Studies have shown that creativity enhances our sense of wellbeing, making it an important part of our everyday lives.
Sometimes bad experiences cause us to keep going and inspire us to try even harder. But sometimes they stop us in our tracks - for good.
I’ve had my fair share of mortifying moments, but I’d never heard the term creative mortification until I happened upon it in author Peggy Orenstein’s newest book, Unravelling.
While others were making sourdough during the pandemic, Orenstein learned how to shear a sheep, spin wool, dye wool, and knit a multi-coloured jumper with rustic, waxy yarn. When it came to sketching a pattern, however, she froze. “My husband can draw. My daughter can draw,” she writes. “But …
