Pushing Through Creative Blocks
This is week two of my Recharge My Creative Spark 30-day challenge, where I use my coloring book Don’t Stress, Just Create, as a framework. It’s a meditative and reflective coloring and journal prompt book that is a tool to bridge the gap between being disconnected from your creative outlet and begin to build intentional practices and routines. For this, I’m following the journal prompts from the free sample version of the book, which is available below.
The first week focused on intention setting and dreaming. The second week builds from these reflections and nudges you to think about the walls and blocks that arise after setting intentions; the reasons why it doesn’t or couldn’t work.
When it comes to creative blocks for artists, the spotlight often focuses on struggle: getting over a block, healing an inner child wound, or trying to ‘fix’ what feels stuck.
And while these things are true, instead of reflecting on lack, I wanted to explore what being creative means to me, the value it adds to my life, and the ways it's shaped my growth.
This week has been about naming the thoughts that creep in, being clear on what they are, and making sense of them. Letting go of old narratives that no longer serve your creative journey while carrying that spark that has always lit you up, so you can be present in the now.
This week’s prompts:
Why do you feel called to create in this season of your life?
What is your creativity helping you understand about yourself right now?
Week 2: Moving Through Creative Blocks for Artists
This year, things have been shifting. This season of my life feels like: go ahead and do it now because why not? I’ve been sharing my work for 10 years now. For the first time, I’ve been getting orders, at least one once a month, since November. That’s never happened before. Something is clicking, the consistency I’ve been writing about wanting; this feels like the start of it.
I want to nurture that and see where it goes. For some people, art is primarily therapeutic, and that’s how it started for me, too. But over time, it’s also become a business—a stream I can tap into. There’s data here, patterns to what’s working, and ways to measure success.
And I am no longer in the business of denying myself the chance to just try, whatever it is, see the idea through at least.
This season is calling for stepping into that space boldly and confidently, with an open heart. And I like it. There’s never going to be a “perfect” season, but there is always the present moment. And in this present moment, I get to decide to create, and it’s a beautiful experience.
That’s what has been calling me most—to stop waiting until I feel caught up or fully in control, and instead let my creativity be the way I move through uncertainty. Each sketch, each blog post, each reflection becomes proof that I don’t have to have everything figured out to make something meaningful.
This season of creativity is showing me that my process is more than just making the art. It’s also about trusting myself enough to keep going. It’s about answering that inner pull with, “Yes, I hear you. Yes, I’m willing to try.”
And that’s the beauty of this 30-day challenge. This challenge is reminding me that creative blocks for artists aren’t just obstacles; they’re invitations to ask deeper questions and return to our why. The prompts are helping me address the lingering thoughts that show up when I go to create, and helping me tune back into that inner spark. Every time I do, I learn something new about where I am and who I am becoming, and how my art is an extension of this.
So, I’ll keep leaning into that. And if you want to join me, the Don’t Stress, Just Create freebie guide is right there for you—it’s what I’m using to shape my reflections this month.