Author: Lacey Heels

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Episode 56: Mental Health // What It Looks Like To Struggle With Mental Health As An Extrovert, Asking For Help & The Importance Of Understanding Your Patterns With Lo Koehler // Yoga Teacher & Mental Health Advocate

by Lacey Heels, in category Uncategorized

In this episode of The Maker’s Collective Podcast we sit down with Lo Koehler, a Yogi, fitness professional, and outspoken mental health advocate. It seems she’s lived a million lives, but everything she has accomplished and been through has lead her to exactly where she is right now, and thank God, because we all need… Read More

Creative Block: “Climb Above It Don’t Blast Through it” Featuring Artist & Blogger Ruth Oosterman

by Lacey Heels, in category Art, Creativity, Interviews, Self Development

Creative block can halt us in our tracks. And we may be more familiar with the idea of “writer’s block” or “the blank page syndrome” but the truth is, it happens to all types of creatives in various disciplines. What is it and why does it happen? Creative block is a period of time when… Read More

Thinking of Making the Leap? Advice from Full-time Artpreneur, Jennifer Gough

by Lacey Heels, in category Art, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Interviews

When I was in my full-time, marketing agency job I was considering making the leap. I proceeded to reach out others I admired that had ‘walked the walk’ for advice. One person who had a particularly great impact was another artist entrepreneur, Jennifer. Jennifer Gough, is a multidisciplinary and contemporary abstract artist located in Kitchener, Waterloo.… Read More

What is Your Creative Outlet? Try One Today, It’s Good For Your Health!

by Lacey Heels, in category Creativity, Self Development

We are all born with an innate desire to express ourselves. There are some of us fortunate enough, on this journey, to discover creative outlets to help express ourselves, connect and communicate with others. They come in many forms: fashion, science, religion, sport, community engagement, philanthropy, travel, music, writing, the arts (and the list goes… Read More

Embracing Vulnerability in Creative Pursuits

by Lacey Heels, in category Art, Creative Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Self Development

“I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.”–… Read More

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Mantra: Embrace It All

by Lacey Heels, in category Creativity

Embrace. Those moments. When everything feels right in the world, and you think to yourself, “Life could not possibly get better… this is bliss.” Those moments are precious. When we are in the midst of them, life feels endless and full of possibility. They come and go. What I have learned is not to be… Read More