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By mapping these <strong>interferences <\/strong>\u2014audience projection, idealized futures, collective standards, and the \u201caddiction to perfection\u201d\u2014we will gain a precise language for understanding performance anxiety and creative <strong>blocks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>From there the series will focus on recovery: cultivating non-judgmental <strong>awareness<\/strong>, learning to witness rather than identify with the thoughts and emotions of our complexes and <strong>remaining<\/strong> within the protected space of creativity where play, experimentation and discovery can emerge. Through patience, surrender and a renewed <strong>relationship<\/strong> with time we can indeed learn to relinquish excessive control, reconnect with our art and <strong>creativity<\/strong> and expand beyond the limitations of a fixed persona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all \u201cperform\u201d in life. 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