Creative Nectar is a safe space for exploring all things creative and transformational. Your hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray bring together conversations and practices around art-making as a path to self-discovery, heart-centered living and finding wholeness. Receive tips, teachings, and plenty of stories to inspire your own creative journey in these changing times--whether or not you identify as an artist. Whatever your own unique path or medium, come drink up support and nourishment for your soul's truest expression.
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Let’s change things up before our hiatus! In this different format episode, your hosts Stephanie Gray and Jenny Hahn chew over some of your great listener-submitted questions: What’s the connection b…
We are living in unprecedented times, and often in times of chaos things can feel uncertain without having “the known” to rely on as a touchstone for what comes next. The good news is we are creative…
There's a lot of talk about creative flow and "flow state" in general, but what exactly is it? How do you know when you’re in the flow? What are the benefits? Do you have to be a professional artist …
We hear this question, or a version of it, in almost every workshop we facilitate. As humans we have the need and desire to create... Also as humans, we want to “get it right” and be good at whatever…
Being creative requires a willingness to step out of our comfort zones and into the unknown – where outcomes are not certain. We are asked to let go of the status quo in order to play in the realm of…
Have you ever been creatively shut down or shamed, especially by an authority figure? And if so, is that something that still blocks you today? Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray as they share …
Striving for perfection and constant people-pleasing not only keeps us stuck seeking external validation, it also leaves us disconnected from our creativity, our needs and desires. Deep down below la…
Making art or engaging in any creative endeavor requires a certain amount of vulnerability. So does just being ourselves in the world in an open and authentic way, especially when things feel risky o…
What happens when we engage the creative process to reimagine the past or greet a difficult feeling in the moment with movement and color while creatively giving it what it needs? Transformation can …
Heart wisdom is a deep intuitive knowing that goes beyond the limits of the rational mind and intellect. But how do we access the wisdom of the heart? How is creative expression a portal for moving i…
When you receive creative guidance, ideas or inspiration, where exactly does it come from? Is the creative flow or spark something that is generated within or is it received from outside ourselves? H…
Stepping into the unknown can be scary, but what if there was a way to make it easier? Can we use the creative process to help us trust what we don’t know or understand? Join Jenny and Stephanie as t…
What stories do you tell yourself about your creativity? Do you believe we are ALL creative? Join Stephanie and Jenny as they weigh in on this question and explore the way creativity is defined in we…
Sharing our truth and perspective while bumping up against another’s can feel uncomfortable and even a bit scary sometimes. The need for a change in how we communicate is necessary if we are to move …
The experience of anger or even rage can be uncomfortable, but when we don’t have an outlet it can project outward as violence or inward as self-destruction, helplessness and dis-ease. Sacred rage is…
Is your nervous system overwhelmed? Chances are you’re familiar with some of the signs of a taxed nervous system - in fact, this may quickly be considered the “new normal”. So how do we counterbalanc…
Shadow work is a topic gaining more awareness in pop culture, but it's a process that can bring with it lots of fear and resistance. The shadow refers to the aspects of ourselves that are buried, for…
How do you follow your own inner guidance when making decisions? Are you easily swayed by unexamined thoughts and assumptions – that might even belong to someone else? What does your “inner yes” look…
Is it possible to use creativity to help in the process of forgiving ourselves? Self-forgiveness is a BIG and important topic that we meet head-on in this episode! Join hosts Stephanie Gray and Jenny…
Our world is changing rapidly and, as with any change, we can experience grief. How can we engage the creative process to help us feel and lean into our grief? And can that process also bring us into…