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Episode 4: Creative Insecurity and Unlearning the Need for External Validation, Solo Episode

Today's episode is a solo one in which I, Marissa, talk about my background and experience with creativity from childhood up until now.

In this episode I talk about:

-My childhood experience with creativity

-Being taught to value myself based on academic performance

-Creative expressions I had as a child

-Feeling insecure regarding creativity

-Creative vulnerability

-Experience in high school

-Starting and stopping creative pursuits

-Playing the piano

-Self-doubt

-attending college

-switching majors in college

-taking art classes in college

-struggling with depression in college

-post-grad experience

-trying to figure out what to do with my life

-struggling with creative insecurities as an adult

-working through mental blocks

-changing my mindset

-current approach to creativity and life

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