Sun Child Creativity: An Antithetical Approach to Suffering Artistry
Creative Practice Sophie Sturdevant Creative Practice Sophie Sturdevant

Sun Child Creativity: An Antithetical Approach to Suffering Artistry

Shadow work is effective — necessary, even — but when we become our shadow self, in identifying too strongly with it, is when we start to lose the plot. The goal isn't to eliminate the shadow child, but to integrate it; and to allow your sun child to have a voice, too, leading you into more free and joyful expression, uninhibited by fear, anxiety, or self-doubt.

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How to Overcome Your (Subconscious) Limiting Belief Systems and Make Your Best Work Yet
The Artist's Mind Sophie Sturdevant The Artist's Mind Sophie Sturdevant

How to Overcome Your (Subconscious) Limiting Belief Systems and Make Your Best Work Yet

I recently caught myself saying out loud (three times in one day!) "I'm not a painter." But, deep down, I felt like a traitor to my inner child; I knew it wasn't true. It was a belief system I'd been quietly speaking over myself, and it was inhibiting my ability for growth and creative joy. Here's how to spot your own limiting beliefs — and then rewrite the script.

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