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Rachel Havocost is a mental health writer on a mission to destigmatize mental health through storytelling. Here are her top ten tips for creatives in 2024. Telling stories instead of solving problems reminds her audience that they are not a problem to solve.
Okay, Cadre, it's time for tip number two for all of my creative individuals for 2024. If you consider yourself a creative person, whether in work or play, you're going to want to hear these top ten tips. This is tip number two, so make sure you go back and check out video number one. I'm Rachel Havocost. I'm a mental health writer on a mission to destigmatize mental health through storytelling, and these are my ten tips for creatives in 2024. To not only thrive in your creativity, but to also protect and maintain your mental health.
Today's tip is telling stories instead of solving problems. This is a really difficult one for me because I've struggled for many years with imposter syndrome and a core belief of not being capable. This often leads me to feeling like I have to prove myself over deliver, or that what I have to offer is simply not enough. We also live in a clickbait, pain to profit culture where everyone is selling a solution to a problem, and this can create anxiety and an urgency to provide answers instead of building connections.
What happens then is our art becomes a means to an end rather than a place to visit. So my goal in 2024 is to create more art that serves as a meeting place, an invitation to come and sit, to experience, to learn and grow time and time again. To do this, I'm committed to telling more stories and solving fewer problems. Now, this doesn't mean that stories won't help people. In fact, I believe the opposite will happen. I believe that by pivoting to a place of storytelling, my writing content and presence in the world will realign with a mission of connecting and helping people feel less alone and that actually solves problems.
That actually helps dissipate loneliness and shame. That actually enhances vulnerability and authenticity. Telling stories instead of solving problems reminds my audience that they are not a problem to solve, and that is where real healing begins. Let me know in the comments if this resonates, and be sure to subscribe to me for the remaining creative tips for 2024. I'm so glad you're here.
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