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The House That Joy Built is about the transformative power of allowing ourselves to feel joy through creativity, and offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is flattened by fear. Fear of feeling vulnerable, of criticism and judgement from others, of not being good enough, of having ‘bad’ ideas, of being ‘too much’. It is for everyone who has ever felt stuck creatively. For those yearning to write, and also for anyone who longs to create but doesn’t know how to find a way into, or back to their imagination.

This book is an openhearted clarion call to experience the joy and freedom of creating.

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THE JOY RISE is the name of Holly’s online community space on Substack, where she shares updates, inspirations, and exclusive pieces of writing.

The heart of Holly’s monthly newsletter is creativity and connection.

In every issue, she writes about - or answers your questions about - how to reconnect with our inner country of imagination, and allow ourselves the joy of making the stuff we love.

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The House that Joy Built

“Truth: at any age, at any time, we can decide anew to return to the home of creativity inside ourselves.”

pg 38, THE HOUSE THAT JOY BUILT

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