🌑June Creative Fix round-up
What's been happening this month
Hi my friend!
As life is busy (now there’s an understatement!), I know it can feel like a lot to try to keep up with everything you follow and subscribe to, so each month I like to give you a round-up of what’s been happening at Creative Fix so you can catch up in your own time.
I like to honour the lunar cycles - mostly because it gives us a reminder that we’re not built to be in going and doing mode all the time, and that we need to allow ourselves to ebb and flow like the tide, to move through our own personal seasons, to wax and wane like the moon.
Today’s New Moon is in the sign of Cancer - a New Moon that, even more than usual, calls for self-care and deep nurturing. It’s a moon of intuition and feminine power, a time for embracing and being guided by your emotions, and a chance to reflect on the year so far.
Today, then, I invite you to pause. Get comfy with your favourite beverage, and have a browse through these offerings to inspire and guide you.
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🎉Migration
June was the month that I shifted my approach on Substack. I have moved my creative work here, to Creative Fix, to align with my business (also called Creative Fix), and to pull together a more cohesive offering of creative therapy and support for creatives with varied needs and lifestyles.
I think everyone has been moved over smoothly now.
If you’re a paid member, you have been comped for the period that you had paid for - you’ll get a reminder to resubscribe when that period ends.
And paid members, don’t forget I need your address if you want to receive monthly creative challenges via postcard (and if you’re an annual member, so you can get your free book!). First challenges are now on their way…
💪Creative activism
I believe that creativity has the power to change the world - I wrote about this at the start of the month, during the waxing moon, that time of empowerment:
We are the creative resistance
A lot has happened since I first started writing on this platform. My life has changed significantly, and I have changed as a person. I think writing here has had something to do with that. Being able to write freely (rather than on topics commissioned by editors) and pushing myself to regularly explore my thoughts and what I care about has, as it often…
And I believe that we have a duty to show up (in whatever small ways we can) to make a positive impact within this world. So on the full moon, when energy is rising, we resist:
🌕 They're trying to stop you being creative
If you don’t think that you’re a creative person…
💊Creative healing
You can’t save the world or help anyone else if you don’t first tend to yourself. You must always be your first priority. And, as you probably know, I am deeply passionate about the great benefits of creativity to support your wellbeing and nourish your soul:
Why is creativity so good for you?
Have you noticed how much better you feel when you write, or make art, or craft, or sing, dance, bake, garden… basically when you do any creative activity?
And, as the moon wanes and we turn inwards for some rest and reflection, I share monthly creative prescriptions - therapeutic activities that can fit into the margins of your life to nurture your creativity and tend to your emotional and mental health:
💊 Get out of your creative rut
Each month, I offer you a creative therapy activity to support your mental, emotional, and even physical wellbeing.
🎓Masterclasses
Each month, I also invite guest experts to share their wisdom. In June, the incredible
generously shared her guidance on building and nurturing a creative ecosystem:Masterclass: Your Creative Ecosystem
This month’s masterclass comes courtesy of the incredible Claire Venus ✨.
Coming soon…
🌓 As I write this, I’ve just recorded a beautiful conversation with exploring Human Design, understanding your needs, and how to work and create in a heart-led way. That will be in your inbox on 2nd July.
💬In the Chat, you can find the following weekly threads:
Monday - Mindset shift / creative reframe
Wednesday - Community sharing (opportunities to amplify your work or ask for feedback)
Friday - Creative prompt
Sunday - Community support (a chance to reflect on the week just gone and be seen and held by the group)
🎥Previously, I’ve been hosting live online workshops at the end of each month, where I share creative therapy exercises. I’ve noticed interest in these dipping recently so I’d love to know - do you want these workshops to continue?
That’s it for this lunar cycle!
Please do leave a comment, drop me a DM or email me at allegra@creativefix.net if there is anything you would like to see in this space or any questions you have.
Happy new moon, and go gently with yourself as we move into the next cycle and a new month.
With love,
Allegra x