Creativity Talks

In this week's episode I discuss Creative Burnout. I discuss what it is and ways you can deal with it and get back to creating. This is an essential episode to listen to if you are feeling that feeling of tiredness, artist's block or general funk in your creative activities. I discuss all about filling your cup so the creativity can flow freely again!

Show Notes

Points discussed throughout the episode include:

• creative burnout is totally normal
• don't be too hard on yourself
• Stop the creative work if you notice burnout
• Take a break (either from creative work or an actual physical break away)
• Go somewhere new
• Do something different
• Try healing techniques such as meditation or yoga
• Do things that make you happy
• If it is a deeper / true breakdown seek help (take a look at: https://www.mind.org.uk)
• Get some sleep!
• When getting back to creative work start small
• Build some of these techniques into your routine to help to fill your cup!

Quotes mentioned in the podcast:

“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”—Banksy

“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life”–Christopher K. Germer

For assistance with Metal Health Issues take a look at https://www.mind.org.uk

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In this episode Susan discusses the importance of positive language on our creativity. Hint: It's super powerful!

She delves into the types of words we may hear ourselves say that are negative and why we may say it. Most importantly though is understanding why it is essential to use positive language, the benefits it has and how this can build our creative confidence and self-esteem. Oh and there are three simple exercises for you to explore the power of positive language yourself.Listen to the full episode for a super-positive dose of creative talking this week.

Show Notes / Exercises:
(listen to the episode for a full explanation):

List of negative words:
bad, wrong, can't, won't, haven't, shouldn't, no, not, not good, failure, sorry, never

List of positive words:
fantastic, good, right, can, do, will, worked, have, excellent, did, good, success, woohoo, always, abundance, succeed, experiment

Exercise 1: Replace Negative with Positive
Over the next week look for negative words that you use and write them down. Notice when, where and how you use them. What does it mean? Try to replace these words with positive ones instead. How has this changed your attitude to your creative practice?

Exercise 2: Reflect on Your Work
Study a piece of your own creative work. Spend 2-5 minutes making negative notes. Then spend double the time making positive notes. How does this make you feel about this piece of creative work.

Exercise 3: Create a Positive Affirmation

Write 1-3 of your own positive affirmations around creating. Use the ones below as examples or create your own. Get creative everyone! maybe you make this into a piece of art in itself. Repeat the affirmation(s) regularly.

Examples:

"I am an artist"

"My creativity flows freely"

"I am confident and skilled in my creative work"

"I am proud of my..."

"I enjoy..."

"My creativity makes me happy!"

Feel free to share your positive affirmations with me.

Listen to the episode to find out more.

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In this Episode Susan shares with you her thoughts on the importance of creative play.

This episode includes one of Susan's 'Tea with Susan' discussions - a previously recorded video tutorial that is part of her Inspire Creative Membership. This discussion specifically discussed why playing creatively is so important and was a 'hot topic' when released.

Susan then shares some listener feedback about this discussion and provides a super-easy (and playful) exercise you can do yourself for creative play.

Listen to the episode to find out more.

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In this episode Susan goes through 10 things to surround yourself with to boost creativity!

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In this episode Susan discusses Five easy creativity boosters that you can integrate into your daily life.

These include:

1. Learning

2. Reading

3. Looking (Observation with Intent)

4. Collecting

5. Sketching (Creative Play)

Listen to this episode to find out what these mean and some handy suggestions for implementing.

There is a free PDF ebook that accompanies this episode that you can download here: https://mailchi.mp/magenta-sky/guide-to-creative-living

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Welcome to the very first episode of Creativity Talks.

This episode is an Introduction to the whole show and will hopefully explain exactly why I have decided to create this show, what to expect in each episode and of course why I feel that creativity is so important.

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