Creative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing World

What stories do you tell yourself about your creativity? Do you believe we are ALL creative? Join Stephanie and Jenny as they weigh in on this question and explore the way creativity is defined in western culture, how we often limit creativity and keep it in a box, and how fear, worry, and doubt can get in the way of creating the future we most want to see - even though engaging creativity is proven to increase happiness and wellbeing. Whether you identify as an artist or claim you don’t have a creative bone in your body, listen in on this thought provoking discussion and receive tips for engaging your curiosity and tapping your own inherent creative potential.
Resources:

• Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip to Unleash Your Best Ideas , by Becky Blades

Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com
(Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)
Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
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(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)

The experience of anger or even rage can be uncomfortable, but when we don’t have an outlet it can project outward as violence or inward as self-destruction, helplessness and dis-ease. Sacred rage is a natural protective and expressive impulse that arises when we become aware of an injustice and feel compelled to take action - and creative expression can be a healthy outlet for meeting sacred rage and gaining clarity on what we’re most passionate about. Join your hosts Jenny and Stephanie for a conversation and tools for working with your own sacred rage through creative expression.
Resources:
Jenny's painting titled Sacred Rage

Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com
(Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)
Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**
Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art
(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)

Is your nervous system overwhelmed? Chances are you’re familiar with some of the signs of a taxed nervous system - in fact, this may quickly be considered the “new normal”. So how do we counterbalance the effects of stressors in our lives using creativity? Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray dive into this topic and share their own stories of what it’s like to recalibrate their nervous systems with art making and more.
Resources:
The Nervous System
The Vagus Nerve and Soothing The Nervous System (article by Anna Mikhova)
Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us (book by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen)

Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com
(Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)
Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**
Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art
(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)

Shadow work is a topic gaining more awareness in pop culture, but it's a process that can bring with it lots of fear and resistance. The shadow refers to the aspects of ourselves that are buried, forgotten, or still completely unconscious ~ and often get projected onto others. However, shadow work doesn't have to be scary! In this latest episode (released on Halloween day) we delve into stories of meeting our own shadows and how to use creativity to support your own shadow exploration and integration.
Resources:

• Wisdom of the Shadow Oracle for Self-Discovery, Soul Work & Transformation
• Jenny's brand new book! Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
• Book referenced by Pema Chodron: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com
(Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)
Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**
Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art
(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)

Making art or engaging in any creative endeavor requires a certain amount of vulnerability. So does just being ourselves in the world in an open and authentic way, especially when things feel risky or uncertain. In this episode, we address the challenges of “showing up naked” and being seen for who we are in life and how creative expression supports the practice of vulnerability by getting honest and up close with ourselves. Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray for a raw and revealing conversation!
Resources:

• Brené Brown’s TED talk: The Power of Vulnerability
• Jenny’s deck: Wisdom of the Shadow: Oracle for Self-Discovery, Soul Work & Transformation

Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com
(Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)
Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence
**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**
Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art
(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)