I have recently collaborated with my partner Mel to co-create a project that brings our passions together – Nurture.
Mel does the heavy lifting, and I produced a series of bite-size Chats With Charlie looking at various ways that techniques from therapy might help artists struggling with the creative process. They might also be useful for struggles in different areas. They are all about five minutes long and also showcase a range of hairstyles that betray the timeframe over which they were filmed!
The first is about using Values to find the meaningfulness that helps to drive a creative process:
The second looks at various ways to overcome creative block:
This one uses strategies to help respond with compassion to our inner critic:
Overcoming decision paralysis:
Getting unstuck when we feel bogged down in the process:
I hope they are helpful!
