Ep 2: So WHAT does a CREATIVE PRACTICE supporting WELLNESS actually look like?

Season #1

Part 1/3 - The WHAT, WHY & HOW map of creative wellness

OVERVIEW
In this episode, we’ll explore the first part of a 3 part series - The WHAT, WHY, and HOW map of creative wellness. Let’s dismantle the artist pedestal and get back to basics, exploring 10 simple examples of what a nourishing, accessible creative practice, supporting wellness actually looks like.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • you don’t need to become an artist in any way to benefit from a deep and nourishing creative practice.
  • tuning into your creativity through holistic art-making practices can unlock your creative power in other areas of your personal and business life too.
  • a deep and personal creative practice is not a nice to have that should be parked for a rainy day. It is a ticket to nourish and care for yourself, make better decisions and feel less overwhelmed in your life, as you access your natural inner power and wisdom
  • 10 examples of what a creative practice supporting wellness looks like:
    1. Grounding your creativity
    2. Organising materials
    3. Gather inspiration
    4. Permission to play
    5. Creative goals
    6. Become aware of your excuses
    7. Prioritise your creative time
    8. Express yourself freely
    9. Bask in reflection
    10. Share your art

HOST INFORMATION
Sam Horton is a practising Artist and Creative Wellness Coach who lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, with her young daughter Daisy and their little bouncy dog Beau. She is a self-confessed homebody obsessed with connecting her heart with her home through her love for art, flowers, and sentimental treasures. Sam helps women discover the powerful links between art, creativity and well-being.

She supports creatively curious transform their self-care and improve their well-being by finding authentic, empowering ways to deeply express and connect with themselves. She does this through holistic art-making & wellness practices that support soul-led inquiry encompassing the whole woman; including her inner heart space and closest relationships, her beliefs and perceptions, her energy for change and her interactions with the wider world.

By incorporating these nourishing creative practices into self-care, Sam’s goal is empower women to realise that they already have everything they need within themselves to feel more expansive, self nurtured and whole - mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Their unique creativity is simply a way to tap into and access this inner power and wisdom.

GET YOUR 3 ACTIONABLE CREATIVE WELLNESS TIPS
To claim your 3 actionable creative wellness tips personalised to your circumstances that you can implement easily straight away, head on over and take my free quiz at https://samhorton.co/quiz