Essential Everyday Self-Care for Creative Artists with ‘Genuine Coaching‘ Linda Dessau
The courage to create brings many challenges: procrastination, self-doubt, self-judgment, low self-esteem, envy of other artists, intimidation, isolation, performance anxiety (stage fright), feeling uninspired and an unpredictable income and schedule.
If you can identify with one, two, or ALL of those, you're not alone!
It's my hope that these articles will increase your awareness of your own self-care issues, and how they might be linked to your creativity and your creative dreams.
The reason I love to work with artists, specifically, is that I've seen first hand how my level of self-care impacts my creativity and freedom of expression. It's only when I'm well — physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually — that I'm a clear channel for my creative gifts.
Linda Dessau is the owner of Genuine Coaching Services and Content Mastery Guide. For more articles and self-care resources, please visit GenuineCoaching.com.
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