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Janice Gallant

Janice Gallant

This is my Aunt Janice

This blog post is all about my Aunt Janice, a seventh-grade teacher and artist. For simplicity (and professionalism), I’ll just refer to her as Janice.

Janice Gallant lives on a small acreage in Alberta, where she enjoys spending time in nature. She and her husband (aka my Uncle John) love to camp in the mountains, go fly fishing, and visit with family. At this point, if you haven’t seen my Instagram profile on Janice, you’re wondering what makes her interesting enough to write an entire blog post about. Well, not only is she an accomplished artist, but she’s also a published author, an online business owner, and a creativity coach. At her core, Janice believes that healing, growth, and personal well-being all begin with creativity.

If you’re interested in learning more about Janice, this is the place to be! Recently, she and I sat down for a Zoom Q&A session, and we talked about everything from her book to her business. Before my chat with Janice, I had very little idea of what she actually did. I knew that she had written a book though I had never read it; I knew that she had created a website though I had never visited it; and I knew that she was very passionate about something though I didn’t really know what it was. By the end of our one-hour call, I felt like I had gained a plethora of knowledge and insight into Janice’s world, yet at the same time, we had only scratched the surface.

Let’s start from the beginning

Janice’s business started with the writing and publishing of her book, The Creation Guild. The Creation Guild is a guidebook aimed at empowering all readers (even those without artistic ability) to recognize their own creative impulses. This creativity lives within each of us, waiting to be harnessed and used as a force of good within our individual lives. It is this concept of tapping into our own creative flow that really interests Janice.

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Writing The Creation Guild

Janice would love to be a full-time writer. She dreams of a life like Wayne Dyer – waking up in the morning, making a coffee, lighting a candle, and writing. It was a November morning, the day Janice decided to write The Creation Guild. She was standing in her kitchen thinking, “I don’t know how to write a book; I know not one person in the publishing industry; it just seems so far-reaching.”

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Building a business

After The Creation Guild, the book came The Creation Guild, the website. Janice’s website is her primary business hub. It is a space to sell and promote her art and workshops, which surround themes of inspiration, guidance, and awareness. The Creation Guild community is for the woman who is finally returning to her own life after years of raising children and caring for others.

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Creativity coaching

As a creativity coach, Janice works both with groups and individuals to unpack personal issues, blocks, triggers, and emotions of everyday life. Using a combination of painting, journaling, and talking, she works with the power of beliefs to ground her clients in their realities. To clarify, though Janice may sound like a therapist, she is not. Similar to a life coach, an athletic coach, or even a money coach, she helps individuals set goals and reach them.

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Plans for the future

Janice hopes that over time The Creation Guild will grow to reach more and more women. She envisions that in less than five years, The Creation Guild will be a full-time business. Through passions for empowerment and freedom, Janice sees her website continuing to grow in whichever direction inspiration takes her.

Recommendations from Janice

For anyone interested in learning more about consciously creating a better life, feel free to check out The Creation Guild. Other resources recommended by Janice include:

Thanks for reading!

To sum it all up, Janice Gallant is an Alberta-based teacher, author, painter, and creativity coach. Her website, The Creation Guild, offers workshops, courses, inspirational messages, art for sale, and more! Janice strives for happiness by following her daily inspiration and encourages others to do the same.  

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