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Episode 6: Taming the Dark Side of Creativity

Episode 6: Taming the Dark Side of Creativity

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?

In this compelling episode of The Creative Advantage, host Nicole Shannon explores an often-overlooked truth: creativity isnโ€™t always light and inspiration. Sometimes, it fuels fear, anxiety, and spiraling self-doubt. But what if you could harness that energy to instead design solutions, build resilience, and reclaim your inner power?

Nicole invites you to examine the dark side of your creativityโ€”and more importantly, learn how to transform it. Through neuroscience, storytelling, and practical exercises, youโ€™ll learn how to redirect your imagination away from disaster-movie thinking and toward life-giving momentum. Creativity is neutral. It's how you use it that matters. Learn how to channel it wisely.


๐ŸŽง ๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ:

โœง Why highly creative minds are often also high-functioning worriers

โœง How your brainโ€™s evolutionary wiring can hijack your creative power

โœง The dangers of rehearsing failure and how to flip the script

โœง Ways to channel anxiety into meaningful problem-solving and action

โœง The science behind gratitude and how it rewires your brain for success

โœง A science-backed activity to help you to shift from fear to flow


This episode is a must-listen for anyone whoโ€™s ever stayed up spiraling in โ€œwhat ifs,โ€ wrestled with self-sabotage, or gotten stuck in fear based thinking.


๐Ÿ”— ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:

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  • Check out the research references for this episode: https://www.createpotential.com/the-creative-advantage-podcast/episode-6โ 


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