I know I’m not the only creative out there who struggles with anxiety. But I’m pretty sure we can all agree that it sucks. For a long time I felt so alone in my struggles. Like no one understood what I was feeling. I found the more I spoke up about it the more I connected with others just like myself. That’s why I’ve created this space, so you can come hang out while I chat about everything from business to relationships and all the awkward and interesting inbetweens of living a creative life. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll for sure cringe at an inside look of the life of an anxious creative.
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I know I’m not the only creative out there who struggles with anxiety. But I’m pretty sure we can all agree that it sucks. For a long time I felt so alone in my struggles. Like no one understood what I was feeling. I found the more I spoke up about it the more I connected with others just like myself. That’s why I’ve created this space, so you can come hang out while I chat about everything from business to relationships and all the awkward and interesting inbetweens of living a creative life. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll for sure cringe at an inside look of the life of an anxious creative.
That pit in your stomach when a client questions your prices or you finally raise them by $10 and get that dreaded email? I know that feeling all too well. In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes to a moment in my career when a small price increase led to a nasty anonymous email that hit me hard. It wasn't just the words, but how it played into that old story I was carrying – that as "just a hairstylist," I wasn't allowed to value myself or run a real business.
Today, we're talking about the shame that creeps in when clients push back on our prices, why your self-worth has absolutely nothing to do with what someone else thinks you deserve to charge, and how to handle those tough client conversations with empathy, confidence, and a whole lot of integrity. If you've ever felt like raising your prices or implementing a policy might cost you your entire career, or like standing up for yourself makes you a bad person, this one's for you.
The Anxious Creative
I know I’m not the only creative out there who struggles with anxiety. But I’m pretty sure we can all agree that it sucks. For a long time I felt so alone in my struggles. Like no one understood what I was feeling. I found the more I spoke up about it the more I connected with others just like myself. That’s why I’ve created this space, so you can come hang out while I chat about everything from business to relationships and all the awkward and interesting inbetweens of living a creative life. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll for sure cringe at an inside look of the life of an anxious creative.
