The Practice of Creativity

The Practice of Creativity

It’s the second week of the month which means I’m talking about creativity! The number one thing people say to me they hear that I am a photographer is “Oh I wish I could do that, I’m not creative”. I used to believe that about myself...
The Dangers of Striving – The Plight of the Enneagram 7

The Dangers of Striving – The Plight of the Enneagram 7

One of the characteristics of an Enneagram 7 is that we are always on the search for joy. It’s through this joy that we are seen as the “fun number”; think The Weasley Brothers in Harry Potter who were always pranking everyone. I relate so much to...
Self Care and a Mindset Shift

Self Care and a Mindset Shift

I think I have written/spoken about this piece of my life ad nauseum and I am here to do it again. There have been a couple of key shifts in my life over the past couple of decades but the most instrumental one, besides me getting sober in 2000, was 2018. My kids were...
Following The Whims of Inspiration

Following The Whims of Inspiration

It hit me this week, the gravity of the past 2 years. I wonder when someone goes through a traumatic event, do they know the weight of what’s happening? As I was driving home from book club on Sunday, I felt an unfamiliar sense of freedom. I was able to be in a...
Building a Community of Creative Friends

Building a Community of Creative Friends

What I have learned about actively practicing creativity is that it requires support. I previously thought people just created things and it was brilliant, but having a creative practice is work. It’s work because it requires effort. It requires effort in...
2021 Year in Review

2021 Year in Review

Holy Shit. What. A. Year. 2021 has been a transformational year. I have explored the depths of who I am as a mother, an artist, a wife, and a person on this earth. I have deeply explored belief systems and confronted the shadows of dogma in many forms. And from that,...