Awakening Creativity with Carrie Schmitt: How Art Becomes a Sacred Path to Healing and Wholeness
ReBloomShow Notes
We loved our conversation with Carrie Schmitt—a radiant artist, author, and creative guide who lives in devotion to Creativity as a sacred, healing force. Carrie began painting in 2009 after a life-changing diagnosis and soon discovered art not as a skill to master, but as a spiritual path to presence, comfort, and connection.
Her vibrant floral paintings and mixed-media pieces are collected internationally and have been featured in BBC News, Where Women Create, In Her Studio, and Spirituality & Health. But what moves us most is her intention: she isn't trying to "get better" at art. She is continually seeking a deeper intimacy with the spirit behind the art—the presence she feels each time she creates.
Carrie's newest book, Awakening Creativity: A Sacred Journey to Reclaim Your Inner Artist (October 2025), invites us to view creativity not as a personal talent, but as a loving companion longing to collaborate with us. She expands this work through upcoming retreats and a 10-month Creative Pilgrimage designed for anyone yearning to live more artfully, soulfully, and awake to beauty.
You can explore more of Carrie's work, classes, and creative community at
Website: carrieschmittdesign.com [http://carrieschmittdesign.com/]
Instagram: @carrieschmitt [https://www.instagram.com/carrieschmitt/]
Direct link to order from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Creativity-Sacred-Journey-Reclaim/dp/1950253694/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Two free chapters of Awakening Creativity delivered to your inbox and order it if you like it here: https://hierophantpublishing.com/books/awakening-creativity/
Join Carrie for a free online book club to discuss the book. https://www.carrieschmittdesign.com/book-club/
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