We Ride at Dawn—Hannah Berner’s inaugural Netflix special—does something spectacular, something we have yet to witness in the stand-up comedy space: She centers the feminine experience while using the vehicle of girly pop vernacular.

In an age where the ultimate playbook and advice on everything from whole body health to beauty and creativity is continuously trending, she offers a subtle sanctuary for her audience (and those who get it, get it).

A wildly confronting, grippingly honest personal essay about following the creative callings on your heart. This article was written by one of our in-house wordsmiths, Charlotte Jade Askew. The editorial design and editing was completed by Casey Balon. This piece was written for The Artist’s Lens collection.

Fulfilling our deepest longings removes the emphasis from the achievement of outcome and places the focus on our authentic desires. What do you crave? At a deep, embodied level, what do you yearn for?

This concept of longing is such a fundamental part of the human condition. Such a desperate and distinct experience. We want so much.

I used to catch myself wondering if there’d ever be a time when I was satisfied. If I pictured it, I always landed somewhere in the future—after I graduated from university, after I got a job, and then after I got a better-paying job.

Those elusive goalposts kept shifting, somehow making their way to a more distant place, and I wonder now if that was because I never really knew what I was chasing.

Whether you’re self-publishing, pivoting your creative business model, working with a traditional publisher, or experimenting with new artistic techniques… being the internally rich creative hype woman you’ve always desired is a surefire approach to deepening the fulfillment you experience throughout the process.

Rewiring our inner chatter requires compassion, openness, patience, vigor, and, quite often, ingenuity.

In today’s article, we are covering 5 types of Imposter Syndrome—the 5 different characters we play as a result of unhealthy relationships and ways of relating in the world that have impacted how we may think about and relate to the self. And so, we take on characters, personas in our mind that drive the way we communicate with ourselves and with others.

Allowing ourselves the space to truly practice our craft—whether that be writing or another form—is often a revolutionary idea. It is somewhat vulnerable to let ourselves be the apprentice again, or perhaps for the very first time.

In today’s article, we are looking at 3 templates for expression (3 creative archetypes) we can use to embody the fullness of our artistry. These archetypes are The Explorer, The Performer, and The Natural.

I have found the most liberating and inspiring environments for our creative energy, for our voice, and for our heart posture, often come by way of embracing these elements: adventure, curiosity, and experimentation (within our template for exploration); true practice, presence, and our sense of performance; and full expression in our most natural form when our art exudes from us without struggle.

Turning 30 years old can feel like a big shift, a monumental change. What does it really mean to age and grow older? Our writer explores the topic of aging as an empowered woman. How does it feel to be an embodied woman in her thirties. I’m a therapist and I’m turning 30 this year. Here’s how I frame societal timelines, my self image, and belonging to myself and belonging in community.

Adventure, opportunity, and possibility often exist in the unknown, but what happens when are ability to trust and surrender into transitional times of uncertainty is put to the test? Will we deepen our faith, self-trust, and relationship with God, or do we panic? Charlotte shares her personal experience with navigating times of uncertainty with grace, fear, and every emotion that comes with such a powerful experience. You are here to be the main character in your story.

We’re sharing seven books that we have recently read and deeply appreciated. As writers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs, reading is one of the most essential elements to filling our creative wellspring and living an inspired life. We’re inviting all book lovers and readers to join us!

Upgrade your life in 2024 with our intuitive manifestation process and intention setting guide. Do an annual review, reflecting on 2023 and creating clarity for your expansion and evolution in 2024. This is the year you create your dream life with focus and intention.

Often, the remedy for integrating our validation seeking tendencies (along with an ever-too-familiar, unquenchable desire to please) begins by developing an inner locus of control.

In this piece, we’re exploring the effects of effort-based praised — answering the questions:

What happens to a child’s capacity to problem solve and cultivate resilience when we shift the focus of praise towards effort in place of outcome? And what happens when our methods of praise look at how something was achieved as opposed to just what was achieved?

This is how I’m preparing for my travel blogging trip to New York City in the winter. Travel writing is one of my favourite forms of journalism, especially when it gives me the opportunity to visit my dream creative vacation destinations. My experience on this trip will help me to gather creative inspiration for three writing assignments, as well as help me to connect to my intuition and creative heart.

The holidays can often mean that, for many of us, we’re traveling back to where we grew up or to the people we grew up with. Both my body and mind remember the past physical expressions of myself. My mind and body hold intricately woven patterns, internal dynamics, somatic memories of my childhood. As we age, we evolve, and so many physical versions of our soul are expressed throughout a lifetime. Minute evolutions in the way of being of our authentic selves. And sometimes, it can be painful to return to the previous versions. To be reminded of the way we used to be. The way we used to let others be with us.

We’re sharing our holiday gift guide for the wellness lovers in your life. This year, we’re covering 12 of our favourite wellness gift ideas for her — your bestie, your sister, your girlfriend, even your mom. This one is for the women who prioritize living a healthy lifestyle, are enthusiastic about whole body health and wellbeing, and perhaps even see conscious living as a way of life. We’ve selected items (in a variety of price ranges) that may support her to embody her vision well into the new year.

Join Charlotte as she teaches a 3-step process for managing expectations and healthy boundary setting while spending time with family and friends during the holidays, Christmas season, and into the New Year. Acknowledge, communicate, and fact check as you ground into self-trust and confidence this holiday season.

Casey explores the deeper aspects of Self-concept from the lens of subconscious beliefs and the conscious choice to fully step into the identity of the creative career woman. Self-concept is the way we perceive ourselves. It includes the deep beliefs we have about who we are, what we deserve, and how we experience the world. From lucky girl syndrome to the delulu method, many people are skimming the edges of this conversation. Today, we are diving in deeper to explore the energetic, body, faith, and behavioral shifts required to fully be who you came here to be.

Join our expert Charlotte as she explores her relationship to the four phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. She dives deep into providing a guide for you to structure your own cycle around menstruation (your period), follicular phase, ovulation, and luteal phase. This is women’s health.

The best ways to regulate your nervous system. Join Casey as she explore these 17 unexpected ways to regulate your nervous system and improve vagal tone. Your nervous system threshold and your ability to heal your nervous system transforms your life and often helps you to be in a dorsal vagal state more often. While healing is nonlinear and layered process that takes time, this is the ultimate creativity hack and dream career unlock, and it’s easier to fit into your daily routine than you thought.

Join Casey as she invites readers into her quaint and elegant creative morning. We are deep into fall with cozy blankets, homemade chai tea lattes, knit sweaters, her maple vintage writing desk, and her obsession with the language and system of Human Design, which is the ultimate dream career unlock and the roadmap to living a spectacular life. This is the dream writer lifestyle and writer aesthetic. Welcome to The Creative Woman Diaries. We’re so happy you are here.