Enneagram Passions or Emotional Habits?
Have you ever noticed that the “passions” of the Enneagram look a lot like the Seven Deadly Sins? We could go way deep into how Pope Gregory the Great stole that teaching from a lineage that came through Mary Magdalene and told everyone she was a prostitute, but I digress. What’s often called the “Seven…
Read MoreOwning Your Center of Intelligence
An old wise sage sits around a crackling fire and presents a riddle, “Loved ones are gathering after a tragic death. One friend is sitting silently with the grieving mother who lost her child too soon, tears rolling down their own cheeks. Another, equally close friend, is swirling around the kitchen, freezing lasagnas like it’s…
Read MoreFinding Flow: The Predictable Magic of the Creative Process
Have you ever spent an embarrassing amount of time thinking about a problem—and then the solution just pops into your head one day while taking a shower? Or, maybe you can relate to my copywriter friend who mentioned how she’s taking more time away from her work lately—and now when she shows up to write,…
Read MoreHow to Cultivate Self-Awareness and Unleash Your Creativity with the Enneagram
There’s a term for people who are overly-introspective: navel-gazing. It’s not a complimentary term, either—we use it in a derisive way, mocking anyone who displays too much self-awareness as a person who looks at themself rather than looking outward at the world. Most of us internalize this message starting at a young age; our parents…
Read MoreThis Year Isn’t Done With Us Yet: What 2020 is Doing to Creativity
It’s been six months since the Christmas party my friends throw every year—the one where I sat on their couch and casually mentioned that 2020 was going to be wild and interesting (said in the most sarcastic tone you can imagine). Wild and interesting. I first started to get a twinge that something turbulent was…
Read MoreWhat is the Enneagram?
You keep hearing the word “Enneagram” and wonder if you should check it out. Then maybe all the Instagram memes might make some sense, right? But what the hell is the Enneagram? A new social app? A demonic symbol? A religion? Nope, nope, and nope. The Enneagram is geometry used to make sense of all…
Read MoreThe 7 Elements of A Powerful Website
It’s easier than ever to launch your new idea online. But beyond grabbing a domain name and a WordPress theme, launching a website that works goes a little deeper than a 5-step checklist. Everyone knows that they need a website, but not everyone knows how to leverage a website. I’ve been responsible for designing and…
Read MoreLila Ruth Grain Free Food Blog Design
Lila Ruth Grain Free Blog Services Strategy Session Brand Styling Website Refresh start your project → This is my dream blog and branding–I’m so thrilled! All of the concepts were absolutely gorgeous and I so love how thorough you are with everything. It’s seriously a dream to be working with you!! Catherine
Read MorePeter Enns + The Bible for Normal People
Peter Enns + The Bible for Normal People Podcast Services Brand Styling Website Facelift Online Course Design Merch Design + Ecommerce Nurture + Launch Strategy Social Media Strategy Website Performance Strategy Website Management + Maintenance Book Cover Design + Graphics start your project → “I’ve done everything I know to do to sabotage Shay’s work…
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Read MoreWalking Away from Something Successful in Order to Explore What’s Meaningful
Last week, I asked the people who’ve opted into my email list some questions and at the end, I invited them to ask me any question they wanted. Overwhelmingly, most asked the same thing: why did you sell your software company last year? Ironically, this same week, the company that made my WordPress theme business…
Read MoreClapping Dog Media
Clapping Dog Media Meg had all the right business problems. So many new projects. Clients that don’t want to leave—they just want to keep paying her (because she’s got skillz!). Raving fans sending more and more good work her way. And her soul constantly aching to do it all. But something had to give or…
Read MoreCait’s Plate
Cait’s Plate Blog Cait is a registered dietician and her blog focuses on all things balance. In her Clarity Worksheet, Cait let me know that she’s inspired my farmhouse colors and that she wanted a clean, fresh, minimal, but inviting new look. She was immediately drawn to the first concept. With a few tweaks, we…
Read MoreHello Glow + Hello Veggie
Hello Veggie Food Blog Working with Stephanie and Kiersten from helloglow.co and helloveggie.co has to be one of the highlights of my career. They are a dream to design for–the minimalist nature of their brand is to die for. To die for! While helloglow.co has been a well-established lifestyle blog for years, the HG team…
Read MoreAll About That Grace
All About that Grace All About that Grace is my personal blog, where I periodically share essays about faith, family, feminism, and all things cosmic. It’s an experimenting ground for new ideas that I’m noodling, existential uncertainties, and a release-valve for inspirational overload. Services Brand Styling Website Facelift Content Strategy Website Strategy + Performance Maintenance…
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Tight Knit Lifestyle Blog Tight-Knit is an established lifestyle blog, created by Debra Koessler, as a manifestation of the idea that people are bound together through common interests and strong relationships. This blog was in a pre-revenue phase, but Debra was ready to grow the blog into a platform to build a core community of people…
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