I’m currently reading two books – Pema Chödrön’s Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living and Mind Management, Not Time Management: Productivity When Creativity Matters by David Kadavy These books are helping me journey through the...
I’ve been sick for the past four months. Nothing serious, just a round of puking, a few colds, and like so many of us, I managed to catch corona. It’s been an extended period of lying on the couch doing nothing – sometimes cuddling a four-year-old, and sometimes...
Telling your story is important. Telling your story of your life is what connects you to others, and helps them feel a little less lonely. By telling your story, you give others permission and remind them of their worth. The story-telling champion, Kristin Tweedale,...
When I started art journaling, I started because I wanted to be an artist. But, step one to being an artist is making art. It’s the same for writing a book. Step one to writing a book is actually sitting down and writing. The absolute Queen of Process, The Queen...
Sarah and I chat about the way she sees creativity – a place that has space for both structure and chaos. We talk about the harmony of her left and right brain sides of her brain. Creativity is impossible unless you’re willing to embrace uncertainty. You...
Prepare yourself for a bucket load of fangirling. Jeannine is one of my favourite people in the world – my editor, my Fairy Bookmother, and all-around dream maker. She changed my life, and in this episode, we’re sharing insight into the process of...
The life of a creative can be lonely. And let’s face it: whether we identify as creatives or not, we all know what this pretty rubbish state of being feels like. As humans, we’re hard-wired for connection: we long to be understood by others, we long for relationships...
Deborah is my business bestie. She runs a membership for handmade sellers called Tizzit. We send each other daily voice notes about the highs and lows of business and everything in between. In this podcast episode, which is essentially a one-hour voice note, we...
I believe that anyone can make art but not everyone can be an artist. I know that the common narrative is that everyone can be an artist, however, I disagree with that. Well. Slightly. Let me explain… For some, capital A Artist is a stifling term. It renders...
