Creatively Moving Through Blocks

by | Oct 8, 2021 | Fine Arts America

[Please make sure to get your hands on my latest book, Redesign Your Mind, a book of real help to creatives. Take a look here!] The most usual presenting problem a client brings to a creativity coach is that he or she is not creating. The client is blocked, resistant,...

Decolonizing Creative Practice

by | Oct 1, 2021 | Fine Arts America

[Make sure to take a look at my latest book, Redesign Your Mind. It’s of great value to visual artists!] Creative and performing artists are intimately involved in the process of analyzing culture, deconstructing cultural myths, and shining a bright light on...

How Creativity Fosters Deep Trust

by | Sep 24, 2021 | Fine Arts America

First, let me invite you to take a look at my latest book, Redesign Your Mind. I think it might serve you beautifully! Now, on to this week’s post. The majority of people who have suffered adverse childhood experiences, like bullying, physical violence, neglect,...

Does Your Mind Come With a Calmness Switch?

by | Sep 17, 2021 | Fine Arts America

In this post, we continue our exploration of the cognitive technique of “redesigning your mind” as I describe in Redesign Your Mind. In my work as, first, a family therapist, and then as a creativity coach, I’ve paid a lot of attention to the cognitive behaviors and...

Remove That Bed of Nails for Higher Creativity

by | Sep 10, 2021 | Fine Arts America

My new book Redesign Your Mind employs the metaphor of “the room that is your mind” or, more simply, your mindroom. That is such an interesting place, in part because it is the place where our human nature plays itself out. This “playing out” includes the amazing...