Dear Creative Mind｜a space for creative liberation

Today, I'm chatting with Susan Victoria Becher, (a lovely former client of mine!) who is a poet, writer, singer/songwriter, and overall creative being. She enjoys broadening her skillset by trying new things and encouraging others to do the same. She is publishing her YA novel entitled 'Penn and Ava' this summer, with a publishing date set for July 23rd. She is also in the process of writing and r...

This is an official invitation to join us for Devotion, a 5-week series of community gatherings where we come together to create space for a project that’s been sitting on the shelves of our creative mind. Some of us will dedicate time to finishing existing projects or starting on new ones, while others will take the opportunity to explore something new or reconnect with a creative practice, all w...

Today, I'm chatting with Julie Villain, a former client of mine and a creative soul with a sensitive heart, working as a website designer at studio folha. During our conversation, we explore the recent rebirth she went through when she relaunched her creative business at the end of 2023 and what she has learned through the process, and how she juggles the more practical side of owning a business a...

Dear creative mind, welcome to this Spring cleaning meditation to help you declutter your mind, so you can find space, clarity and peace. About me Pascale Côté is a creativity guide, artist, and writer who helps creatives meet, understand, and express themselves by guiding them to work *with* their (creative, complex, unconventional) nature instead of against it. She helps artists, visionaries, di...

Today, I'm chatting with brand designer + strategist (and former client of mine!) Kat Fletcher from Crafted Wild. We delve into her recent creative rebirth, discussing the process of building a business that allows space for your truest self and humanity. We explore how entrepreneurship can serve as an insightful mirror into our personal lives, as it is often intertwined with our self-healing jour...

Today, I'm chatting with Isabel Bagsik (she/her), a Filipina American who is a former Art Director turned Creative Wellness Guide. Isabel is crafting heart-led experiences and projects at the intersection of creativity and wellness. She is here to guide creatives towards remembering their creative gifts from a place of rest and ease. During our conversation, we chat about the resistance we fee...

Have you ever found yourself standing at a crossroad, torn between abandoning your creative goals or sacrificing your well-being in the pursuit of achievement? Making room for both ambition and self-care is a delicate art. In this coaching episode, we delve into the nurture/structure polarity, untangling the intricacies of tending to both emotion and ambition on your creative path. We navigate the...

Happy Winter Solstice! I’m so glad you’re here for this seasonal journaling practice. Our intention is to get curious about what we learned from this past year, update our definition of success, and identify what might need to shift or what might need to be released, so you can feel refreshed and ready to call in your beautiful 2024 goals. Follow along with the prompts: https://www.dearcreativemin...

How can I stop being interrupted by self-criticism every time I’m about to create? In this episode, we explore our relationship to criticism— whether it's feedback we receive from someone else, or from ourselves (ie: inner critic). We take a look at what the resistance we feel around it, and discern constructive vs destructive criticism so we can set boundaries (with others and ourselves) to recei...

In this episode, Tara and I dive into some of the misconceptions we might have about anxiety, panic and perfectionism, chat about creating a safe space within, look at how we can learn to hear our true voice and differentiate it from our anxiety state, and gathering the courage to share our different opinions. Leave your voice notes + questions here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DearCreativeMind Abou...

This is a short meditation practice to hold yourself steady in the thick of an unsettling transformation. These moments can be challenging, and if you find yourself in one now, I want to acknowledge your courage and invite you to cultivate compassion for yourself. I'm here with you, and I hope this meditation helps anchor you in this uncertain journey. Leave your voice notes + questions here: http...

How can I overcome the fear of failing at my dreams? At times, we might hold ourselves back from pursuing a path because it might fail, or we feel scared to take action because, well... What if it doesn't work out? What if we invest our precious energy, time, and money into something that ultimately fails? In this episode, we explore our relationship with failure and how avoiding setbacks might hi...

In this conversation, Brandon and I dive into the colourful spectrum of emotions as he shares his journey into creating Happy Tears and The Connect Deck, his perspective on finding the balance between self-improvement and allowing yourself to just be, his exciting new collaborations to further support the LGBTQIA2S+ community, pursuing your creative curiosities, mental health... and so much more!...

This is a short meditation practice to foster a sense of self-partnership and truly welcome all parts of yourSelf here, so you can soften the inner wars you may be hosting within yourself. I hope this practice supports you when you’re experiencing resistance in your creative process, or whenever you need to ground back into inner peace so you can find more flow, more space, more harmony.  Leave yo...

How do I stop rebelling against my own structure? Many creative minds (including mine) struggle with setting and maintaining structure. We often end up rebelling against it. In this episode, we're exploring the resistance we experience regarding structure. I'm sharing some reasons why you might be experiencing this in your life, including the internal conflict that can arise when a part of us crav...

In this episode, Maggie and I chat about letting ourselves be human in business, stepping away from social media, planning solo business retreats and the concept of flexible consistency.  Leave your voice notes + questions here: https://www.speakpipe.com/DearCreativeMind About Maggie Maggie is a thought partner to coaches and creative entrepreneurs looking to intentionally scale with a focus on ma...

This is a short meditation practice to help you dissolve self-doubt and boost your confidence so you can go after what you truly want and bring your vision to life, bravely. About me Hello, I'm Pascale! I coach artists, makers and creatives of all kinds because I believe in the cathartic power of art, and the important role you're here to play. Through coaching, we co-create a sacred space to gent...

⁠In this episode, I'm reading a past letter I sent to the community last year to share guidance around staying true to our colours and stop diluting our art to fit in.⁠ How can we stay true to our vision and feel at home in our creative work?⁠ ⁠We can easily dilute our true colours as artists, creative minds and unconventional humans, when our creative vision gets tinted by the demands, 'shoulds'...

How can I find more ease in my creative work? How can I bring my mission further? And more importantly, how can I avoid exhausting myself in the process? You may have witnessed your creative mind oscillating between burning out and giving up, between pushing through and declaring defeat.  This episode is a loving reminder that you don't have to carry your creative mission alone, and how collaborat...

Private coaching is now open! You're welcome to schedule a complimentary clarity call so we can meet, talk through your current challenges and aspirations, and identify what kind of support may benefit you right now.  In this episode, I'm answering the most frequently asked questions about working with a coach: What is coaching? What's the difference with other modalities? What can we work on toge...

Today's meditation is a guided practice to self-inquire and set loving boundaries with your mind, heart, body, and anchor you back into the present moment. ⁠⁠You may also choose to use this as a journaling practice to help call back all the parts of you that are plugged in places that deplete you of your precious energy, so you can rekindle your creative fire.⁠ ⁠ About me Hello, I'm Pascale! I coa...

Have you ever caught yourself ruminating on the same idea, overwhelming yourself and getting dizzy with your own thoughts? Maybe you’ve explored so many options and scenarios that you don’t even know what you want to create anymore. Maybe you’re ruminating on a project, redoing things that don’t seem to make much difference. Or maybe you feel like your thoughts are running on a hamster wheel in yo...

A meditation for the burnt out, exhausted or inspired creative being. ⁠ ⁠Feeling burnt out, exhausted or uninspired is something a lot of creative minds can relate to… as if your creative garden suddenly became a desert. We can’t seem to connect with the muse that usually leads us or we simply don’t have the energy to follow her guidance. ⁠ ⁠Dear creative mind. You’re not alone.⁠ ⁠Follow me on a g...

Balance can feel like a puzzling concept and impossible destination to reach for us, creative minds. In this episode, I'm reading a past letter I sent to the community to invite them to seek flow within the tumultuous reality of creative living. Balance needs to be a flexible and responsive concept— it cannot be a fixed destination we’re hoping to reach. We may need to accept our imbalances an...

Dear creative mind, welcome to this meditation practice. Today, we are welcoming abundance and challenging the starving artist myth, and all the ways we cultivate a lack mentality. About me Hello, I'm Pascale! I coach artists, makers and creatives of all kinds because I believe in the cathartic power of art, and the important role you're here to play. Through coaching, we co-create a sacre...