49. GUEST: COLLEEN RILEY, on giving yourself grace, listening to your gut, and pursuing a fulfilling career

Life is a battle between order and disorder, stress and peace, structure and flow, all while we try to be happy and fulfilled in this one life we have.Colleen Riley is a former sales executive who left the corporate world in pursuit of her love of poetry and writing. She works at Poetry Forge, Holly Wren Spaulding's writing and education company, and maintains her own self-expressive blog called Tea With Colleen. Beyond her work, Colleen is the perfect example of someone who trusts her instincts to follow a path of fulfillment in her career, while also giving herself the grace and self-compassion to know this journey is a hard one and requires constant course-correction. We can all learn from her thoughtful perspective on listening to your gut, being kind to yourself, and embracing your creativity. Subscribe to Tea With Colleen here:  https://teawithcolleen.substack.com/Check out Poetry Forge w/ Holly Wren Spaulding:  https://www.poetryforge.us/The Tea With Colleen episode we refer to about giving ourselves Grace: https://teawithcolleen.substack.com/p/-on-grace?s=r#details This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thetailoredquill.substack.com