Foreword: Leonie Dawson
Introduction: *How do you do it? *My story
Part I
Chapter 1: The Rainbow Way *Walking the Way your way
Chapter 2: Creativity *What is creativity? *Are you creative? *How creativity shuts down *Why we create *8 stages of creativity
Chapter 3: Renaissance *Flights into sanity *The activated womb *Experiences of renaissance
Chapter 4: Circle of Mothers
Chapter 5: Heroines *The reality of mothers in the arts *Permission givers *Choices *Mentors
Chapter 6: Discovering the Creative Rainbow Mother *A new maternal archetype *Understanding the energy of Creative Rainbow Women *She who lives between the worlds
Chapter 7: The Crazy Woman *Expressing the Crazy Woman
Chapter 8: Unblocking, Releasing, Letting Go *Embracing our legacy, releasing our negative inheritance *People like us *Mothers *Fathers *The fear of being a bad mother *A woman in her own power *Clearing exercises
Chapter 9: Initiation *The labyrinth
Part II
Chapter 10: Creating Space *A room of one’s own *Creating a workspace
Chapter 11: Creating Time *A day in the life *Work days *Weekends * Practicalities *Fallow periods *Multi-tasking and uni-tasking *Childcare
Chapter 12: Crossing Between the Worlds *Rituals for crossing the threshold *Reintegrating
Chapter 13: Committing to the Creative Path *I don’t know how to start *Under pressure! *You have permission *Exercises for getting started
Chapter 14: Your Creative Toolkit *Classic creative tools *Hi-tech creative tools
Chapter 15: Step by Step – Making Creative Habits
Chapter 16: Perfectionism
Chapter 17: Facing our Fears *The voices *Doubt and self-confidence *Deep vulnerability
*The need to be original *The path of courage
Chapter 18: Creative Doulas *Know your allies *Finding a teacher *Knowing what you need
Chapter 19: The Creative Process *Your roadmap to the creative journey
Chapter 20: Nurturing and Supporting your Creative Self *Burnout *Recharging *Retreat *High sensitivity
Chapter 21: The Spiritual Gifts of Creativity *Finding flow *Freedom *The muse *Intuition
Chapter 22: The Womb – Crucible of Creativity *Creativity and our cycles *Sexual energy and creativity *Pregnancy and birth *Dark days
Chapter 23: Individuation *Finding your voice *Feminine archaeology * Discovering your own personal symbology
Chapter 24: Women Creating Together *Finding a group that fits
Chapter 25: Nurturing a Family Culture of Creativity *Creating together *What a mess! *What are we going to do? *The building blocks of creativity *Creating about – and for – our children
Chapter 26: It All Comes Together