Today we’d like to introduce you to Lindsay Douglas.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I used to think that moving through life smoothly was the goal but the older I get and the more obstacles I face, I have learned that the sticky bits in the journey are where the juice is. The hard times make us because we get to choose in every moment how we want to move forward. We get to choose how we want to feel and there is nothing more life-giving than remembering our divine power. I had a breakdown a few years ago. The overwhelm of a decade-plus of living with Chronic Lyme Disease and depression and anxiety became so much that I felt like I couldn’t breathe. Crying on my knees on my bedroom floor, I let myself feel all of it for the first time. Life can harden us and we bury things deep down hoping they forget their way back to the surface. In the breakdown, everything came up and I decided to let it all go and I had this moment that I can only describe as bliss. It lasted for maybe ten seconds. I had never felt anything like it. I felt so totally alive and so free. I thought to myself if I could experience this feeling for ten seconds tomorrow and ten seconds the next day, that maybe someday, I could live in a constant state of bliss. That I could find bliss in not just the light moments but the dark ones too. I like to say that my superpower is joy and I have earned every ounce of that joy. There is a thread of joy in every moment and all I need to do is tug and call it back. This is not to say that there isn’t suffering anymore, there are still hard times and obstacles but there is always a thread of joy, a thread of bliss and growth in lives in hard times and struggle. Courage is on the other side of the struggle. Suffering is a gift in strange wrapping paper and when I come into contact with others who have used their suffering to reframe their outlook on what it is to be alive, I am reminded of the power of struggle. The wisest, most joyful and most alive people know suffering and to use it to transform your life – there is nothing more beautiful to me. Rebuilding oneself from scratch, choosing what you want to keep, letting go of what no longer serves us – it’s heroic and it’s a gift that you can only give yourself, we all have it within us. I want to remind you of your power through my art.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am into the art of adornment. I help women access their own intuitive power through co-creation and playing in the dream space. For me, the most powerful form on integration has come through tangible items that carry a special memory, or meaning. My jewelry is an integrative technology. I started making it as a hobby because I wanted to wear what I loved and what brought me joy and when I wore it I felt limitless and powerful. Adornment is an art form – it’s transformation. Making jewelry has given me access to my truest self. Talismans created with love, joy, magic. I am a big believer in magic and swimming in the realm of possibilities. I am so passionate about women being connected to their truth on a daily basis, being connected to mine has radically transformed my life. I adorn women in pieces that inspire them and remind them that they are already whole. I create jewelry but what I really do is help crystallize your epiphanies, your truth. I love what I do and I love my clients. I get to work with the most amazing women. I never thought that life could be this beautiful but here I am and I am savoring every single moment of it.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
Anything that brings us joy will continue to grow and flourish. Where there is joy, there is love. We love love! I’m looking forward to partnering with brands, communities, retreats, groups and creating one-of-a-kind, tangible pieces that their clients and customers can wear that remind them of special moments and how powerful they are.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @lindsaybdouglas
Image Credits
Amil Velasquez @amilvisuals
