# Kristin Vanderlip

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On Grief & Creativity- A Conversation With Kristin Vanderlip

Kristin Vanderlip is a writer and artist and the creator of the "Rest Journal", A Journal For Lament. In this episode we dive deep into a conversation about grief and creativity, and what it can look like to unbury your calling. If you're one well acquainted with grief, I pray you find encouragemen…

Fear

The most requested topic ever is the theme of this week's show: FEAR. How do we overcome it? Take action despite it? Merideth names the number one thing that helps assuage her fears as she creates. The most requested topic ever is the theme of this week's show: FEAR. How do we overcome it? Take ac…

4. A Heart with a Mic

This week on the podcast, the Creative Archetype Series continues with Enneagram 4. Merideth chats with Lee Fields of Enneagrammatic about life as a 4. Plus, writers Kristin Vanderlip and Mara Eller, and painter Jennifer Hintz Eggers, share their insights on how to move beyond feelings and into doi…

Episode 26: Journey to Clarity with Kristin Vanderlip

The Purposeful Pen is now on Substack! Subscribe to be notified when a new episode comes out. In this episode, I talk with Kristin Vanderlip about her journey to clarity. Some highlights… * Our message frequently comes from what we’ve lived through. * At what does point does “writing for your audie…

The Spiritual Invitation of Movement

Have you felt a spiritual stirring during a long walk or a workout? What connection do creativity and movement have? Why did so many famous artists throughout history take long walks in the afternoon? This week, Merideth explores how movement helps us connect to something larger than ourselves and …

13 // Creativity as a Practice for Hope and Healing // Kristin Vanderlip

"I can actively create hope in myself through this practice...where there was nothing before, I can create something." What if creativity is about more than the art we make, food we cook, or music we produce? What if creativity could be a tool—a weapon, even—that allows us to fight for hope in even…

233: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 4s

This summer, while I continue to heal from surgery and dream up Season 6, I am re-airing our most popular series: Creative Archetypes! If you are unfamiliar with the Enneagram, you can listen to the intro episode from the original 2023 series here. And if you are familiar and know your number, mi…

[Bonus] Announcement: Pausing the Podcast

Hey, friend. Whether you are someone who has been listening to the podcast since the beginning or you just found me through one of the recent conferences I spoke at, I want to say welcome, and I'm glad you're here. It would seem as if God has a funny sense of timing, and He's asking me to pause th…

278: Through Art's Open Door: Kristin Vanderlip

Artist and writer Kristin Vanderlip joins me to explore the intersection of creativity, spirituality, and healing. Kristin shares her deeply personal journey of using journaling and oil pastels as tools for tending to the heavy, messy reality of loss, and why she believes the blank page can be a sa…

Ep 111: Grief To Growth: How Journaling Helps Us Lament with Cara Ray & Kristin Vanderlip

What do we do with grief when the words won’t come—or when they won’t stop coming? In this episode of The Writers’ Bloc Podcast, I’m joined by writer, journaling guide, and founder of The Pen and Mend Collective, Kristin Vanderlip, for a thoughtful conversation about grief, lament, journaling, and …