In this episode, Vicki and Wynne talk with David from the Pinwheel in a Hurricane and Unwanted blogs.

David has so much to offer when it comes to the goodness of the creative process – for solidifying clarity, integration, and healing.

The tagline for David’s Pinwheel in a Hurricane blog is “an attempt at adding to the fray without just making noise.”

David tells us about his experience blogging for 10 years and how the first hurdle was just to believe that he had a voice.

We talk about sharing and telling stories – and how that allows all of our internal perspectives to come forward with their viewpoints.

And that “writing helps the swirly stuff in my brain have a soft place to land” to borrow a great phrase from David. A way to integrate ourselves and connect the dots.

David’s current focus is on practice and we love hearing how he’s reclaimed that word. Instead of the rigor and disciplinarian focus on practice as something that must be done to master anything, like a musical instrument, David is reimagining it as a word that holds space for kindness. As a gentle word that allows repetition to learn things he’s messed up before and to do it with self-compassion.

This is a great episode about the incredibly healing nature of what happens when we sit down to write. We love David’s viewpoint and experience as he brings forward all the goodness. We know you’ll love it!

Links for this episode:

Episode 53 show notes

Transcript for Episode 53 of the podcast

David's Pinwheel in a Hurricane blog

David's Unwanted Blog

David's recent post soft place that explains how writing helps the swirly stuff in the brain have a soft place to land

From the hosts:

Vicki’s personal blog: Victoria Ponders

Wynne’s personal blog: Surprised by Joy

Vicki’s recently released book: Surviving Sue

Wynne’s book about her beloved father: Finding My Father’s Faith