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When long-term creative mentorship becomes creative dependence

I have been working with my mentor for four years and I realize I make work to please them instead of exploring what I actually want to say

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Extended mentorship relationships can inadvertently replace internal creative compass with external approval-seeking, stunting authentic artistic development.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mentorship in creative work?”

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