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Questions that turn wounds into scabs into scars to fan the creative flame.
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The Paradox of Structure in Creativity (opens the original)
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The dance between structure and freedom in creative work is a dance between certainty and uncertainty. Can you find your way into the sweet spot where you’re held enough to run wild? Or do you default to the place that’s the furtherest away from the pain?<div class="imag
Why Did My Desire To Make Art Completely Vanish After My Trauma? (opens the original)
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I’ve had a number of conversations with friends, clients, and strangers over the last decade about how creativity disappears in the wake of trauma. I have some answers, but it still doesn’t stop it from happening (and honestly, I don’t think it should).As much as the online gurus would have you believe, you can’t ‘optimise’ creativity. In fact, you can’t even control or wield it either. Why? Because it’s such an innately human trait that by its very nature resists sterilisation.Yet, at times, it
Why Should I Share My Story? (opens the original)
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If someone had told me, when I was a kid, that I’d do a PhD project about post-traumatic growth (PTG) and creativity, I’d have laughed. It was a project that told a semi-fictional narrative of what my mum and I went through during my childhood, and what a journey of PTG might look, feel, and sound like.I didn’t choose that experience and I certainly didn’t go willingly into sharing it in such a high stakes environment. But I also felt like I couldn’t do anything else. It&
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