Moonbeaming

Making Space For Creativity When There is None with Catherine LaSota


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What happens to your creativity when life gets full?

In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Sarah is joined by writer, artist, and creativity coach Catherine LaSota to explore what it actually means to live a creative life… especially when time, energy, and capacity are limited.

Together, they dive into creativity as a practice of trust, presence, and self-definition, and unpack the tension between who we think we “should” be as artists and who we actually are in our real lives.

On this episode of Moon Beaming, you’ll hear:

  • Why creativity is not just output
  • How to stay connected to your creative identity during intense life seasons
  • The role of time, capacity, and emotional energy in creative practice
  • Why “not creating” is sometimes part of the creative cycle
  • How caregiving, parenting, and real life can expand your creativity
  • The connection between creativity, trust, and surrender
  • Why defining yourself as an artist is an internal practice
  • This episode is an invitation to redefine what it means to be creative, to honor the season you’re in, and to trust that your creativity is still alive… even when it looks different than you expected.

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    Meet Catharine: 

    Catherine LaSota is a creative advisor & inspirer who is here to help you build and sustain a creative practice that works for you, taking into account your resources, capacity, deep desires, and unique vision. She parents two young children in Queens, NYC, and in addition to her MFAs in Sculpture and Creative Nonfiction, she has professional training and experience as a coach, singer, French horn player, and advanced SCUBA diver. A former bartender and retail manager, Catherine is also the founder of the LIC Reading Series, the former Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Social Difference at Columbia, and the current Associate Director of Social Practice CUNY. Her writing can be found in Literary Hub, Vice, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, Catapult, and elsewhere. She offers 1-on-1 coaching for writers and anyone ready to prioritize their creativity; online workshops; in-person writing parties; and occasional retreats. Catherine loves being in conversation and listening deeply, and you can hear more from her on Feed the Art, her podcast about nourishing your creative practice.

    website: catherinelasota.com

    Instagram: @catherinelasota

    Feed the Art podcast on Apple

    free resource: Creative Containers interview series

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