I cried and laughed with myself. I was gentle and kind with myself. I let myself do whatever I felt like. I meditated every morning and wrote in my journal all throughout the day - I had almost filled up an entire spiral notebook by the time I flew home. So many epiphanies came to me. Big ones. Ones, that feel so special and enormous that I wrote them down more than once, so big that I am not quite ready to share them with you yet. They are still bubbling around in my system, reorganizing my cells.

In this episode, host Kate Shepherd interviews Ange Miller, a prolific creator and teacher, about creativity and its importance in our lives. Ange and Kate share a deep conversation about the creative process, the things that hold us back, and the importance of reconnecting with nature, journaling, and meditating for activating what Ange calls the living treasure inside each of us. 

Feeling lost creatively is a common experience among artists, writers, musicians, and creators of all kinds. It can be frustrating, disheartening, and even terrifying at times. The blank page, the silent guitar, the empty canvas - they all seem to mock us, reminding us of our inability to create anything worthwhile. 

Do you feel blocked? Stuck? Spinning your wheels? Disconnected from Creativity?  This came to me in my journal writing practice this morning and no sooner had the pen lifted from the page, I was hit with the knowing that I was to share this with you.  The block you are experiencing is not physical. And it does not require years of work or a complicated process of some sort to resolve.  Is it possible you have been overthinking it all? (hint, you probably have)  All that you really need to do is begin to connect with the world around you, really connect with it. Become quiet. At least for a few minutes each day. Great if these few minutes can...

Simone Kessell stands with Juliette Lewis on the set of Showtime's Yellowjackets in character as "Lottie" wearing handmade necklace from Artist Kate Shepherd's Nurtured Series  Are you dimming your own light? I have been.  It's so easy to not notice or find ways to minimize all the wonderful things life is giving us - sometimes we do this because we are so busy with the excitement to be always moving forward, building our dreams. But often, especially as women, we do this because we are not comfortable sitting in the feelings of being openly proud of ourselves.  Learning how to navigate our feelings around our greatness is absolutely one of the most important things we can learn how to do...