After burnout, the hardest part isn’t picking the camera back up — it’s finding your rhythm again.
In this deeply reflective episode, Rick opens up about what it really feels like to lose your creative flow — that quiet disconnect between the art you love and the energy to make it. From standing at Yates Mill watching perfect light fade without taking a single shot, to rediscovering curiosity through small, “stupid simple” moments, he breaks down how to rebuild trust in your creative instincts one step at a time.
You’ll learn:
Why burnout doesn’t end with exhaustion — it ends with silence.
How to rebuild creative trust through simplicity, ritual, and reconnection.
The power of observing before creating — and why curiosity beats motivation.
How rhythm returns not through perfection, but through permission.
Whether you’re a photographer, filmmaker, or creative soul feeling out of sync, this episode is your reminder that rhythm isn’t lost — it’s remembered.
🎧 Listen now and start finding your way back to the work that moves you.
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