E141 - It's Not Too Late to Get Creative Again with Guest Ilene Berns-Zare, PsyD and author

You're Not Too Old (And It's Not Too Late) to Get Creative Again Psychologist Ilene Berns-Zare joins Beth to unpack the real secret to resilience, creativity, and thriving at midlife and beyond. 🌿 In this episode of Create Today, Beth talks with psychologist, life and leadership coach, and author Ilene Berns-Zare about what it actually takes to build resilience, reconnect with your creativity, and stop believing the story that it's “too late” to reinvent this next chapter. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why resilience isn't something you're born with• “Big C” creativity (the art you set out to make) and the everyday • “Little c” creativity you're already using without realizing it • How to reclaim your creativity at midlife, even if you've told yourself “I'm not creative” • How a single reframe – being told she was a “developmental writer” – that gave Ilene permission to finally write the book she'd been putting off for years • A simple morning gratitude-and-savoring practice that quietly builds real resilience over time • How to give yourself permission (and self-compassion) to prioritize creativity in a busy, chaotic season of life • Why the smallest step – even five minutes – counts as progress toward reinventing this chapter of your life About Ilene: Ilene Berns-Zare, PsyD, PCC, CEC is a psychologist, life and leadership coach, and author of You're Not Too Old and It's Not Too Late: Weekly Practices for Meaning, Mindfulness, and New Possibilities at Midlife and Beyond (MSI Press). She writes the “Flourish and Thrive” blog for Psychology Today and is adjunct faculty in Georgetown University's Transformational Leadership Program. How to contract Ilene Berns-Zare: Ilene's book & coaching:  ibzcoaching.com Ilene's Psychology Today blog: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/flourish-and-thrive Resources from Create Today: (Get your free Going FourWords™ Guide): www.bdi-create.today Subscribe to "Create-Today with Beth Buffington" for a new conversation on creativity, resilience, and living well every week. 🎧