I haven't listened yet, but the visual time hop was lovely! 💫 I love the idea of this for a podcast too. Remembering what worked at different times. I'm trying to revive a few of my daily and weekly rhythms without the self loathing that they had lapsed (walks, journaling, baking). It is hard work to rewrite those stories, but the guilt just makes me even more stuck.
Ooof, do I relate to the guilt and self loathing about lapsed practices. It can be so hard to keep going, and hard to know when it's time to rest and time to push through, and to know how to stop the shame cycle. I don't have answers for all of that, but I'm here with you on the journey, my friend. 🧡 We can keep learning and loving ourselves more and adjusting and experimenting with what works for us, together.
I've loved the listen, Gracie. Especially, I appreciate your reflections on why certain systems worked or didn't for you. My own creative practices kind of fizzled out for three months due to burnout, so I'm also trying to reevaluate what works for me.
The hardest part is trying to not feel guilty when I realize I don't have the same capacity as I did five years ago. Leaning into self-compassion and awareness seems to be the key to moving forward in a healthy way.
Thanks for listening, Reagan! I'm so sorry you're in burnout, and I completely understand being in that place of reevaluating and trying not to let the guilt seep in. It's hard. I often feel like the mental and emotional struggles involved in a creative life are the most difficult, and least talked about. It can be so hard to value self compassion over productivity, but it sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing! I'm with you in that struggle. 🧡
I haven't listened yet, but the visual time hop was lovely! 💫 I love the idea of this for a podcast too. Remembering what worked at different times. I'm trying to revive a few of my daily and weekly rhythms without the self loathing that they had lapsed (walks, journaling, baking). It is hard work to rewrite those stories, but the guilt just makes me even more stuck.
Ooof, do I relate to the guilt and self loathing about lapsed practices. It can be so hard to keep going, and hard to know when it's time to rest and time to push through, and to know how to stop the shame cycle. I don't have answers for all of that, but I'm here with you on the journey, my friend. 🧡 We can keep learning and loving ourselves more and adjusting and experimenting with what works for us, together.
I've loved the listen, Gracie. Especially, I appreciate your reflections on why certain systems worked or didn't for you. My own creative practices kind of fizzled out for three months due to burnout, so I'm also trying to reevaluate what works for me.
The hardest part is trying to not feel guilty when I realize I don't have the same capacity as I did five years ago. Leaning into self-compassion and awareness seems to be the key to moving forward in a healthy way.
Thanks for listening, Reagan! I'm so sorry you're in burnout, and I completely understand being in that place of reevaluating and trying not to let the guilt seep in. It's hard. I often feel like the mental and emotional struggles involved in a creative life are the most difficult, and least talked about. It can be so hard to value self compassion over productivity, but it sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing! I'm with you in that struggle. 🧡