What Happens When We Burn Out?

A conversation about the signs, and lessons, of creative burnout with writer Emma Gannon.

Rainclouds, papercut, Anna Brones, 2022 Trays are back in stock! // For all of you lovers of the moon: 2025 lunar calendars are 50% off // The 100 Day Project starts on Sunday, anyone taking part? Just like every year, I’ll start and we’ll see what happens… Hello friends, As the days get longer and lighter and midwinter shifts to late winter, my own creative energy begins to feel a little different. It is nice to swap out some of the winter lethargy, but I’m always hesitant of thawing out from the creative winter state too quickly. Last week I got home after a week away, and at my…

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