Soul Cadence Creative – Thoughts from A Creative in Mental Health
Empowered Minds * Creative Hearts * Joyful Lives
Moms building an author, writing, or artist business when things get boring or hard. I have seen a lot of rhetoric recently that people should be focusing on fun things in their business. Business should be fun and fancy free. I've written about this before on the blog that hard days will happen. Hard and … Continue reading Do the Hard and Tedious Things in Pretty Places:
"I love how you're such a prolific writer Candice." Her words hit like a gut punch.They were genuinely complimentary, coming from a place of awe and good will. And still, hurt landed with them. Because I felt like a fraud. I wanted those words to be true, yet they felt anything but at the moment. … Continue reading Coming Home in my Creative Work
Info Overload in a Digital Age We were never meant to have 24/7 access to global news in a world of over 8 billion people. Our brains were not wired to handle and process that much information at that speed. I also understand the irony of me typing all of this into a blog that … Continue reading Knowing Too Much Information
The Creative Mommas' Haven: Empowering moms - building resilience, cultivating inner peace, and reducing isolation. Dear Creative Moms, I get it. We’re running businesses or ministries or side hustles while managing the hustle and bustle of home life. We're no stranger to the balancing act. Our days are filled with creative endeavors, entrepreneurial pursuits, and … Continue reading Introducing the Creative Mommas’ Haven: prioritizing mental wellness for creative moms
We live in a world that is constantly telling us that we have to prove ourselves. Prove our worth. Prove we know what we’re doing. Prove we have the: experience, education, etc. to do what we are presenting to the world. The irony here is the biggest roles we will play in this life:SpousesChildrenParentsFriendsCoworkersEmployees These … Continue reading When Knowing Our Value Becomes a Boundary
Honestly, I’ve been pretty quiet around here the last 6-9 months. We made a big cross-country move, and I was trying to adjust. I was also trying to find my voice, letting the fear/insecurity take over. I wasn’t completely down for the count during that time. I also released a 31 day guided journal and … Continue reading From Therapist to Life Coach: Why I Switched and What’s Next?
The last couple months have been extremely difficult around here. Some might know I’ve been trying to figure out my diagnosis (right now it’s Fibromyalgia, but we haven’t completely ruled out everything else yet). The last few months, everything has kind of come to a head, and I really want to share my story so … Continue reading An Update: Chronic Illness treatment, medication withdrawal, medical gaslighting, and choosing the right team
Did you know systemic gaslighting is a thing? Especially in governments, religious bodies, and the medical field. Did you know there are generations of people and cultures around the world who are predisposed to gaslighting. They are predisposed to thinking they are being encouraging, helpful, corrective or loving when they express sentiments that may actually … Continue reading Self-Care Saturday: Gaslighting & Boundaries in Relationships We Want to Keep
Being a mom is hard enough. Running a business is hard enough. Dealing with chronic illness is hard enough. I am managing to do all three - I’m convinced only by the grace of God - and I’m doing things to help myself stay mostly sane during these crazy toddler days. When I was a … Continue reading How I Stay (Mostly) Sane as a Work From Home Mom with Chronic Illness
It can be hard feeling successful when life is determined by so many factors. When we begin comparing ourselves with others, there are so many ways we can fall short. The fact is, though, that success looks different for each of us. Success in every area looks different. So, even though so many “gurus” out … Continue reading What You Don’t Need to be Successful