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  • Welcome!
  • Start here
  • Blog
    • Reclaim Your Energy
    • Reconnect with Yourself
    • Make Space to Create
    • The Creative Practice
  • Mini Series
    • Confessions of a Serial Hobbyist
    • Adventures in Writing
    • The Busy Season Survival Guide
    • Making Space
    • The Busy Creative’s Guide to Bullet Journaling
    • The Rapid Log
  • About the Writer
  • Let’s Connect
  • Newsletter
  • Resources
  • Reconnect With Yourself

    What Are We Searching For? 

    September 2, 2024

    If we never give ourselves the opportunity to cultivate self-awareness, we can easily find ourselves walking through life unaware of where our authentic wants and needs are misaligned, and so we start to feel conflicted, lost, and yes - generally inauthentic. So we begin searching - but what exactly is it…

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    Cultivating Authenticity With a Creative Practice

    August 19, 2024

    We all want to lead authentic lives, but often we don't know where to start. Let's explore how engaging in a creative practice can help cultivate authenticity.

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  • Reconnect With Yourself

    The Key to Cultivating Authenticity (and a Significant Omission from the Three Pillars Approach!)

    July 30, 2024

    We’re a little over half-way through the year, and as I've been working with the intention word "authenticity", I’ve realized I missed a key component to cultivating it!

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  • International Women's Day 2024 Inspire Inclusion
    Reconnect With Yourself

    Happy International Women’s Day 2024! This Year, We Inspire Inclusion

    March 8, 2024

    Happy International Women’s Day!  This year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion”. I’ve spent some time pondering what exactly this means to me, and I would love to share my thoughts and a personal story. Borrowing from the International Women’s Day publication:  To inspire inclusion means to celebrate diversity and empowerment on…

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  • Where authenticity gets tricky exploring the grey areas
    Reconnect With Yourself

    Where Authenticity Gets Tricky: Exploring the Grey Areas

    January 12, 2024

    Is it just me who thinks that sometimes authenticity is a bit… Tricky? Maybe it’s my accountant’s mind, but I keep looking for the “rules of authenticity”, and I can’t find them. There may not be a rulebook, but we cover three guiding pillars in: How To Embrace Authenticity In…

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  • Embracing Authenticity In Your Daily Life
    Reclaim Your Energy - Reconnect With Yourself

    How To Embrace Authenticity In Your Daily Life

    January 11, 2024

    My intention word for the year: "Authenticity." In this post we explore how to cultivate authenticity and we delve into the challenges of maintaining authenticity in various areas of life including our comfort zones, creativity, and workplaces.

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  • Reflection & Direction: Charting the Course for a Creative New Year
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    Reflection and Direction: Charting the Course for a Creative New Year

    December 28, 2023

    As the new year approaches, take a moment to reflect on the past year and envision the future! In this post we talk about appreciating where we've been and charting the course for a creative New Year with goals, intentions, vision boards, and the trusty calendar.

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