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Dear Artist who already has a theory about what's "wrong"
The story you carry into self-discovery is worth looking at. It may not be true or complete or serving you anymore.
23 hrs ago
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Excited!! Introducing Create Me Free: A Creative Health Podcast
And this means Substack subscription prices are changing so get in on the lowest prices while you can.
Apr 17
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Kathryn Vercillo
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What the Polarization of the AI Debate Might Be Doing to Your Nervous System
Why the AI conversation is a creative mental health story, and what the patterns reveal about creative identity and nervous system responses.
Apr 15
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Kathryn Vercillo
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If you have ever felt inspired by my work ... (The annual birthday wish ...)
With endless gratitude for the life I have and the people who support it ...
Apr 13
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Dear Artist who has complicated feelings about the growing use of AI
Definitely use it? Definitely don't use it? A lot of creatives aren't sure what they feel about this, yet, or how to share what they feel. And that's…
Apr 12
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Kathryn Vercillo
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What Frogging Taught Me About Fear: On Ripping Out Stitches with Intention
Fear tends to tell us that undoing is catastrophic, that if a thing unravels we won’t be able to recover it. The Rip It Practice is a small and very…
Published on Threadstack
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Apr 9
The Medium Is Also a Message to Your Nervous System
What I’ve observed about how health shapes the tools we reach for, and what happens when those tools have to change
Apr 8
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Dear Artist learning to create in a new way ...
The technical skills are what you're rebuilding. The creative core is still intact.
Apr 5
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Wise Words: 25 Quotes From Writers on the Life and Creativity
About decision fatigue, creative grief, artistic reinvention and more ....
Apr 3
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Kathryn Vercillo
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March '26: Workbook, Wise Words and What Else Happened
In the messy middle, grieving a past creative self, facing so many choices ...
Apr 2
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Kathryn Vercillo
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Who You Were as an Artist Is Not Who You Are. And Both Are Real.
On creative identity grief, the stories we tell about ourselves, and what remains
Apr 1
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Kathryn Vercillo
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March 2026
Dear Artist grieving a creative self you used to be
The creative self you are becoming is also real, and they also matter
Mar 29
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Kathryn Vercillo
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