Living with An Artist

Carrie celebrates the Oct 14 release of Awakening Creativity with a tender, funny chat with her husband, Teddy. They share what it’s really like to live in a “Temple to Creativity,” from gold walls to morning tea and chickadee-watching, and why Carrie embraces devotion over the “battle” metaphor of creativity. You’ll hear the hardest parts of writing the book, how Teddy’s relationship with Creativity has changed, and simple rituals to nurture your own creative life.

You can get a copy of Awakening Creativity: A Sacred Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Artist— here and even download two free chapters before you purchase.

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Topics Covered

• How Awakening Creativity began as a prayer to restore love to the creative process

• Why Carrie rejects the “battle” metaphor of The War of Art in favor of tenderness and devotion

• The sacred companionship of Creativity — and what happens when you treat it like a beloved presence

• The truth about what it’s like to write a book (and how Teddy helped her through it)

• How their “House of Miracles” became a living temple to the Creative Spirit

• The rituals that anchor their days — tea, conversation, birdsong, and laughter

• What it means to see your home, your partner, and your art as part of one living, breathing conversation with Creativity

Links

• Get your two free chapters and order the book Awakening Creativity HERE.
• Join Carrie’s free online book club on Thursday, November 13 at 6pm PST / 9pm EST and share your favorite quotes, insights, and “holy encounters.” SIGN UP HERE.

Reflection Question:

1. Re-imagining Creativity

• How would your relationship with Creativity change if you saw it as a living being rather than a skill or hobby?
• Where in your life might you still be using “battle” language — like struggle, resistance, or discipline — when tenderness might serve better?

2. Living in a Temple to Creativity

• What would it look like to make your home a “temple” to your Creative Spirit?
• What silent rules about your space (or your art) could you break to invite more play and wonder?

3. Love and Creative Partnership

• How do your relationships nurture — or sometimes challenge — your creative flow?
• If you live with someone, how can you both honor each other’s creative rhythms and rituals?

4. Morning Rituals and Renewal

• What’s on your “morning menu” — the small soul-nourishing acts that awaken your creative energy?
• How could you bring more softness, curiosity, or sacredness into the start of your day?

5. Falling in Love with Creativity Again

• Can you remember a moment when you first felt Creativity moving through you?
• What practices, spaces, or relationships help you fall back in love with it now?

✨ Share your answers! Use @carrieschmitt on Instagram, leave me a voicemail, or email me here.