Jeanie Shaw is a lifelong minister and PhD candidate in the field of Christian Spirituality and Formation, and while we were catching up at a coffeeshop, she answered questions I've been wrestling with about using my creative freedom within community expectations. This episode has my reflections on her answers.

Her book, The View From Paul's Window: Paul's Teachings on Women

I asked Jeanie:

If these questions are yours as well, I hope exploring some answers with me is helpful!

This is also the last episode of Creatively, Yours. I may post again in the future, but the monthly schedule is now at an end. Tune into the audio for more details, and my best wishes and prayers are with your creative endeavors. You're made in the image of the Creator. Because of that, no creative endeavor is in vain.

How do you handle feedback on a creative piece? Are you overly sensitive? Or perhaps you miss the opportunity to capture the feedback, which could be useful later? No matter whether hearing the echoes of your work from others is a driving force in your creative process or whether approval gives you highs that lead to later crashes, there's something for you in this episode:

Where to go for clickable links for resources mentioned in this episode:

https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/episode-12/

Additional resources:

https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/podcast/

This episode continues where the past one left off. Learn from my experience reading Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel and receiving coaching from Robin Weidner on:

There is also a special bit at the end about a letter I wrote myself! I left it in the back of my copy of Fearless Creating for when I finished it, and it was a deep, soothing encouragement.

Links, as promised!

Whole Brain Living, Psychology + Neuroanatomy +Spirit with Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor (parallel to "wild faces")

Where to go for clickable links for resources mentioned in this episode:

Additional resources:

Welcome the anxiety of creativity without giving it the reins. In this episode, I let Eric Maisel, through his book Fearless Creating, unravel my resistance to creating from the deep places I fear to go.

His book was the basis of my creative and business coaching sessions with Robin Weidner. This episode is one of two that introduces Fearless Creating before I welcome her onto the show for our coaching session on the book's final chapter!

In this episode, learn some insights into what urged me closer and closer to starting the Creatively, Yours podcast!

Daryl Potter is an author of gritty historical fiction as well as accessible, academically rigorous Biblical commentary wrapped in intensely personal memoir. He brings decades of wisdom and experience to this episode:

I hope his clear-sightedness and humor are a welcome companion for you.

Content warning: This episode contains a brief discussion of Daryl's daughter's severe medical complications, He compares it to long-term palliative care.

Link to Daryl's website: darylpotter.com

Freedom and rejuvenation. As artists, we often have a finely tuned need for both. How often do we relate them to surrender?

Lifelong creative and campus minister Marc Persing speaks to:

How can you live surrendered to Jesus as a creative…

…and still be proud of your talents?

What do I do if I’m a follower of Jesus but the idea of surrender doesn’t sit well with me?

Marc’s gentleness and gratitude for the freedom and fulfillment that’s come after his decision to surrender have left a soothing impression on my own recognition-seeking soul. I hope listening to our conversation helps yours too.

Scripture list here.

This month I'm coming to you as a worker reflecting on her appetite (Proverbs 16:26). My hunger to keep creating was tested and refined - and fed! - over a summer of weekly discussions centered on creativity and spirituality. Our group read together The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

In this episode, you will find:

Shout out to my fellow group members. This one's for you!

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Actor Katie Del Rocco speaks peace into the tumultuous topic of imbalance and also the potential for adventure in our journeys of identity. Listen in on our conversation where she:

Dissolves the shame of imbalances in our skills and seasons of life

Humanizes our idea of artists

Lets God’s voice speak into her creative drive

I left this episode both energized and soothed. I hope it does the same for you.

Find links here.

Put to rest resistance to the new and the messy. Ryan Kwasniewski, ministry leader and former dancer with the Boston Ballet, gently lets us into her raw experiences of change and grief. Join us in this episode:

Reframe to see growth and need for rest in pain

Accept imperfection as the first grounding step toward coping with the pressure of performance

Allow art to bridge to God during times of grief

Find wisdom and solidarity as someone with a passionate artist’s spirit and an atypical work schedule

We talk about how the last thing many of us want to do is stop and rest, but I hope this episode is a replenishing respite on whichever road you’re taking.

Find links here.

Take down the walls that set a limit on your worship, Bible study, and your vision for the future. Songstress Morgan Minsk graduated as a music therapist from Berklee College of Music and writes her own raw, moody, and faith-driven pop. In this episode, she demystifies:

The balance between praise and excellence in corporately worshiping God through song

How to connect with God when your brain is not wired for classical Bible study, whether because of injury or nature

Effectively using your creativity in raising leaders in the next generation

And hear her exciting news about her upcoming EP, “Everything, Everything,” out July 15, 2022.

Stay connected with Morgan at morganminsk.com.