About Ana Creates Meaning
Tales of personal and communal transformation to illuminate the road. Mine and Yours.
Ana Creates Meaning is a space of self-inquiry, where I examine what it means to live an expansive life. I’m a single 39-year-old Portuguese woman living alone in Amsterdam. I’ve never not known myself as an artist, but I’ve been mostly frozen. My creations came out in outbursts, followed by periods of crippling self-doubt and confusion. This newsletter deals with that. It is raw. It is a flourishing. It is about all the growing pains & creative sparks. It is a way to transmute the pain into something of use.
This year, I am tackling topics like loneliness, building a true support system, making sh*t happen, getting paid for your creative work, getting out of freeze states as a creative, the journey to finding intimacy and romantic love, navigating complicated family dynamics (including, what happens when you have to cut ties with loved ones).
You’re coming along for the ride. May these words help illuminate whatever road less traveled you are on.
About the author
I am Ana V. Martins, a cross-channel storyteller, which is a fancy way to say I tell stories across different mediums. I graduated from theatre school in another life. Then I founded amsterdive.com and switched to writing. Recently, I have been going back to the stage by way of songwriting and storytelling. Portuguese roots, twelve years an Amsterdammer. Mesmerized by my third decade of existence in this exquisite world. This is my most personal avenue of work. I meant, life.
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