We’ll be working more with inspiration as we move into the third eye chakra in a few weeks but even before then, you KNOW when you’re excited, energised and enthusiastic about whatever you’re sharing and when you’re going through the motions
I joined Suzy Walker’s Heart Leap Writing Hour for the first time in weeks the other day. Not only was it its usual lovely practice, all of us writing together in silence (body doubling can be especially helpful for ADHDers when it comes to focus and staying on task), but the mini share beforehand had people exploring what we put out there AND what we actually want and expect (often much LESS than creators think they have to… churn out).
Whether you’re finding your voice (in any creative endeavour) or very experienced and still struggling with rejection sensitivity, how can you make it easier for yourself?
Therapy pioneer, Donald Winnicott (who coined the phrase “good enough mother” back when mothers were almost always the primary care giver) noted that babies and toddlers who were securely attached to their (again, this was several decades ago) mothers were able to be more creative (in the babies’ cases, this meant making little gurgling noises etc) than the ones who were less secure.
Whatever kind of childhood and earlier adulthood you’ve survived, how can you create as much safety and space for your creative self NOW as you can?
In Big Magic and her TED Talk, bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert famously talked about promising her writing that she’d never depend on it for money. She didn’t want to put that kind of pressure on her creativity so continued working other jobs while writing several of her earliest books.
What helps you feel [I deleted most here because who needs that kind of pressure?] inspired and creative when:
- Reading or making up bedtime stories for your toddler?
- Designing workshops?
- Writing your Substack?
- Creating social media and other content as an entrepreneur?
- Writing your book/s? (Yes. I’m actively working on two books with a third I’ve not yet fully given up on. And I’m no longer shaming myself about my lack of focus and instead reminding myself that my birthday twin, Mark Twain, used to work on several books at a time moving from one to another depending on what he had most enthusiasm for that day)
- Making music?
- Using your body to express yourself through dance or anything else?
- Rearranging furniture or decorating your living space?
- Any other way in which you express yourself and your Self?
How does your relationship to creativity change when you remind yourself that only you CAN express what you choose to express in your unique way? That there’s no wrong way?
How might you make more space for what best-selling author Nick Williams calls, “best thinking”? Listen to our interview here:
Some other episodes which include a good deal on creativity are
Episode 8 with choreographer and milliner, Martine Henry
Episode 9 with Feng Shui expert, Priya Sher
Episode 14 with writer, editor and Heart Leaper Suzy Walker
Episode 16 with ImageWork creator, Dr Dina Glouberman
Episode 20 with Energy Therapy Technique creator, Dr Karen Ward
Episode 21 with multimillionaire creative entrepreneur and business coach (and AudDHDer) Leonie Dawson
You can also watch all of these episodes and more via my YouTube channel
Support your nervous system
As with so much in life, our nervous systems are trying to help us when we learn to listen. Those feelings of stress, anxiety, excitement, burnout and everything else are information for us. We know from Polyvagal Theory that our tone of voice has an enormous impact on how safe we feel (find out more about Cat Coaching – the way I sorted my own self talk more than I ever had managed before) and how creative we let ourselves be.
Watch this short video for more on this and 4 other simple mind body practices to help you get better sleep
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Join us at 8pm on Monday 2nd September to Sort your self talk (simply RSVP by emailing eve@selfcarecoaching.net if you haven’t already)
All participants are welcome to join us at 8pm on Monday 2nd September for a special throat chakra cleanse and some self and Self care coaching. Full Moon and Super Moon members (whether able to attend live or with access to the recording for a week) will also receive another unique yoga nidra and EFT Tap Along). FIND OUT MORE
“Fantastic Circle! Wow, blew us away with the power of Revealing Our Inner Goddesses. Míle buíochas!” ~ Dr Karen Ward of Moon Mná on the special Circle I facilitated for them on Monday night.
If you haven’t already booked for the Sort Your Self Talk Circle, you can RSVP for the link and to be added to the list and receive the link by replying to this email (if you’re reading it as a Half Moon, Full Moon or Super Moon subscriber) or by emailing eve@selfcarecoaching.net if you’re online and have seen it by chance and are a Crescent Moon Member (if so, please consider joining the becoming more EMBODIED with trauma and/or ADHD online membership as a free or paid subscriber).
If you’re in or around Dublin on 17th September, I’ll be part of IACP’s panel on self care at this public event. BOOK HERE
You can also listen to Jayne and me discussing daily self and Self care practices HERE
Episode 28: Jayne Leonard
If you’re a clinical supervisor, you might be interested in this workshop I’m presenting in Galway on Saturday 16th November. You can book your space via the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).
Le grá,
