Cultivating compassion, creating self - terri l. russ

During Covid, Dr.

Terri L.

Russ took up the practice of intuitive painting and quickly found herself pondering the question - what would your life look like if you embraced your creativity.

The answer to that question led her to the realization that she was only half-living her life and always longing for something more, her soul.

She started a reflective journey of moving past her fears of stepping out of her professional career box and into her compassionate creativity.

The end result is a series of meditations that are part reflection, part inspiration, part feminist rant with touches of angst, anger, and humor sprinkled throughout.

Terri L.

Russ, Esquire is living her best Renaissance Man life as an artist, author, advocate, enigma, and Diva Dog momma.

She has spent over two decades as a professor in higher education and has also worked with hundreds of women as a coach and mentor.

She has created the Compassionate Creativity approach to life to help others fill the canvases of their lives with the passion of their dreams.

Learn more at: terrilruss.

com Advanced Praise for Cultivating Compassion, Creating Self This book will change lives.

Russ stories make her a relatable companion, which is important as her meditations awaken our creativity.

Transformation beckons, and we are grateful for Dr.

Russ encouraging voice at our side.

Together, author and reader journey into deeper self knowledge and more vibrant self expression, creating art works and artful lives.

-Chip Roush, M.

Terri Russ new book is captivating from the start.

She has the knack for confiding in the reader that brings you into her circle of compassion and exudes faith in you to be compassionate with yourself as you embrace your creative.

Whats more, she has inspired me to approach some of my own projects without the constraints of the shoulds as an academic, inspired early in the book, Immediately I realized how much of myself I was missing by constantly suppressing my creativity behind my real work.

Her process of learning to trust and empower herself for that which fills her soul is awe-inspiring and reminds us all to not give up on reaching for our joy, no matter in what phase of our careers and patterns of shoulds we find ourselves.

-Jennifer S Kramer, PhD, Associate Professor of Strategic Communication Studies, College of St.

Benedict and St.

Johns University This book is a must read for anyone who has ever dreamed of becoming an artist or to even jus.