Creativity Unlocked: An Inside-Out Approach to a Life of Joy and Purpose - Paperback

by Chris Lumry (Author)

Activating your creative nature is a key part of flourishing emotionally, professionally, relationally, and more. Everyone is creative, whether via singing in the shower, crafting budgets, making coffee, kayaking rapids, or sharing a meaningful moment with a loved one. The question is not if you are creative, but what and how you are creating. To create is simply to bring about something new. Your expressions can provide experiences of joy and meaningful connection that fuel growth, increase resilience, add purpose, and provide clarity for every part of life. This neuroscience-informed, narrative-driven guide can help you add fresh delight and purpose to your work, your home, and your hobbies through rediscovery of your creative nature.

Discover expressions that make you feel fully alive. Spark inspiration for current and new passions that are authentically yours, not just what you have been sold.

Upgrade your process with psychology-informed tools applicable for different interests, personalities, and contexts. Unlock meaning and delight in your daily schedule and fuel perseverance for your dream projects.

Increase meaningful connection, which research has linked to fulfillment in life. Step into new confidence around exploring, refining, and sharing your creativity.

Hear stories of businesspeople, artists, engineers, health professionals, and more who have increased clarity and joy in their lives by unlocking their creative nature.

• "Creativity Unlocked breathed life into my work and helped me over a hurdle. I highly recommend for anyone interested in connecting their heart to their work, because all work is creative." - Jessica, Author
• "As a concrete sequential-thinker, I didn't think I was creative. This book helped me conceptualize and publish my first children's book and see that my favorite parts of my job are creative in nature." - Zach, Aerospace Engineer
• "Hearing others' stories of transformation and learning about creativity as a means for connection helped me celebrate how I express through research and the arts." - Rebekah, Poet and Historian
• "These concepts helped me lean into expressions that make my heart come alive and affectionately hold close things that bring joy once again, after experiencing great pain and loss." - Kendra, Nurse