Companions In Creativity
A group coaching community for creatives
We all know it. To stay on track, motivated and consistent with your creativity can be difficult. And it’s not for lack of will. You can care deeply about your ideas, dreams and projects. They can feel like a fundamental part of who you are, and what you were put on this earth to do. Yet building and living the kind of creative life you want is tricky.
What would be possible if you felt more motivated, inspired and focused in your creative life?
IT HAPPENS SO EASILY…
Life and work gets in the way and pulls you away from your creativity.
You fall out of habits, lose steam and start to doubt and overthink.
Few in your life “get it” and without that support, you can feel alone and doubtful about your creative path.
Big projects leave you overwhelmed and you struggle to stick with it long enough to start seeing progress and results.
Initial inspiration and bursts of motivation fizzles out after a while, and you wonder if the project is going to work.
Perfectionism makes you procrastinate, and you end up creating much less than you’d want to.
You want to keep finding your way back to your creativity and inspiration. You want to build good, strong creative processes. You want to make progress with your ideas and projects. You want live a creative life, whatever that looks like for you, and you want to enjoy it.
In Companions In Creativity, that’s what we do together. We follow a gentle structure that allows you to plan, dive deeper, grow, connect with other creatives, and to build and live the kind of creative life you want.
WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN UNIQUE PATHS, BUT WE ALSO FOLLOW ONE TOGETHER…
The companion’s path
This is our structure that is flexible and gentle enough to fit your unique path, but gives you the support and structure for consistency, motivation, inspiration, growth, balance, community and focus in your creative life.
Plan
Seasonal planning helps you stay clear and focused throughout the year
Grow
Monthly group coaching support you to grow, learn and dive deeper in your creativity
Create
Weekly co-working hours give you the gentle accountability to show up and create
Plan
Through seasonal planning calls and five in-depth workbooks, we follow my tried and tested seasonal planning structure together. Each season begins with group coaching on planning where we talk about what you want to focus on, as well as reflect on the season we’re leaving behind. You connect back to your yearly creative intentions, break down your focus into activities, and we do it all in harmony with the seasons.
You’re invited to share your plans, get support and feedback, and be inspired and encouraged by what everyone else is planning. Everyone’s plans will look different, and we embrace the uniqueness of your creative journey.
Planning seasonally together helps you stay focused and motivated in your creative life, as well as balanced and calm as you lean into the natural rhythm of the year.
RESOURCE
Grow
Every month, we dive deeper together in a 2 hour group coaching call with accompanying workbook. The season begins with a planning call, and in the following months we dive deeper into topics like finding your why, strengthening your confidence and developing good habits in your creative life.
I design our group coaching to support your learning and growth in your creativity, and to get clearer and more confident in your work. Each topic is designed so that you’re free to apply it in a way suits your creative journey. During group coaching, you can share your journey and hear your fellow companions’ share theirs, and get direct coaching from me.
You also have access to my course The Creative’s Compass to dip into whenever you want for some extra inspiration, direction and clarity.
RESOURCE
The Creative’s Compass
Create
Every week except for group coaching weeks, we have a cosy co-working hour where you can show up, chat with your fellow companions for a bit, and then work on your own project. These hours are a weekly spot in your calendar to dedicate to your creative work, to help you stay consistent and make time for your creative projects. Our co-working hours give you gentle accountability to keep showing up for your ideas and dreams, and follow your creative plans.
Outside of our live calls, you’re welcome to chat about what you’re working on and share challenges, progress and what you’ve created in our Slack chat. If you’re looking for some extra feedback and advice or just share wins or what’s tricky right now, the chat is there to support you.
Heather, a knitter and pattern designer from UK, says:
I have never had any framework for my creativity before - it’s just happened (or not!). The encouragement to take time to step back from the nuts and bolts of a particular creative project and really reflect a little on the whys, as well as past stumbling blocks, has been transformational. It’s gentle, non-pressurised, but very effective.
…and you do it all while connecting with an eclectic community of warm, gentle creatives.
The wonderful community of creatives is what really makes Companions In Creativity what it is. We have a beautifully eclectic group of creatives at different stages and with a range of identities, such as bloggers, artists, crafters, writers and architects. We have creatives who have big goals of building a creative business or publishing a book, and we have creatives who simply want to do the work that they are called to do with as much joy and authenticity as possible.
In this diverse group, there is space for everyone. We value deeply that everyone gets to show up where ever they are in their journey, and we don’t judge or put pressure on each other to do things a certain way. We treat each other with respect and kindness.
The doors are closed!
Join the waiting list to be the first to hear when they open again.
€35/month
(VAT included)
You’re automatically billed through the payment you choose when you sign up, monthly or quarterly. You can cancel at any time. When you cancel, you have access throughout the period you’ve paid for and then lose access to the membership.
Salli, a water-colour artist from Finland, says:
I love that we all value a creative life and want to make creativity a part of our everyday life in one way or another. At the same time, there is room for everyone to interpret + apply the meaning of ‘creativity’ in their unique way so that it fits both the creative work they do and other aspects of life. There is gentle structure and accountability, yes, but no rigid rules or have-tos. When things don’t go as planned, I feel like I can turn to this space and not feel like I failed. We’re allowed to take our time and there’s a lot of flexibility, too. Elin’s advice is invaluable and it’s wonderful that we can ask questions + reflect on our journey here so freely. It’s honestly a gift to take part in everyone’s creative journey and I feel so inspired by each member. It’s lovely to work alongside each other during the coworking hours and to chat a little bit both here in Slack and on Zoom. Definitely feels like I have received many companions in creativity.
I run this community because I have been where you are
When I decided I wanted to do something with my dream of writing novels, I struggled so much. I wrestled with self-doubt, my habits were terrible, I ran into creative blocks and abandoned my book project for years at a time. I was creating from bursts of motivation, rather than a supportive creative process.
But since 2016, I’ve bit by bit worked through fears, found my creative style, built strong habits, and figured out how to stay inspired, motivated and consistent in my creativity. This is how I’ve calmly and steadily moved forward with my book dream, as well as blogging, photography and started my own business as a creative coach.
I have poured all that I have learned about living a calm, authentic and joyful creative life into Companions In Creativity. As a companion, you get direct access to me. You can share your challenges and get my perspective, ask questions and get feedback. I’m there to support you in your creative journey.
Andrea, a filmmaker from California, US, says:
My fave is the coworking calls and our monthly group coaching! It helps me stay uplifted on my creative journey, instead of being in my head with a negative mindset.
The outcome? A life where creativity is a natural part.
Through the companion’s path we walk together, you get the gentle accountability, structure and support you need to consistently show up for your creativity.
Through seasonal planning, monthly group coaching and weekly co-working hours, you build more motivation, inspiration and focus into you creative life. You feel part of a supportive, gentle community.
AND ALL OF THIS MEANS YOU MAKE CONSISTENT, JOYFUL PROGRESS IN YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY.
The doors are closed!
Join the waiting list to be the first to hear when they open next!
€35/month
(VAT included)
You’re automatically billed through the payment you choose when you sign up, monthly or quarterly. You can cancel at any time. When you cancel, you have access throughout the period you’ve paid for and then lose access to the membership.
Laura, an architect from Italy, says:
The weekly calls and the frequent slack chats are a great help to stay focused, inspired and consistent in my creative journey, so now I find more time for it in everyday life than when I started, and hopefully this will be the base to extend creativity also in everyday work. Talking with other members and Elin, the group coaching and workbooks, all of this is inspiring and makes me go deeper; sharing experiences, feeling that you are not alone, and the fact that Elin has a structured method for us, make me feel more confident, aware and mind-open than when I started.
If you desire to be focused, inspired and consistent with your creative journey in everyday life, and if you want to feel more confident, aware and mind-open, this is a great experience and I very much recommend it!
What we’re up to…
Spring: Awaken
Spring is a season of fresh energy, inspiration and new ideas. It’s the season when we wake up after the hibernation of winter and get some much needed new energy for our projects and creative lives.
Themes in the months ahead
April: Inspiration + invitation to go through the course The Creative’s Compass
May: Creative ecosystems within your creativity and in relation to the rest of your life
June: Spring reflections & summer planning
Is this for me?
Companions In Creativity is an online group coaching community for creatives from all over the world.
For creative humans.
We welcome creatives of all types, at all stages, of all ages. We see the value of being a diverse group of creatives - artists, writers, crafters, business owners, photographers, designers, filmmakers - as well as both beginners and those further along.
For those who struggle sometimes.
You most definitely don’t have to have everything together and figured out. That’s why we gather - to find our ways, work on projects we want to work on, learn, grow and support each other.
For those who are here for the messy journey.
You won’t find any magic five step formulas to success in this membership. We know that life, creativity and the world is complex. We look for joy, beauty, focus and direction within the mess.
For creatives who want companions.
Because the creative life can feel lonely sometimes. It’s not easy to go through it all alone. So instead, we do it together.
For the seasonal lovers.
As humans, we are part of nature, and like nature we go through a seasonal cycle in our energy, mood and creativity. Together, we embrace this energy and let it guide and inspire us. If you don’t live in the northern hemisphere, don’t worry. You can still join our yearly cycle for planning, reflection and intention in your creative life.
For those who want a gentler pace.
There are plenty of spaces online where you’re encouraged to hustle, follow a strict structure and reach for big goals as quickly as possible. This is not that. We value balance and the uniqueness of all our paths. We embrace a sustainable and joyful pace.
The doors are closed!
Join the waiting list to be the first to hear when they open next.
€35/month
(VAT included)
You’re automatically billed through the payment you choose when you sign up, monthly or quarterly. You can cancel at any time. When you cancel, you have access throughout the period you’ve paid for and then lose access to the membership.