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EPISODE · Mar 29, 2026 · 10 MIN

How to Sustain Your Creative Work While Honouring Your Physical Capacity

from WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife · host Carmel

Send us Fan MailSHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How to Sustain Your Creative Work While Honouring Your Physical Capacity Learning how to sustain your creative work while honouring your physical capacity is something many creative professionals only discover when the body finally makes the decision for them.Edna had built her reputation on dedication — thirty-five years of documentaries that had travelled the world, won awards, and been reviewed in national newspapers. But what she didn't realise was how much her body had already begun paying for that commitment. This is the story of the moment her body made the decision her mind had refused to take — and what she discovered about creative work in the long process of rebuilding.RESOURCES MENTIONEDThe Storytelling Newsletter (Free) Short, focused, and grounded in real WorkLife situations — how we communicate, lead, make decisions, and navigate challenges at work.  Story Lesson How to Sustain Your Creative Work While Honouring Your Physical Capacity Learn how protecting your energy and wellbeing can preserve the clarity, imagination, and endurance that meaningful work depends on over a lifetime.Guided Programme Protect Your Creativity and Wellbeing – Understanding Depletion and Creating Sustainable PracticeSupport This Work: Your support makes a difference and helps me to continue creating resources that are accessible to everyone. Thank you. CarmelCommissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships: [email protected] stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O’ ReillySupport the show

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