STELLAR SENSITIVE CREATIVES
Shine exactly as the amazing, sensitive, thoughtful creative you are.
Some of us are creative goddesses. Some of us are creative warriors.
Some of us are creative boss babes. And some of us are more…
supersensitive space cadet creatives?
idea exploring introvert creatives?
multipassionate shapeshifting community creatives?
Lovely creative - there is a space for you too!
All those too interested, too sensitive, too enthusiastic,
too deep, too imaginative parts that make you feel
like you’re a bit of a mismatch with the arts world?
Those are the parts where you can really shine like
the celestial creative wonderbeing you are.
Unfortunately, these days we live in a culture that is truly obsessed with being a celebrity ‘star’, and this seeps into the arts as it does everybloodywhere else.
But as an enthusiastic amateur stargazer with limited scientific knowledge, I can tell you some basics about stars that our culture seems to have missed…
Each star up there matters.
So called ‘small stars’ make up 75% of our own galaxy
(and the Milky Way galaxy consists of 100,000 million stars!)
Every single star burns brightly with it’s own specific life stage, colour and luminosity.
And the night sky is beautiful because they are all up there,
doing their thing.
so, How does this apply to you?
Well if you are reading this I am going to guess that…
You are a sensitive, imaginative, thoughtful person, and you may already identify as an HSP or neurodivergent.
Your art gives you both a deeper connection to yourself and a meaningful way for you to connect with the world.
You value creative freedom, joy, and fulfillment.
You are inspired by all sorts of things (with a few niche interests to boot) and you are so blooming passionate about what you do.
You might be an introvert who longs to create powerful work from the solace of your studio, but you really want to to share it in ways that won’t make you overwhelmed.
Or perhaps you are an extrovert who pours out creative energy… but also needs plenty time to rest and recharge so you don’t get overstimulated and super burnt out.
…Either way I imagine you have a longing to communicate to the world through your creativity, in your own unique and marvellous way as YOURSELF.
Maybe, Like me, When you began your path
as a creative you dreamt of it…
…bringing you a life where you could create what you imagined,
connect with nature or find fun in your everyday.
And of course your work means A LOT to you, because you have dedicated so much of yourself to your creativity.
Such as you may love to work with people, supporting them to find creative self-expression. Perhaps you make beautiful, handcrafted work that lights up those who collect it. Or maybe you find fulfilment in responding to a brief and seeing something that was once a few lines of text transform into a real project for people to use, experience or enjoy.
Well then,
CONGRATULATIONS LOVELY CREATIVE!
You are making real tangible magic!
You are a scientist of the imagination!
You are an actual artistic supernova who spreads
their love of creativity with the world!
That’s bloody brilliant.
But also, if we’re being truth tellers here…
There can be some reeeaaallly challenging aspects to living this creative dream.
Showing up and sharing your work with the world can be tough.
Sticking to your own trajectory is hard when everyone and their granny seems to have ideas about how ‘what you should do is….’.
Meeting everyone else’s needs, doing all your different roles, pleasing your employers or keeping your customers happy can drain your every drop of energy.
And then your precious ‘making day’ often turns into relentless, boring, tedious admin…and you still haven’t gotten round to updating your website.
…and then the self-doubt creeps in
and whispers it’s malicious messages at you, like;
'Is it…you?
Are you just are too sensitive, too weird, too shy, or too much to be a success at this?
Maybe you need change who you are for this to work?’
Plus all that ‘helpful’ advice from those around you who don’t understand
the bravery and resilience it takes to show up every. single. day. as
a sensitive person trying to make a living in a difficult industry.
Lovely creative, it is not you who is ‘wrong’.
It’s a broken system that sensitive creative people struggle to thrive in,
and even worse it’s full of people telling you that you have to push yourself harder,
make yourself tougher and work yourself to the bone…
because that’s how THEY navigated the system.
And as a highly sensitive person, it’s likely any cookie cutter strategies aren’t going
to meet you needs, which is why I offer HSP conscious creativity coaching.
It can all be a bit of a damp squib on your beautiful artistic vision
Hello creative wonderbeing!
I’m Ellie Chaney - an artist and creativity coach with 16 years experience in sharing the creative process with thousands of people.
I’m also artist who is super sensitive with ADHD who understands the challenges of being a neurodivergent creative. But with this experience I’ve come to see my sensitivity and whirlwind creativity as 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, as a teacher and trainer for people aged 16+ in the arts and creativity coaching.
- 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.
What does
sensitivity/ hsp conscious
creativity coaching
look like?
This is a coaching programme specifically designed for sensitive creatives. It will help you to move forwards with the business in ways that both benefit your longer term goals and don’t cause you overwhelm in the present, because your well-being is at the centre of the whole process.
You will look at where you dream of taking your business, your creative work and the life you long to live. We’ll explore which choices, approaches and actions would support that. But through each of these steps we’ll acknowledge how these might impact you and what can be done to reduce overwhelm or decision fatigue.
This doesn’t mean you won’t need to consider some difficult questions, or do the work! There will be challenging moments. But we’ll gently address the difficult areas together because I believe transformation doesn’t need to be traumatic.
I also strive to make as much of the process as creative as possible for you! We’ll look at what mediums or techniques you enjoy, and devise activities that will bring something to you as the creative being you are.
This forms the foundations of
‘Stellar Sensitive Creatives’!
What will the
outcomes of
creativity coaching
be for you?
The outcomes will be unique, as you are unique!
But it could mean realising you don’t need to ‘fix’ yourself, so you can show up as the incredible person you are. To share your off-beat humour, or beautiful weirdness, or powerful values.
It could mean creating that work that’s been whispering in your ear but you’ve struggled to give yourself permission to make.
It could mean asking for your fee to be increased (just as you blooming well know deep down you deserve!) so you can give that project your focus, make something you are proud of and have the weekend to do whatever you damn well please.
You could even choose to do what makes you happy just because you want to (and working out how this could contribute to your creative career vision!)
What could the
‘practical things’
look like?
I know these days there can be a fear of investing into your business unless you know the money will come back. I’m a creativity coach, not a business coach, so I will never use money as the marker of success as I know it’s just ONE part of a successful career.
BUT I do believe that to have success as a creative it is essential to build a business that works with you. True success and joy just cannot be built on foundations that make you stressed, unhappy or overwhelmed. And I have a lot of experience, having run my own creative business for 15 years.
Here are just some of the practical business components we could work on during the programme to help you create that amazing creative career…
Optimising your website & understanding your client/ customer journeys.
Developing a marketing strategy that is aligned with your personality, values and creative intentions.
Helping you to work out what really matters in your business, and look at how you can streamline or offload all the tedious admin that is weighing you doooooown.
Explore how you can clarify who it is you want to work with and put appropriate boundaries in place. Stop losing your precious time and energy to the wrong people or projects, you deserve better lovely.
Develop funding applications to help support your creative development and make the work you dream of. Escape the trap of doing work that doesn’t pay sufficiently in money or meaning!
Plus all sorts of other WONDERFULLY useful things I wish I had known a decade ago!
How do we do this?
In these open ended sessions you’ll reflect on what is and isn’t working, what you want to carry forward and leave behind, and what you dream of achieving in your work. You’ll identify clear approaches, all recorded for you in note form to refer to at any time in the future.
You’ll have a full working day to send text messages or leave voice messages where you can get clarification on things discussed in the sessions, ask for accountability in taking your next steps or just to check in and feel supported on your journey.
We bring it all together into a plan (visual or written, up to you!) focusing on a specific areas that need a more defined strategy ie. social media, sales, networking, web presence, funding, press coverage…I’ll also provide you with any useful worksheets or info I’ve prepared for other clients in these areas.
We have a final session a month later as an opportunity for you to reflect on how it’s working in practice and so you have support in deciding what could be tweaked or changed to work better for you!
PROGRAMME ELEMENTS
Identifying what matters to you - We’ll look at the whole picture together and use this as a foundation to work upon. You’ll define what success means to you, and voice your creative dreams.
Reframing your sensitivity - I’ll support you to look at how your sensitivity shows up in your creative work - both the challenges and the gifts. Let’s change those stories and look at the hidden power in your sensitive nature.
Addressing the challenges - We’ll look at the key challenges that are getting in the way right now. What do you need to move on from, and how can you let go? What could you change so it works better with you? We’ll find the things that will enable you to develop creative resilience and quite confidence.
Clear next steps - In our 90 minute strategy session we will bring together all the different elements you have discussed, and craft them into a helpful and actionable strategy you can follow in your work and on your journey to embracing who you are.
Moving forwards with support - The key progress of each session will be captured in journalling prompts or reflective worksheets. I’ll also create bespoke resources to support you, and share any relevant resources I have available. These will be given to you so you can access them whenever you need them in the future.
At the end of our work together you will have a written guide laying out what your path onwards from the programme will look like, and what your intentions are going forwards. You’ll be more accepting of yourself, know what works for you as an individual, understand how to avoid overwhelm and find more joy as your go forwards with your creative journey.
The work we do is designed around YOU - your personality, your needs, your dreams.
Why? Because I believe that we are all unique, and what worked for one person may not be at all helpful to another. There can be a misunderstanding by coaches and business mentors that they have found the ‘key’, when in fact they have found the key for them (and those who think and behave like them).
I’ve worked with people who have left past coaching programmes feeling demoralised - unable to apply what they were taught and convinced it was their own fault.
In Stellar Sensitive Creatives I want you to feel seen, heard, and supported. But I will do my very best to ensure that you can continue to do the work without me!
Our work together can be the spark for real, tangible change but I want to help you find the power to shine indefinitely.
Coaching should be a meaningful experience of understanding yourself and learning new things that will enable you to carry your creative vision onwards!
I know investing in coaching support is a powerful step forwards, so to make it as accessible as possible I offer
two different ways that you can work with me.
Includes:
6 x 60 minute coaching sessions
6 x Voxer days
1 x 90 minute strategy session
Lifetime access to notes and resources
BONUS 90 minute check in after 1 month
£980
6 and 12 month payment plan available
Includes:
9 x 60 minute coaching sessions
9 x Voxer days
1 x 90 minute strategy session
Lifetime access to notes and resources
BONUS 90 minute check in after 1 month
£1,470
6 and 12 month payment plan available
BONUSES INCLUDE…
A free 45 minute bonus check-in session after one month so you can reflect on what is working and find extra support where you need it.
FREE access to any paid workshops or events I run for creatives for a full year when you sign up! You’ll get access to my masterclasses ‘Create an artists statement that feels authentic to you’ and ‘Learn to use your website to share your creative magic with the world’, plus ‘The Creative Projects System’- my Notion template and mindset support designed especially for whirlwind community.
AND you’ll get neverending access to my upcoming ‘Creative Constellation’ membership. If I make a community, you’ll be invited. If I run a private meetup for members, you’ll get a space. As the constellation grows it will offer you support and community with likeminded sensitive, thoughtful, creative souls!
If you know you’d like support to make the work that matters, live in ways that align with your values and find joy, fun and fulfilment in the process then book a Discovery Call and we can discuss how the programme will work best for you!
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