Committed to Create Lisa Funk

When you allow yourself to remove some of the pressure we put on ourselves, it can really fill our souls. In this episode, I’m talking about letting go of the pressure we feel to do and learning how to rest, take a break and give yourself that soul care you really desire. Nourishing yourself will allow for deeper creativity and a better you and that’s exactly why I am practicing what I am preaching and taking a summer break to rest and reset. 
 
What you’ll find in this episode:
A segment with my daughter about creativity
Why I am taking a break this summer
Why you should audit the things you are doing
How to take the pressure off of yourself
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
 
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I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Did you know that putting constraints in place can actually boost your creativity? It’s true!
In this episode, I talk about what creative constraints are and how I use these to aid in my own creative endeavors.
What you’ll find in this episode:
A segment on our creative community
What creative constraints are
How constraints can be a positive thing for you
What constraints I’ve set up for myself
How focus and constraints aid in creativity
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress
 
I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

In honor of Mother’s Day, I decided to bring on my first guest, my daughter, onto the podcast. As you’ll hear, we share a lot of similarities in our creativity and how we express ourselves through creating. 
In this episode, she shares what she does to express her creativity and how she uses it as an outlet.
 
What you’ll find in this episode:
An introduction to my daughter
What she does to express her creativity
How she feels about creation and uses it when she’s feeling frustrated or sad
Her advice for parents to help prompt creativity in their kids
Her opening up about having me as a mom
What she’s excited about creating
Creative projects she’s looking forward to 
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
 
Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress
 
I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

The challenges that you are facing today… They won’t last forever. The truth is, when you’re going through a difficult season it can be hard to feel resilient.
In this episode, I am sharing why you’re stronger than you think. I talk about how problems come and go in life and the things that we can learn from what we go through.
 
What you’ll find in this episode:
A segment on what’s going on over in the shop
What resilience means to me
A story about my experiences with grief, loss and a health scare
The 7 C’s of resilience from Dr. Ginsburg
How tools for coping with stress will look different for everyone
Mantras that can help you through challenging times
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
 
Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress
 
I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

It’s time to stop blocking the feelings you’re experiencing, whether good or bad and just sit with them. I want to encourage you to start feeling the feelings.
In this episode, I talk about why we sometimes have the urge to resist certain feelings that come up: fear, worry, grief, sorrow, the list goes on but these are a few that people tend to put on the back burner.
 
What you’ll find in this episode:
A segment on our creative community
My thoughts on therapy and a current experience I had
Why you shouldn’t resist your feelings
The ways people avoid feeling a feeling
3 steps to feeling the feeling
Ideas for feelings that you might want to adopt
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress
I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.

Sometimes the thoughts running through our heads aren’t serving us in the way they should be.
In this episode, I’m breaking down the 10 cognitive distortions from David D. Burns’ book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. I chat about identifying what thoughts are true, what thoughts you like, what thoughts are serving you and which ones might not be based on reality.
What you’ll find in this episode:
A segment on what I’m currently creating
The 10 cognitive distortions
How these distortions relate to creativity
 
For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, head to https://handlettereddesign.com/blogs/podcast/
 
Ready for a fun activity to feel less stress? Come get our FREE Guide - 5 Creative Steps to Less Stress & More Joy while it's still available: http://CommittedtoCreate.com/lessstress
 
I hope that my podcast has left you feeling inspired and excited to create the life that you want. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, I’d love for you to subscribe so you can continue to hear more. Want to get to know me better? Connect with me on my website at https://handlettereddesign.com/ or on Instagram @handlettereddesign to keep up with everything that is going on with me and my business.