As creatives and artists, we’re sometimes made to feel like we have so many rules to follow in order to be respected by other people. We’ve all heard the narrative of the starving artist - and it seems to me as though if you make money doing what you love, you’re seen as a sellout or “not a true artist” and that you should be living paycheck to paycheck, waiting for your big break. This is such a toxic mindset and truly does not allow you to live your best creative life, when you are so concerned about making enough money each month to make ends meet.

In this episode, I’m going into why I think strengthening your money mindset and opening yourself up to multiple streams of income is so important in order to be as creative and aligned as possible. When you aren’t worrying about where your next meal is coming from, you can wait for those big projects that really light you up and excite you, allowing you to do anything you want in life, from traveling the world, raising a family - the choice is yours.

Dive into today’s episode if you still believe that you can’t make money doing what you love!

In this episode, I’m chatting about:

• Money mindset and how to open yourself up to more money
• The way that social media has changed business for creatives
• Journal prompts for helping you choose another income stream
• Why creatives need to allow themselves space to do the things that light them up

Episode Breakdown

[00:49] The narrative around making money as an artist

[02:36] Our ticket to freedom

[04:02] The renaissance moment of online business

[05:58] How to decide on another income stream

[07:12] The way that creatives feel about their careers

[11:59] Why we need multiple streams of income

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In this first episode back after the festive period, I’m going deep into why I LOVE inner child’s work! Doing this work has allowed me to live a much more authentically aligned life as I’ve managed to work through blocks that I’ve had since childhood. For many of us, our creativity can sometimes feel as though it’s been shut down and this stems from when we often got in trouble if we were messy with our art at the kitchen table, or drew on a wall thinking it was a canvas and we began to associate being creative with getting in trouble. We’re hardwired to want to fit in with our group and make the people we look up to happy, like our parents, teachers and friends, and this eventually leads us to adopting lots of beliefs that don’t serve us as adults. 

For me, a lot of my inner child beliefs were around the far-too-common idea that creative pursuits can’t be careers. Since I squashed that belief, my career has completely taken off and as you know, I love photography and running my own business! If I had held myself back based on this block, I probably wouldn’t have gotten into photography and had my life changed by it. That’s why I’m recording this episode, so I can help you to begin to do inner child’s work and start to shift your childhood beliefs.

In this episode, I’m diving into:

• Why inner child’s work has been so important to me
• How doing this work can allow you to remove blocks and develop yourself
• The ways in which our beliefs influence us as we become adults
• My favorite ways to do inner child’s work

Episode Breakdown

[01:14] What is inner child’s work?

[04:05] Evaluating all of your beliefs

[07:06] Taking part in what you enjoyed doing as a child

[08:55] The reason for doing inner child’s work

[14:55] Why I started doing inner child healing

[16:30] Writing down the tiny things that made you happy today

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Wow, it’s been a busy few months! I’ve been all over the place and although I had an amazing time (which I’ll be catching you up on in this episode!) I’m so glad to be back home and in my normal routine again.

While I was away, the anxiety monster definitely reared its ugly head, and this time I took the opportunity to really journal on how I was feeling in an attempt to pep myself up each day. I knew that my anxiety definitely wasn’t caused by any one person or situation in particular on any of my trips, but was a combination of feeling like I couldn’t show up as my true self, comparing myself to others and a really disappointing situation with my camera!!

This journaling led to some thoughts coming out that I wanted to share with you, hence today’s episode! We’re covering all sorts, like comfort zones, comparison and why I think that we can all always learn from each other - no matter who is “further along” or “knows more”!

In this episode, I’m diving into:

• Where I’ve been for the past few months
• A candid chat about the anxiety I felt in recent situations
• Why you can always learn from others and they can always learn from you
• Getting comfortable with being outside your comfort zone

Episode Breakdown

[00:49] My recent collaborations

[02:55] My experience with anxiety

[05:34] What journaling brought up for me

[08:42] Why you always have something to bring to the table

[10:11] It’s okay to feel uncomfortable

[15:39] A reframe for anxiety

[20:43] Collaboration, not competition

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