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Intensity and Being A Creative Person
Intensity and Being A Creative Person
Intensity may often be part of the life of creative artists and high ability people, and accompany their trait of high sensitivity.
Douglas Eby
Sep 19
Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): “That dysfunction can give us the message that I am not okay.”
Douglas Eby
Sep 5
How to feel safe in stress and trauma healing, and the Cell Danger Response
How to feel safe in stress and trauma healing, and the Cell Danger Response
“When cells sense danger, they prioritize survival over normal functions like growth and repair…This underscores the interconnectedness of…
Douglas Eby
Sep 1
Trauma and anxiety and getting dysregulated with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
Trauma and anxiety and getting dysregulated with psychologist Cheryl Arutt
Dr. Cheryl Arutt discusses the deep connection between trauma, anxiety, stress and avoidance.
Douglas Eby
Aug 24
Highly sensitive people can be more prone to stress and trauma
Highly sensitive people can be more prone to stress and trauma
“Sensitive people are more prone to stress because we are picking up so much more information from the internal and external environment.”
Douglas Eby
Aug 14
Writers and other artists: endurability and tenacity, not just talent
Writers and other artists: endurability and tenacity, not just talent
“Tenacity has always been a primary theme in the lives of successful writers.” Rachel Simon
Douglas Eby
Aug 11
Lynda Barry on Why We Create
Lynda Barry on Why We Create
“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay.”
Douglas Eby
Aug 4
Emotional Health
Artists dealing with depression to be more creative
Artists dealing with depression to be more creative
Taking care of our emotional challenges to be more successful
Douglas Eby
Jan 14, 2020
Use Fear And Discomfort To Be More Creative
Use Fear And Discomfort To Be More Creative
Being creative can bring up fear — how can we work with it?
Douglas Eby
Feb 14, 2020
Creative People Feeling Insecure
Creative People Feeling Insecure
How do our feelings of insecurity and self-doubt impact our creativity?
Douglas Eby
Jan 2, 2018
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