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COVID-19 Freelance Creative Survival Guide

COVID-19 Freelance Creative Survival Guide

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In the wake of COVID-19, it's difficult to not be overcome by fears of not being able to pay bills, not having a job to come back to, not being able to educate children staying at home, not being able to secure food, etc. We currently exist in a cancel culture with gigs being postponed left and right. Social distancing adds another level of stress; though[...]
How to Cope With the Effects of Coronavirus on the Gig Economy

How to Cope With the Effects of Coronavirus on the Gig Economy

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Uncertainty, instability and discomfort are certainly facts of life and there’s no person who understands this more than the creative entrepreneur. Those of us who earn a living—as independent contractors, as practitioners, as freelance artists, are self-funding creative projects, have several side hustles, or are in the service industry—not always knowing w[...]
How 10 Female Artists Turn Feelings of Powerlessness Into Fuel

How 10 Female Artists Turn Feelings of Powerlessness Into Fuel

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There is perhaps no harsher critic than a woman towards herself. From physical appearance to achievements, competence to self-worth, truly, we can be brutal and unrelenting with thoughts and comparisons that inflict deep, painful, and sometimes even crippling insecurities. Such judgements, if spoken aloud would surely enrage us were they directed towards som[...]
Microblading: The Process + Why as a Creative Professional I'm Obsessed

Microblading: The Process + Why as a Creative Professional I'm Obsessed

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Working for myself, there is always the compulsory ruling of time. My hours are my own, with the flexibility to define my own schedule, albeit within the confines of deadlines and client requests. Work can ebb and flow, though, if you allow it, self employment can be a nonstop grind. Thus, efficiency is life. I’ve found that small things that used to matter [...]
Social Media Detox: A Therapist’s Take

Social Media Detox: A Therapist’s Take

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With the recent removal of likes, Instagram and the effects of social media on our psyche has been a hot button topic. According to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, removing likes was an effort to provide a safe space on the internet, in the wake of bullying, anxiety, and depression. To further investigate, beyond the barrage of opinions and debate on the platfor[...]
Maximize Creativity, Productivity, and Relationships Based on Your Enneagram

Maximize Creativity, Productivity, and Relationships Based on Your Enneagram

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I am the first to admit—I am a personality quiz-junkie. Lately, I've obsessing over the recent popularity of Enneagram Personality Types. The ideology is derived from Oscar Ichazo, who created the Arica School in the 1960s to share the teachings he learned during his travels in Asia. He focused heavily on self-realization and combined the study of the stars,[...]
Discovering Self-Worth Through Sound: Tuning in to Passions Allowed This Artist to Thrive

Discovering Self-Worth Through Sound: Tuning in to Passions Allowed This Artist to Thrive

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Growing up as an immigrant I witnessed the many struggles my parents endured including leaving Brazil for a country that wasn’t home, far away from everything that felt familiar, and not being able to speak the language. They shifted their lives entirely to create a sustainable lifestyle that afforded me the comforts and opportunities they never had. In many[...]
You Can Get High by Listening to These Soundwaves

You Can Get High by Listening to These Soundwaves

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“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” -Nikola Tesla. The universe is a magical thing. We live in a world of senses, and language is a powerful indicator of the energetic qualities and vibration something holds. Let’s take the word universe itself, it is a ‘uni’ verse- a unified song or symbol[...]
Exploring the Sacred World of Snake Healing With Rose Serpent Founder, Jochi Rötger

Exploring the Sacred World of Snake Healing With Rose Serpent Founder, Jochi Rötger

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Snakes have long served as representation for everything from a creative life force to fertility, rebirth to immortality. For Reverend Jochi Rötger, serpents bring forth a transformative healing energy that is both empowering and beautiful. As a soul guide and shamanic healer, he utilizes live snakes, crystals, and sound healing to bring spiritual evolution [...]
Model Turned Harvard Grad Psychologist Describes How Owning “Fear” Saved Her Life

Model Turned Harvard Grad Psychologist Describes How Owning “Fear” Saved Her Life

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Dr. Lara Fielding, a former model turned clinical psychologist, shares how an amazing opportunity to go to Paris at age 15, modeling for one of the biggest agencies in the industry resulted in a traumatic experience—but one that inevitably taught her invaluable life lessons that she now shares to empower others. As the author of Mastering Adulthood: Go Be[...]