I Believe Creativity and Healing are Closely Linked: Here’s Why

I Believe Healing and Creativity are Closely Linked: Here's Why

I often talk about the concept of healing through creativity on social media. Healing requires time, effort, and energy. We can’t always be in a constant state of healing. Change requires pacing, softness, and breaks. What happens during those breaks can be powerful.

Change and healing aren’t exactly the same, but I believe they can work together in a way that’s beautifully transformative.

During our downtime, creativity and art can play a meaningful role in the healing process. Still, you don’t have to be an artist to be creative. Creativity exists in how a doctor communicates with their patients, how a project manager sets up an Asana board, or how a cashier organizes a register.

We are all creative in different ways. Yet when we talk about creativity and health, people often treat them as separate or reserved for the wealthy or naturally gifted. That all-or-nothing mentality is limiting and unfair.

It blocks you from the things you want, or from becoming the person you want to be. As adults, we often have to be more intentional with our time. Where creativity came naturally in childhood, we now have to create space for it. In childhood, we had an abundance of time. We had the freedom of play. As adults, we have to choose to play in order to feel free.

Just as rest can sometimes be the most productive thing you do, creativity, expression, and play can be too.

If we don’t make time for those things—our hobbies, passions, and outlets—we risk losing parts of ourselves. When we neglect creativity, expression, and play, we disconnect from who we are. And when we do that, it becomes harder to show up fully in the other roles we carry.

The most unique story you can tell is your own. It’s the one you’re always invited to participate in. It’s the one that will matter most to you at the end of your life. While it’s a beautiful goal to have your story matter to others, focusing on the intention behind your creativity and expression can bring deep and lasting fulfillment.

It starts with small, stackable habits. Discover what resonates with you and what truly matters. Tune into your desires, learn how to move through obstacles, and honor your own vision—even if it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.

It doesn’t have to. But you have to believe in it. Fearlessly. Consistently. And even when you don’t feel fearless, you have to do it anyway. Growth rarely happens in comfort.

If you’d like to unlock your creativity, I’m pleased to share that I’m opening 10 spots in my Chronically Courageous health and wellness coaching program. These individual coaching sessions are designed to help you reconnect with your creativity, supporting the healing and change you envision.

Health and wellness coaching is for anyone who wants an accountability partner as they work toward their goals. If you’re interested in learning more, sign up for my waitlist, and I’ll reach out when sessions open.

I look forward to connecting with you soon!