Jul 14, 2026
22 min
How Small Creative Acts Help You Heal And Find Purpose, with Brigitta Dau
You can feel “fine” on paper and still feel flat inside, like the colour has drained out of your days. We start with a provocative reframe: the drawing, knitting, writing, painting, and making you have been calling a hobby might actually be one of your most powerful healing tools. When we treat creativity like a luxury, it gets pushed to the edge of our lives, and we lose an easy, natural way to process emotion, restore energy, and reconnect with who we are.
I sit down with Brigitta Dau, certified life coach, Reiki master, author of Crafting a Better Life, and co author of Landing on Your North Star, to talk about creativity as medicine and why “alignment” is an inside job. Brigitta shares her own pivot from a professional acting career to coaching and retreats, and what that transition taught her about values, identity, and doing work that fuels you instead of draining you. We dig into why creativity is different from other self care practices, how it trains presence, and how it gently builds your tolerance for the unknown, a key ingredient in growth.
If you have lost your sense of purpose, Brigitta offers a practical method you can do with a single piece of paper: list your favourite memories, name the feelings, and let the repeating themes reveal your core values. From there, purpose becomes something you can weave into the life you already have, through small choices that create more connection, contribution, play, and curiosity. Listen, then share this with a friend who needs a softer way back to themselves, and subscribe, rate, and review Healthy Mind Healthy Light so more people can find it.
Connect With Brigitta Dau:
Website: brigittadau.com
Instagram: instagram.com/brigittadaucoaching/
Facebook: facebook.com/Brigittadau
Books: Crafting a Better Life: Creative Approaches to Personal Growth and Landing on Your North Star — available on Amazon
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