Ep. 19 - How Art Helps With Pain, Stress, and Overwhelm

Anna's friend said, "Oh, I wish I had more time to create." Anna said, "Come create with me." That turned into an art club at Anna's house, twice a month. Her friend would come over in her scrubs, right out of work, sometimes with dinner, and they'd make art on small pieces of watercolor paper. In this episode, I'm talking with Anna Davis of Wild Creative Roots. We talk about the high school art class that had her thinking "maybe I'm not an artist," coloring on her dad's topographic maps, why working small takes the pressure off, what her art therapy training taught her about attention, pain, and overwhelm, and why you only have to give it 10 minutes. Go check out her website here: https://wildcreativeroots.com And her Instagram here:   / wildcreativeroots   Who in your life needs you to say "come create with me"? Drop a comment and tell me...I'd love to hear. 💛 Join The Joy Revival! My creative coaching membership for Christian women. In October we're talking about creating belonging. 14-day free trial: https://alibrowncreative.com/joy-revi... 💛 No Sweat Vignettes, the memory keeping class Anna took ($37, 7-day full refund): https://nosweatvignettes.com/?utm_sou... xoxo CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome to the Revival (BFF mode) 0:40 Why "Wild Creative Roots" 2:05 "Come create with me" 5:30 Working small (and "go big") 8:20 Same formula, different every time 11:45 "Maybe I'm not an artist" 21:15 Go watch a child create 24:20 Art, pain, and her training 31:20 We saw the bike and we didn't die 32:10 Why 10 minutes 34:55 A practice in self-acceptance 36:45 Rooted in Joy If you like pictures and want to follow me on other fun adventures: IG: / alibrownie Webbie: https://alibrowncreative.com/ HAPPY MAIL: PO BOX 2725 Universal City, TX 78148