Your Creative Push

Carrington Schaeffer is a writer of creepy children's fiction and a member of the all-girl vintage vocal jazz quartet, The Tonettes.  She is also the host of the podcast “Honestly, Dear Listener,” which is a podcast that aims to seek answers to the question of why so many of us let fear and insecurity keep us from creating. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/carrington In this episode, Carrington discusses: -Her reason for starting her podcast, "Honestly, Dear Listener." -How she is a mom who needs to have her own creative pursuits, or else she ends up getting frustrated. -The importance of giving up on perfectionism and control of what other people perceive of you. -How being honest and open about your struggles allows for true art and expression to thrive. -How celebrating the small victories is more important than the grand gestures. -Her intention for publishing her actual voice memos in her podcast, and how scary it can be to put the "owchies" out there. -The notion of addressing editor/fear tha