Creativables

🧶Crochet, Healing & AuDHD

For Mel , crochet became more than a creative outlet. It became part of her healing journey, helping her find grounding, explore her creativity and create sensory comfort for others.

In this interview, Mel shares her journey towards discovering her AuDHD, how crochet helped her cope with trauma, and what neurodivergent creativity looks like in her everyday life.

Her story is a reminder that creativity can take many forms, and finding what works for your brain can open unexpected paths. ❤️‍🩹

Thank you, Mel, for sharing your story and inspiring other creatives through your experiences.

Read the full interview in Issue 30 of Creativables. Links in bio

In our latest article, 10 Ways to Move Your Body and Boost Your Creativity, we share quick, practical tips to help you bring more movement into your creative life.

Whether you're a writer, artist, photographer, cosplayer, musician or content creator, there's something to try.

Read the full article in Creativables Issue 30. Download or read online, links in bio

What do you tend to spend your energy on that is outside your control?

Other people’s opinions. Their choices. The past. Things that happened unexpectedly. The outcome of a situation.

It’s easy to get caught up in things we wish we could change, especially when they affect how we feel. And sometimes, our circumstances genuinely limit the options available to us.

Rather than judging yourself for what you can’t control, take a moment to notice where your attention goes. Are you spending energy on something you can influence, or on something that is entirely outside your reach?

Consider what is within your control, what you can influence, and what deserves acceptance.

What do you tend to focus on unnecessarily? What could you redirect your attention towards?

This self-care reminder is sponsored by . Follow for more self-care reminders and reflections.

🌿 Did you know spending time in nature may give your creative thinking a boost?

Read the full insight in Creativables Issue 30, along with creative inspiration, photography, thought-provoking ideas and inspiring interviews.

Read or download Issue 30, link in bio

Mark Manson’s *The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck* takes a different approach. It asks us to look at what we genuinely care about, where we’re putting our attention, and whether the things we worry about deserve so much of our energy.

For creatives, that can be a particularly useful question.

Read our Key Takeaways from The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck in Issue 30. Links in bio

Today, we honour World Su***de Prevention Day. 🎗️

Remembering, reflecting, creating, and reaching out can all be ways of honouring the moments, people and stories that matter.

Art gives us a way to express things that can sometimes be difficult to put into words. A photograph, a character, a drawing, a poem, or a story can carry memory, meaning, hope and connection.

We’ve put together some creative ideas for photographers, models and cosplayers, writers and illustrators to help you mark this important day through your own creative practice. Swipe through for some inspiration.

We’d love to see how you’re honouring the important moments of Sep through your art! Share your creations on Instagram, tag and tag them with for a chance to be featured in our next issue. 💛

Move, Rest, Create: How Physical State Affects Creativity explores the fascinating connection between how you feel physically and how you create.

Read the full article in Issue 30, link in bio 👆

What gives your life meaning?

Viktor Frankl believed that, beneath our search for pleasure and power, there is something deeper: the search for meaning.

For some of us, creativity can be part of that search. Making something, telling a story, expressing an idea, connecting with others, or simply giving ourselves a way to understand the world.

Sometimes, creating something simply because it means something to you is enough, it doesn't have to be profitable, impressive or even shared with anyone else to matter.

What gives your life meaning?

🚀 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 𝟑𝟎 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄! 🎉🎉🎉
We’ve officially hit Issue 30 of Creativables Magazine, and this one is all about something we creatives often forget to take care of: ourselves.

Inside Issue 30, we’re exploring the connection between movement, rest, wellbeing and creativity, along with practical ways to get moving, develop your own photographic style, and nurture your creative voice.

Plus, we have some very special features to share:

🕷️ Epic cover: Huge thanks to cover model 🖤❤️red❤️🖤 as Spider-Punk, photographer Silvy Tanamas Photography for the incredible photo, and event host Nick La Porta for making this cover shoot possible.

🧶 Exclusive interview: Thank you to Mel Mel for openly sharing her AuDHD experience, creative journey, insights and practical tips with us.

🎮 PAX Aus 2026 preview: A big thank you to PAX Australia for sharing their materials with us for our preview of this year's event.

📸 Photography Highlight: Thank you to Cuong Truong for sharing his fantastic photo with us and letting us feature it in this issue.

✍️ I Made This: Meet our featured artist Knots and Side Quests, and discover the creativity behind their work.

And, of course, your favourite regulars are always here, including Dear Aunty Brilliantrix, Food for Thought, Creative Celebrations, Photography Highlight, WTF, Fun Fact, Book of the Month and plenty of puzzles and creative goodness.

And if something in this issue inspires you, makes you stop and think, or gives you an idea, tell us about it.

Better yet, share your own creativity with us and inspire someone else. 💜

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟑𝟎! 🥳

Links to Issue 30 in the first comment below 👇

Issue 30 is coming soon...

A little sneak peek of what’s waiting inside the next issue of Creativables Magazine. 👀

While we’re putting the finishing touches on Issue 30, there’s still time to catch up on Issue 29 if you haven’t finished reading it yet.

📖 Read Issue 29 now, then get ready for Issue 30 dropping soon!

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