Healers with Hustles Psychology to floristry: Turning your creative passion into a career with Rachel McGregor
Sep 26, 2024
45:30
What’s your secret dream job? When your day job gets all too much, have you wondered what life would be like if you pursued your creative passions instead?
In this episode, psychologist turned floral designer Rachel McGregor joins Caitlin to share how a big bout of burnout led her to pursue her creativity and long-held interest in floristry. We chat about the societal perceptions of combining a "serious" profession with a creative one, the impact of getting out of our heads and working with our hands, and how nature helps mental well-being.
Tune in to learn:
- How the societal and cultural pressure to be academic can hold us back
- The eye opening lesson flowers taught Rachel about perfectionism
- Can you really balance psychology with creativity?
- How Rachel found a sense of self through her floristry
- How Rachel uses her psychology knowledge in her floral workshops
- The protective and preventative nature of creative outlets against burnout
- How Rachel balances motherhood and her professional life
- Why flowers are therapeutic and what humans can learn from getting messy
- Her experience of doing floral design for a wedding in Europe
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