Ep 38: How to create when you're in pain, emotional or physical, with artist/writer Amani
Big Juicy Creative
English - February 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Marketing arts career creative creativity marketing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today’s guest is the indomitable chronic pain sufferer, writer, artist and activist, Amani.
This is a very real, very raw conversation where both of us are in pain as we podcast; Amani due to severe physical symptoms and me (your host, Suzy Bashford) due to the emotional pain of just losing my beloved dog Bramble (episode 37 is on that).
Nevertheless, true to form, Amani is able to find the fun and feistiness in the present moment, no matter what she is feeling. Creating through pain is the norm for her... as is smashing taboos.
And there are SO many taboos covered in this episode. Trigger warning: invisible illness; suicide; estrangement; having therapy; loneliness; childhood abuse/acute childhood experiences; not having children, mental health.
There's quite a bit of swearing, too.
If you want inspiration on, err, how NOT to wait for inspiration or perfection before you create, this episode is for you. If a you're curious type and would like to know what it's like to live with constant, severe pain, then this episode is also for you and it will change your perspective on your own pain.
Amani daily reframes her purpose in life, recreates her dreams, re-finds ways of finding beauty in the small things. She credits her creative practice with keeping her alive.
This is such an important conversation to lift the lid, and judgement, on what it's like to live with an invisible illness. Do you know someone who might benefit from hearing it? Please share with anyone who might also enjoy it.
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The best place to follow Amani is on Instagram, where she has two accounts:
@amani_writes - dedicated to talking about the stuff we don't talk about enough
- a space for people who don't have kids, for any reason
To follow Big Juicy Creative for loads of inspiration on living creatively, see:
Instagram: @bigjuicycreativeliving
Facebook @bigjuicycreativeliving
LinkedIn: @suzybashford
contact Suzy: [email protected]
And remember, you can still get your free wintspiration fridge poster (family friendly and grown-up versions available!) visit: www.bigjuicycreative.co.uk