Committed to Create

Sometimes the thoughts running through our heads aren’t serving us in the way they should be. In this episode, I’m breaking down the 10 cognitive distortions from David D. Burns’ book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. I chat about identifying what thoughts are true, what thoughts you like, what thoughts are serving you and which ones might not be based on reality. What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what I’m currently creating The 10 cognitive distortions How these distortions relate to creativity   For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

As someone who has struggled with mental health and anxiety, I know it can be riveting to try to figure out how to navigate the thoughts you’re facing when a panic attack comes out of nowhere. In this episode, I talk about embracing all aspects of our humanity, the good, the bad, the beautiful, the challenging - each part of it. I specifically touch on how I’ve learned to add new tools to my anxiety toolbox to help me overcome feels of anxiousness as they come about.  What you’ll find in this episode: A segment about a review and how we all can relate to perfectionistic tendencies What I’ve learned about adding tools to my anxiety toolbox My 5 tips for coping with anxiety How you can take up new practices to bring more peace into your life   For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Do you ever sit and daydream about your life’s purpose? I know this topic can be difficult to navigate but I think it’s so important to create your purpose and go after the dreams you have. In this episode, we’re exploring what purpose is and the formula for discovering your purpose. I even share some advice on why you shouldn’t worry about your purpose.    What you’ll find in this episode: A mindful moment  The formula for purpose Why you don’t need to worry about your purpose What I’ve realized throughout my life about my purpose How to pinpoint your interests How my faith has shaped my beliefs on purpose   For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Do you have a negative thought that you often find yourself thinking? We all struggle with these from time to time but you don’t have to let these thoughts overtake you. In this episode, I am talking about spring cleaning your thoughts! The goal here isn’t to only have positive thoughts but instead to get rid of the thoughts that aren’t serving you.  I talk about where you can start with spring cleaning your brain and thought life and I even share a few of the thoughts I’ve decided to eliminate from my life.    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on keeping it real Why the goal isn’t to only have positive thoughts Where to start with spring cleaning your brain Thoughts I’ve decided to eliminate    For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Accepting our own humanity isn’t easy, but for me, it’s been critical in my own journey of navigating depression. In this episode, I get real and raw about my story of accepting my humanity. I know a lot of times, we can get caught up in the idea of there being a silver bullet that will make all of our problems go away. I explain my thoughts on why this isn’t necessarily the case and how you can begin to show yourself more love, grace and compassion by accepting your flaws and what makes you human!    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what I’m currently creating Why it’s so tempting to crave a silver bullet to “fix” our problems How learning to embrace your humanity will help you  Why you need to give yourself love and compassion For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/ Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

I can personally attest to hygge and that there’s something special about this Danish phenomenon. You might be asking, what is hygge and how does it relate to me and my life? In this episode, I talk about what hygge is and how I learned about it. You’ll hear about the book I read that I couldn’t put down and everything it taught me about hygge. I share some helpful tips about how to use hygge to improve your life and I give some of my ideas for how you can incorporate this even more into your life to become the best version of yourself.    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what I’m currently creating Why I wanted to talk about hygge What’s included in the hygge manifesto How to improve the hygge in your life Ideas for incorporating more hygge into your everyday   For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Making friends seems to be more challenging as we grow older. Are we making it harder than it has to be?  In this episode, I am concluding the conversation we had this month all around love by talking about friendships! Friendships don’t have to be difficult to find, nurture and maintain and in this episode, I am giving you some tips to find genuine, solid friendships with great people. You’ll hear about the importance of affirmations and a positive mindset around friendships, my advice on small gestures that can make a big difference in maintaining friendships and how sometimes friendships just aren’t meant to last forever.    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on my mindful moment How you get to decide what you want My tips for making friends as an adult Things that could be hindering you from experiencing great friendships  Small things you can do to make a difference when maintaining friendships   For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Today, we are continuing our theme of love! So let me ask you: Is it possible to improve our relationships without the other person changing at all? So often we want to evaluate or assess relationships by what we imagine the other people might be thinking about us. But we don’t have control over what other people think. Paying attention to our own thoughts about someone else and understanding those thoughts is what makes our relationships so powerful. In this episode, I am sharing an important exercise to help you understand how you interact with people and sharing examples from my own life to help you create a manual for creating more love with the people around you.   What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on a creative breathing exercise How to start noticing your thoughts about others Boundaries and why they are important Examples on how you can create more love   Links: Daily Mindful Lettering Book 016: What Other People Think   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

This month is all about the love! Have you ever found yourself saying, “Ugh, life is so hard!”?  I know I’ve said it a time or two myself but it’s time we ditch those phrases and remind ourselves of how much we genuinely love the lives we get to live. In this episode, I am giving all of my tips on how you can begin to love your life even more. You’ll hear why this is so important along with practical ways to get started!  What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on our creative community Why you should practice saying, “I love my life” My 5 tips to loving your life even more   Links:Daily Mindful Lettering Book   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Do you ever struggle with self-love practices because you feel like it’s selfish? Or maybe you feel like it’s “cheesy” to practice self-love... In this episode, we’re debunking the myth that self-love is selfish. I am talking about why you need to work on self-love not just for yourself but for the sake of your loved ones too. You’ll hear my 6 tips for learning to love yourself better and to help you get started on your own journey to self-love.    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what I’m currently creating Why you should embrace the cheese  A powerful mantra I encourage you to adopt 6 tips for loving yourself better   Links: 011: Making Time to Create PILOT FriXion Pens Nell and Jo Crafts Instagram Daily Mindful Lettering Book The Enneagram  024: Living with Love   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available! I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Did you know that you have the ability to stop creating so much worry? It’s true!  Worry is a big thing in all of our lives and I think we can all agree that it doesn’t serve us, at all. In this episode, I am giving you my tips for how you can intentionally decrease the amount of worry you let in. You’ll also hear an analogy about worry and I also give you the rundown about my personal experiences of being a worrier throughout my life (along with helpful ideas to get you out of the worry cycle).  What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on creative encouragement  Getting honest with yourself about worries My experience of being a worrier throughout my life An analogy about worry How worry isn’t serving you 5 tips to decrease the amount of worry you have Helpful ideas to get out of the worry cycle   Links: Daily Mindful Lettering Book Lettering Bundles   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available!   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Resisting how you feel can sometimes be even worse than just feeling the feelings! Whether it’s anxiousness, sadness or whatever it may be - you have to let go of that resistance! In this episode, I am talking all about releasing resistance. You’ll hear how this can be beneficial for minimizing the suffering you feel from your emotions.  I chat about my own struggles with anxiety and how releasing the resistance around my emotions has helped me tremendously.    What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what I am currently creating My struggle with anxiety and the resistance I’ve had with it When most resistance emotions come up How you can take off a layer of the resistance and accept the emotions that come with it Why you have to get honest with yourself about emotions you may feel How to use creativity to get in tune with how you’re feeling   Links: 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available!   I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

When you want to start a new creative endeavor or hobby, sometimes the hardest part can be just that - getting started! We tend to put so much pressure on ourselves and the idea of being “perfect” at lettering, cooking, singing, gardening or whatever hobby we want to start that we sabotage ourselves before even trying it. In this episode, I want to encourage you to go in with the idea of starting imperfectly! I talk about why this will help you overcome fears as you’re trying out new hobbies and how to practice more self-compassion through the process.    What you’ll find in this episode: Why you have to treasure the little flecks of gold in your days The phases of starting a new hobby Why you need to pay attention to what your brain is thinking The benefits of creativity Why you should plan on the first time to be imperfect One of the biggest mantras I am adopting in my life Why you have to adopt self-compassion   Links: 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms Flecks of Gold Journal The Guide to Flourishing Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available! I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Does the thought of setting goals for the new year seem daunting? It doesn’t have to be this rigid, stressful process. In this episode, I am talking about my views around setting goals (and how you can set them any time of the year). A lot of us tend to fall into the trap of avoiding goal setting because it seems like an intimidating task but I explain why you should consider rethinking goal setting.  You’ll hear 5 things you can consider as you’re creating your 2021 creative goals and why I like to set goals based on the process rather than the outcome!   What you’ll find in this episode: How new years are a mental construct A segment on what I am currently creating Why I don’t pressure myself to make big, lofty goals Why we make goals or resolutions How to set goals around the process rather than the outcome 5 things to consider as you come up with your 2021 creative goal   Links:Nel & Jo Crafts Instagram Spiral Notebooks Daily Mindful Lettering Book Creative Lettering Journal Bundle   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available! I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

As the seasons change and we are faced with different challenges, circumstances and life events - it’s no secret that we have to make adjustments. You have to take note of yourself each season and evaluate your capacity, your values, and most importantly, learn to take care of yourself!  In this episode, I talk about the seasonal adjustments that we have to make and how you can better take care of yourself no matter what season of life you’re in right now.  What you’ll find in this episode: A segment on what’s over in the shop How the seasons are different depending on your location How you go through different challenges in different seasons of your life Why you need to engage in basic self-care Why you have to pay attention to the messages around you   Links:Website   Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available! I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website or on Instagram to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.