Art for Your Sanity: How Creativity Helps You Survive Chaos — with Susan Hensley

Susan Hensley spent decades as a corporate executive and leadership coach — until a pandemic and an impending retirement stacked pressure on her at the same time. What pulled her through wasn’t another strategy or a five-year plan. It was a blank page, some color, and a willingness to play again. Susan is a transformational coach, speaker, and author of Art for Your Sanity: How Art Journaling Can Help You Manage Chaos and Unleash Joy. In this conversation, she and CJ Moneyway get into why so many adults lose their creativity somewhere along the way — and what it costs them when they do. In this episode: •Why Susan left the corporate world and found healing in art journaling •How to start when you’re convinced you “aren’t creative” •The way creative practice quiets the inner critic and unlocks right-brain problem solving •What actually keeps people stuck during retirement, career shifts, and personal loss •Why leaders battling burnout may need play more than another productivity system •One exercise you can use today to bring clarity and joy back into your week The takeaway: creativity isn’t a talent reserved for artists. It’s a tool for anyone trying to think clearly, heal honestly, and move forward on purpose. Connect with Susan Hensley Book: Art for Your Sanity Course: Artful Transitions susan-hensley.com — grab her free guide to getting started with art journaling Connect with The CJ Moneyway Show If this episode moved you, leave a review, subscribe, and send it to someone in the middle of a transition. Faith • Vision • Legacy | Stories That Spark Transformation | Legacy Over Likes | Brick by Brick CONNECT WITH CJ MONEYWAY https://cjmoneyway.com Listen → https://pod.link/1707761906 Book CJ to Speak → https://cjmoneyway-mmcwhn8g.manus.space https://instagram.com/c.j_moneyway https://www.linkedin.com/in/corwin-johnson-3b7b51aa Brick-by-Brick Newsletter → https://substack.com/@cjmoneyway Rate the show → https://ratethispodcast.com/cjmoneyway LISTENER BENEFIT $40+ in savings → https://readyrx.com/treatments/se?coupon=cjmoney Faith • Vision • Legacy | Stories That Spark Transformation | Legacy Over Likes | Brick by Brick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.