In Pursuit of Creativity: Building Resilience through Meaningful Moments

Kristina McMenamy is a clinical psychologist with over a decade of expertise supporting individuals throughout all seasons of life. A champion of our innate creative ability to apply meaning and joy to the everyday, she excels at encouraging curiosity and clarifying purpose. With a deep appreciation for the complexities of life, she is passionate about creating neurodiversity-affirming learning environments. Dr. McMenamy utilizes a strength-based approach, transforming challenges while improving life experience and engagement.

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Creativity uplifts well-being and deepens life experience bringing value to our lives. This presentation explores how noticing and reminiscing on significant life events strengthens our ability to adapt and overcome challenges.

Meaningful moments are specific events experienced with felt magnitude that add emotional significance to our memories. These winks in time help guide us to live more intentionally and discover the meaning that enriches our experience. Knowing creativity gives rise to meaningful moments, we have the ability to use this insight to build our resilience.

Creative expression is a resource that can be cultivated and applied to magnify meaning in life while connecting us to others and the world around us. Pursuing creativity is a lifelong journey, much like the search for meaning in life.