I'm Sari and I'm Haley and this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio where we share practical ideas for building a creative process

so you can sew with intention and joy. And today we're talking about the relationship

between creativity and self-compassion.

And we're going to cover how creativity and self-compassion relate to each other, how to build more

self-compassion and why it will enhance your creative practice. Haley, Icebreaker, for today.

What do you do when you aren't feeling creative?

You know, I think that it like really depends on my energy level because sometimes I feel like I'm not feeling super creative because I'm very low energy, in which case I know I need to prioritize

rest. And sometimes I don't feel creative because I'm full of energy and I want to be in my body.

You know, like I want to be like outside doing things, seeing people.

So I always try to like get to the root of like what is it that's like blocking me and try to like nourish whatever that need is.

But primarily I tend to prioritize some self-care, whether that's like taking a bath,

reading a book, going for a walk,

things like that really helped me to come back to my creative self, I would say.

I think that's so important to figure out the why behind it so you can address it in the way

that makes sense for you. I think in addition to the things that you mentioned about energy level,

I think there's also the emotional side of it where there might be something else going on

that's making you feel that you might have the energy for it, but you might also feel,

be feeling judgmental towards yourself, which is a lot of what we're going to

be talking about today. Or you might just feel deflated because the last thing you made didn't

turn out the way that you want it. So there's, I think there are a lot of different reasons that

you could not feel like being creative. And like you said, it's important to figure out what that

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