High Sensitivity, Chaos, and Creativity
High Sensitivity, Chaos, and Creativity
“How can I create when the world is going to shit?”
“How can I focus when I’m overwhelmed by the chaos around me?”
If you are feeling creatively frozen by the chaos of the world, this is a workshop for you!
High sensitivity is foundational for creativity, yet it comes with both gifts and challenges. One of the biggest challenges is dealing with both external and internal chaos and a sense of overwhelm.
Though difficulty managing chaos is often framed as an emotional issue, it is actually a nervous system issue! The tools and strategies that will most help you move back into creative action are those that help you calm your reactive nervous system.
In this workshop, we’ll focus on three key strategies for working with a highly sensitive nervous system in tumultuous times.
You’ll learn about functional freeze, how to recognize when you are in it, and simple tools for coming out of it,
we’ll do some on-the-spot coaching to model the Kaizen process for finding a right-sized next step that doesn’t destabilize you,
and we’ll explore how you can replace black-and-white thinking with a practice of re-calibration.
Don’t let chaos and overwhelm kill your creativity!
This workshop is part of the six-month Saltee + West series. To learn more about the series and subscribe to all six workshops, please visit www.salteeacademy.com/salteewest
BONUS MATERIALS:
When you register, you'll receive:
A two-page summary of the foundational ideas about Neurodiversity and Creativity that underpin this workshop series.
Access to a video of a foundational workshop on Neurodiversity and Creativity led by Melissa and Sara in 2024.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS
Melissa West brings heart, humor, and an extraordinary range of perspectives to this conversation. As a neurospicy/highly sensitive artist, author, and depth psychotherapist/coach, she offers compassion and insight into the challenges of living and creating as an “other,” and powerful tools for finding deep acceptance and honoring of ourselves and our creative processes.
Sara Saltee is a fiercely gentle advocate for human creativity and the humans who create. As an artist, writer, and Founder of the Saltee Academy for Complex Creators, she teaches and coaches wholly original women seeking to explore and express their creativity. With deep intuitive knowledge and unending curiosity about the creating process, Sara helps creative people honor and express the fullness of their gifts.