If I’m going to talk about myself and how I became a creative, it absolutely MUST be through a lens of healing. Because that’s what creativity has always meant for me.

As a kid, creativity was my route to escaping. A way to constantly surround myself with moments, events, and art that inspired me or made me laugh.

I grew up and learned how to shift from escaping to leaning in and this “leaning in” happened at an accelerated rate when I moved to New York City after graduating from college.

In NYC, I worked a number of gigs to get by, but the common thread was always training as a performer and coaching and mentoring actors, improvisors and stand-up comedians.

Many (not all) of whom I worked with saw storytelling and self-expression as a hobby and being surrounded by this mentality taught me two things:

1) Sometimes life gives you what you don’t want so you can be moved closer to what you DO want and…

2) pretty much EVERYONE can benefit from a jolt of seeing LIFE as ART and I am naturally inclined to empower others to see things this way. (We are CREATORS who are CREATING 24/7 YA KNOW?! Either intentionaly or by default…)

The thing that stopped me from embracing full time creativity (and what I considered BRAVE LIVIN) was fear…. which is lies!

I’ve seriously used (and heard) every LIE under the sun.

A few LIES I’ve held in regards to creative living:

*The lie of Rejection

*The lie of losing my freedom or my idea of stability.

*The lie of not being talented “enough”

*The lie of not feeling supported or understood by my friends, family, and community.

*The lie of not having the right “look,” (shape, weight, skin color, ability, etc.)

*The lie of wasting time

*The lie of being ignored

*The lie of, “ohhh maybe I’m just unoriginal and BASIC.”

*The lie of potentially reliving past mistakes

*The lie of being too young and more recently…too old.

*The lie of more responsibility or pressure

*The lie of actually makin’ it, getting what I want and livin on my own terms!!!

What I know about these lies and the built-in fears we all have now is that ultimately, it all WAS useful.

Sure, it lead me down the road of “not worthy” which DID NOT feel good, BUT I was moved to make serious changes… because of the pain!

I covered up all my anger and disappointment for a time and wore my “starving artist” badge proudly, but I couldn’t maintain the act for very long.

When I finally started accepting that, ‘hey maybe I don’t everything" lesson every leo ultimately has to learn (yes, I had to sneak in some astrology here), I sought out support from a therapist and then soon after starting that journey, a life coach.

I slowly started to shift my mindset and the internal shifts were then quickly reflected in my external LIFE. Can you imagine!?

I made a huge shift and went from thinking 90% of the time, “what’s in it for me?” to “how can I help?”

A few years later, I started to take on my own life coaching clients, but created a demand for “creativity coaching” and BOOM, I built a business around my ability to create and inspire others to create!

My coaching side hustle became my full time career all because I initially invested in giving myself the kind of support I knew I truly deserved.

Everything in MY life got better when I started letting the helpers IN and NOW abundance and the path of least resistance is the only path I’m focused on. I spend my days teaching this option to other creatives and my nights writing!

I’m living the life I prayed for for a decade and I don’t EVER want it to take anyone this long ever again!!!

You absolutely can create great work while struggling, but I know wholeheartedly, you do NOT have to. My way is not the only way to create, but it IS really FUN!!! If you ever need a coach or a soundboard for any of your projects, I’d love to explore how adding my energy and attention to your life, project or career will support you!!

Thank you so much for visiting this page and wanting to learn a little more about me. If you’re interested in working together, please don’t hesitate to schedule a mentor call with me and remember…

YOU’RE THE SECRET SAUCE. 

YOU MATTER.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS and it’s okay to take up ALLLLLLL the space. LET THEM LOOK!

You are BEAUTIFUL!