{"product_id":"overcoming-creative-anxiety-journal-prompts-practices-for-disarming-your-inner-critic-allowing-creativity-to-flow-creative-writing-skills-and-9781642502510","title":"Overcoming Creative Anxiety: Journal Prompts \u0026 Practices for Disarming Your Inner Critic \u0026 Allowing Creativity to Flow (Creative Writing Skills and","description":"\u003cb\u003eJournal Your Way to Creativity and Confidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The practices in this marvelous journal will open you up to your own creative genius!\" --\u003cb\u003eSusannah Seton\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSimple Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJournal away from anxiety and towards confidence through the power of creative writing and mind-body practices. Equal parts self-esteem workbook, adult activity book, and mindfulness journal, this indispensable guide calls all creatives to calm down and improve artistic confidence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnxiety relief for creatives.\u003c\/b\u003e Do you want to live a more creative life? Are you tired of the voice inside your head saying, \"you're not good enough,\" \"you're not creative enough,\" blah blah blah? It's easier to be a critic than a creator, so what happens when both the anxious critic and the ambitious creator reside inside your brain? Unlike other guided journals, \u003cem\u003eOvercoming Creative Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e shares unique journal prompts and practices to help you get to know both your inner critic and your inner creator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanish stress, foster self-care, and improve self-confidence.\u003c\/b\u003e There's constructive criticism, and then there's crippling criticism. To many creatives, self-doubt and perfectionistic tendencies only aggravate artist block. So what do we do when anxiety causes creativity to come to a halt? Here, author Karen C.L. Anderson provides journal prompts that simultaneously stimulate your inner creator and provide much needed anxiety relief for your inner critic. Whether journaling for self-care or in search of stress relief, this book helps you: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand creativity and artistry in a whole new way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet, get to know, and change your relationship with your inner critic(s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn practices to calm your anxiety and discover ways to harness your emotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoy activity books for adults or found books like \u003cem\u003eTiny Buddha's Worry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Self Confidence Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eThe Artist's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e helpful, you'll enjoy \u003cem\u003eOvercoming Creative Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Karen C. 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Anderson helps women take a compassionate look at the troubled relationships they have with their mothers and\/or daughters and guides them to reveal patterns, heal shame, and transform legacies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is the author of \u003cem\u003eDifficult Mothers, Adult Daughters, A Guide For Separation, Liberation \u0026amp; Inspiration\u003c\/em\u003e (March 2018) and the upcoming guided journal, \u003cem\u003eThe Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationship Journal: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eA \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eG\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003euide For Revealing and Healing Toxic Generational Patterns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(January, 2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe on the look out for \u003cem\u003eOvercoming Creative Anxiety: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Prompts \u0026amp; Practices for Disarming Your Inner Critic \u0026amp; Allowing Creativity To Flow\u003c\/em\u003e coming in the spring of 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren also runs occasional programs and workshops and is at work on a memoir, \u003cem\u003eA Letter To The Daughter I Chose Not To Have\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in Southeastern Connecticut with her husband and their two cats. 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