Creatively, Yours: Living at the intersection of creativity and spirituality

Episode 13 (and an announcement): Navigating Uncharted Waters with Jeanie Shaw

Jeanie Shaw is a lifelong minister and PhD candidate in the field of Christian Spirituality and Formation, and while we were catching up at a coffeeshop, she answered questions I've been wrestling with about using my creative freedom within community expectations. This episode has my reflections on her answers. Her book, The View From Paul's Window: Paul's Teachings on Women [https://dtmediastore.com/products/the-view-from-pauls-window-pauls-teachings-on-women] I asked Jeanie: * Have members of your faith community been offended by your writing? * How do you navigate conflict with no avenue of agreement as an out? * What if I put out an exploratory piece then, down the line, have a change of mind? If these questions are yours as well, I hope exploring some answers with me is helpful! This is also the last episode of Creatively, Yours. I may post again in the future, but the monthly schedule is now at an end. Tune into the audio for more details, and my best wishes and prayers are with your creative endeavors. You're made in the image of the Creator. Because of that, no creative endeavor is in vain.

Episode 12: Receiving Feedback with Gratitude and Purpose, with Robin Weidner

How do you handle feedback on a creative piece? Are you overly sensitive? Or perhaps you miss the opportunity to capture the feedback, which could be useful later? No matter whether hearing the echoes of your work from others is a driving force in your creative process or whether approval gives you highs that lead to later crashes, there's something for you in this episode: * Evaluate your assumption that everyone is looking to critique; trade it for confidence in your work resonating with others * Allow others to open your eyes to beauty you don't yet see in your work Where to go for clickable links for resources mentioned in this episode: https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/episode-12/ [https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/episode-12/] Additional resources: https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/podcast/ [https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/podcast/]

Episode 11: Fearless Creating Part 2

This episode continues where the past one left off. Learn from my experience reading Fearless Creating by Eric Maisel and receiving coaching from Robin Weidner on: * How to start each session of working on a marathon-style creative piece * Bringing your whole self to the chaos of creating and hyper-consciousness of evaluating your own work There is also a special bit at the end about a letter I wrote myself! I left it in the back of my copy of Fearless Creating for when I finished it, and it was a deep, soothing encouragement. Links, as promised! Whole Brain Living, Psychology + Neuroanatomy +Spirit with Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor (parallel to "wild faces") [https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xiKvCKZoHZkzs8A02ucEj?si=777ead9716494a5c] https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xiKvCKZoHZkzs8A02ucEj?si=777ead9716494a5c Where to go for clickable links for resources mentioned in this episode: https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/episode-11/ [https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/episode-11/] Additional resources: https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/podcast/ [https://deepwatermediaandpress.com/podcast/]

Episode 10: Fearless Creating Part 1

Welcome the anxiety of creativity without giving it the reins. In this episode, I let Eric Maisel, through his book Fearless Creating, unravel my resistance to creating from the deep places I fear to go. His book was the basis of my creative and business coaching sessions with Robin Weidner. This episode is one of two that introduces Fearless Creating before I welcome her onto the show for our coaching session on the book's final chapter! * If you have an unrealized dream, which anxieties should you expect as you pursue it? * Why is anxiety part of creating fearlessly? * How can you appropriately manage the anxiety of creating? In this episode, learn some insights into what urged me closer and closer to starting the Creatively, Yours podcast!

Episode 9: Meaning in Chaos and Constraint with Daryl Potter

Daryl Potter is an author of gritty historical fiction as well as accessible, academically rigorous Biblical commentary wrapped in intensely personal memoir. He brings decades of wisdom and experience to this episode: * Ground yourself in his multilayered, long-term journey to self-recognition as a writer * Remind yourself of (or introduce yourself to!) the reset artists experience when producing their art—reducing friction and increasing clarity in other areas of life * Borrow his lens on how constraint can become a source of meaning and beauty I hope his clear-sightedness and humor are a welcome companion for you. Content warning: This episode contains a brief discussion of Daryl's daughter's severe medical complications, He compares it to long-term palliative care. Link to Daryl's website: darylpotter.com [https://www.darylpotter.com/]