To live a fulfilling life, we need to have a grasp on our personal values, what lights us up as individuals, and how to connect to ourselves and our communities. Exploring my individual creative expression is my personal favorite way to do all of that. But so many people have buried their creative expression deep inside of them. Did you cringe when you read the term creative expression ? Twenty-five-year-old me would’ve rolled her eyes at that woo-woo, arty term. But 35-year-old me holds that term close to her heart. If you feel uncomfy associating yourself with words like creative or artist , or you roll your eyes at phrases like creative expression or creative practice , you’re not alone. But let’s dig into why you feel that way. Our experiences as children inform so much of our perception of self as adults, so if we didn’t have a champion as a kid, we may not even know our preferred form of creative expression.…