radical acceptance
for colourful souls who feel muted
A colourful character who’s spent a large chunk of life muting my brightness to fit in.
I was an expert fitter-inner! I demonstrated such skill that for 15 years others hired me (as an image consultant) to teach them how to fit in.
This everyday lived performance caused chronic illness… the dissonance in my body zapping my life force. To “fix” this problem I went down a decades-long self-help rabbit hole trying all the solutions that promised fitting in AND feeling well, but I kept getting sicker and feeling lonelier.
Forced to admit defeat on the path of not enough-ness, I reluctantly stepped aside and found the path of radical acceptance I continue to deepen today.
Fixing and fitting in is being replaced by regular check ins with my soul and the present moment through wild creativity, deep listening and trusting each knowing that arises.
Some days this way of being feels beautifully aligned, playful and deep. Other days it feels really hard. I have come to understand that this dichotomy that shows up day-to-day is what makes this a PRACTICE rather than a skill to be mastered.
Maybe you’re at a point in your journey where you absolutely know trying to fit in isn’t working for you either and building your radical acceptance muscle makes sense for you, too. If so, I’m here to walk beside you offering creative tools, come-as-you-are spaces and camaraderie along the way.
Hey, I’m Wendy!
where to begin?
From my vantage point, wild creativity is an essential part of radical acceptance. It offers access into the full spectrum of your being and aids in processing emotions, thoughts, feelings and urges.
Start by tuning in to yourself and acknowledging all the shades, tones and intensity of your colourful character.
Grab some markers and place marks all over a page in response to whatever arises in your body as you acknowledge your full spectrum.
Let your body guide this creative process moment-by-moment with little thought to the look of your final creation.
I call this process scribble practice and offer detailed guidance on how to get started.
What if I’m not artistic?
If your five-year-old self could take a crayon and make marks with it, then this practice is available to you.
All abilities welcome here.
dive deeper
Starting a scribble practice is something you can do at home on your own with little resources. If you’d like to dive deeper into uncovering parts of yourself through creativity and reflection, I offer services to support that.
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ask the colours
Ask the colours to support your evolution and they will… in the form of abstract art.
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deep listening circle
A powerful circle where we hold space to witness, be witnessed and process all that arises through creativity.
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creative re-wilding
If you need a little personal support in connecting with your scribble practice and yourself, I’m here for you.
you are an important piece of the whole
Feeling like you don’t fit can feel totally overwhelming and hopeless. But you are a very important piece of a very important whole. You are here for a reason and without you the universe doesn’t make sense.
I share wildly colourful art and words of connection via snail mail once a month to remind you of this very important fact.