Connie taught me a lot about the creative process and helped me to appreciate all phases. When I started working with her I didn't think that I was doing anything but I came to realize that preparation for getting started was doing something. Her careful attunement to my words and my style were beneficial in moving me along my path. Her positive regard was encouraging as well. I know that her coaching was instrumental in my progress. Doctoral Candidate P. P.

Through my work with Connie, I learned what Maya Angelou meant when she said, "We are created creative." I began to fulfill my deep desire to respond to what moves me, putting myself and not just my words on the page. My writing came to life. Anonymous Professor

I actually had a shift in perspective on my problem with my thesis [and] figured out how to best approach my work without feeling guilty. Breaking it down into manageable pieces and planning my "get to work strategy" with what feels best to me instead of what I should be doing . . . I feel much lighter about this and am more able to start anew. Masters Candidate P. M.

It was very useful to spend the time dealing with a fuller experience of undertaking a dissertation, rather than 'just trying to get it finished'. This helped to strengthen the project's integrity for me, and reconfirmed my reasons for undertaking it in the first place . . . [I] realise that this time of research, writing and creativity is an invaluable period in my life. Doctoral Candidate P. W.

I was able to move from a place of reluctance to a place of playfulness in my creative process. Connie Frey's prompts were quick, creative, and very effective! Writer/Professor Emeritus A. A.

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