EP 028: “Listening to Our Bodies to be Creative” with Janelle Hardy - Writer | Founder of The Art if Personal Mythmaking | Host of ‘Personal Mythmaking Podcast’
Description
In this episode:
-trying to become aware of patterns and habits and giving herself the space to not rush
-what ‘The Art of Personal Mythmaking’ writing course entails
-how she was inspired to help people transform and heal through creative writing
-how her studies in dance and anthropology grounded her curiosity about human behaviour and expression through movement
-as a single parent at 23, juggling various part-time jobs in the arts, she was experiencing a lot of stress and turned to bodywork to help
-how receiving this work opened her up to realising that the body holds emotions and connecting to the messages her body was sending her
-as she began to explore and combine all of her interests and curiosities, she began offering workshops which eventually turned into the course ‘The Art of Personal Mythmaking’
-how various blocks such as perfectionism, overwhelm, procrastination are rooted in a dysregulated nervous system and the importance of rest for the creative process
-how our bodies will send us signals that we need to pay attention to in order to get over blocks and help complete the trauma cycle
-how she guides people through body-based writing prompts in order to open them up to sensation and flow writing
-what she shares through her podcast platform and how she is transitioning to interviewing memoirists
Janelle's Website: janellehardy.com Find out about her writing courses and other ways you can work with her!
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