In the second half of their exploration of disruption, Helen and Elizabeth dive into the tricky world of social friction, authenticity, and the ethics of sharing creative work. Helen reflects on her commitment to honesty in her graphic diaries and the responsibilities that come with featuring real people in personal storytelling.

Together they explore how changes to routine can spark new creative possibilities, the challenges of navigating boundaries when art involves others, and how autistic values such as justice and honesty can shape the creative process. The conversation also examines rejection sensitive dysphoria, people-pleasing behaviours, and practical strategies for building healthier boundaries.

In this episode:

• Finding creative opportunities through disruption
• The ethics of sharing stories that involve other people
• Justice, honesty, and autistic culture
• Understanding rejection sensitive dysphoria
• People-pleasing and the fawn response
• Strategies for recognising and reducing harmful people-pleasing behaviours

Resources and Links

• Helen's graphic diary archive: https://arted.online/blog/diaries/
• Graphic diary template: https://arted.online/toolbox/resource-diary-template/
• The 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture: https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/the-10-pillars-revisited-episode
• Information about the fawn response: https://ndconnection.co.uk/blog/fawn-the-trauma-response-that-is-easiest-to-miss

Contact: creativebecomingpod@gmail.com

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Disclaimer

Creative Becoming is connected to Helen Shaddock's practice-based PhD, "Welcome to My Messy World": A practice-based, messy auto-ethnographic artistic exploration into multimedia storytelling as an integral method towards creative becoming.

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