2024 on Substack

A round-up of resources from the last 12 months

Welcome to Resurface, with me, Tamzin Merivale.

I’m an intuitive artist, writer and mentor, and this space is for creating deeper connections not only to others, but to parts of ourselves that have been forgotten, neglected, or are waiting to be discovered. I’m here to show you just how much you light up the world around you, simply by existing.

My mission is to see the unseen, to hear the unheard, and to bear witness.You can learn more about how I do this here.

To celebrate the community we’ve built through this newsletter, I’ve collated a collection of favourite/best posts from the last twelve months on Substack (and just a few from the end of 2023).

I can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to hear back from you, to engage in fascinating conversations in the comments on Substack, and I’ve even had the pleasure of meeting some of you over the last year! I’m so grateful to every one of you for subscribing, sharing, or simply reading these posts.

What struck me recently was the support I felt from everyone when I unexpectedly had to step back from writing. It wasn’t easy and I missed keeping in touch with you, but knowing you were here, wishing me well and patiently awaiting my return, truly meant everything. Thank you, again and again.

The main objectives of this newsletter are:

1. to unlock our creativity in accessible and joyful ways, without the overwhelm

2. to learn what may be blocking our energy, holding us back, or preventing us from living how we want (so that we can break those patterns)

3. to provide us with deep connection to ourselves and to each other, in what can feel like a very lonely world

4. to guide us to use our voices for what we believe in, to find that magic, and to light up the world around us with our dazzling selves

With that in mind, I’ve sorted the posts into categories. Feel free to peruse and see what sparks your interest, revisit your favourite posts, or find a new friend in the comments ❤

1. On Unblocking and Unlocking your Creativity, and beating Overwhelm:

Both here on Substack and in every other area of your life! Simply living is a creative act, after all.

• When the tap runs dry

• How to Survive Substack — Part One

• How to Survive Substack and Creating Online — Part Two

• How to Avoid Creative Pitfalls

• What spark might you be hiding?

• Is it really Fear of Failure? (and how to overcome it!)

• The Power of Making Things

• 5 Steps to Take Action and Move Forwards

• Start with a blank piece of paper

For Moments of Despair about the world:

• No, I’m not OK

• Love is Stretchy

• There’s more of us than there are of them

Visual Treats:

Snapshots or illustrations with a poem and prompt to bring you a moment of reflection, mindfulness and deeper awareness.

• For a moment of Mindfulness

• What magic are you holding lightly?

• How to fill around your cup, not just inside it

• You may not see it yet

• In the dark, we find light

• Into the storms we go

• We’re here to catch you if you fall

• Joy is still available to us, even if it doesn’t feel like it

• What shadows are chasing you?

• Black sand sparkles

Breaking Patterns to Feel your Best:

• Rubbish-picking (to find hidden gems)

• An Energy Inventory for the Year Ahead

• Soul Portrait — Finding Treasures Within

• Embracing your Worth, Shedding light, Standing Tall

• Soul Portrait — How to Make Sense to Yourself

Guest Posts:

I’ve been honoured to host some truly wonderful guests on here over the last year who so generously brought their wisdom and words to Resurface…

• How to reshape your story, by

  Lindsay Johnstone

• How to reclaim your WILD, by

  Alicia M. Rodriguez

• On being blind to ourselves, by

  Donna McArthur

• Turning towards pain in order to heal, by

  Madison Murphy Barney

• Finding Heiter (joy) in the little things, by Katherina Geissler-Evans

There’s more where they came from, and much more exciting things on their way in 2025!

Tamzin xx