Creativity as a Balm: Why Process Matters More Than Talent

Over the past year, I’ve been shedding a lot—roles, identities, expectations, even the way I thought I would show up in the world. What has remained steady, healing, and essential has been my creative practice.

In this audio essay, I share why creativity became a lifeline for me during a season of illness, loss, and profound change—and why I believe creativity isn’t about talent, productivity, or making “good” art. It’s about process. It’s about listening. It’s about making space for your intuition to speak.

We explore:

* Why natural talent is a myth (and how believing it blocks us)

* How creativity helps quiet the noise and reconnect us to ourselves

* Why play, repetition, and “beginner energy” matter more than outcomes

* How creative practice becomes a doorway to intuition and inner wisdom

* What it means to fall in love with process—not perfection

I also share why I continue to teach The Artist’s Way—a 13-week creative and spiritual practice I’ve been returning to for over 15 years—and why doing this work in community changes everything.

✨ Enrollment note:Registration for my Winter/Spring 2026 Artist’s Way group closes Thursday at midnight (Pacific Time). We begin next week, and we already have a beautiful, thoughtful group of women gathering. If you’ve been feeling the nudge, this may be your moment.

That said—this episode is for you whether or not you ever take the class. My hope is that it reminds you that creativity belongs to you. It always has.

Relevant Details

* Artist’s Way Winter/Spring Session

* 13 weeks | Live on Zoom

* Weekly meetings: Wednesdays, 12–1pm ET

* Private Telegram community for connection & accountability

* Begins next week

🎧 Listen, take what resonates, and let yourself play.

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