Creative tools that help you discover & understand who you are, a little bit more every day.
IT'S TIME TO RECONNECT
The most empowering thing we can do for ourselves is discover who we are.
Not who the world wants us to be. Not who we have learned we 'should' be.
The person we are when no one else is watching.
When we give ourselves permission to let go of external expectations, the shame we carry from not meeting those expectations, and give ourselves radical permission to be our full, unfiltered selves, we can live our most authentic life.
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Knowing who we are in a world full of shoulds and external voices telling us who we are is really hard. I invite you to begin a ritual of getting curious without all the noise.
image of a values list
Image of a list of emotions
Image of colouring in
Image of journaling
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HOW DO WE EVEN BEGIN?
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A foundational step is discovering our values.
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Next is a commitment to spend intentional time with ourselves.
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When we do that, we can begin listening to what our mind is trying to tell us.
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We start learning to recognise and name our emotions.
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Consistency allows us the chance to explore and come to understand the parts of our inner landscape.
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As we grow more familiar with ourselves, we become more aware of our triggers and patterns.
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We start to learn about and recognising our coping mechanisms.
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We realise that making ourselves a top priority is non-negotiable and actually ends up benefiting everyone around us.
So what is it that I do?
I design creative tools and resources that can help you explore what is happening inside you. I offer food for thought, questions that invite curiosity and self-exploration, and small moments that invite you to pause and think, wait... what is MY answer to that?
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Sometimes that might look like opening up a colouring journal and noticing what happens while you create. Sometimes it might be a question you have never stopped to think about before or responding to a journal prompt related to a creative activity you just spend some time doing. It could be learning how to identify your emotions and give them shape, form, colour, a name. Mostly, it's about learning how to notice ourselves, what is going on in our minds and our bodies, listening and responding... in other words, beginning to have a conversation with ourselves and form an intimate relationship with ourselves.
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You can find colouring journals, workbooks, creative decks, some art classes, resources to explore your values, or something that gives you an interesting path of inquiry to follow. You can follow the links below to explore further.
Mockup of my colouring journals​
one of my this or that cards
what colour is emotion graphic
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CREATIVITY FOR YOUR SOUL
Creativity is more than being artistic. It is any way in which we express ourselves. Whether it is drawing, cooking, gardening, or even the order we do our grocery shopping in.
Creativity is how we explore who we are.
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Sometimes words are not enough.
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Sometimes a colour, a taste, an inarticulate sound works better to express whatever we are going through.
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The best thing we can do for ourselves is get curious.
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Here at Creative Alchemist, every resource is designed to help create better conversations with ourselves, to encourage transformation through creativity, to learn about who we are.
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Whether we are colouring, journalling, drawing, or taking a mindful moment for ourselves, every small act of creation becomes another opportunity to reconnect with who we are.
