Episode 13: Creativity (with Christina Hallett)

This week on Rise we're thrilled to have another guest with us, our lovely Soberista friend, Christina Hallett. Christina is a 67 year old UK artist now living in Spain, who feels her art has transformed since she chose to live sober in 2019, becoming freer, happier and more full of movement and emotion. Her paintings, landscape and figurative pieces are full of light, energy and colour as she wants to reflect and celebrate the vitality and beauty she sees around her and finds in her life today. We chatted with her about creativity, sobriety and wellbeing and how the three intersect and support each other. We felt this chat was really special and we're sure you will love it too.

Christina's wonderful work can be seen on Instagram @christina.hallett_12 or at www.artmajeur/christina hallett.com 

Resources mentioned:

Soberistas sobriety support community: https://soberistas.com/

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://www.theartistswaybook.com/

Sober Positive by Julia Carson: https://soberpositive.com/order-the-book/

Core principles of dialectical behaviour therapy: https://dbt.tools/

Negativity bias: https://positivepsychology.com/3-steps-negativity-bias/

Push off from Here by Laura McKowen: https://www.lauramckowen.com/books

Love Sober (founded by Kate Baily and Mandy Manners): https://www.lovesober.com/

The Happy Chilly Dippers: https://www.instagram.com/happychillydippers/

Lucy Rocca (founder of Soberistas): https://www.lucyroccalifecoaching.com/

Flow: https://positivepsychology.com/what-is-flow/

Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker: https://www.hollywhitaker.com/books-1

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/book/the-gifts-of-imperfection/

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert: https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/

Intro/Outro music: Motivational Day by Audio Coffee via Pixabay. Thanks for listening!