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Creative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldYour Creativity Questions AnsweredLet’s change things up before our hiatus! In this different format episode, your hosts Stephanie Gray and Jenny Hahn chew over some of your great listener-submitted questions: What’s the connection between process art and art you sell? How do you price your art? What’s the difference between art journaling and process art for healing and self-connection? What do you do with completed process art that’s piling up? How does process art relate to Internal Family Systems work? How does using different mediums expand the imagination? How is creativity related to suffering? Listen in for juicy conversa...2024-09-0332 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldMeeting Uncertainty Through Creative ExpressionWe are living in unprecedented times, and often in times of chaos things can feel uncertain without having “the known” to rely on as a touchstone for what comes next. The good news is we are creative beings with a vast array of tools within waiting to be unlocked. These tools can help us navigate change while feeling a sense of security, from the inside out. In this episode, Stephanie Gray and Jenny Hahn share personal stories and practices for staying connected to your center during times of uncertainty through tapping into your creative power.Join our...2024-08-0625 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldWhat is Creative Flow?There's a lot of talk about creative flow and "flow state" in general, but what exactly is it? How do you know when you’re in the flow? What are the benefits? Do you have to be a professional artist or athlete to experience it?Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray as they discuss why creative flow is so important not only for personal bliss and fulfillment, but also for the wellbeing of the collective. You won’t want to miss this episode because co-host and author Jenny Hahn shares excerpts from her book Creative Flow and...2024-07-0224 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing World"Will I Always Paint Like A First Grader?" Questions From the StudioWe hear this question, or a version of it, in almost every workshop we facilitate. As humans we have the need and desire to create... Also as humans, we want to “get it right” and be good at whatever we decide to do. But what would happen if you didn’t have to get it right or paint like a pro the first time you tried something new creatively? What if playing and getting curious like a first grader was enough? In today’s episode, hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray talk about how it feels to play wit...2024-06-1824 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldWhy Does It Feel Scary To Be Creative?Being creative requires a willingness to step out of our comfort zones and into the unknown – where outcomes are not certain. We are asked to let go of the status quo in order to play in the realm of possibility, and that can feel vulnerable. In fact, sometimes it changes everything! In today’s episode, hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray discuss the types of fear that creative expression can bring up, and share practices for moving through that fear in order to reclaim curiosity, a sense of discovery and true creative empowerment in your life.Join...2024-06-0427 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldArt Scars: How to Heal the Creative WoundHave you ever been creatively shut down or shamed, especially by an authority figure? And if so, is that something that still blocks you today? Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray as they share stories around their own “art scars” as well as tools to heal reclaim your creative power on this season 3 opener of the podcast.Resources:Brené Brown and creativity scarsJenny's book: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy EssenceJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free...2024-05-2129 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldCreatively Overcoming Perfectionism & People-PleasingStriving for perfection and constant people-pleasing not only keeps us stuck seeking external validation, it also leaves us disconnected from our creativity, our needs and desires. Deep down below layers of the “nice person” is a wild and free creator who isn’t afraid to make mistakes or get messy. In this episode we explore deconstructing the programs and scripts that keep us stuck and offer tools and practices for becoming real with ourselves and those around us…and how the creative process and the imagination can get us there. Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our pri...2024-03-1933 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldThe Art of VulnerabilityMaking art or engaging in any creative endeavor requires a certain amount of vulnerability. So does just being ourselves in the world in an open and authentic way, especially when things feel risky or uncertain. In this episode, we address the challenges of “showing up naked” and being seen for who we are in life and how creative expression supports the practice of vulnerability by getting honest and up close with ourselves. Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray for a raw and revealing conversation!Resources:Brené Brown’s TED talk: The Power of Vulnera...2024-03-0527 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldCreative Transformation: Rewiring Our Experiences With CreativityWhat happens when we engage the creative process to reimagine the past or greet a difficult feeling in the moment with movement and color while creatively giving it what it needs? Transformation can occur when we show up for ourselves willing to co-regulate the tough stuff with the paintbrush or the pen. Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray as they share thoughts and experiences of their own on this important topic. Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership i...2024-02-2030 minCreative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing WorldCreativity & the Wisdom of the HeartHeart wisdom is a deep intuitive knowing that goes beyond the limits of the rational mind and intellect. But how do we access the wisdom of the heart? How is creative expression a portal for moving into the heart space? And why is this so important right now? Join hosts Stephanie Gray and Jenny Hahn as they delve into a heartfelt conversation and offer tools and practices for tapping this inner wisdom through creativity. Resources:HeartMath InstituteArticle: “Thinking with the Heart”Article: “Heart Intelligence”J...2024-02-0627 min