May 27, 2022

44. CREATIVE: a permission slip to make your art with Melanie Karlins

1 hour 22 minutes

If you love to create or make art, if you secretly want to, or if you struggle to find the time for it, this is a permission slip and love note of encouragement for you! Creative Mentor Melanie Karlins and I talk about how all humans are creative and why it matters to express what wants to move through us.

You’ll hear:

The broad range of practices we consider creative,

Similarities between creativity and sex,

Medicine for perfectionism and writer’s block

How lying on the floor or staring out of the window are essential parts of the creative process,

Making time to show up for creativity and validating that it matters, especially as a mother,

The necessity and discomfort of setting boundaries for your creative practice,

Creativity as a radical act in the face of capitalism and patriarchy, &

The magic of co-regulation and doing it together.

Melanie is a mentor and permission granter for creative women. She creates spaces where you can let your Inner Artist out to play so that you can enjoy the beauty, magic, and delight that comes from reconnecting to your creativity. Wherever you are in relationship to your creativity, Melanie offers support to help you live your most creative life. Whether you are looking to start a daily art practice, write a book, find a way to share your creative services with the world, or just get your hands dirty with ink and tools and clay and paint, she can support you on your creative journey.

Melanie’s website: https://invitedbymelanie.com/

Melanie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invited.by.melanie/

Carol’s website: https://www.carolanne.com.au/

Book a Clarity Call: https://carolanne.as.me/

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