In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata talks about the end of year overwhelm. Whether it’s due to current world events, stress from unmet goals, or the whirlwind of the holiday season, if you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, you’re not alone!

Tune in to today’s episode, where Renata shares five gentle reminders to help you prioritize your wellbeing while staying grounded through creativity this holiday season. 

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In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata dives into the idea of intuition. She shares her personal experience with what this process has looked like when making important life decisions and how this process has slowly evolved. 

Tune in to learn:

• What listening to your intuition can look like and feel like in action 
• Why listening to your intuition is something worth paying attention to 
• How the creative process can help you to practice listening to your intuition 

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In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata talks about the inner critic and how this harsh and critical voice tends to show up for neurodivergent and multi-passionate women of color creatives.

Tune in to learn:

• What the inner critic is 
• Ways the inner critic may be impacting your creativity 
• And, three simple strategies to work with your inner critic  

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• Subscribe to my newsletter.
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In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata talks about play and how this is connected to creativity. Learn why play is so necessary if you’re craving and dreaming up a more creative life but struggle to see how play fits into the picture. 

Tune in to learn:

• What play is 
• Different types of play 
• What makes play different from other activities 
• The connection between play and creativity, and 
• Tips to infuse play into your creative practice

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• Contact form to send your ideas for future offerings. 
• Subscribe to my newsletter.  
• Book your free discovery call. 
• Renata’s website
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In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata discusses the idea of establishing a creative practice. Listen to learn why setting up a creative practice is such a powerful foundation for anybody that wants to thrive as a creative person, what it really takes to develop a creative practice, and how to go from thinking about being more creative to integrating creativity into your daily routine.
 
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• Contact form to send your ideas for future offerings. 
• Subscribe to my newsletter.  
• Book your free discovery call. 
• Renata’s website
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• Renata’s YouTube

In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, we’re diving deep into the topic of creative block. Let’s discuss what creative block is, why it happens, and some of the ways you can harness the power of these roadblocks to your advantage and make them a part of your creative practice. No matter your experience, creative blocks don’t have to hold you back. 

Tune in to learn:

• Sneaky ways creative block shows up 
• What creative blocks are and why they happen  
• How creative blocks impact most creatives including professionals
• And, five strategies help you move past these roadblocks 

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Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Download a free copy of my workbook: Relaxing Your Way Into Creating
• Book a free discovery call here: https://www.renatamcelvany.com/discovery-session
• Renata’s website
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• Renata’s YouTube

In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata is unpacking another really common buzzword in the world of art and creativity, experimentation. What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? And, how to know it’s time to hit the breaks and actually commit to your creative ideas.

Tune in to learn:

• Reasons why we avoid experimenting  
• What experimentation means in the context of our creativity 
• Reasons why you should be experimenting more, and 
• Signposts to help you move on from experimentation mode 

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Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Book a free discovery call here: https://www.renatamcelvany.com/discovery-session
• Renata’s website
• Renata’s Instagram
• Renata’s YouTube

In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata dives into goal setting for creatives. Discover why many creatives resist setting goals in their creative practice and how to shift your approach to make goal setting work for you and your creative vision.

Tune in to learn:

• Why creatives often struggle with goal setting
• How goal setting can benefit your creative process
• Different goal and activity types to help you plan more effectively
• Simple tips for planning your next creative goal

Read the accompanying blog post for this episode. 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Book a free discovery call here: https://www.renatamcelvany.com/discovery-session
• Renata’s website
• Renata’s Instagram
• Renata’s YouTube

In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata talks about developing a sense of self and why this matters for creatives. She shares common obstacles women of color creatives face when attempting to express themselves, various creative outlets for self-expression and practical ways to cultivate a more authentic self. 

Tune in to learn:

• Why creatives put a heavy focus on mastering technique while sacrificing their need for self-expression 
• A simple explanation of what self-expression is
• Common creative outlets for self-expression
• Less common ways to showcase who you are, and
• Five ways to practice cultivating a more authentic self 

Read the accompanying blog post for this episode. 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Myers-Briggs Personality Test 
• CliftonStrengths Assessment  
• Book a free discovery call here: https://www.renatamcelvany.com/discovery-session
• Renata’s website
• Renata’s Instagram
• Renata’s YouTube

In this episode of The Creative Baddie Blooming Show, Renata discusses what the creative process means, why it’s important to explore your own unique approach and how this connects to building a healthy and sustainable creative habit to help you live more mindfully and feel more fulfilled as a creative person. 

Tune in to learn:

• About the problem with buzzwords like “creative process”
• A simple explanation of what the creative process entails 
• The importance of exploring your personal creative process
• The connection between the creative process and building a creative habit  
• The creative process as a way to live more mindfully and joyfully 

Read the accompanying blog post for this episode. 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Book a free discovery call here: https://www.renatamcelvany.com/discovery-session
• Renata’s website
• Renata’s Instagram
• Renata’s YouTube