19: Developing Creativity in Our Kids (and Ourselves) -- Elsie Ritzenhein, Author, Awakening Your Creative Voice Soul Path Parenting

Creativity!  What could be more important as we set our kids up to live their best lives?  I believe creative is at the very heart of who we are as human beings.  It's why we're here -- and it's the key to expressing our truest selves.

In this episode, we talk with Elsie Ritzenhein, an expert in creativity and author of Awakening Your Creative Voice: Women in a World of Possibility.  Elsie shares with us from her more than 50 years of experience as an educator and leadership consultant.  We talk about:
How the arts - music, dance, and visual arts - are proven to help kids more effectively integrate what they learn in their academic studiesFour key concepts and practices for building your creative muscle - intuition, both/and, mindfulness, and improvisation - and how to cultivate them with kidsThe importance of play and risk-takingLinks:
Elsie Ritzenhein Website
Awakening Your Creative Voice: Women in a World of Possibility (Amazon link)
Elsie's creativity model is available on the episode page at soulpathparenting.com