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Bernadette Stockwell Ph.D.

About

B. Morey Stockwell, Ph.D., has been coaching creatives throughout the United States and around the world since 2005. An adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell & Fitchburg State University, she enjoys boxing, music, photography, sewing, creative writing, and collecting interesting socks.

Recent Posts
How to Keep Going When You Want Your Art to Be Perfect

A Personal Perspective: Artists, creatives, and makers seek to perfect their products, but unintended mistakes can derail their progress. Solution: Try a few intentional flubs.

A Personal Perspective: Artists, creatives, and makers seek to perfect their products, but unintended mistakes can derail their progress. Solution: Try a few intentional flubs.

This Year, Set Yourself Up for Success, Not Failure

The media is all abuzz with tips to make the coming year a success. But no one mentions resolutions again until next New Year's Day. Instead, use this tip to get your ball rolling.

The media is all abuzz with tips to make the coming year a success. But no one mentions resolutions again until next New Year's Day. Instead, use this tip to get your ball rolling.

When Holiday Memories Fall Short, Create a New Story

A Personal Perspective: The holidays often prompt feelings of inadequacy, trying to relive childhood traditions. But beware, memories often deceive.

A Personal Perspective: The holidays often prompt feelings of inadequacy, trying to relive childhood traditions. But beware, memories often deceive.

Gain Momentum and Motivation With an Accountability Partner

Artists often struggle to complete projects. Creatives doubt their abilities and their worth, but a nonjudgmental accountability partner motivates the maker to stay on task.

Artists often struggle to complete projects. Creatives doubt their abilities and their worth, but a nonjudgmental accountability partner motivates the maker to stay on task.

The Creativity Pill for Feeling Stuck

Creatives working in all art forms often suffer from a lack of motivation and focus. Physical activity improves mood.

Creatives working in all art forms often suffer from a lack of motivation and focus. Physical activity improves mood.

To Copy? To Imitate? To Learn Through Mimetics

Students in any art form begin their journey by following instructions. By imitating the work of masters, the burgeoning artist imprints the craft, and then births their own new art.

Students in any art form begin their journey by following instructions. By imitating the work of masters, the burgeoning artist imprints the craft, and then births their own new art.