Supercharge Your Creative Identity and Get Unblocked with Erin Karbuczky—Jan. 19

Are you struggling to tap into your creative potential? Do you feel stifled by writer’s block, self-doubt, or the demands of daily life? This comprehensive workshop will help you reclaim your creative power and develop a sustainable practice that nurtures your artistic ambitions.

If you’re anything like me, the more you create, the more inspired you feel. Nurturing your creativity is an essential part of continuing to lead a creatively fulfilling life. But what happens when, usually for reasons beyond your control, you’re unable to tap into your spark? Whether you’re dealing with stress from work, life transitions, illness, parenting, or just getting back into the groove after the busy holiday season, it might feel like you’ll never write or make art again. In this workshop, we will come back to ourselves, talk about blocks and how to combat them by finding your flow/process, set lowstakes goals, explore a mind/body connection, and come away with recommendations and tools that will leave you inspired to pick up where you left off, or start anew.

In this course, you’ll explore what it truly means to be “blocked” and learn practical techniques to overcome these barriers. We’ll dive deep into understanding your natural creative process and how to create a workflow that brings your ideas to life—from the first spark of inspiration to the final draft.

Through a blend of guided exercises, goal-setting strategies, and discussions on the mind-body connection, you’ll learn how to integrate creativity into your daily routine. This course emphasizes the importance of physical and mental wellness in maintaining creative momentum, offering tools and techniques like journaling, mind mapping, and ritual creation to keep you in flow.

We’ll also address the external and internal challenges that can inhibit creativity, from chronic illness to societal pressures, and provide you with affirmations and motivational insights from successful creatives to keep you inspired.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a personalized set of tools and practices to help you organize your creative life, set achievable goals, and build the confidence to bring your unique vision to the world. Whether you’re an aspiring writer, artist, or any other type of creator, Unblocked will help you break through barriers and embrace your creative calling.

Join us in Unblocked and take the first step towards unlocking your full creative potential!

What you will learn

• How to understand and overcome creative blocks.

• How to integrate creativity into your daily routine, and how to regroup after time away.

• Healthy coping mechanisms for life’s stressors.

• Practical tools for organization, goal-setting, and inspiration and how to build a toolkit and a routine to serve your creative practice, and remind yourself of who and what inspires you so you can always refill your cup in a pinch.

Workshop takeaways

• Time spent with other creatives who need to take a deep breath and start fresh.

• A list of resources to get the creative blood pumping.

• Develop a personalized creative process and ritual.

• Enhance physical and mental wellness to support creativity.

• A reading list of my favorite books on, and adjacent to, creativity.

• A workbook to dream, journal, and play in.

• Secret extra goodies. 

Additional info

This workshop will be recorded for the convenience of those unable to attend live. The recorded session will be emailed to participants the following day.

About the Instructor

Erin Karbuczky lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she finds endless inspiration in the water and greenery. She is a regular contributor to Write or Die, and her fiction and poetry can be found in various journals across the web. Erin has a Master's in English Literature with an emphasis on Literary Criticism and Theory, and writes strange stories about queerness, technology, and the American Dream. When she's not writing or listening to music, you can find her at the coast, a coffee shop, or at home, dissecting novels in order to make her, and your, writing stronger. You can find her on Instagram and Tiktok @thegratefulpoet.