Dear creative mind,

I wonder if you know how magical your creative mind truly is.

Your imagination and sensitivity bring something vital to the world: contrast, depth, texture, and colour. You transform the invisible into the visible, make sense of the ambiguous, give shape to the chaos, and turn pain into beauty. Your creativity is a powerful force.

But I also know how easy it is to spend as much time battling self-limiting beliefs as we do making art.

As a fellow creative, I understand the tension between the healing power of creativity and the anxiety it can stir up. I’ve faced the distractions, doubts, and obstacles that take me off course. And I’ve learned that the key isn’t fighting against our creative mind; it’s working with it.

Your creative mind is not something to tame. What you might be resisting is what makes you uniquely creative: your vivid imagination, sensitivity, and ability to think unconventionally. You don’t need to suppress these qualities to fit into a box. You only need to understand them better, and sometimes, all it takes is a small shift in perspective.

You are also not here to blend in. You are an artist, meant to transform, to transmute, to welcome contradiction as part of your metamorphosis. You are both creator and creation, entwined with change itself. Your role is not to provide the answers, but to explore the questions, to challenge what is, and re-imagine what could be.

When you feel stuck, know this: you’re not actually blocked. You’re just tangled in a knot that can be untangled. The creative process is messy, and that’s its beauty. It’s not meant to be linear. What matters is learning to navigate it with resilience, embracing contradictions and dualities, because it’s in the “both/and” that creativity thrives.

What might you create if you were freed from the stories that have held you back? I can't wait to see.

With gratitude,
Pascale

Listen here.

Often, we feel stuck and search for a magical solution outside of ourselves to get unstuck. But in reality, what we're experiencing is an inner knot: a story we tell ourselves about what we believe we can or cannot do. These prompts are here to help you gently untangle that story, so you can free yourself from the limits you’ve been holding onto and create space for your true creative potential to unfold.

1. What is the limiting story I tell myself that stands between "I can" and "I cannot"? What’s the “it’s not possible for me because…” story?

2. What core belief do I hold about myself that supports this limiting story?

3. When did I first start believing this story? Can I trace it back to a specific memory?

4. What emotions arise when I think about this belief?

5. What would change if I let go of this story? What new possibilities could open up for my creative self and my work?

At times, our creative life can feel like a tug-of-war between two parts of us: the inner critic, who holds us back, and the ambitious artist, who pushes us forward. One foot forward, one foot back: you’re stuck in the middle. But what if there’s a way to move through it without getting pulled in opposite directions? Let’s create space to listen to both sides and explore a new way forward.

1. Meeting your inner critic
Draw or doodle what your inner critic feels like. Let it show up however it wants, through shape, colour, and texture. Think about the doubts, fears, and judgments it brings up when you’re trying to create.

Ask yourself: What does your inner critic say to you? How does it make you feel about your creativity? What’s it stopping you from doing?

2. Meeting your ambitious artist
On the other side of the page, draw your ambitious artist—the part of you that’s full of passion and drive, ready to dive into your creative dreams.

Think about: What does your ambitious artist say to you? How does it make you feel about moving forward? What does it want you to do that excites or challenges you?

3. Reflect

• How do the inner critic and the ambitious artist differ?

• When both voices are loud, what does it feel like inside?

• Can you hold space for both without letting either take over?

• Is there a place in the middle where both can coexist?

• What might shift in your creative process if you invited an “inner coach” to step in, someone who listens to both the critic and the artist?

If you notice yourself wanting to run away from the discomfort that comes up while creating, know that it’s normal and you’re definitely not alone (otherwise, I wouldn’t have a job!). Instead of escaping, let’s see if you can choose one small way to stay with it.

This could look like:

• Taking a moment to pause and notice the discomfort without judgment

• Writing down one sentence about what feels uncomfortable, without trying to change it

• Stretching or moving your body to acknowledge the discomfort without pushing it away

• Setting a timer for 10 minutes and allowing yourself to feel it fully

• Acknowledging that you don’t need to fix anything right now, just be present with it

The goal is not to erase discomfort but to soften your relationship with it, and to let it have space while you remain grounded in your creative practice.

PS. If it becomes too overwhelming, that’s okay. Take a break, breathe, and come back when you're ready.