Resources to inspire, equip, and encourage gentle rebels, deep thinkers, and highly sensitive people

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.

The Creative Cure for the Sensitive Soul (with Jacob Nordby)

Fri February 12, 2021
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When I first read The Creative Cure by Jacob Nordby, I felt an immediate resonance. It wasn’t because the book offered any miraculous formula or…

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Creative Spirit Knows The Way

Sat June 6, 2020
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What is creative spirit, and how does it reflect the gentle rebellion of highly sensitive people? “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out…

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Choosing The Highly Sensitive Creative Life (with Jacob Nordby)

Mon October 21, 2019
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Recently on the Gentle Rebel Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jacob Nordby, author of Blessed Are the Weird. For highly sensitive people,…

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Creating Analogue Space for the Soul (with Mandy Thompson)

Tue January 22, 2019
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Mandy Thompson has long been a friend of The Haven. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the noise of the world, or struggled to find…

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How Structure Fuels Sustainable Creativity (with Todd Henry)

Thu November 22, 2018
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Introverts and highly sensitive people (HSPs) often thrive in environments with space for thoughtfulness, intentionality, and calm, rather than chaos and unpredictable sensory stimulation. But…

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Trading Perfectionism For Possibility (with Caroline Garnet-McGraw)

Sun April 8, 2018
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I sat down with Caroline McGraw, creator of A Wish Come Clear, where she guides people in trading perfectionism for possibility. I first came across…

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How To Be Everything: Are You a Multipotentialite? (With Emilie Wapnick)

Fri May 5, 2017
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It was great to chat with Emilie Wapnick (here’s our first conversation) again about her book How to Be Everything, which celebrates “multipotentialites”—people with many…

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The Quiet Sensitive Creative Revolution (with Louise Stigell)

Sat March 25, 2017
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In a world that often mistakes sensitivity for fragility, Louise Stigell—artist, writer, and founder of former Oh So Sensitive—offers a different narrative. Now writing under…

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Criticism, Doubt, and Creative Courage (with Bryan Hutchinson)

Tue November 3, 2015
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Creative work comes with an invisible companion: criticism. Sometimes it arrives as thoughtful feedback. Other times, it’s a harsh voice in your mind—or worse, a…

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Embracing Accidental Creativity (with Todd Henry)

Tue October 6, 2015
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Sensitivity is a doorway to accidental creativity in everyday life. Accidental creativity is our path back (and onward) to ourselves. In his book Die Empty,…

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