The Resilient Creative

The Resilient Creative

On anxiety and creativity: when navigating ambiguity, storytelling can be dangerous

exploring the stories we tell ourselves when no one is watching or, maybe worse, when it seems everyone is

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Jen Knox
May 11, 2026
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“You’re never going to kill storytelling because it’s built into the human plan. We come with it.”

—Margaret Atwood

In the last few weeks, life has felt particularly heavy due to many unknowns.

I found myself navigating the process of buying a new house during a faltering economy and job uncertainty; meanwhile, my husband was diagnosed with a genetic dis…

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