You're listening to the Feel Good Effect, whether you're a creative, an artist, a designer,

a writer, or a blogger, or whether you think you have not one artistic bone in your body,

by the end of this episode, you are going to know how to find your creative voice.

Let's make it happen.

Welcome to the Feel Good Effect. I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I help people

find time and create space in their lives for what matters most by sharing simplified

strategies for wellness. This podcast is all about real talk, real wellness, and unpacking what it really means to be healthy.

Hey, feel good fam. I am so glad you're here for this episode on tuning in to your creative voice,

which has so many applications, whether you identify as an artist or not. And you know who we're talking to

today? We're talking to Lisa Congdon. Lisa is the real deal. And if you spend any time,

pretty much anywhere, my guess is you've seen her work. She's an illustrator and an author,

best known for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. She's also the author of eight books,

so she's kind of prolific, including her latest, Find Your Artistic Voice, the Essential Guide to

Working Your Creative Magic. Now, if you're a long time listener, you might know that one of my

top five life books is Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert.

And I feel like this one compliments it so well.

And you should know, too, that until pretty recently, I did not identify as a creative person whatsoever and certainly not an artist.

So I come at this conversation from kind of two pathways, whether from somebody who might

really be an artist and really

thinking about their creative voice and their style, but also somebody who, you know,

doesn't think of themselves that way and who just is trying to figure out who they are,

what they have to say, and maybe get in touch with that creative side.

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