Episode 7: Art as a Path to Emotional Well-Being: Unleashing Your Creative Flow (ep. 7)

Fempreneur International

Interview with Umayal Annamalai

In this episode, we will uncover 3 keys to:

• Self-Care and Self-Discovery
• Overcoming Guilt and Prioritizing Self-Worth
• Unleashing Creative Energy

Intro

Odiva Vasell: (00:00)
Hello all, and welcome. I am here with the fabulous Umayal, and we are having a little chat today. Not a formal interview, but we’re having a little chat today about the identity crisis. So, if you are a person who is struggling with overwhelm and taking care of the needs of others, you’re going to really want to listen into this talk. So, Umayal, tell us a little bit about you. We can see beautiful artwork behind a little bit.
Umayal: (00:40)
Yeah, hi Odiva. Thank you for introducing me. My name is Umayal. I’m an artist. I’m a creative coach, and a mom. So yeah, being an artist, mom, and wearing different hats, I always felt overwhelmed and exhaustion in my life. So, I always felt like I have to take care of my kids, to give, by being everything to everyone. I lost myself at times. I didn’t feel like what I wanted to do in life. Like that led me to deep inquiry and questioning like who am I, so what is my purpose? So, what am I doing? And that all led me to go deep into myself and to find out what is my purpose so that through ART I healed myself and I explored more. I became curious with myself, how am I feeling, and am I giving from a place of like resentfulness or am I giving from a place of love? So, at times, I feel like I wanted to give, I wanted to help my kids, I want to take care of them. But is it coming from a place of love or resentment? So yeah, I mean being connected to myself, nourishing myself, and taking care of myself, that felt I could feel when I make art that joy or spark in my life when I create art. So that helped me to connect with myself and to give from a place of love. So, I nourished myself and then I kind of helped my kids, and I was.

Odiva Vasell: (02:25)
Grounded.

Umayal: (02:27)
Yeah.

Odiva Vasell: (02:28)
And build your cup so that you could give them a cup that is overflowing. That’s beautiful. And I mean the artwork that you make, it’s so unique. Every time I look at your art, I feel like it looks like something that just grew out of the ground onto the canvas. It’s so natural and yet so powerful. What are you feeling when you start to create? What are the feelings that flow through you?
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