Issue #035 – The Weird Creative Rituals of Geniuses

creative rituals blog by Danielle Weil

Changing the Narrative  Issue #035 | September 28, 2026   Beethoven started his day with coffee and counted out 60 coffee beans every morning.     Toni Morrison had a day job for most of her career. Most of her thinking happened during her commute or while she was doing mundane tasks like mowing the lawn.…

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Issue #034 – The Creativity Experiment

Changing the Narrative  Issue #034 | September 14, 2026   Creative freedom.    When we think of creativity, we tend to think of possibility…of wide expanses of canvas or paper. Of the ability to take a vision in our minds and turn it into word, image, object.   And for many of us, that is,…

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Issue #032 – You’re Sexily Sufficient…Right Now

you’re sexily sufficient blog by Danielle Weil

Changing the Narrative  Issue #032 | August 31, 2026   It’s 2:30 AM for me in this picture…can you tell?   I’m smiling, sure…but behind that smile is the weight of exhaustion pulling my eyelids closed as I struggle to form coherent sentences.    I was not at my best. That’s the truth. And it’s…

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Issue #028 – Kids, Kayaks, and the Empty Promise of “Be Careful”

the empty promise of be careful blog post by Danielle Weil

Changing the Narrative  Issue 28 | July 12, 2026   We took all 4 kids kayaking…except we weren’t in kayaks.    You might call it “white water rafting”…except there was no white water, and at points there was barely enough water to keep my butt from scraping the bottom of the riverbed.    “Kayaking” down…

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