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This line jumped out at me from a recent talk by @iamkerryk If you’re feeling the pinch of the universe lately I hope this line brings you solace too. Trust the struggle ❤️‍🩹
Beautiful things come from this intention. The answer to this question might surprise you. Self kindness may just lead you down a path you hadn’t considered, to a place that feels more like you. The kindest things are not always the safe an
May your curiosity be louder than your conditioning ✨ Poppy has been a cone head this week. Now she’s free. I had the idea for this ridiculous photoshoot and before I could 😬or 🙄we just 📷📸 went for it… #goforit #catsofinstagram #k
Don’t think about the full body of work, start with the bones. The sketch, the dot points, the rough draft, the mock-up, the pie in the sky idea that has no yet found it’s legs. Get messy. Misspell it. Forget about flow. Be bad. Just buil
Once upon a time there was a plumb tree. A mother planted the tree in her garden when she was pregnant with her first child, a baby boy. As the family grew so did the tree. Every year the tree was filled with the most delicious fruit that the who
Big things. Small steps. Big things. SMALL steps #overwhelm
I hate to admit this. I’m planning my wedding at the mo and the project (yes ‘project’) has quickly shifted from a love-fest to a stressful to-do list. Worst of all I can imagine getting to the big day and struggling to feel the j
Ten years ago today I graduated design school. Behind the smile I was unravelling. I walked away from uni with technical skills and a piece of paper, but no emotional preparation. I’d been told my whole life I was talented and gifted. My cre
By far the biggest discovery in my six years of research into creative anxiety was that the ‘problematic behaviours’ that surface in the creative process (procrastination, overworking, playing small, excuse making and burning out) they ar
‘Practice’ was falling short of its promise to ‘make perfect’, but more importantly, practice was taking the play out of playing piano. I began lessons when I was five, six and yet again when I was seven. I quit every time. I
To all my indecisive friends, you don’t need certainty, clarity or confidence to get off the fence and make a move. You can flip a coin and just pretend you know what you’re doing and why. It will become clear when you do it whether it&rs
“No matter what stage you’re at on your creative journey, you will gain from this book” - @nikkismithcoach Registered Psychologist and Career Change Coach. ‘Being Creative’ is a book that explores the emotion pitfalls o