Your art is the antidote to so many people's pain, and yet you are keeping it to yourself.

When we don't create and when we refuse art to ourselves, it is spiritually, psychologically,

like physiologically, incredibly damaging to the human.

Welcome to The Lavenderet Lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design.

My name's Eileen and I'm here to guide you to shine as your brightest self and create

your dream life.

We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love.

Every Sunday, we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better

future for ourselves and our world. Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece. Hello, my loves,

welcome back to the Lavender Lifestyle podcast. It's Eileen. Today's episode is all about the importance

of creativity and art, how creativity is the missing

pillar in self-development and how to cultivate more creativity in our lives. As humans, we are

creative beings. We need to create. We need to play. And we need to have more freedom and

permission to explore through art and creation.

So whether or not you identify as an artist, this episode is absolutely for you.

Our guest today is Amy McNee. Amy McNee is an author and speaker who has dedicated her work

to empowering creatives to stop waiting for permission and start making

their art. Through her books, speaking, and online community, she's become a global advocate for the

radical necessary work of creativity. Hello, Amy. Welcome to the podcast. How are you doing today?

I am feeling incredibly blessed to be here. I am in

sunny Australia. It's very hot and I'm ready to talk about creativity. I'm ready. I am so excited to

have you. I have to let you know I was listening to your audio book like on the plane rides and it just

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