Being A Whole Person

Oracle and tarot cards are great tools for connecting creativity, self care, and spirituality. They can serve as inspiration, insight into your own reactions, and journaling prompts, adding a magical layer to the creative process, whether you have a specific question about a project,  a decision, or how to work with the energy of that day. I share how I use pulling cards for creative and self care prompts, and highlight my favorite decks. However you connect to spirituality, there's something for everyone in this episode. Do you use tarot or oracle decks to aid your creativity? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) and let me know your favorites! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Join us in Compassionate Creativity Club to self-compassionately grow your creative practice (without burning out) in a supportive community, because it’s easier (and more fun!) when we don’t have to do it all alone. It’s like a garden, a playground, and a magical laboratory all mixed together - a safe space for your creative practi

I was so excited to chat with Jenni Kowal, a multi passionate, visual artist and personal development coach specializing in self care and creative exploration. Founder of Anytime Creative, she offers a variety of life coaching services, including mindfulness support. Her flagship product is the Self Care Adventure Cards - an intuitive card deck that sparks inspiration for every step of your self care journey. Her mission is to help scattered and multi-passionate creatives use self care to fuel their creative expression, get out of their own way and spend more time in flow! Tune in to hear us talk about how self compassion is essential to the creative process, thinking of creativity as life force, how to use self care to help you build up that life force, to fill your cup as your energy and life situation evolves, how Jenni balances her many interests as a multipassionate artist, and makes space for reflection. I hope you love this conversation as much as I did! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

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I share a reminder that came up for me recently in my creative process while composing, about slowing down and getting comfortable being in process, even without clarity in logistical details. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ SUPPORT I OFFER: ⭐ Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club (try your first session for free!) ⭐ I have openings for Creative Coaching in 2022: learn more here! ⭐ Sign up for Creative Wellness Letters, an every-other-Monday dose of encouragement for your creative life ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ RESOURCES MENTIONED:  • My free music composition prompts • Coven of Creativity SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebeccahass SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW: Ratings and reviews are always appreciated, and help the show reach more people! iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify

Many artists tend to be really hard on themselves, and with that often comes setting unrealistic expectations for creativity and artistic success. Here are 8 common unrealistic expectations that you may be putting on yourself, along with an invitation to reframe and shift them with self compassion. Do you relate to any of these, or have others to suggest? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

A friendly reminder and validation that everyone needs and is deserving of support, even those of us who do service-based work - we don’t have to be perfect! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ SUPPORT I OFFER: ⭐ Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club (try your first session for free!) ⭐ I have openings for Creative Coaching in 2022: learn more here! ⭐ Sign up for Creative Wellness Letters, an every-other-Monday dose of encouragement for your creative life ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ RESOURCES MENTIONED: Coven of Creativity SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebeccahass SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW: Ratings and reviews are always appreciated, and help the show reach more people! iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify

The 4 Tendencies framework from Gretchen Rubin can be really helpful for understanding your creative motivation. I explore how each of the tendencies’ reactions to expectations (inner and outer) might impact how you approach creativity and share some tangible tips to help each tendency tap into creative motivation! What’s your tendency? How does it affect your creative motivation? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

Spring can be a much-awaited season, but the transition from winter into spring also can be a lot for our nervous systems to adjust to! I share a story about how this year’s transition has been for me, as well as some tips on grounding yourself if you’re feeling jittery, and noticing your own seasonal patterns.

What does it really mean to have a creative practice? In this episode I explore the word “practice” and the basic ingredients for a nourishing art practice. I also offer reflection prompts to help you figure out if your creative practice is working for you and how to tweak it if it’s not, so you can grow into the artist that you want to be! What practices (creative, wellness, or otherwise) are nourishing you right now? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share!

We don't always have to work quickly or have a lot of energy in order to get things done, even though that's not what toxic productivity culture wants us to think! I share some examples of compassionate productivity in action, for the times when you need to show up not feeling your best. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ ⭐ Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club (try your first session for free!) ⭐ I have openings for Creative Coaching in 2022: learn more here! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebeccahass SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW: Ratings and reviews are always appreciated, and help the show reach more people! iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify

Do you struggle with consistency in your creative practice? There are a lot of common (and rigid) assumptions about what consistency means, but it can be more flexible and self-compassionate. In this episode I talk about the benefits of creative consistency, how to know when it will help or harm, some reasons not to stay consistent, and share encouragement for finding the type of consistency that works for you and your art! What’s your relationship with consistency? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

I'm very sad to share that last Friday we had to say goodbye to my best orange friend and relaxation mentor, Rusty the cat. I share a couple of lessons that are helping me as I grieve, and that you might find helpful, too.  RESOURCES MENTIONED: • Want to weigh in on what I should offer next? Take my short (5-minute!) community survey and let me know what you think! • S1 E14: Presence + Holding Space with Sara Garnier • My tribute to Rusty the cat ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ ⭐ Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club (try your first session for free!) ⭐ I have openings for Creative Coaching in 2022: learn more here! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebeccahass SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW: Ratings and reviews are always appreciated, and help the show reach more people! iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify

I share about my recent weekend trip, having realistic expectations for how breaks will feel when they finally happen, and how the (overdue) vacation time off affected me. If you're debating taking some time off and need some affirmation to do it, you'll find it here! RESOURCES MENTIONED:  • Want to weigh in on what I should offer next? Take my short (5-minute!) community survey and let me know what you think!  • S3 E14: The 12 Stages of Burnout  ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ ⭐Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club (try your first session for free!) ⭐I have openings for Creative Coaching in 2022: learn more here! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rebeccahass SUBSCRIBE + REVIEW: Ratings and reviews are always appreciated, and help the show reach more people! iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify

As an artist, social media can be a real double-edged sword - it’s a great place to connect with others and share our work, but can also be a hugely distracting time and energy suck that takes us away from our creative practices. I talk about some of social media’s potential pitfalls and benefits to your creativity, and give you a few questions to ask yourself, in case your relationship with it needs a revamp. How are you feeling about social media, and how does it affect your creativity? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

I share how it felt to return to one of my favorite creative rituals, Magic Monday (which I talked about more in E32), and how it affected me this week, along with some encouragement for restarting a nourishing habit or ritual that you've lost touch with. You're always allowed to restart however it feels right, and you may be surprised at good it feels!  Do you have some kind of ritual, practice, habit that you want to return to?  Let me know! Email me (hello@rebeccahass.com) or find me on Instagram (@rebecca_hass) to share - I always love hearing from you! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Rise Above the Overwhelm 1-time creative coaching sessions are sliding scale for the rest of January! 1 laser-focused 75-minute session + 1 week of email support following + Post-session notes with your personalized action plan Perfect for zeroing in on what’s been keeping you stuck and getting action steps organized on that project you keep trying to get off the ground, so you can build momentum to move it forward! Sliding scale from

Reflection is an essential part of tapping into your creativity - slowing down is the only way to hear your own inner voice, and what you really desire. In the midst of your busy life, it’s easy not to make time for it, but your reflection practice can be as simple or complex as it needs to be! I share my practices for checking in with myself on a weekly and monthly basis (which are in this free PDF for you), as well as other reflection prompts for creative inspiration. What are your reflection practices? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email) to share! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Rise Above the Overwhelm 1-time creative coaching sessions are sliding scale for the rest of January! 1 laser-focused 75-minute session + 1 week of email support following + Post-session notes with your personalized action plan Perfect for zeroing in on what’s been keeping you stuck and getting action steps organized on that project you keep trying to get off the ground, so you can build momentum to move it forward! Sliding scale f

I share a real-life example of how I used curiosity and process-focused creativity to help soothe my nervous system this week, by taking a "sensory walk" around my neighborhood and improvising at the piano. Small actions may work better than we think. Solidarity to my fellow overactive-brained, anxious folks out there!

I love the practice of choosing a theme word for a year, as a way of setting new year intentions. It can be a wonderful filter for what feels aligned to do and create, whether in place of or along with planning goal setting. In this episode I share how my 2021 word turned out, the inspiration behind my new word for 2022, as well as some affirmation for opting to minimize or defer goal setting if that feels right for you. Did you pick a word for 2022, or previous years? What’s been your experience with it? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass (or send me an email), and we can share ideas! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

We don’t have to expect ourselves to constantly be actively producing creative work - creative projects have seasonal cycles, too. But even in the dormancy of winter (literal or metaphorical), you can still feed your creativity, and this phase is just as important as the others. In this episode I share many ways that you can consume, digest, and “fertilize the soil” to pave the way for your next project. What’s feeding your creativity right now? What’s inspiring you? Tag me on Instagram @rebecca_hass, and we can share ideas! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Join us in COMPASSIONATE CREATIVITY COWORKING CLUB: A membership with weekly coworking sessions where you can get a ton done, with the camaraderie of like-minded creative people! Make time to focus on your most important creative work (or get that annoying admin stuff done) - let's practice compassionate productivity together. If you're not ready to commit yet, try your first session for free! Details at coachingforcreativewellness.com/creative-coworking ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ MORE FROM

In this episode I share where I’ve been finding magic lately, and how a daily walk could be very mundane, but is not...if you choose to make it more interesting. The simple practice of taking a “noticing walk” can fill you with wonder and could maybe even change the course of your day (or at least your morning). This is my invitation to you to follow your curiosity and find the things that fill you with wonder, as tiny as those might be! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Join us in COMPASSIONATE CREATIVITY COWORKING CLUB: A membership with weekly coworking sessions where you can get a ton done, with the camaraderie of like-minded creative people! Make time to focus on your most important creative work (or get that annoying admin stuff done) - let's practice compassionate productivity together. If you're not ready to commit yet, try your first session for free! Details at coachingforcreativewellness.com/creative-coworking ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ MORE FROM REBECCA Compassionate Creativity Coworking Club Fuel Your Creative Work With Compassionat