintaining Motivation for Creative Work in Challenging Seasons
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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E165. How Doing Art Constitutes Resistance
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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E164. Is the Ability to Make Choices More Important to Art than Creativity?
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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E163. A New Theory of Talent
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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E162. Creative Practice and the Artist's Illusion
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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E161. What Taking on a Second Creative Practice Has Taught Me (+ Some Thoughts on Disruption)
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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E160. Learning to Use Conceptual Tools as an Intuitive Creative: Is It Possible?
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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E159. What Role Do Artists Play in Society? It May Not Be What You Think
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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E158. Interview Episode! What Health Looks Like Through the Lens of Creative Practice
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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E157. Finding Psychological Safety in a Tumultuous World as a Sensitive Creative
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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E156. How I Learned to Take Myself Less Seriously...and More Seriously
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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E155. Why You Really Really REALLY Shouldn't Listen to Advice (*With Some Exceptions)
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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E154. Does Structure Constrain or Free Us?
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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E153. Preliminary Thoughts on Being a Neurodivergent Creative
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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E152. Are the Things We Suck At Actually Special Talents in Disguise?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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E151. When All You Have Is a Drum... Play
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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E150. The OG Society Thought Experiment: Why and How We Share Our Art
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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E149. Are Big Dreams Bad for Us? Learning to Not Miss the Stars
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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E148. Looking for Your Lights in the Dark
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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E147. In Search of Continuities in Our Artistic Identity
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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E146. In Which I Read My Short Story "The Trash House"
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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E145. Re-Envisioning the Creative Journey through the Kishotenketsu Lens
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May 31, 2024 |
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E144. Special Release: The Calming Effects of Kishotenketsu Narrative Structure
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May 10, 2024 |
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E143: The Writing Conference and Live Pitching Experience
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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E142. Handling Rejection Sensitivity for Neurodiverse and Highly Sensitive Creatives
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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E141. Following What's Alive in Your Creative Work
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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E140. Update Episode! Plans for Pitching My Novel
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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E139. Ordinary vs. Extraordinary Times in the Creative Process
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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E138. Recognizing and Recovering from a Creativity Injury
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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E137. Good vs. Bad Discomfort in Creative Practice and Life
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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E136. Crafting Your Artist Origin Story
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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E135. Magical Thinking in the Creative Life: Use and Misuse
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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E134. Celebrating Not Accomplishing Goals
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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E133. Connecting With Your Greater Purpose for Your Art
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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E132. Maintaining a Creative Practice Under Conditions of High Stress
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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E131. Developing Your Artistic Voice
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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E130. The Deadline Experiment
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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E129. How Not to Get Stuck in the Doldrums of Almost Done
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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E128. (Final) Summer Updates + Upcoming Programming
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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E127. Summer Updates + Creative Breakthrough
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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E126. Summer Updates + Redefining My Creative Identity
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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E125. Summer Updates + Thoughts on Humbling Yourself to Art
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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E124. Some Changes Going Forward
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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E123. A Defense of the Lone Wolf
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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E122. Three Kinds of Creative Boredom and How to Handle Them
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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E121. I Think I'm Done with Ambition
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May 26, 2023 |
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E120. Embracing Messy Art in the Age of AI
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May 05, 2023 |
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E119. Using Interruption Constructively in Life and Your Creative Practice
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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E118. Entropy as Art: Turning Pessimism and Negativity into Appreciation
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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E117. You Know What You Need To Do
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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E116. Catching Ladybugs (aka Cultivating Creative Inspiration)
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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E115. What Science Says About Creativity and Mental Illness (bonus cut)
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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E114. Casting Yourself in Your Role
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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E113. Three Types of Creative Risk and How to Take Them
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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E112. The Future of Art: A Discussion about AI and Creativity
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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E111. Has Magic Abandoned You?
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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E110. The Impossible Dream (Birthday Weekend Re-Release)
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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E109. A New Way of Understanding Done with Creative Projects
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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E108. The Anatomy of Creative Breakthroughs
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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E107. Playing the Long Game: Inspirational Hollywood Stories
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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E106. The Sneak-Attack Motivation Killer
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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E105. Dealing With Lack of Clarity in the Creative Experience
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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E104. Why Do We Feel Nervous When Things Are Going Well?
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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E103. Special Release: Aron vs. Dabrowski on Being Highly Sensitive
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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E102. Holiday Help: Dealing With Holiday & End-of-the-Year Blues
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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E101. Special Release: Eastern vs. Western Storytelling Structures
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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E100. Interview! Lindsay Getz on Combining Art & Spirituality
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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E99. Creative Courage Starts Small
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Let the Holidays Begin + Thoughts on Social Media
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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E98. Two Perspectives on Art as Healing
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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E97. Art vs. Entertainment: What's the Difference?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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E96. Why I Don't Try to Get Over Shit Anymore (and what I do instead)
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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E95. An Analysis of Elia Kazan's Actor's Vow (It's not just for actors!)
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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E94. Midlife "Crisis" My Ass
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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E93. Balancing Routine and Change in the Creative Life
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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E92. How to Handle Creative Boredom
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Hurricane Coming Through
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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E91. How and Why Does Creativity Make Us Happy?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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E90. Do You Have to Suffer to Create Good Art? Kind Of, but Also Not Really
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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E89. Mind-Wandering and the Default Mode Network's Role in Creativity
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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E88. Getting Through the Void Stage of the Creative Process
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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E87. My 2022 Update on Creative Entrepreneurship and Earning a Living as an Artist
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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E86. The Feedback Episode: When to Ask--and Not Ask!--For It and How to Deal With It
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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E85. What to Do When Your Artistic Plan Changes + When to Seek Feedback
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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E84. The Two Kinds of Hard Work and Which Is More Important for Creatives & Artists
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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E83. Interview! Jill Patterson and I Discuss Her Big Cycling Win + Handling the Ups and Downs of the Unconventional Life
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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E82. Reconciling the Tension Between Making Art and the Business of Art
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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E81. Do We Really Fear Success More Than Failure?
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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E80. How to Be Your Own Biggest Fan (And Why It Matters for Creatives & Artists)
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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E79. What the Heck Does "Trust the Process" Mean, Anyway?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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E78: Something New! An Exercise to Help You Find More Fulfillment AND Reach Goals
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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E77. A Summer Update + Challenge
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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E76. Recognizing the Damage Formal Schooling Does to Creativity
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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E75. On Taking the Time You Need to Recover and Adjust
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May 27, 2022 |
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E74. When Change Comes
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May 20, 2022 |
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Interlude: My Cat Lucy
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May 13, 2022 |
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E73. What, Exactly, Is the Creative Life?
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May 06, 2022 |
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E72. Why I Don't Seek Balance and What I Do Instead
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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E71. Writing a Novel Without a Plan (The Intuitive Approach to Writing)
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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E70. Interview! Pete Mosley Discusses Being Quiet and His Work as an Advocate for Quiet Inclusion
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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E69. How to Write an eBook: The Indefinitive Guide
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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E68. Interview! Sophia van Hees Discusses Growing Up Shy in Australia and Her Life as an Artist
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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E67. Dealing With Writer's Block
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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E66. Becoming a Knight of Faith in Yourself
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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E65. In Which I Read One of My Short Stories
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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E64. How to Judge the Value of Your Creative Work
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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E63. Let's Normalize Complex Feelings, Shall We?
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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E62. Interview! Matthew Bellringer on Neurodiversity (ADHD & HSP) and Creativity
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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E61. Life as a Continuous Intentional Return to the Self
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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E60. The To-Do List Experiment
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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E59. How I Manage My Depression Through Creative Practice
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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E58. Think You Need More Self-Discipline? You Probably Actually Need Less
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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E57. Interview! Frances Khalastchi on the Many Meanings and Uses of Art
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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E56. It's Never Too Late, aka What Would Betty White Say?
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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E55. An Anti-Resolution New Year
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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E54. Making Friends With Your Ultradian Rhythm
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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E53. The Challenges of Creative Entrepreneurship as an Introverted HSP
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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E52. Doing Procrastination the Right Way (for Enhanced Creativity)
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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E51. Recognizing and Managing Burnout BEFORE It Gets Bad
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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E50. How Do We Know What We Really Want in Life?
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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E49. Interview! Jas Hothi Talks the Empowerment of Self-Publication and Taking the Downtime You Need as an Empath/HSP
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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E48. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 2
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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E47. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 1
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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E46. The Benefits of Seeing Creative Practice as Sacred
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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E45. Interview! Carlos Saba Talks Combining Creativity with Entrepreneurship
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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E44. The Uses of Irrationality. Or, What Listening to Your Feelings Really Looks Like
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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E43. Everyone Is Creative and Creativity Is for Everyone
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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E42. How I Went From Thinking Networking Is a Dirty Word to Loving It
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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E41. The One About Writing: My Writing Journey and Path Toward Publication
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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E40. Interview! Samara Powers Talks Ministry as a Non-Theist, Alternative Family/Relationship Models, and So Much More
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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E39. How Anti-Productivity Practices Help With Burnout Recovery and Creativity
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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E38. A Craving for Solitude + A Report From My Summer of Solitude
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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E37. How to Survive Periods of Inertia in a Transformation-Driven Life
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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E36. Interview! Chrissa Trudelle Talks Personality Typology (Myers-Briggs & Enneagram) and the Cognitive Side of Flow
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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E35. Oops, I Went and Made a Manifesto: Thoughts On Doing Creative Entrepreneurship My Way
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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E34. The One About Mental Health: All About My Struggles With Depression As a Creative Sensitive Type
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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E33. What I've Learned About Maintaining a Consistent Creative Practice
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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E32. Interview! Ann Wainscott Talks the Alchemy of Teaching and Creativity as Transformation
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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E31. Using Active Flow in Your Creative Practice: Here's How I Do It
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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E30. Do You Remember When You Stopped Having Fun?
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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E29. Are You Ready to Feel Proud That You're an Introvert? Here's How to Start Seeing Our Deficit as Our Advantage
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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E28. Interview! Lauren Sapala Talks Intuitive Writing, Guarding Your Creative Energy, and Alcohol Abuse Among Creatives
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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E27. Breaking Into the Chocolate Factory (or Hogwarts, If You Prefer)
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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E26. Demystifying Flow: Active vs. Passive Flow and How They Work for Creativity and Life
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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E25. Experimental Types Are Especially Prone to Creative Impasse. Here's How I'm Dealing With Mine
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May 28, 2021 |
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E24. Interview! Jill Patterson Talks Being a Competitive Cyclist and Living Life Experimentally
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May 21, 2021 |
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E23. Insecure About Your Creative Product? Have Imposter Syndrome? Me Too. Here's How I Deal With It
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May 14, 2021 |
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E22. The One About Money! All About My Finances, My Creative Business, and Being a Creative Trying to Earn a Living in 2021
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May 07, 2021 |
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E21. Why Burnout May Be an Inevitable - and Positive! - Developmental Stage for HSPs
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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E20. Interview! Andy Mort Talks Working As an Undertaker and Being an Experimental Creative
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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E19. This Episode's Topic Is the Most Exciting Yet: Boredom! Oh, and There's Some Neuroscience, Too
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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E18. It's Maladaptive to Be Gentle but I Don't Care, I'm Gonna Be Me Anyway!
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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E17. The Place Where Time Isn't Linear (Stop Bullying Your Creative Self)
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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E16. Interview! Manuel Cordero Talks Building Haunted Houses for a Living and the Creative Process in Fine Arts Painting
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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E15. I Almost Ruined My Life Using Reasoning to Make Decisions, But You Don't Have To!
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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E14. How to Be a Late Bloomer
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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E13. This One Skill Can Be a Secret Superpower for Creatives During Times of Turmoil
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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E12. Cultivating a Generalist Mindset for the New Era, aka I Love Being a Generalist!
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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E11. My Experience With Severe Burnout and How I Got Through It
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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E10. Does Rational Cognition Impede Creativity? (Spoiler: Yep, It Definitely Can)
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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E9. How to Steal Fire from the Gods (The Radical Rebellion of Living a Creative Life)
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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E8. We Have a Societal Addiction to Goal Setting and It's Draining Our Joy
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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E7. Let's Stop Playing to Our Strengths
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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E6. Feel Like a Late Bloomer? This May Explain Why
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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E5. Embracing the Ugly to Increase Creativity and Banish Judgy Voices
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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E4. Being a Gentle Soul (HSP/Intuitive/Empath) in an Ungentle World
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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E3. Anti-Productivity and My Intentional Practice of Wasting Time
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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E2. Using Generative Energy to Tap Into Your Creative Potential
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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E1. One Thing I Got Wrong About "Follow Your Bliss"
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Dec 11, 2020 |