This episode holds a split screen: one vacation loosens the grip of stress until wonder returns—clouds, flowers, small glimmers that say, “create again.” The other vacation stirs old habits of shrinking and people-pleasing… and still, creativity insists. We talk about claiming a pocket of solitude, painting anyway, and how making—even as an “escape”—can be a faithful first step toward voicing what’s true. We explore the link between nervous-system safety and creative flow, how revisiting chil...