From Coping to Thriving: Book Club Questions
If you're reading From Coping to Thriving with a book club or a friend, these 20 discussion questions will take your conversation beyond the book and into the ideas that matter most: the coping strategies we keep reaching for, the beliefs about worthiness that shape our choices, and what genuinely thriving might look like in everyday life.
Permission Slips for Creatives: 10 Beliefs to Let Go of (And 10 Alternatives to Adopt)
Most of us know on an intellectual level that our beliefs shape our experience. But beliefs are slippery things; after a while, they blend so seamlessly into the background of our thoughts that we stop seeing them at all, let alone questioning whether they're helping us. This is especially true for creatives. In this post, I'm sharing ten beliefs that might be holding you back, and ten permission slips to replace them with.
A Spring Clean for your Mind: 10 journaling prompts to clear mental clutter
Journaling can be a powerful way to clear mental clutter and reconnect with what matters most. These spring-inspired prompts will help you reflect, reset, and create a little more mental space.
Declutter Your Digital Life: 5 Easy Spring Cleaning Practices
Digital clutter builds up slowly: unread emails, duplicate photos, forgotten apps, and files scattered across devices. A few small changes can make your digital life feel much calmer. Here are five simple practices to help you do a digital spring clean.
How to Balance Creative Work with the Rest of Life
Juggling creativity with everything else? You’re not alone. Here are 10 ways to make space for your creative practice, no matter how full life is.
In Praise of Slow Progress
Feeling behind? You’re not. In a world obsessed with speed, this post celebrates the power of slow, steady progress—and why it’s worth honoring. Perfect for creatives, students, and anyone navigating a long-term goal at their own pace.
5 Journaling Practices That Will Help you Focus on the Good
Do you find it hard to stick with a consistent gratitude practice? Here are five journaling techniques that will help you focus on the good.
How to Feel Instantly Better About Your Creative Work
Feeling down about your creative work? Click to discover a super effective practice for dealing with self-doubt, comparison and not feeling good enough
Why Habits Matter More than Goals
We’re told that goals are the thing we should focus on to make progress, but is that really true? Keep reading to find out why habits matter more than goals for busy creatives
Planting and Harvesting in Your Creative Practice
A useful perspective on how accepting the ebb and flow of progress can help us with our creative work.
How to Deal with Perfectionism (and Keep Creating Anyway)
Do you struggle with perfectionism in your creative work? Learn how embracing imperfect work can help you more than demanding perfection.
Too Much Going On? It's Time to Embrace Maintenance Mode
Is life feeling overwhelming right now? Here’s a guide to letting your creative work take a guilt-free backseat while other things need your attention.
How to Do Hard Things: The 30-Day Challenge
Learn how gamifying hard tasks or goals can help you turn them into habits in just 30 days.
2024 Reading Challenge for Creatives: Suggested Book List
Not sure where to start with this year’s reading challenge? Here’s a list of books for creatives covering all the important areas of life and work.
How to Make Time and Space for Your Creative Work
Struggling to make time and space for your creative work? Keep reading to discover 7 simple yet effective tips for busy creatives.