“Needing external validation is a habit; a learned way of relating to your creativity; a roped boundary placed on an otherwise open field.

But habits can be broken…”

“If you’ve been on the hunt for ways to make creativity feel more possible, shifts in language—in how you talk about and frame your creative practices—can open a surprising door.”

“As writers, our loyalty is not to the question, ‘how did it really happen,’ which can limit and bind our storytelling.

Instead we must ask: How did it feel? What did it change in me? What echoes did it leave behind?”

“When you’re building something that’s going to require multiple iterations—a book, a longform essay, or some other larger body of work—the best gift you can give yourself is time.”

“Your creativity serves as a daily anchor, bringing clarity, confidence, and deeper connections with the world. This isn’t a rare occurrence, nor one reserved for weekends or vacations, but the way you experience your normal self.”

“It is in direct relationship where you will build your most reliable self-trust, where things that are hard to believe will slowly start to feel less pretend and more apparent.”