Real Positive Change: Creative Renewal for Women

Visit my website:  https://realpositivechange.com Have you ever wondered what a feeling would look like if you painted it? In this episode, Cathy Freeman explores how art journaling can help women process emotions, reduce stress, build emotional resilience, and renew their minds through creativity and faith. Learn two simple approaches to art journaling: create what you're feeling, or create...

Visit my website:  https://RealPositiveChange.com Visit Kim's website:  https://kimpepper.com There are not show notes due to the fact that this was a live conversation.  You can watch the whole program on YouTube:   https://youtu.be/dQsm72jt6wg

Podcast 37 - Learning to Trust the Woman You Are Becoming Real Positive Change Podcast Event is July 13-17,  2026 - ONLINE -  Live Calls @ 4:00 pm Central - Replays Hello friends, and welcome back to Real Positive Change. Today I want to talk about something that has been on my heart for quite a while. Over the past several months, I've become aware of the struggles many women aroun...

The Space Between Shame and Blame The House I've Been Living In Have you ever noticed how quickly we judge ourselves when we're struggling? We tell ourselves we're doing life wrong. We should be happier. We should be stronger. We should have figured this out by now. Or we move in the opposite direction and start blaming someone else. If only they had changed. If only life had been different. If on...

You want to be creative, but you are tired of looking for ideas of what to create.  Maybe you time is limited and you would love having a place that you could choose classes from painting to journal making.  Take a moment and click on over to https://cathyfreemanart.com .  Coming up with ideas of what to create will never be a problem again.  In My Art Sisters, I provide n...

Ready for some creative guidance?   Visit my website:  https://realpositivechange.com One of the hardest emotional experiences we face is disappointment in relationships. Especially when we have been the giver. The encourager. The helper. The listener. The dependable one. The one who shows up. And then one day…we find ourselves needing support too. We need someone to check on us. To...

When Your Brain Reacts Before You Think   The Moment Between the Two Brains (And Why We Lose Ourselves) When Your Brain Goes Downstairs: People Pleasing, Overeating, and Survival Today I want to go a little deeper into something we’ve been talking about… the upstairs brain and the downstairs brain. And I want to make this really practical today. Because once you start seeing this pattern, you...

https://realpositivechange.com   Podcast Title: When Your Mind Won’t Stop: Overthinking DIY Peace in the Present   Intro: Have you ever noticed how your mind can just… keep going? You replay conversations. You think ahead to what might happen. You try to figure things out before they even happen. And before you know it… you’re not in today anymore. You’re somewhere in the future—try...

https://realpositivechange.com When You Lose Yourself Trying to Be Liked Intro: Have you ever walked away from a conversation and thought… “Why did I say that?” “Why didn’t I just say what I really felt?” “Why do I always do that?” Or maybe you find yourself saying yes… when you really mean no. Agreeing… when you actually feel something different. Not because you don’t have thoughts or opinions— b...

Podcast 30 - The Art of Feeling Better: How Creativity Helps You Feel Happy, Calm, and Clear https://cathyfreemanart.com  -  https://realpositivechange.com Take a moment and think back on a time when you had so much going on in your mind that you actually felt scattered. It was hard to keep things straight… you were forgetting things you needed to get done… There was just too much on you...

https://www.realpositivechange.com The brain is often described in two parts: The downstairs brain—which is fast, reactive, and emotional.
And the upstairs brain—which is thoughtful, reflective, and steady. Now here’s the key: This isn’t about emotion versus no emotion. It’s about reaction versus response. Your downstairs brain reacts.
Your upstairs brain responds.  What Each Part Does Let’s...

  I’ve realized something really important .... You can either  be  controlled by your thoughts, or you can create a space so they don’t control you. That one shift changes everything.   I use a very simple framework called STORY. It’s not complicated—it’s just a way of noticing. What’s actually happening What I’m telling myself about it How that makes me feel How I respon...

https://realpositivechange.com   I was listening to a woman complain about her mother-in-law and how she was not being a good grandmother.    Instinctively the other woman who was also listening,  said something that really caught my attention. She said, “ You must have quite the manual on how to be a good grandmother. ” She then continued to listen a bit longer, &nbs...

Visit my website:  https://realpositivechange.com Today, I want to talk about something tender, something many of us experience—but don’t always have words for. It’s the feeling that shows up when your child is about to start kindergarten… When you’re sitting at their last high school event… When you’re packing up your home, getting ready to step into something new. But it’s not just tied to...

🎙️ PODCAST SCRIPT Creative Wellness & Emotional Resilience Have you ever felt stretched so thin emotionally… that you weren’t sure you could bounce back? And have you ever wondered why sometimes you recover quickly… and other times, you don’t?   When I think about emotional resilience, I picture something very simple… A rubber band. You can stretch it… pull it tight… put it under pressure...

Visit:  https://realpositivechange.com We often believe… “If I could just think better, I would feel better.” But your thoughts are not just passing through your mind. They are shaping how you feel… how your body responds… and even how your brain works. Research shows that when you take time to put your thoughts into words, something begins to shift. Even writing for just 15–20 minutes can: r...

Take a hop over to my Website and let me tell you about My Art Sisters:  https://realpositivechange.com Welcome to the Real Positive Change Podcast. I’m your host, Cathy Freeman, and this is a quiet space where art and wellness gently come together… A place where you can take a few minutes to breathe, reflect, and reconnect with your heart. Today, I want to talk about something that so m...

Visit my website:  https://realpositivechange.com   Today I want to talk about something I began noticing in my own life… Have you ever noticed that when you describe your day to someone, you often end up emphasizing the hard parts?   The Challenges you experienced/ You mention the problems that came up. The frustrations. The things that took extra effort. And afterward you might ev...

  Have you ever noticed how certain situations stay in your mind long after they happen? You may try to reason with yourself, reminding yourself that you cannot control the situation. Yet every time the thought returns, your body reacts with frustration, tension, or anxiety. This reaction is often a form of emotional resistance . In this episode of the Real Positive Change Podcast , we explor...

For creative classes, visit my website:  https://realpositivechange.com Most of us think thoughts are just… ideas. Something invisible. Something abstract. But your brain is not actually operating in silence. Your brain is electrical. Every thought you have is created by neurons — tiny cells — sending electrical signals to each other. And when millions of those cells fire together, they produ...

A Daily Rhythm to Reshape Your Day. https://realpositivechange.com When Your To-Do List Steals Your Peace Welcome back to the Real Positive Change Podcast. Today feels like real life. It has been one of those weeks — the kind where you are keeping up with responsibilities, handling small disappointments, and carrying more in your mind than you even realized you were holding. And honestly… I would...

Today I want to talk about something that sounds simple…
but is actually very tender and very human. Agency. We hear that word and often think it means control.
Having answers.
Having certainty.
Having things work out. But the older I get, and the more I sit with women who are tired, faithful, creative, and trying their best…
the more I realize that agency isn’t about controlling your life at all....

Even when life looks “fine” on the outside, the body may still be carrying years of unresolved stress. If we don’t pay attention to the body’s signals, we may: Keep trying to think our way into peace Judge ourselves for feeling tired or overwhelmed Miss early signs of burnout or anxiety But when we learn to notice and respond to the nervous system with kindness, something powerful happens: The bod...

One of the hardest things for sensitive, faith-filled women is discerning this question:
“Is this the Holy Spirit prompting me… or is this just worry?” Anxiety-driven thoughts tend to be loud, urgent, repetitive, and intrusive. They pull our attention forward into imagined threats and worst-case scenarios. Over time, that mental noise can make it harder to feel spiritually grounded—not because fai...

When one tuning fork is struck, another tuning fork tuned to the same frequency will start to vibrate on its own. This happens because energy is transmitted from one to the other. You don’t touch the second fork; it simply responds to the energy of the first. This is exactly how co-regulation works.   When you stay calm, steady, and grounded, the nervous system of the person around you—child,...