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She's So Lucky

How Creativity Impacts Your Health + Overcoming Perfectionism with AJ Clarke of Soul Rehab

She's So Lucky

She's So Lucky

Lesalfred, #Shessolucky, Entrepreneurship, Balancedles, Business, Self-improvement, Balancedblackgirl, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever referred to yourself as a perfectionist? Have you ever felt like perfectionism holds you back from expressing yourself creatively? I know I can relate to both.

The truth is, creativity is not a gift that only a select few have. It's a skill we can all cultivate. And the outcome of creative expression isn’t where the magic is – it’s the act of being creative itself. That’s because creativity is a vital part of health and well-being that isn’t talked about nearly enough. According to research, healthy creative expression is linked to better mental and physical well-being outcomes including higher levels of optimism and improved immune response. But for perfectionists, it can be hard to let go and let ourselves be students.

Our guest today is AJ Clarke, and our conversation is so special. AJ is a creative marketing agency owner, wife, and creative director behind Soul Rehab. She’s had an eye-opening journey learning how to release feelings of perfectionism and the pressure to over-achieve to pursue a creative career.

In addition to her work as a marketer, she realized that the “self-love” space was full of well-intentioned but surface-level endeavors that didn’t tell you how to overcome, but that just told you that you should. Soul Rehab is birthed from the most vulnerable of spaces – the fiery place of healing.

We Also Talk About…

  • How creativity impacts your health.
  • Ways you can incorporate more creativity into your life.
  • Learning how to detach creative expression from the final product.
  • Advice for navigating perfectionism when it feels unsafe to not overachieve.
  • Building self-care communities that are rooted in vulnerability.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

On this show, I have talked at length about the importance of eating enough protein, but

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sometimes eating protein throughout the day can be a challenge.

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It's one of the highest protein nuts out there, but that's not all.

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we all need in our diet.

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your family and friends, or taking them with you on your summer adventures.

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and tasty snack.

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Check out wonderfulpistachios.com to learn more about how these little green wonders can

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power up your day.

0:56.9

Hi friends, thank you for joining me for today's episode of Balanced Flat Girl.

1:08.7

My name is Les, I'm your host, and I appreciate you tuning in.

1:12.3

We're still going strong with our new life and creativity series, and we've covered a

1:16.1

lot of ground.

1:17.5

We've talked about understanding fertility, preparing to bring new life into the world,

1:21.4

and navigating life as a mother, and I'm really excited to start talking more about

1:26.1

creativity.

1:28.3

Often when I bring topics to the podcast, it's because I have an idea or an inkling or

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