Sensitive Creatives Meetup FEB 23

Hosted by Eleanor Chaney

Artist and Creativity Coach

This month’s topic was

PERMISSION

Find support as an HSP creative with people who get it.

Join creativity coach and artist Eleanor for this monthly gathering of likeminded thoughtful, sensitive souls.

This month the topic was…

Permission: How do we find permission to create what we dream of - both from others and within ourselves?

Becoming a creative takes real courage. In a culture where we are given mixed messages about the creative path, we can develop a confusing collection of stories that conflict with one another. We are told following our creative dreams is going to be painful, difficult and potentially financially impossible, but yet it is also suggested - sometimes in the same breath - that we are self-indulgent or avoiding being responsible for persuing them.

You might be finding that this impacts your self-belief, having a negative impact on your ability to take action and make your work happen. You are not alone! We all long for permission and validation that we are doing the right thing.

But ultimately, the only person who can give you permission to create what we dream of is of course…you.

How can you do that? That’s what we looked at in this month’s Sensitive Creatives Meetup.

In this session we explored:

  • Some of the different places we might encounter gatekeepers who we see as being the givers (or withholders) of permission.

  • The stories or messages we are carrying, and how we can rewrite them.

  • Practices that we could engage in to feel less limited by these.

  • How to identify actionable steps you can take to see the opportunities open to you, and how you can give yourself permission to take them!

Our first event was really wonderful, and I’ve already had feedback that is was useful to those who attended. This month, let’s look at how we can give ourselves permission to make the work that matters to us!

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    Hello sensitive creative!

    I’m Eleanor Chaney - an artist and creativity coach with 15 years experience in sharing the creative process with thousands of people.

    I’m also a highly sensitive creative who understands the challenges of being a sensitive artist. But with this experience I’ve come to see my sensitivity as one of my biggest strengths.

    I’ve been a self-employed artist since 2009 and my own journey has included:

    - Working as a full time artist, sharing my own artwork through exhibitions, residencies, funded projects and through selling work online.

    - Gaining qualifications in art up to MA level, in counselling skills, and as a teacher and trainer for people aged 16+ in the arts.

    - Working as a creative practitioner teaching art and craft subjects for people of all ages including in formal education, community and adult education, for museums, galleries and arts organisations.

    I support sensitive creatives to embrace who they are, find the approaches that work with their personality, and learn to trust themselves on their creative path

    so they can make what really matters to them.