Jennifer Louden: How to Avoid Creative Burnout (Episode 67)

Finishing creative work is challenging because sometimes you can’t just push through, as doing so will lead to creative burnout. And yet, you can’t give up when it gets hard or you’ll never really do the work that matters. Jennifer Louden joins me on this episode to share how her wearing away from creative burnout lead to a new body of work and what she has learned along the way about avoiding creative burnout. Ready? Let’s do this!

Key Takeaways:

[0:58] Who is Jennifer Louden?

[3:19] Jennifer shares her origin story.

[6:37] How did Jennifer transition from being a screen writer to writing a book on self-care?

[13:38] What new elements did the shift allow her to introduce into her body of work?

[15:01] Gender-differences in creativity – Are there any?

[16:56] How does Jennifer’s competitive nature trip her up?

[18:05] How does her competitive nature help her out?

[22:24] What is Jennifer excited about? –Aside from her memoir.

[24:35] What are some dynamics of women & creativity that are under-addressed?

[27:36] How has Jennifer helped women say ‘yes’ to themselves?

[30:03] Willian Stafford’s ‘The Thread’ vs. this big/scary life-purpose thing.

[32:27] Jennifer and Charlie share a few stories.

[36:44] Where do we get this idea that if it’s hard we should be doing something else?

[38:14] Jennifer shares advice on the Keystone Habits.

[40:00] Why does she resist habit, rituals, and structure? But they’re also so important!

[44:56] The one thing Jennifer wants us to remember about her and her body of work.

Mentioned in This Episode:

Books by Jennifer Louden

The Woman’s Comfort book

The Couple’s Comfort Book

The Pregnant Woman’s Comfort Book

The Woman’s Retreat Book

Comfort Secrets for Busy Women

The Life Organizer

Year of Daily Joy

The Way It Is by William Stafford

Keystone Habits

https://www.sanebox.com/Giant