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Nurture Your Creative Life by Venting
I was livid the day I tore up my revered religious magazines and made throw-away collages out of their fear-inspiring imagery. I had to. The angry energy I was repressing inside my body was destroying my soul.
The long story precipitating this shred-storm would take days to write, and since it’s not relevant to the theme of this article I’ll bypass it and get to the point: When it comes to nurturing our creative lives, we have to move our energy — especially the heavy, emotional kind.
So I say, “When bent, go vent.” Not to your significant other, co-worker, or cat. Do it on the page or canvas. Or on the floor in the studio or gym. Out in your garage or in the basement. Move — express — vomit — that angry, frustrated, hurting energy . . . out. Read more »
Creativity Self-Assessment
Do any of these resonate with you:
- I don't feel like I'm creative.
- I want to be more creative, but I don't know how.
- I'm not very good at focusing on one specific thing.
- I'm overwhelmed! There's too much to do!
- I have a difficult time starting / getting to / finishing my creative projects.
- I want to share my creativity, but am afraid of criticism / rejection / failing.
- I start off with a lot of enthusiasm for my ideas but peter-out half-way through. Why does this happen to me?
- My inner critic does a number on me before I even get started and I end up saying "why bother?"
- I can really use some gentle support and accountability for getting to my work and meeting deadlines.
If any did resonate, that's okay. Working one-on-one with a creativity coach can support positive change no matter how you currently feel about your creativity or approach your creative work.
With Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching™ you get to celebrate the the non-linear nature of creativity with compassion, kindness, and gentle steps — small (kaizen) steps designed to move you out of procrastination, fear, and overwhelm towards a satisfying momentum you need to succeed.
Contact Chris if you're open to fresh, new ways to engage joyfully in your creativity with the support of a creativity coach.
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Chris Dunmire helps clients nurture their creativity and supports them through overwhelm, procrastination, perfectionism, and other blocks to their creativity while holding the space to experience more joy, humor, and ease in their lives. Connect with Chris to see how creativity coaching can work for you.
“Chris Dunmire is an effervescent creative force. Her irreverent style captures and delights me, her expansive creative applications thrill me. Chris's words and art are full of humor, depth, and play. She is an uncommon inventor.” ~ SARK
"I am someone who designed and TEACHES a model of creativity coaching. Chris is the coach's coach. I hired Chris because of her high level of integrity, her intelligence, common sense, creative and warm approach, her approachability, and her humor. I am so happy I did, she had exceeded my expectations, she is compassionate, flexible, understanding and brilliant in her suggestions and ideas. I'm inspired to do my work in a way I haven't been for a long time. Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative."
~ Jill Badonsky
"After our interactions online, yesterday, I was even more aware of my gratitude to you. It's not only that you are both deeply creative and a good businesswoman ... it's also that your generosity, equanimity, reliability, and integrity — as well as your good-hearted helpfulness — give me a sense of being supported, seen, and valued in a very deep and special way."
~ Naomi Rose
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