These days, I know what it is I want to say. I want to talk about creativity and how it saved me from my darkest hours. Photography, the things I’ve learned, I’m keen to share. Life, love and loss are too confusing to keep quiet about so I need to get it off my chest. Suddenly, as if from no where, I need to know how to write.
Read MoreElizabeth Gilbert said recently that although she was a writer, her real work lay in managing her mental health. She talked of a series of daily practices that helped her keep the black dog at bay. A mix of spiritual, emotional and physical ways to shake the energy out. I can totally relate to this.
Read MoreMarketers do a great job of convincing us we need more: they establish a void so we try to fill it. For most of us, however, the void has nothing to do with a need to consume more; in fact, the opposite is true…
Read MoreOne of my most valuable lessons from mediation is that negative memories become less threatening when they are explored in a controlled, calm environment.
Read MoreI wear many hats these days. Mum, photographer, teacher, griever; but it’s creativity that somehow seems to bring them all together to give me strength of self. Motherhood is my creative tool, just as all my losses and life experiences are too.
Read MoreThese days I love to find ways to incorporate play into my photography. Play-driven shooting, if you like.
Read MoreThere’s something about the intimacy of headphones. That no matter what mood I’m in, a podcast has the potential to seriously shake things up.
Read MoreI sneak creativity into my days wherever I can. Stolen moments that aren’t that long but when added up at the end of the day, they’re enough to have made a difference. Enough to make me feel so much better than I did before. So here are some of my go-to creative self-care tips. Ways to nurture a creative mindset, cleanse the spirit, clear the mind and reclaim a little piece of your soul.
Read MoreI’ve mentioned before how important creativity is for my self-care. When striving to live a creative life, I think it can help to diversify.
Read MoreThis post was originally shared with my email community in April 2019.
Read MoreA fellow loss mum recommended a book – Wabi Sabi : Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton.
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