Reclaiming Our Innate Creativity with Susan Stirling

You. Are. Creative. I know that sometimes it can seem as if that’s not true, especially if you’re attempting to work on a creative project for the first time. But I promise you, you are creative.

That’s one of the messages of my guest today, Susan Stirling. Susan is a trauma-sensitive coach with training in somatic approaches to healing. She walks alongside her clients as they explore grief, spirituality, healing, reclaiming narratives and much more.

Susan has been involved with no less than three high-demand organizations, starting when she was just a child in the rocky mountains of the British Columbia Alberta border. But, as she explains, among other things, creativity helped her eventually return to herself.

In the introduction I mention that the International Cultic Studies Association has announced the dates and location for their 2027 conference. The conference will be held in Oslo, Norway on June 24 – 27, 2027. Learn more at InternationalCulticStudies.org.

Susan Stirling works with individuals untangling their own complex histories—especially those navigating patterned self-abandonment, undue influence, or religious trauma. With a trauma-sensitive lens, as well as being a certified coach based on the neuroscience of human development, Susan help others discover the power of small steps, safe connections, and living from the inside out. Learn more at SusanStirling.com

This episode of Creative Alchemy is supported by the audiobook version of my award-winning, Amazon best-selling memoir, Cult, A Love Story.

Readers call the book ‘compelling’ ‘gritty’ ‘intimate’ and ‘not boring’ – which is what an author loves to hear. I narrated the audiobook and if you have a Spotify premium subscription you can listen to the audiobook for free as part of that subscription at alexandraamor.com/spotify.

You can listen above, on your favorite podcast app, or watch on YouTube. Notes, links, resources and a full transcript are below.

Show Notes

On growing up in a ‘house church’

Being called to creativity in a prophetic church

How writing helps us return to ourselves