This is the final episode of season 6 of Wellspringwords: The Podcast! Take a sunny walk with Nkem as she explores the deeper intelligence of our creative energy.

Some ideas that emerge through this reflection are:

• moving by passion and intrigue over mental planning
• allowing the creative ebb to nourish while the flow empowers
• cultivating deeper creative discernment
• and more!

This trauma-informed episode also offers reflective writing prompts for your own creative practice. We hope this offering meets you where you are receptive at this time.

Please enjoy and share it with another beloved creator who would benefit!Let us know what this episode brought to mind or heart for you in a podcast review, or ⁠⁠on Instagram⁠⁠. Be well!

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Timestamps:

00:11 - Introduction to the episode theme: Your Creative Energy as a Living Inquiry

02:30 - What do we mean by “Living” in this context?

03:09 - I published my novel, Neptune Skies!

05:57 - Updates on our Literary Anthology

09:00 - What do we mean by “Inquiry” regarding our creative energy?

10:57 - So you identify as an artist. Now what?

12:19 - Notes on creative ebb and flow + reflective writing prompts

16:47 - The role of innocence and infatuation in the creative process

18:57 - Deepening our creative practice: ebbing, witnessing, introspection, trauma-healing

22:04 - It takes time to transition from “active creating” to “internal creative fulfillment”

24:12 - Cultivating comfort with our deep selves in our personal evolution

27:52 - Bringing consciousness to our inner ecology changes the way we create

31:55 - Our creative energy is our personal magic, message, our Ase

34:25 - Synthesizing our exploration here + a note on cycles and spirals

37:21 - Stay connected & continue the conversation!

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References mentioned in this episode:

• Issue 4 of the Wellspringwords® Literary Anthology: “Love, Surrendered”
• Submit to Issue 5 of our Literary Anthology!
• My novel, Neptune Skies
• Neptune Skies Book Reading & Author Discussion on 3/14
• Living Poetry Writing & Creative Embodiment Retreat for Women this June 2026!

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