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April 27, 2025 48 mins

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In this episode of Soul Led Creative Women, I’m joined by the radiant Susan Hensley—transformational coach, speaker, and author—whose journey into art journaling became a profound pathway to healing, joy, and spiritual connection. What began as a casual creative experiment during a season of burnout became a life-altering practice that helped Susan reconnect with her soul, navigate transitions, and ultimately leave a high-pressure corporate career.

Together, we dive deep into how creativity—particularly playful, low-pressure art-making—can quiet the inner critic, reconnect us to childlike joy, and become a potent spiritual tool for self-expression, emotional regulation, and divine guidance.

Whether you’re brand new to art journaling or a seasoned creative looking to rediscover the magic, this conversation is a soul-nourishing invitation to play, feel, and heal.

Key Takeaways:

  • Creativity as spiritual practice: How art journaling became a sacred tool for self-connection, insight, and healing.
  • Quieting the inner critic: Why creative play helps us shift into the right brain and out of perfectionism.
  • Connecting with your inner child: The power of revisiting childhood materials—crayons, glue sticks, and collaging—to unlock joy.
  • Emotional regulation through art: How expressing feelings visually helps release, process, and gain perspective.
  • From safe to brave: Why starting with low-risk creative practices builds trust and eventually expands our spiritual courage.
  • The ripple effect: How embracing small creative moments can lead to life-changing shifts and deeper alignment with soul purpose.
  • Simple ways to start: Susan’s go-to low-barrier exercise using just two crayons and a favorite song.
  • Letting go of the end result: Reframing creativity as a vehicle for self-discovery, not outcome.
  • Your practice, your way: Why personalization and play are essential in building a meaningful art journaling ritual.
  • Creativity and divine connection: How play and color can open the door to spiritual messages, manifestation, and guidance.

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