6. The Future: Art, Books, and Conversations

6. The Future: Art, Books, and Conversations

Highlights in this episode: 00:49--Building an art inventory and needing some space to do that. 02:10--The goal and vision of Sapphic Rising™, plus the desire to bring in conversations with fellow sapphic/WLW 2SLGBTQ+ creatives. 03:06--Recognizing the current socio-political climate and how it impacts 2SLGBTQ+ creators, which may affect how this podcast starts up again. 04:34--Closing with gratitude and a request to follow me on Substack [https://substack.com/@femininesagewisdom] for behind-the-scenes updates. PS) This isn't goodbye, it's see you later. :)

5. Catapulting My Expansion

Highlights in this episode: 05:38--An insurance call prompted me to prioritize myself and my creative pursuits 07:32--Transitioning the business to primarily focus on art and being an author, while still collaborating with other sapphic creatives 10:07--Encouraging fellow sapphic creatives to find their own timing for their craft, because its not one-size-fits-all

4. Creating When We Feel, "What's the Point?"

In this episode, here are a handful of topics mentioned: 02:00: Creating is messy by default, so use it for expressing all the “messy” feelings [and get assistance from an expert or culturally aligned wisdom keeper, if needed] 04:45: Sapphics can continue to increase equity in community and use our inherent strengths together 06:40: Find or create a community to increase support within and for each other

3. Why Did I Give Up My Creativity for Career?

In this episode, here are a handful of topics mentioned: 02:25: Reflecting on how I stunted my creativity with career expectations 04:08: Fears about being the “starving artist” 05:44: Being ashamed of not being consistently creative 08:00: Reflect on what you put away and prepare to get it out again, regardless of medium

2. Embracing the Ego in Writing

In this episode, here are a handful of topics mentioned: 01:55: Comparisons and expectations from my past self 04:09: Checking our egos and embracing the unknown of our future 06:00: Encouragement for aspiring writers and creators