Episode 86 - 10 Things Creative Women Secretly Struggle With

About this episode

In this episode, Sonnet discusses the ten struggles that creative women often face, exploring the deeper challenges behind the freedom of creativity.

Last week we talked about scraps — letting go of perfection and simply creating with what you already have. But after that episode, and after kicking off Sonnet’s Scrap Challenge on my live, it got me thinking about something deeper. If creativity feels so freeing… why do we sometimes make it so hard on ourselves? In this episode of Rescued & Upcycled, I’m sharing 10 things creative women secretly struggle with. These are the quiet thoughts and feelings many of us experience at differen...

People in this episode

Host: Sonnet Uhlenbrauck

Topics covered

• creativity
• women's struggles
• self-acceptance
• perfectionism
• artistic expression
• mental health

Keywords

• creative women
• struggles
• perfectionism
• self-doubt
• artistic challenges
• mental health
• creativity

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