Category: Personal Essays
Reflective pieces on life, creativity, and finding my way as a creative weirdo.
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“Everybody Scream,” Florence + The Machine, and Creative Freedom
4–6 minutesListening to “Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine got me thinking about what it feels like to experience creative freedom. What does it feel like as a space to be present in? What is the visceral, whole-body sensation when you’re there?
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The Art of Dabbling: Why I Don’t Stick to One Medium and Never Will
3–5 minutesDabbling in different art mediums is a form of creative exploration. It challenges the assumption you have to stick to one craft, allowing you to rekindle inspiration and overcome creative blocks by shifting between mediums.
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Stories that Linger: My Experience Behind a Failed Celebrity Campaign
5–7 minutesA simple blog post became a PR nightmare I didn’t want my name attached to for my own safety. It became a lesson in boundaries, ethics, and the fear of having a public-facing role.
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My Emergenetics Personality Profile Results
6–10 minutesOne thing I really enjoy: taking different kinds of personality tests. It’s not just for fun, though. When I want to focus on my own growth, those tests provide helpful insights. Once you understand how you think or process certain things, and why, you can easily figure out how you want to improve from there.…
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Taking the Day Off
2–3 minutesUnless I have a deadline coming up, I don’t usually work weekends. Nothing for clients, no social media scheduling, not even working on my manuscript. My days off are reserved for the normal stuff people do. But sometimes we do something a little special and take a day off to go on a special adventure.
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Work-Life Balance: Leaving Work at Work
4–5 minutesI regularly go through old posts to fix any out-of-date information and prune anything that has lost its relevance or value. When I find an older story that still has something to offer, I add a short note about why it resonates with me now. This post is from when I worked full-time for a
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