The Empowered Sensitive and Creative

We all have events from our younger years that deeply marked us - something that sparked joy in us but somehow got marked by sorrow, so we “decided” that it was only linked to childhood and that we’d need to drop it once adult.

But what is truly for you will never pass you by: you never know when a full circle moment will come. 

You just have to surrender to divine timing (and that doesn’t mean being passive!)

If you’ve been feeling caught in a personal time wrap, stuck on your personal version of Groundhog Day, while it looks like everyone else is getting on with their life, light and unencumbered by such heaviness, please know that you’re not alone. 

Things can change, you can dream it up all over again. 

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The end of year can be quite stressful for creative HSPs, who tend to overthink, suffer from self-doubt and feel overwhelmed, with all the related expectations creeping on us - consciously or subconsciously.

Because when you’re in a deep state of confusion, it’s really hard to see how you can change. It kind of feels impossible, too much, even more overwhelming. Maybe you want to work on so many things at once, or maybe you feel like where you wanna go is way too far from where you are now.

Perhaps you’re just seeing all the reasons why it can’t happen.

So boldly jumping into the New Year resolutions bandwagon is not helpful for Sensitive and Creative souls.

Because it’s like trying to plant a garden without learning anything about the soil, the climate, the current season - all important factors you’ve got to work with. 

I believe that’s why these resolutions never last. We don’t really know why we’re doing them in the first place. Sure, getting healthy is a great intention; doing something creative too, but what does it really mean, specifically for you?

Why do you wanna get healthy in the first place? And do something creative?

What will this bring to your life? To your being? Where does it come from? Your mind? What society says you should do? What your friends say you should do? 

Or is it coming from your heart, your gut?

Because if you really want to grow a garden, it’s going to require work, knowledge, patience, time, energy… otherwise, you’ll be bound to quit as soon as something else comes up - an obstacle, challenge, another diversion, something cooler to do, etc… And that can be so overwhelming for those of us creative HSPs who naturally tend to overthink, 

So instead, what would you do if you were to start growing a garden? 

What would you focus on to begin with?

I believe our quality of life depends on the quality of the questions we ask ourselves, so in this episode, I take you through 15 questions to reflect on, that will help you to tend to your metaphorical garden with serenity. 

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Today is a special episode for me! 

My guest, Geoff Hinsley, was my mentor and first coach ever. He helped me through a very difficult time, navigating a toxic work environment, and general overwhelm and feeling stuck. Thanks to our sessions, I became more self-confident and realised that there was much more to my purpose than working in fashion. 

It’s actually because of our sessions that I began nurturing the idea to become a coach too!

If Geoff Hinsley had a life-theme, he would say it would be about wonder. 

Both in the sense of being in awe of life and surroundings, (the good stuff ,anyway) , and as in the question, ‘I wonder how that works?’  Of course, leading from that, ‘How can I make it work better?’, or  ‘Can I invent something that works well?’ 

All this involves asking a lot of questions, being open with curiosity and if possible, minimal judgement.  

As a leader in his engineering company, Geoff approached that in the same way. 

Not autocratic, more ‘Let’s find a way’. Again this involved asking questions, in an empowering way. 

He found himself being upset with direct and aggressive challenges or environments,  sometimes that made him feel sick!

He prefers a more harmonised way, but still achieving well, perhaps better. (Certainly more healthy).

Geoff found out this is a key to creating a good coaching environment! All this lead him to his great preference - working collaboratively - which he found works really well for Highly Sensitive People and others around them. 

In this episode, we talk about:

ℹ️ Resources:

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IDKN.org

www.GeoffHinsley.com

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Do you feel stuck at times?

We all go about our lives busy with day-to-day affairs, worrying about our goals and deadlines, and overwhelmed with endless phone distractions.

I’m not saying these are not important at times, but the truth is they can be real joy killers!

Could it be your thinking that may be stuck instead?

It’s time to take a fresh look and seek new viewpoints on things. Approach things with a curious mind, and see what happens.

Embrace joy now! 

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So often our biggest gifts lie into what we think is our biggest curse.

When we’re young, we are criticized and shamed for things that come naturally to us but are deemed unreasonable or unimportant by society, our caregivers, our peers.And we begin to push away this aspect of us, until we’ve grown as adults with fully repressed sides of ourselves. But deep down, we know there’s something within us that is longing to be expressed.

What if these perceived weaknesses were actually our biggest strengths?

*Resources mentioned in this episode:

Guided meditations for the empowered sensitive and creative soul

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Our purpose is right here, before our eyes, all the time, but often, we only know it subconsciously.

I believe that what you do in the first part of your adult life serves a purpose - you have to go through that in order to be the person you are now, in order to move to the next part of your life. Who knows, you might be transitioning again later in life!

But being clear on your unique gifts, skills and values and distilling all that into your very own essence will guide you along the way, and help you stay in truth with yourself.

In this episode, I share the exact process I took myself through when it was time for me to embark on a new path.

You’re welcome to reach me by email at [email protected], and share with me what your purpose is. I’d love to know, really ✨

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Every little bit helps 🌻 

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Lauren is a graphic designer and an HSP, with a passion for guiding and supporting entrepreneurs on their journey to branding success, in the most creative way possible. Lauren believes there’s no such thing as a non-creative person, we just need to be more in tune with the creative impulses that present themselves to us every single day. 

And for this to happen we need to create space in our day, a time just for us, where we can relax and surrender to the present moment. Where we can listen out for those creative opportunities as they present themselves. 

In Part 2 of our conversation, we talk about:

And much more…

To find out more about Lauren:

Website: ⁠https://greenhousebylauren.com.au⁠

IG:⁠https://www.instagram.com/greenhouse_bylauren/⁠

And if you enjoyed this episode, screenshot it and share it on social media 🌻

Make sure to tag me @empowered.sensitive.creative and/or @rim.creativenergy on instagram, as well as @greenhouse_bylauren, so that we can see it and cheer you too ☀️

Every little bit helps 🌻

Join me for the Empowering and Regenerative Creative Retreats for Sensitive and Creative people, where I’ll guide you to the same process I used myself to find joy and faith in life again, and harnessing my creative energy and taking it to new heights:⁠ rimcreativenergy.com/retreats⁠

Have questions about the retreat? Book a free exploration chat with me to get your questions answered⁠ here⁠.

Born and raised in South Africa, now living in Australia, on the Gold Coast - just south of Brisbane, and have done so for 18 years. 

Lauren is a graphic designer and an HSP, with a passion for guiding and supporting entrepreneurs on their journey to branding success, in the most creative way possible. Lauren believes there’s no such thing as a non-creative person, we just need to be more in tune with the creative impulses that present themselves to us every single day. 

And for this to happen we need to create space in our day, a time just for us, where we can relax and surrender to the present moment. Where we can listen out for those creative opportunities as they present themselves. 

In part 1 of our conversation, you will learn about:

And much more…

To find out more about Lauren:

Website: https://greenhousebylauren.com.au

IG:https://www.instagram.com/greenhouse_bylauren/

And if you enjoyed this episode, screenshot it and share it on social media 🌻

Make sure to tag me @empowered.sensitive.creative and/or @rim.creativenergy on instagram, as well as @greenhouse_bylauren, so that we can see it and cheer you too ☀️

Every little bit helps 🌻

Join me for the Empowering and Regenerative Creative Retreats for Sensitive and Creative people, where I’ll guide you to the same process I used myself to find joy and faith in life again, and harnessing my creative energy and taking it to new heights: rimcreativenergy.com/retreats

Have questions about the retreat? Book a free exploration chat with me to get your questions answered here.

You know these times when your little voice within tells you that something doesn’t add up, somebody’s having a weird vibe, or a situation isn’t right for you, but you still go ahead with it because “now you’re herem you might as well…”?

These times when you’re negotiating with yourself and choose to postpone something that’s dear to your heart, because “you don’t have time”, “it’s not reasonable”, “what’s the point anyway?” These times when you wish you had spoken up but remained silent because “who cares anyway?”...

We’ve all been there at some point. 

Especially as Highly Sensitive People, Empath, and Creatives - so much of society tells us feeling so much isn’t right, putting yourself forward isn’t right, there’s a right way of doing things and a wrong way, logic and rationality before intuition, daydreaming, gut feelings… There are so many ways we learn to give our power away.

No wonder we learn to make ourselves small, ignore our needs, and bypass our emotions. 

No wonder we cut ourselves from our creative energy.

In this episode, I talk about what is self-abandonment more precisely, why we do it, how it looks, and what are the signs we are getting away from ourselves.

I also share some of my experience with that and the tools I found that actually work to help us buidling self-trust and stop self-abandonment so that you no longer give your power away, dear Sensitive and Creative soul!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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“I’m so lonesome I could cry.

The silence of a fallen star lights up a purple sky.”

Elvis Presley’s song could be about the life of an HSP. Right?

I used to look for guidance, for answers everywhere but within. Same for my emotional needs.

Going on solo trips or eating out on my own at restaurants would freak me out. You know what I mean?

Now I revel in my solo time - it’s so precious!

Because the best cure to loneliness as an HSP is time in silence and solitude.

Let’s listen to its wisdom and shine! ✨

🌻 Get my new meditations - Audio recordings to guide you through deep relaxation so that you can gently reconnect to yourself.

Also mentioned in this episode:

⁠Podcast Ep.5: How to harness your sensitivity to recover from burnout⁠

⁠Calling in The One by Katherine Woodward Thomas⁠

⁠Dare To Connect by Susan Jeffers⁠

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