Creative work can sometimes feel like an emotional roller coaster. Enthusiasm, flow, feelings of being stuck, fear, immersion, peace and relief are examples of the feelings and experiences that you might go through along the way. Sharing the process with others and the opportunity to verbalize the experiences can help to identify, understand and accept the emotions brought up by creative work. This article reflects on what kind of stages creative processes can include, what kind of emotions different stages might arouse and what might best work for you in the different stages.