235: Healing, Exploring your Shadow and Purpose through Creativity - a podcast by Aileen Xu: Lifestyle Design & Personal Growth YouTuber, Blogger, Entrepreneur, Artist of Life

Creativity and creating is not only “for the talented” as society and our upbringing might have led us to believe. Creativity is a language in itself, a means for expression, exploration, meditation, and healing. Join Aileen as she and James discuss his journey to discover his own unique magic to turn imagination to reality, and how creativity is an extraordinary medium for communication and healing.



James McCrae is a creative strategist and the founder of the Sunflower Club, a global community dedicated to creativity as a tool for personal healing and social transformation. His books include Sh#t Your Ego Says and How to Laugh in Ironic Amusement During Your Existential Crisis. James lives in Austin, Texas.



TIMESTAMPS:



2:54 About my creative and spiritual journey

6:07 Writing the first book

13:12 Creating what’s authentic to me

19:58 How my process came about

28:00 The importance just showing up

31:26 The act of creation is like jazz music

35:15 I was trying too hard to be perfect

38:40 The ways I meditate

44:11 breath of fire

45:55 One of the biggest shifts in my life

47:58 Creativity is a human necessity





FIND JAMES ONLINE:





Website | https://jamesmccrae.com/meet-james 

Podcast | Sunflower Club

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/wordsarevibrations/



The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 235





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