If I could speak to a younger version of me, the one that left university with less confidence in her creative ability than when she started. I’d tell her, ‘It’ll be ok. Your passion for art will come back, you just need a little time, the right set of circumstances and a few inspiring ‘mentors’ …
This year’s Brighton Artists Open House has exceeded my expectations on so many levels. So for those slightly curious as to why I would want to devote so much of my time to this community event, I wanted to share some of the experiences and takeaways. Which has been a much longer, but much needed …
Today it’s World Mental Health Day, and so I thought I’d talk about the positive effects of journaling on our mental health! A few years ago when my life coach asked me what my thoughts were about journaling, I could only visualise writing a diary, like some of us may have done as a child. …
When meeting people for the first time, how many of us feel conflicted with the question ‘ what do you do?’ For me, it’s definitely created mixed feelings dependant on what stage of life I’ve been in, particularly as always felt it’s been a work focused question. Sometimes, it’s been easy, almost straight forward and …
As many of my regular readers will know over the past few years I’ve rekindled my passion for creativity by using tools Ive learnt through my life coaching experience. I’ve managed to reframe some of my thoughts around my own ability, and pushed through the creative block that that was preventing me moving forwards, which …
Has someone in your life told you that you’re not artistic, can’t sing, or dance? Perhaps you didn’t make it to grade 5 piano so gave up because you thought you weren’t any good? Well if that’s you, you’re not alone. As children, many of us are subjected to a lot of common myths surrounding …