Roots and Branches

the theory and practice of living a creative life.

Roots + Branches

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  • Trapped in a plane with nothing but your thoughts

    Sometimes boredom asks us to turn our brains back on when the rest of the world turns off There’s a lot of magic to be found in your phone notes. In my case, I found this essay, from a recent flight from Ireland to the US, which was one of the most boring flights of…

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  • The world can't thrive on your hopelessness

    The saying “worry is using your imagination to create things you don’t want” feels trite, but there’s some truth to it Reorienting your focus is a boon to creativity I firmly do not believe that you need to be a suffering artist in order to create good art. And I see the ways that worry,…

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  • Upcoming workshops

    Playful food writing, plus a 7 day program to give your creativity a boost I love this time of year for many reasons, but one of the biggest is the shift in energy I feel in working with other creatives. In the past, many of my clients worked in academia, and so this season coincided…

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  • Your inner creator wants to be decisive

    Caring for yourself, first, turns your fulfilling creative future into your fulfilling creative present Paid subscribers: Read to the bottom to get your free pass to access Radical Creators plus 50% off everything else (everyone else, sign up here, or become a paid subscriber if you like occasional free classes!) Last week, I wrote about…

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  • Stepping into your radical creator energy

    Becoming the kind of creative you dream of being is a spell rooted in intention and action This is a time of year when the world feels expansive, and where I feel a sense of possibility. Yes, even now. And, especially now, regularly attuning to that feeling of possibility, whether in my creative work or…

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