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Creative Practice

Welcome to the Haven Library Creative Practice Archive

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Creativity is an ideal way to explore who we are, process life's happenings, and express ourselves in meaningful ways. Here are some articles, discussions, and resources (including prompts) to help you start, maintain, or pivot your creative practice. Whether or not you consider yourself a creative person, I hope you will find support, encouragement, and inspiration to bring your innate creative spirit out to play.

Digging Your Unconventional Multipotentialite Pathway (with Yvonne Kjorlien)

Fri June 21, 2024
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As a highly sensitive multipotentialite, Yvonne Kjorlien has many creative interests, passions, and pursuits. She studies scattered and scavenged remains to help increase the recovery…

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Is Artificial Intelligence a Friend or Foe? (with Marc Winn)

Fri May 24, 2024
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Can Artificial Intelligence help us embrace, explore, and celebrate our human creativity and sensory sensitivity even MORE deeply? In this episode of The Gentle Rebel…

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Pitch Correction, Perfectionism, and Human Creativity

Mon April 1, 2024
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Technology scrapes off imperfections, removes mistakes, and conceals blemishes. It can add or remove elements in a photograph, pitch correct music, and give the impression…

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Creative Ways To Spend Time in Nature

Sun March 24, 2024
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It’s common to hear suggestions such as “spend time in nature” or “get out into nature” to improve our well-being. We instinctively know that being…

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Are You Suffering From Boreout?

Fri March 22, 2024
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Adam Grant explores how our practice can lead to boreout in Hidden Potential. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I dive into this…

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Humour, Anxiety, and The Inner Critic (with Rox Alexandru and Neil Hughes)

Fri March 15, 2024
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Humour is a VERY important sense. Without it, we risk taking ourselves so seriously that we lose all perspective. Our sense of humour is a…

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Reflections From a Decade in Music City (with Aaron Espe)

Sat February 17, 2024
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After experiencing challenges with panic attacks, Aaron Espe figured out how to build a career that works for him. Aaron is currently a full-time songwriter…

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On People Pleasing and Holding Criticism

Sun February 4, 2024
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This week I want to share some notes I wrote to myself after reflecting on how my relationship with people pleasing and criticism has changed…

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The Problem With Starting Small (and Scaling Up)

Sun January 21, 2024
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When setting out on a new endeavour or goal, the advice we often get is to start small and grow from there. It makes sense…

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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud: The Power of Audio Journalling For HSP’s

Thu January 11, 2024
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A written journal is an excellent practice for recording, processing, and expressing thoughts. It can help untangle feelings and wipe clear out the mind with…

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