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Heal and Grow with Creativity

Heal and Grow with Creativity

Written by: Renata McElvany
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Heal and Grow with Creativity is a podcast for neurodivergent and multi-passionate women of color who want a kinder and more authentic relationship with themselves.


Hosted by creativity coach, artist, and designer Renata McElvany, this show explores how creativity & expressive art can be used as a gentle tool for self-discovery, emotional awareness, and healing, beyond productivity, performance, or perfection.


Each episode offers reflective conversations, personal stories, and insights based on lived experience that help you slow down, name your inner experiences, and reconnect with who you are beneath external expectations. Rather than telling you how to “fix” yourself, this podcast invites you into deeper listening, self-trust, and ease.


This work is shaped by years of creative practice and Renata’s lived experience as a neurodivergent, multi-passionate woman of color—navigating identity, burnout, self-doubt, and the quiet work of coming home to yourself.


If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of who you are outside of what you produce, this is the space to breathe, reflect, and begin again (at your own pace).


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Episodes
  • 042 - A Reflection on Friendship and Emotional Labor
    Jan 27 2026

    Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling strangely empty—even though you were the one listening, caring, and showing up? Nothing technically went wrong, yet something didn’t feel mutual. That quiet sense of invisibility can be hard to name, but deeply unsettling.

    In this reflective episode, I explore what it’s like when friendships quietly turn into one-sided emotional labor and when you’re cast as the “unofficial therapist” and begin to question whether your needs are allowed. Rather than offering quick fixes, this is an invitation to notice, reflect, and gently reconsider what you need from connection.

    📝 Read the accompanying blog post for this episode.

    🔗 Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Book a free discovery call here.
    • Why You Feel Behind Before Your Day Even Begins (Especially Right Now)
    • Subscribe to my newsletter.
    • Renata’s website
    • Renata’s Instagram
    • Renata’s YouTube


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    8 mins
  • 041 - Why You Feel Behind Before Your Day Even Begins (Especially Right Now)
    Jan 13 2026

    Have you ever woken up already feeling behind, before you’ve even gotten out of bed?

    In this episode, Renata explores a quiet but heavy experience that often shows up at the start of a new year: the sense that you’re already late, already failing, already not doing enough.

    For neurodivergent, multi-passionate, and deeply sensitive women, this feeling can hit hard and often without a clear reason why.

    What if this feeling isn’t a personal failure?
    What if you haven’t actually done anything wrong?

    If you’ve been craving clarity, ease, and permission to start your day without already feeling behind, this episode is for you.

    📝 Read the accompanying blog post for this episode.

    🔗 Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Book a free discovery call here.
    • Why is expressive art such a powerful tool for self-discovery
    • Subscribe to my newsletter.
    • Renata’s website
    • Renata’s Instagram
    • Renata’s YouTube
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    6 mins
  • 040 - Why The Pressure to Make Good Art is Holding You Back
    Nov 18 2025

    What if the reason you’re feeling stuck with your creativity isn’t a lack of ideas… but the pressure to make good art?

    When your creativity becomes a performance instead of an opportunity to play, explore, and get curious, it’s easy to feel like you’re not a “real” artist unless your work looks impressive, polished or instantly beautiful.

    But here’s the truth: messy, chaotic, “ugly” art is often the doorway back to creative freedom.

    In today’s episode, we’ll explore why the pressure to create good art can keep you silent, disconnected, and afraid to try new things.

    If you’ve been craving a more spacious, honest, and joyful relationship with your creativity, this episode is for you!

    📝 Read the accompanying blog post for this episode.

    🔗 Links mentioned in this episode:

    • Subscribe to my newsletter.
    • Book a free discovery call here.
    • Renata’s website
    • Renata’s Instagram
    • Renata’s YouTube
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    11 mins
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