The Happier Approach: Quieting your High Functioning Anxiety

Episode 134: How Anxiety and Perfectionism Can Get In The Way Of Creativity with Beryl Young

May 21, 2020

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Honestly, I have always had a mixed relationship with creativity.

I have almost always loved it and thought to myself, I want to do that more! And then months, years pass before I actively pursue something creative. Why?

My Monger’s message of perfectionism and practicality always gets in the way:

“She tries but she has no talent”.

“What are you going to do with it? You are going to have all these art projects and nowhere to put them.”

“You have to drag all the art supplies out and spend MORE money on creative. Get real.”

I get in my own way.

This is why I wanted to talk to someone who deals with High Functioning Anxiety and is still able to pursue creativity for a living.

Today, I am talking with Beryl Young of Momtography. She is a mom, photographer, teacher, and creator of popular classes to support parents in capturing the life they love. A former elementary school teacher by day, she’s taken her experience in education and photography and brought a message of creativity, resilience, connection, and fulfillment for camera lovers young and old.

Beryl’s work has been featured on The Huffington Post, PicMonkey, Mpix, and Digital Photography School. She’s taught hundreds of moms around the globe how to use their camera to its fullest potential and connect in deeper ways to the people they love most in the world.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

When Beryl realized that she had High Functioning Anxiety and how it shows up in her life
How she got around the perfectionism that can get in the way of creativity and gave herself permission to create
How creativity helps her manage her anxiety
What self-care looks like to her

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Nancy’s Links:

Visit: https://NancyJaneSmith.com
Learn More About Self Loyalty School: https://selfloyaltyschool.com