EP096: Creating Space for Silence

This week Melissa talks about how creating space every day for silence has made it easier for her to weather bad news cycles and stressful social media environments. Creating space for silence and embracing that silence can act as a reset button in a world where even opening your Instagram app exposes you to a frenetic cacophony of noise and movement.

This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs Illustrations

This is a great episode for anyone who:

• struggles with finding peace, focus or inspiration
• feels in a constant state of fight or flight or stress
• struggles with being able to disconnect from screens, even for a few moments
• has trouble letting themselves feel peace
• gets caught up in negative news cycles and struggles to break free

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Episode 96: Creating Space for Silence

You can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.

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• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
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And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson.

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@mhchipmunk), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative for 12 years. She

You can connect with the podcast  on:

• Instagram at @andshelookedup 
• Facebook 
• YouTube 
• Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUp

For a list of all available episodes, please visit:
And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast

Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.

Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.