If you’ve felt your creative attention fray under the weight of today’s headlines, you’re not alone. Upheaval is often the messy prelude to renewal, part of the creative process, but how do we stay focused on what we want to create when everything feels like it’s falling apart?

In this episode of the GoCreative! podcast, Orna Ross shares her own daily practice… and a little poetry.

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In this episode, Orna explores the ancient and immediate dance between being and becoming. Drawing on inspiration from Irish poet Eavan Boland, she explores what's now and what's next, the pause and the pulse of moment and momentum. And what the rhythm of this mystery, which underpins every act of conscious creation, means for you--here, now, today. 

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Does "getting more done" ever leave you feeling less alive... and with things left undone? In this episode Orna Ross explains why the real engine of creative success is presence, not productivity—and her simple monthly planning program to keep the creative engine humming.

You'll learn five measures of creative success and how creative presence is the lever that lifts them all. And changes to the Go Creative! Planning program, including Intention setting, review periods, and dual-slot live workshops. Hit play, grab the free planner sheets, and—if you want guided support—join the community at Patreon.com/OrnaRoss.

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In this episode, Orna Ross unpacks “creative presence”—the simple, moment-to-moment awareness that silences self-criticism, steadies focus, and primes the brain for the hallowed state of flow. Discover the neuroscience linking presence to peak creativity, hear small practices that can turn chores into gateways for inspiration, and ask yourself: what would change if I started measuring my days by presence (not productivity)?

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When waves of sorrow or stress are assailing us, how do we keep ourselves from being pulled under? In this profoundly personal episode, Orna Ross records from the riptides of bereavement—her mother passed a month ago—to show how creatives and creativists can transmute every shade of loss into fuel for richer art, deeper flow and a more expansive life.

Listen in for:

• A live reading of Orna’s unfinished poem “Milky Ways,” written at her mother’s hospital bedside

• The danger of “creative bypassing.” Why busying yourself can actually be avoidance

• Two research-proven practices (self-distanced free-writing and 90/20 dual-process sprints) that lower grief--induced stress by up to 31 percent and turn pain into powerful momentum.

• A preview of Orna's upcoming Go Creative! workshop and how you can bring your own challenges—large or everyday small—to the live Online Open Studio.

Tune in to learn how every wave of loss can become the very swell that lifts your art, deepens your flow, and reveals a horizon more expansive than before. Press play, grab a notebook, and Go Creative!

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Orna Ross’s popular podcast for creatives and creativists resumes on Sunday 25th May.

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In this episode, Orna describes one of the most powerful habits you can adopt to develop as a conscious creator. The Flow Formula is three easy, enjoyable and transformative steps to take each night before you fall asleep: turning toward, recognition and resolution. With practice, this easy, fun activity becomes a habit that integrates resistance, harnesses insight, and greatly expands your creative powers.

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Orna Ross unpacks the limitations of the "Law" of Attraction (LoA) and why it's only part of the conscious creation process. Discover the misconceptions and common pitfalls that many encounter when relying on LoA. It's not your fault, Orna explains, as there are seven stages in the creative process, and LoA covers only two of them. Tune in to learn why the Law of Attraction isn't a standalone solution and how creatives and creativists need a more holistic approach.

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In this episode, Orna Ross draws on the work of Abraham Maslow and Ken Wilber to delve into the seven mind modes and psychological stages that shape our creative and personal growth. From the foundational Tribal and Conquering stages to the higher realms of Communitarian, Creative, and Transcendent mind modes, Orna explains how understanding and navigating these stages can help us to understand ourselves and others and achieve greater fulfillment. Tune in to discover how these mind modes influence your creativity and how understanding them is key to unlocking the human potential for change.

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