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Scenario

How to navigate lost creative flow between parent and teen

My teenage daughter and I used to get completely absorbed in art projects together — painting, sketching, making things — but now when I suggest it she agrees but seems bored and I can tell I'm trying too hard to recreate something that used to happen naturally.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Developmental changes have disrupted a once-natural shared state of creative absorption.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Flow and play — Csikszentmihalyi's insight?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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