What is Creativity Coaching?

Do you have an unfinished novel sitting in a drawer?

Did you once love to draw or paint, but now just can’t seem to find the time?

Have you always yearned to be more creative, but just keep hearing the nagging voice of your third-grade teacher saying that you can’t even draw a stick figure?

Children will eagerly reach for their crayons and delight in drawing with abandon, yet adults will all too often shut down. They feel stuck and overwhelmed, discarding their creative impulses along the trail, feeling as though they’re wandering aimlessly through a thick forest made of their fears and doubts.

These are dark woods that Athena knows well after the trauma of being hit by a car became entangled in her creative drive and kept her from making art for almost a decade. Now, as both a successful visual artist and creativity coach, she’s using everything she learned in her own creative healing to become a compassionate pathfinder for others.

Whether you’re a stuck seasoned creative or someone just starting out on their creative journey, Athena can help guide you through the pitfalls that come with engaging in a healthy, creative practice.

Areas We Can Explore

• what creative media you are most drawn to

• reducing friction when it comes to finding time to be creative

• establishing a beginners mindset for creative endeavours

• techniques to unclog your creative pipes and keep both the input and the output flowing

• identifying the common trip points for creatives in areas such as productivity, work and money

• addressing anxiety around sharing your work with others (e.g. on social media)

• tackling the thought barriers that are keeping you from being your best creative self