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From burnout to breakthrough: The artist's way to empower creativity
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A HUGE creative milestone was reached today, Reader! I published a brand new video on my channel, which marks my official return to YouTube! Over the last several months, I've been on a steady recovery from creative burnout. As such, publishing this video is a significant milestone for me because it represents all the wonderful progress I've made on my creative journey. So in today's video titled Recovering from creative burnout: This is how I'm healing (The Artist’s Way Week 1), you get to see a different side of me. The side of me that is chatty, friendly, and vulnerable in my storytelling. Truth be told, I had to overcome some limiting beliefs to get to the point where I finally feel safe to change up my content and experiment with this new form of self-expression. I owe it to The Artist's Way Week 1: Recovering A Sense of Safety for helping me find the courage to experiment with new creative projects, such as today's video. In it, I chat with you about how I'm using the tools in The Artist's Way program to empower my creativity, feel artistically inspired again, and cultivate inner safety so I can step outside of my creative comfort zone. In this brand new YouTube video, I share with you:
You don't want to miss hearing my story about being a shadow artist because I believe there are many artists just like you, Reader, who'll relate to my experience of growing up in an environment that strongly discouraged me from pursuing art.
By the time you're done watching, you'll understand how tools such as daily journaling and taking yourself on solo dates cultivate self-intimacy. By doing so, you create an inner space where you feel safe to explore your creativity. I'm really proud of sharing this video with you because I'm giving myself permission to create new kinds of content and share a different side of my personality. As a result, I feel a lot freer as an artist. I'm taking risks and feeling more courageous with my creativity than ever before! So I invite you to come on this creative journey of healing and transformation with me! ACTION STEP: Click on Recovering from creative burnout: This is how I'm healing (The Artist’s Way Week 1). Have fun watching the video, Reader! Talk to you again soon, Your friend, Miranda |
​Miranda Balogh
I help artists like you improve your self-confidence so you can create artwork that you're proud of. Sign up for my free weekly newsletter to get access to fun YouTube tutorials, helpful art advice, news of my online art classes and eBooks, and heART-centered stories filled with lessons from my own creative journey. My greatest joy is to inspire you to reconnect with your creativity so you can embrace authentic self-expression through art. Subscribe today to join our community of 3,000K readers so you can enjoy your artistic journey with friends! "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African proverb.
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