Turn Your Pain Into Art: One Self-Hater’s Journey to Self-Love, Authenticity, and Creative Freedom

262 Pages·2018·15.6 MB·english

by  Ariel Bloomer

ONE SELF-HATER’S JOURNEY TO SELF-LOVE,
AUTHENTICITY, AND CREATIVE FREEDOM
Turn Your Pain Into Art
Copyright © 2018 Ariel Bloomer/Happy Hurts Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned,
or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.
ISBN-978-0-692-99565-5
HAPPY HURTS
PUBLISHING CO.
Printed in the United States of America
First Printing, 2018
Turn Your Pain Into Art is available in paperback,
audiobook and e-book format.
Visit the author's website at: www.arielbloomer.com

CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Part 1: Pain
1: Hustling and Heart Suppressing 7
2: Rock and Roll Fantasies 20
3: The Music is in My Blood 35
4: Demons and Drugs 54
5: Icon For Hire 66
6: When Success Isn’t Enough 83
Part 2: Art
7: The Practicals of Self-Love Strategy 108
8: Thought Babysitting 122

9: Making Space for the Authentic You 131
10: Unleashing Your Self-Expression Through Creativity 147
11: Discovering Your Unique Self-Image 161
12: Enjoying the Work of Art That is You 169
13: Taking Back Your Power with Intentionality 183
14: Joy Hunting 196
15: Accepting Yourself and Your Life 205
16: Survival Skills (Because Life Still Sucks Sometimes) 216
Conclusion 233
Acknowledgments 237
Journal Entries 239