Creative transformation often begins long before clarity arrives.

Leaving familiar roles can open unexpected space for intuition, creativity, and deep personal growth. Aimee Carlson and Gema Liberty explore what happens when old identities fall away and the creative process feels messy, uncertain, and deeply human. Through reflection, shared experience, and the metaphor of the dragonfly, this conversation speaks to the courage it takes to trust inner guidance and allow evolution without forcing outcomes.

Transformation rarely happens in isolation, and being witnessed can change everything. This dialogue offers reassurance for anyone navigating change, reminding us that creativity and intuition work together to guide the becoming.

Connect with Gema and Dragonfly School:

https://Dragonflyschool.earth

https://dragonfly-school.kit.com/8735bd550a

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity does not thrive in constant busyness and requires space to breathe.

Creative white space is the intentional openness we leave in our days, calendars, and minds, allowing creativity to emerge rather than being crowded out by productivity and responsibility. When creativity is treated as optional or unproductive, it is often the first thing to disappear, even though it plays a vital role in overall well-being and fulfillment.

By choosing to intentionally schedule, honor, and celebrate creative time, creativity becomes a sustainable practice instead of an afterthought. Small experiments, accountability, and celebration help creativity integrate naturally and consistently into everyday life.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity is not a gift you are born with but a practice that chooses you when you permit yourself to begin.

Aimee Carlson sits down with Brittany Hernandez of Crooked Line Studio to explore creativity as a lived experience rather than a finished product. Brittany shares how art entered her life later than expected and became a mirror for self-awareness, emotional expression, and personal growth. The conversation weaves together creativity, science, teaching, and the courage it takes to keep creating even when the results feel messy or unfinished.

This episode offers a grounded reminder that creativity fosters confidence, flexibility, and connection when we prioritize the process over perfection. It invites listeners to slow down, trust their creative instincts, and give themselves full permission to create in their own way.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studioshttps://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity does not require more time, more tools, or a perfectly clear schedule.

Aimee Carlson explores how creativity can be woven into the smallest moments of daily life, from the quiet space between sleep and waking to the way you move through routines, conversations, meals, and rest. By noticing habitual patterns and gently shifting them, creativity becomes an accessible, nourishing way of living rather than something reserved for special projects or artistic output.

When ordinary moments are met with curiosity and intention, they become opportunities for renewal, presence, and self-connection. Creativity begins to feel less like effort and more like a natural response to being fully alive.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity is not something you turn on and off, it is a way of moving through life with curiosity, permission, and play.

Aimee Carlson sits down with longtime friend Ashley Warren for a soulful conversation about living a creative life beyond traditional art forms. Together they explore creativity as a mindset, how creative problem solving shows up in unexpected places like government and healthcare, and why collaboration, play, and curiosity are essential for growth. Ashley shares how creativity weaves through movement, writing, music, work, and everyday choices, offering permission to see creativity everywhere.

This conversation is a reminder that creativity does not require perfection or expertise, only willingness and presence. When you follow creativity instead of forcing it, the path unfolds with more ease, joy, and meaning.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity becomes richer when it is shared, witnessed, and allowed to evolve.

Aimee Carlson welcomes creative duo Krista and Mike Pasini for a deep, soulful conversation about their collaborative artistic life. They explore how creativity weaves through partnership, how mindfulness shapes their work, and how honoring pace, vulnerability, and personal evolution enriches the creative process. Together, they reflect on rawness, inspiration, overuse of creative energy, and the trust required to both lead and follow in shared visioning.

This dialogue is an invitation to rethink what creativity truly is and how it shows up in daily life. Listeners walk away with renewed permission to explore creative instincts, work with community or alone, and remain open to inspiration as it cycles through seasons.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

A single moment of judgment can close a creative door that takes years to reopen.

Aimee Carlson explores how early criticism, disappointment, or silence can shut down creativity and disconnect us from our natural expression. Through Rich Wright’s childhood story and her own experience as an art teacher, Aimee reveals how these old wounds shape adult creative patterns and how reclaiming creativity becomes an act of healing.

This episode invites listeners to reconnect with what they loved before judgment stepped in and to take one small step back into that spark. It wraps with a reminder that creativity and life force are intertwined, and that the door to expression still belongs to you.

Your creativity never left. It has simply been waiting for you to return.

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.

Creativity becomes a powerful vehicle for healing, identity, and legacy when we allow ourselves to show up imperfectly.

Aimee Carlson and guest Rich Wright explore the lifelong journey of creativity and the deep connection between art, healing, and self-understanding. Rich shares his early creative roots, his battles with perfectionism, and the powerful shift that happened when he chose authenticity over approval. Through storytelling, creative pivots, and a willingness to fail fast, he discovered a path that blends art with emotional resilience and meaningful personal growth.

Their conversation highlights how creativity evolves through different seasons of life, how mental health plays a role in the artistic experience, and how following inspiration can lead to unexpected purpose. Rich’s journey shows how listening to your heart and letting go of old rules opens space for genuine expression.

This reflective and encouraging dialogue invites listeners to embrace their creative nature, honor imperfect beginnings, and consider how their own story contributes to a lasting legacy.

Connect with Rich:

Podcast - Artist Recovery

Connect with Aimee:

https://www.sheforcecoach.com

With special appreciation to Crooked Line Studios https://crookedlinestudio.com in Billings, MT for their collaboration.