How She Found Her Way Back to Creativity
Reconnecting with a part of herself that adulthood had pushed aside.
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Creativity returned to me like a quiet place where my mind could breathe again, a space I found when I stepped away from electronics, work, and study and realized I was craving peace more than anything else. Through design, organization, reading, and the soft ritual of sketching tattoo ideas, I rediscovered the part of myself that creates meaning from chaos and beauty from stillness, especially now that exercise is no longer the way I reset.
Sometimes creativity is not lost, it is simply waiting beneath the weight of responsibility and routine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I found my way back to watercolor painting, a gift passed down from my birth mother, and discovered that creating after a long, stressful day restored the parts of me depleted by caring for others.
I have indeed entered a stage in my life where accepting quietness allows me to think less about the next 'right' decision and more about the color that is all around me. And with that color, I have discovered the therapeutic benefit of letting my mind guide my hand with a brush and some paint. It is where peace, calmness, and reflection renew me.
I found my way back to creativity through experiencing trauma. Journaling helped calm my brain and was a safe space companion to help me grow spiritually. Releasing my emotions on paper was a stress reliever and it helped me heal over time. Writing inspired me to create my own journal which was published, June 2026. I wanted to provide a tool for those who are grieving a loss. I pray that my creation helps someone find their purpose and to ease their pain.
When I found myself struggling with my mental health, my life coach encouraged me to return to poetry as a healthy outlet. That decision brought me back to a part of myself I had lost, and today I have several poetry books published. I'd say she was right.
Creativity was always the thing I'd get back to once everything else was handled; until my daughter and I started writing a children's book series together and I found my own voice again. With a book of my own releasing this fall, I've learned creativity doesn't wait for a quieter season; it returns the moment you decide it's worth showing up for.
For years, I poured everything into supporting others and left my own creative passions on the back burner. Making the deliberate choice to return to writing in small, stolen moments has become my favorite way to reconnect with my own voice.