How Codependency Can Affect Our Creative Pursuits, Authentic Expression and Self-Discovery
"Codependency can infiltrate your creative journey."
Mihaela Ivan Holtz, Psy.D., LMFT of Creative Minds Psychotherapy helps creative people in TV/Film, performing and fine arts, and writes about the emotional and creative pleasures - and challenges - of their inner life as artists.
She notes "As an artist, a performer, or creative entrepreneur you know what it is to feel a passion for your creative pursuits.
"You also know what it is like to lose your vital creative spark. Perhaps you’re in a place where you feel that passion flicker from time to time, but you can’t seem to access it with the reliability that you once could."
What may happen to our creative passion?
Dr Holtz finds "In the realm of creative endeavors, where passion and imagination spring from your essence, codependency can stealthily infiltrate in your creative’s journey.
"Though you may only associate codependency with 'relationship problems,' it can shape your life in other ways.
“Codependency can interfere with your pursuit of authentic expression and your sense of agency…
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