In this episode, we welcome Sarah Shotts to the podcast to talk about why there’s no one-size-fits-all to creativity (or creative capacity) and the importance of practicing INconsistency.

Key Moments:

• 8:41 - Re-evaluating creative capacity + self-imposed boundaries
• 17:35 - Creative cycles & seasons: Discover Your Creative Ecosystem
• 30:34 - Being intentional about being INconsistent
• 36:40 - Honoring creative intuition (as neurodivergent artists)
• 47:09 - Embracing the “messy middle”

About Sarah:
Sarah Shotts is a multi-disciplinary artist who creates fine art to explore her neurodivergent experience as an autistic mother. She’s also a part-time university instructor of theatre and a homeschooling parent. Sarah has authored and self-published Discover Your Creative Ecosystem. And her latest project is a collaboration of artist/mothers from around the globe!

Dive Deeper:

• Connect with Sarah via her website and Substack newsletter.
• Preorder your copy of Entwined + Ember. This crowd-funded project weaves together stories of creativity and motherhood by women around the globe - and your financial support will help make it happen!
• Read the 5-year origin story of this project (and take a peek inside the books!)
• Order your copy of Discover Your Creative Ecosystem.
• Check out Sarah’s archive of (free) online courses including Self Publishing 101 and Crowdfunding 101.

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