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Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 10, 2023

Draw Like a Kindergartner and Other Ways to Bring More Creativity into your Day

About 10 years ago, I got really serious about my creative practice. I started to explore painting and mixed media. I've always been a writer and …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 9, 2023

5 Benefits of a Consistent Creative practice for navigating midlife

Something interesting and predictable tends to happen to women in midlife. You find yourself yearning to reconnect to your creativity. In fact, th…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

7 Ways to Unleash Creativity and Tap into Your Artistic Side in Midlife

Tapping into my own creativity over the last decade has changed my life in more ways than I can count. It has shifted the focus on my life's work …Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 7, 2023

Rediscovering Passion: How to Reignite Your Dreams in Midlife

Ah, midlife! The time when we women find ourselves at the intersection of wisdom and fine lines. It's a phase that comes with its fair share of ch…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 5, 2023

3 Essential Qualities of a Midlife Renaissance

This is part 3 of a 3-part series on the 9 essential qualities of a midlife renaissance. You can find part one here and part two here. The fi…Read more

Creativity · Minette Riordan · Jul 4, 2023

Part 2: 9 Essential Qualities of a Midlife Renaissance

In part one of this 3 part series, I shared the first 3 qualities that are essential to a midlife renaissance: creativity, adventure and connectio…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 3, 2023

9 Essential Qualities for a Midlife Renaissance

I've been thinking a lot about midlife recently and wondering what would most help others to go from midlife crisis to midlife renaissance. I have…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 2, 2023

What is The Essential Midlife Mindset?

I recently had the opportunity to host a leadership training for a small group of women from a local company. I was asked to come in with some cre…Read more

Blog · Minette Riordan · Jul 1, 2023

What is a Midlife Renaissance

I like to think of a midlife renaissance as a coming of age for the mature adult. All of your trials, challenges, gifts and talents have primed yo…Read more