Today’s guest Sarah Fraser is an editor, writer, teacher, and blogger and we talked about her personal journey of reconnecting with her creativity.
She took us back on the journey along with her through her early childhood and how she always wanted to be an author but somehow along the way got distracted by the shoulds and quote-unquote real-life responsibilities of finding a well-paid career instead. She further shares how she is reconnecting with her creativity now and showing up for it.
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HERE’S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE
- passion for writing and words since her early childhood days
- losing touch with creativity
- the decision of not monetizing writing
- recognizing her strengths as a writer
- rebel/questioner tendencies
- fitting in vs. focusing on who she wanted to be
- process of disconnecting with her creative side
- falling into the trap of ‘should’s’ and self-doubt
- teaching as a career
- lack of mental space and time to work on new & creative ideas
- not feeling like an expert
- sharing your struggles and being vulnerable online
- inner critic
- finding like-minded people
- differentiating between the voice of inner critic and intuition
- importance of creating, writing and sharing stories
- what does her day look like
- finding a few quiet moments amongst and focusing on what does she really need at the moment
- Introvert INFJ personality type
- building yourself a safe space & community
- finding motivation and inspiration on a day to day basis
LINKS AND RESOURCES WE DISCUSSED:
- Sarah’s website and Instagram
- The Four Tendencies Quiz by Gretchen Rubin
- Morning pages
- Me & Orla | The Artist’s Way Community
- 16 personalities test
- Webtrovert
- Writing Productivity for the Four Tendencies blogpost
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