Exploring the Creative Process and the importance of Self Trust. What is your creative process? What are the stages or steps that bring an idea to fruition? A quick Google search will bring up the various 5- 7 step models that describe linear stages of development. How real is this for most creatives?

In today’s episode, we share our own creative process (or lack of) and discover what makes a process successful or not. As we talked, the theme of self-trust showed up as the foundation of the individual process.

 Whether you are comfortable knowing and navigating distinct stages of the creative process or whether you set the conditions up in the hope you can wing it. There will be some things that you do, repeatedly, and that you rely on, over time these things can be described as your individual creative process.

As tempting as it might be to imagine a creative process for ourselves- often not much is gained from trying to impose a process on ourselves. Perhaps the creative process can be defined as ‘learning to work with yourself as you are and not as you wish you could be.’

Getting to know how we ‘work’ takes time, a process develops as a result of looking for patterns in what we ALREADY DO. Noticing what works and what doesn’t, even if that means having a kind of 'non- process'; because sometimes it helps to hear that lying on the floor listening to music, or intentionally unravelling with a YouTube binge IS part of a process. If it works, it works. 

Creative Challenge:
Listen to music while enjoying a coffee. Doesn’t have to be a coffee if you’re caffeine sensitive, although there is something to be said about a manageable caffeine buzz whilst listening intentionally to music, it is activating. Enjoy!

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About The Hosts:

Gemma Kauffman
 Intuitive and introspective, Gemma credits her recent decade of ‘wrestling with complexity’ (aka abstract painting) for connecting her with her deepest desires and for making it through the initiation of maiden to mother. She loves deep conversation and pondering the mysteries of self-expression; which she experiences as a portal or cosmic mirror. Since a spiritual awakening on a volcanic island, Gemma has been following the threads of art life and encouraging others to do the same. Future self? It used to be Kate Bush, Cloudbusting.... these days.. ??? You can see Gemma’s paintings https://www.riseart.com/artist/128610... https://www.gemmakauffman.com/ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GemmaKau...

Angela Levesque
As a prolific wordsmith, transformational guide and digital wizard, Angela Levesque spends a lot of her time listening to the whispers of the Universe. Translating those whispers into stories, classes, art, insights, and meditations has been her life's work. She is a lover of problem-solving and thinking on her feet. And is always willing to dive off the cliff and learn how to fly on the way down if the creative force beckons. The latest incarnation of her life’s work can be found at https://chaosandlight.com/ or read her Substack at https://substack.com/@chaosandlight

Music credit: Music Credit: MarbleSpace