The Art of Coming Back: How I Find My Creative Flow While Mothering and Building

In the midst of running a business (or working) and running a household (mothering), finding moments of creativity can feel like a luxury.

This was especially true being recently again post-partum after my second son was born. While I would have typically tried to schedule my “creative” outlet moments, now I find ways to stay connected to my creativity in the middle of life, not in spite of it.

Here’s what actually helps me get back into creative flow when I’m feeling tired, blocked, or disconnected.

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1. Let Yourself Scroll Pinterest Without a Goal

No pressure to make a mood board or plan a project. I just browse.

I treat it like visual self-care. Whether it’s interiors, type design, or old book covers, it helps me remember what I like. What catches my eye. What feels me. What feels like my mood right now.

Letting yourself wander visually is a fast way to wake up your taste again.

2. Go on Walks Without Trying to Be Productive

I started go on walks simply because of how accessible it was for me post-partum. While I would’ve typically fought my way to figure out my gym schedule, walking eventually became my go-to in this season of life.

No podcast. No steps goal. Just walking to clear the noise.

This is now how I process ideas and emotions. The movement gets me out of my head and back into my body. Sometimes I come back with a creative idea, sometimes just less tension in my shoulders.

As a Stanford Study research finds… walking helps reset your nervous system and boosts your creativity by 60% (source).

3. Paying Attention While Playing With Your Kids

Kids don’t care about the outcome (at least before they’re told they should care). They follow what feels fun. That’s creativity in its rawest form.

When I watch how my kids explore, it reminds me to stop overthinking. It brings me back to the part of myself that’s playful and curious, not just efficient.

I try to reframe my mind to be closer to my kid-like self. Where curiosity rules and there are no rules.

4. I Use Substack as a Place to Catch Small Moments

I’ve recently started writing on Substack and it is a whole community of its own. Mostly writers and many of us creatives writing our hearts out to share and to commune with.

Substack is like the creative outlet of X or Threads … and browsing other writers musings and thought pieces always activate my creative spark.

5. I Stop Trying to Force It and Just Go with It

Some days, the most creative thing I do is rearrange a shelf. Or make a playlist. Or look through my old coffee table books.

I follow what feels good … not what seems “important.” That’s usually what leads me back to real momentum.

The flow comes when I stop trying to perform creativity and just start moving.

Don’t wait for a retreat or a blank calendar. Creativity isn’t hiding in your future … it’s waiting in your now.

Start where you are. Follow what feels good.

That spark you’re looking for? You build it one small moment at a time.