Whole Creative Living: A 2-Part Workshop for Artists Moving Beyond Burnout | Feb 11 & 18 | 1-3pm | Virtual

Do you ever feel like a broken clock? Gears stuck, springs unwound, the weight of the world creating too much pressure? As creatives, our relationship with stress is deeply intertwined with our art, influencing our lives in ways that can both move us forward or stop time completely. Burnout happens when we get stuck in the stress cycle, and no longer have the energy to move through life and the creative process the way we once did. Without the gentle rhythm from our internal creative clock—your unique beat that guides your body to feel and make sense of the world—our vitality begins to fade, we become less heart and more head. We may no longer recognize ourselves, grasping for self-care quick fixes to lives lived without user guides or repair manuals. How then, we ask, does one begin to mend the harmful effects of living in modern time? 

In this workshop for the chronically stressed, anxious, and burned out among us, we explore the energetic cycles of rest, digest, play, and create that are vital to your well-being as an artist living in the 21st-century. Through creative questions, journaling, reading, group engagement, and the introduction of somatic practices to ground and soothe your nervous system, you will identify where you get stuck in the parallel cycles of stress and creativity, and as a group we will nourish each other to create the momentum we need to ritualize the winding of our creative clocks and begin to move through our cycles with less stress and more peace. 

This workshop draws from the research, wisdom, and inspiration found in literature, including Burnout and The Burnout Workbook both by Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA, and many more. In time, and with the support of others, you will once again embody the values most important to you as you begin to be well, create, and thrive on the path of your whole creative life.

• Anyone looking to embark (or re-embark) on the path of living a more balanced, sustainable, and joyful whole creative life.

• Anyone wanting to discover more about what’s keeping them stuck in their creative lives (or other parts of their lives, because we are interconnected whole beings!).

• Anyone hoping to learn more about the energetic cycles of stress and creativity.

• Anyone wishing to repair their relationship with creativity, stress, anxiety, or burnout.

• Anyone looking to explore the intersection of creativity and stress.

• Anyone interested in taking part in a creative community to find support and healing.

“Faye’s workshop is thoughtful, well researched, and full of creative tools for combating creative burnout. One of the most profound experiences was sharing my relationship to stress, anxiety, and burnout with another participant, and also hearing about their relationship to the same. It was extremely vulnerable and also relieving to know I’m not alone, not the only weirdo struggling to find space and energy for my creative practice.”

–Alli Marshal

“Faye's workshop is grounded in her personal experience and deep research. She is meticulously planned and is thoughtful, humble, and hopeful in her facilitation. Working with Faye feels like intentional movement in my own journey out of burnout and into rejuvenated creativity!”

–Katherine S. 

“Faye leads by example in her offering, sharing lessons from her own lived experience with burnout which immediately creates a feeling of trust. She dives into self discovery in a way that is both freeing and disarming. Through a series of prompts, dyad activities, and so much more Faye encourages participants to get curious about their own coping strategies with stress and anxiety and to question what’s working and what isn’t. She leaves you with concrete, tangible tools, a refreshed sense of inner wisdom that we can break free from harmful habits and ways of being when we better understand ourselves and the ways we crave change.”

–Taylor Rose Ellsworth

Required: notebook and pen. Ability to print worksheets, handouts, readings from the instructor and/or view them on a digital device.

Optional: Purchase Burnout or The Burnout Workbook by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski from my Bookshop.

https://bookshop.org/shop/libraryofcare

By 5 p.m. EST two weeks prior to start date:
Registrants may request a refund (less a $25 processing fee) or a transfer credit* for a future workshop (additional fees may apply).

After 5 p.m. EST two weeks prior to start date:
Registrants may request a refund (less a $50 processing fee) or a transfer credit* for a future workshop (additional fees may apply).

After 9 a.m. one day prior to start date and thereafter:
No refunds or transfers are available.

*All notifications and requests must be made in writing and sent to faye@jfayedavanza.com. Transfers to alternate workshops are subject to availability, exclude early bird pricing, and must be redeemed within one calendar year. Only one transfer is permitted; no refunds will be granted after a transfer is approved.

In my classes, I define an artist as anyone who regularly pursues a creative practice or wants to pursue daily habits that will help them develop their own creative practice.

My students are both hobbyists and professional artists who seek the understanding, mutual support, and care of a creative community committed to learning and growth.