Calm Your Mind & Stop Overthinking with Creative Self-Care

Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens

Let the Verse Flow: Personal Growth Thru a Creative Lens
Calm Your Mind & Stop Overthinking with Creative Self-Care
Jun 18, 2025 Season 3 Episode 57
Jill Hodge

Do you struggle to let go of negative and automatic thoughts of dread about potential upcoming events?

Do you second-guess yourself and replay past situations and decisions, wondering how you could have made so many mistakes?

Do you find it difficult to let go of anxious questions and scenarios that play over and over again in your mind?

Khalil Gibran once wrote, "We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” I certainly do it through my overthinking, worry, and rumination. In this episode, we'll:

Welcome to my reflections from the bright side of the beat.

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Songs in this episode: Nowhere Left To Turn by Ghost Beatz; Slide by GEMM; Pyaar Kee Seemaen by Cast of Characters

Khalil Gibran Quote: “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”

Resources:

The Art-Lovers Creative Practice Guide to Stop Overthinking, Worry, and 

Rumination (all subscribers to my free newsletter get access to this guide)

Jill Hodge’s Insight Timer Teacher Page (free meditations)

Related Episodes:

Khalil Gibran and the Trap of Overthinking (#45)

Reduce Overthinking with Stream-of-Consciousness Journal Writing (#36)

The Nature Connection: Finding Peace and Perspective (#28)

Affirmation Meditation: Overcome Overthinking & Worry (#24)

Overcoming Overthinking with Journaling and Meditation(#23)

Journal Prompts:

1. Write about a peaceful setting that stimulates your senses; write in detail about the sights, smells, and tactile sensations in this place.
2. Write about your feelings of gratitude toward your body, as it helps you sustain life and do the things you enjoy.

I’ll be taking a creative pause from the podcast and my newsletter during July and August. I’m stepping away to get a much-needed rest and relaxation -- and to work on a new project. When I return, I’ll be unveiling a refreshed format that blends the creative self-care you already love with my new journey into audiobook narration. Yes, I’m moving deeper into audio (I love it) and working with a coach to develop my narration and voiceover skills. See you September 10! 

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