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What inspired Dr. Catherine Isaac to embrace art as a form of self-expression?

Join me, as we explore her personal journey and delve into the power of creativity for self-care and combating burnout.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

1. The transformative power of creativity and its impact on well-being.
2. Overcoming self-doubt and embracing unique creative expression.
3. Using art as a tool for managing burnout and reconnecting with joy.

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Struggling to put your personal design preferences over trends?

In this episode, you will learn:

• The importance of honoring your personal preferences in design choices
• How to explore different styles to broaden understanding
• How to use my two-part quiz to determine your design style

Link to Quiz: Interactive Calculators & Quizzes

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Confused about your design style? Join me as we establish the foundation for understanding design styles and discover a simple technique to define your own unique style. 

Here's what you'll learn:

• How defining your own personal style can help you execute a vision
• An overview of traditional, modern, transitional, and contemporary styles
• How to appreciate elements from different styles and embrace style evolution

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Do you often get confused when you pick out furniture or try to choose a paint color? Do you spend hours scrolling through options and questioning yourself? 

Good news... you can make decorating decisions without getting overwhelmed and stuck in confusion. 

In this episode you'll learn:

• The two main reasons we get confused when making decorating decisions
• How to reframe your thoughts and beliefs to combat confusion and fear
• How to make the best decision with the information you have

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Money. We all have to think about budgets for our decorating projects, and for most, it's not a process we enjoy.  That's because often we create budgets on information that's not current or reliable. 

In this episode you'll learn:

• The Difference Between a Budget That Works FOR You and a Budget That Isn't Helpful
• The Main Pitfalls to Avoid When Creating Your Budget
• How to Create a Decorating Budget That Serves You

LINK TO SAMPLE BUDGET: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QaAlGFABEUihrQaxcw1jsMezY7gn8NWTqq3oTFJ-ev8/edit?usp=sharing

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While hanging a piece of art  have you ever wondered if there's an interior design rule for how high to hang it?  Or when choosing a side table for your sofa, have you wondered if there's a rule about how tall it needs to be?   Interior design rules, or guidelines are meant to help us, not confuse or slow us down. 

In this episode, you'll learn

• Why interior design rules exist
• When you can consider breaking the rules and when it's best not to
• How to use interior design rules to help you instead of slow you down

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Flip it and reverse it.  Do you struggle to know what paint color to pick?  Do you go straight for shopping without a good idea of the direction you are going for?  Let me show you how to reverse it and get a whole new perspective on your project.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to reverse your thinking about a project.
• How to pick a good color for your space.
• Figure out how you want the room to feel.
• How to build a feeling and vision.

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Do you enjoy being hands on or do you just want to save a dollar?  These are questions you need to answer before you take on a new project on your own.  You might not actually be saving as-much money as you think.

In this episode you will learn:

• The questions to ask yourself before you rent that wet saw.
• How to critically evaluate the project.
• How time plays a large role in figuring out what to do.
• Discovering what your time is actually valued at.
• The list of things I will always hire a trained-craftsman for. 

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Do you think that you're just not creative enough to pull off a successfully designed room by yourself?   I know you are more creative than you imagine you are.  Let's talk about how to tap into it.



In this episode you will learn:

• How creativity affects our wellbeing.
• Four ways to tap into our own creativity.
• How to tap into our own true desires.
• Give ourselves space to be creative.

Citations:
Land, George & Jarman Beth (1992), Breakpoint and Beyond: Mastering the Future
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Ro Grace, Monte Tomotaro, Nickels, Mark W. Addressing Stress and Burnout: Faculty and Trainees Connect With Creativity. Published Online:27 Sep 2022 https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.10.10.20

Tan CY, Chuah CQ, Lee ST, Tan CS. Being Creative Makes You Happier: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Subjective Well-Being. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 6;18(14):7244. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147244. PMID: 34299693; PMCID: PMC8305859.

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If you find yourself asking yourself things like, “I need to paint my living room, I wonder what the latest color trend is?”  or you worry that decorating with something trendy will date your house too soon, you definitely want to tune in to today’s episode! 

Why?  

Because we’re talking all about interior decorating trends… the good AND the bad.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The four types of design trends and how long they typically last
• How to tell if a current trend is on it’s way out
• Why we are so drawn to trends
• The good about trends
• The bad about trends
• How to decide what trends are right for you

Let’s go!!

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