#27 Show Up Boldly: Affirmations to Overcome Fear and Build Creative Confidence
✨ Welcome back to Empowering the Artist Within, the space for creativity, self-expression, and personal growth! I’m your host Liz Ross, and today’s episode is a gentle yet powerful affirmation session to help you show up boldly as a creative, even when fear or self-doubt shows up.
If you’ve ever hesitated to share your art, felt nervous about posting your work, or worried that your creations aren’t “perfect,” these affirmations are here to ground you, remind you of your worth, and encourage you to take brave steps in your creative journey.
💛 In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
Build courage and confidence as a creative
Feel safe to show up imperfectly
Transform fear and self-doubt into motivation
Embrace vulnerability as a strength in creativity
🎨 Sample Affirmations from this episode:
I am learning to show up with courage, even when I feel afraid.
I am learning to show up with courage, even when I feel afraid.
I celebrate my creativity; messy, imperfect, and beautifully mine.
I am safe to take up space as an artist.
Every time I share my art, I grow stronger and more confident.
✨ Remember: confidence is built step by step, one brave moment at a time. Take a small action this week: Share your art, try something new, or simply acknowledge your progress. Every act of showing up is a victory!
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Keep creating, exploring, and keep believing and trusting in yourself. Your voice and your art matter.
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#26 From Fear to Freedom: Overcoming Fear and Showing Up with Confidence as an Artist
So many of us long to share our art, our voice, or even just a glimpse of ourselves online but when it comes to actually doing it, confidence crumbles. The inner critic kicks in, negative thoughts spiral, and before we know it, we’ve shrunk ourselves small again.
If that feels familiar, this episode is for you.
I open up about my own journey of building confidence; from barely being able to speak up on video calls, to recording podcast episodes without a script. Along the way, I share the practices and mindset shifts that helped me grow braver, and the importance of having community support when you’re learning to show up.
Together we’ll look at:
Why negative thoughts and limiting beliefs keep us quiet and small.
How to reframe those stories into encouragement and possibility.
Why giving yourself permission to be imperfect is one of the most freeing things you can do.
The magic of sharing your work even if it’s messy, unfinished, or unpolished.
How letting go actually makes space for new opportunities.
You’ll walk away from this episode with encouragement to start showing up as you are, permission to be imperfect, and a reminder that your creativity is worth celebrating.
Because your art is magic. And it deserves to be seen.----more----
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#25 Finding Your Artistic Voice with Louise Fletcher: How to Trust Your Intuition & Find Joy in Painting
If you’ve enjoyed my art or podcast, you can now buy me a coffee ☕ to support me and keep the creativity flowing!
Welcome to this week’s episode of Empowering the Artist Within with Liz Ross. I am so excited to bring you this extra special bonus episode this month. Today I’m joined by the incredible Louise Fletcher; Artist, mentor, and creator of the transformative courses Find Your Joy and Find Your Voice. In this honest conversation Louise shares her journey from overcoming her limiting beliefs to mentoring hundreds of artists worldwide, and how her work helps creatives break free from perfectionism to rediscover their authentic voice.
We dive into the heart of her teaching: trusting your intuition, embracing mistakes, and showing up for your art consistently. We also explore the power of community through her Art Tribe membership, and how art can be a mirror for life - teaching patience, self-acceptance, and presence.
Key Takeaways from This Episode:
Rediscover Your Voice: Louise’s courses gently guide you out of perfectionism and back into your own creative flow, helping you trust and celebrate your unique artistic voice.
Trust Your Intuition: How to move from copying to expressing yourself freely. Let your instincts lead the way and watch your art come alive with authenticity.
Embrace Imperfection: The “mistakes” are often where the magic happens. Allow yourself to be messy, playful, and real, and your work will naturally become more expressive and personal.
The Power of Community: Being part of Art Tribe reminds you that you’re not alone. Support, encouragement, and shared growth spark confidence and inspire experimentation in ways you can’t achieve on your own.
Show Up Consistently: Waiting for the perfect moment or a burst of inspiration can hold you back. Showing up, even when it feels hard, builds momentum, trust, and a stronger connection to your creative self.
Safe Sharing: Putting your work out into the world can feel vulnerable but it’s in that openness where connection, feedback, and real growth happen.
💡 Try This: Paint or draw for 20 minutes without judgment. Focus on process, not perfection. Notice what happens when you release expectations.
Connect with Louise Fletcher:
If you want to explore Louise’s teaching further, you can sign up for her free course here: https://www.louisefletchercourses.com/creative-reset and start your journey toward creative freedom today.
Follow Louise;
Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/louisefletcher_art/
Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/louisefletcherart
Website; https://www.louisefletcherart.com
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#24 Balancing Art & Life with Kaisa Hart: Creative Practice, Self-Belief & Showing Up as an Artist
Welcome to Empowering the Artist Within, the podcast that nurtures your creativity, builds your confidence, and reminds you that your art and your story matter. I’m your host, Liz Ross, and today’s conversation is a tender and expansive one with the wonderful artist and community builder, Kasia Hart.
Together we explore what it really looks like to keep showing up for your creativity while navigating the realities of life.
We talk about creative momentum, resistance, and the beauty of being witnessed by someone who just gets it. It’s open, honest, and full of those “me too” moments that make artist friendships so meaningful.
If you’ve ever questioned your pace, your voice, or your place in the creative world, this one’s for you.
What to Expect:
Honest reflections on creative identity and self-doubt
The difference between being productive and being present
How to keep going when resistance shows up
Why community and artist friendships matter so much
Thoughts on showing up as yourself
Talking about your work, showing your work, and letting it evolve
Key Takeaways:
Your art doesn’t need to be loud to be powerful.
Artist friendships are medicine - you don’t need to create alone.
It’s okay to grow slowly. It’s okay to start again.
Your creativity doesn’t disappear - it transforms.
Talking about your work helps you understand it.
Showing up imperfectly is better than not showing up at all.
Artists & Links Mentioned:
Liz Ross @artbylizross | www.artbylizross.com
Kasia Hart: galiaalena.com
Lewis Noble: //www.lewisnoble.co.uk/
Louise Fletcher @louisefletcher_art | https://www.louisefletcherart.com/
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#23 Affirmations for Speaking Kindly to Yourself and Knowing Your Worth
Take a gentle pause in your day...
In this grounding affirmation episode, I’m inviting you to soften. To breathe. To speak to yourself the way you speak to the people you love - with kindness.
If you’ve been hard on yourself lately, questioning your creativity, or caught in comparison, this is your reminder that kindness is strength and you are worthy of your own tenderness.
These affirmations were written to help you reconnect with your self-worth, your voice, and your creative confidence. So let this episode be a soft landing for you, open up and give yourself time, space and the love you deserve.
🌸 You’ll hear affirmations for:
Creative confidence and self-love
Letting go of comparison and perfection
Speaking kindly to yourself
Trusting your creative voice
Growing your art practice from a place of compassion
This is for the artists who give so much, but forget to refill their own cup. Let this be that moment.
🎧 Take a breath, get still, and let’s begin.
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Subscribing to Empowering the Artist Within
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Sharing this with someone who needs a little gentleness today
Let’s keep building a creative life rooted in connection, community, and freedom of expression -together. 💛
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Empowering the Artist Within is a podcast for artists who want to create with more confidence, clarity, and connection, without the pressure to have it all figured out.
I’m Liz Ross; Artist, creative coach, and host of real, encouraging conversations for creatives who want to let go of perfectionism and create intuitively.
Each episode offers soulful stories, honest reflections, and mindset shifts to help you reconnect with your creativity and build a sustainable, meaningful art practice.
We talk about:
Creative confidence and overcoming self-doubt
Building community and finding your artist voice
Balancing your art with life, work, and motherhood
Permission to grow, change, and start again
Creating with freedom, heart, and less perfectionism
This is a space for slow, steady, heart-led growth. A place where you’re seen, heard, and supported as an artist and human. Because art isn’t just what you make. It’s how you show up.
✨ Subscribe and join us as we explore what it really means to Empower the Artist Within.
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