Best Creativityforall Podcasts (2024)

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That's all, folks! 1:11

1+ y ago1:11

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Season 3 of The Creativity for All Podcast has concluded with a fabulous conversation with inventor Solveiga Pakštaite, and this feels like the right time for me to put an end to this fabulous - but time-consuming - adventure, in order to focus on my writing. I've loved meeting such a wide range of guests and exploring creativity in Maths, educatio…

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Episode 48. Exploring product design with Solveiga Pakštaite 46:35

1+ y ago46:35

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The moment I came across an article about Solveiga Pakštaite, the inventor of a temperature-sensitive food label that shows when products really spoil to fight food waste and improve food safety, I knew I had to get in touch. Solveiga is also an entrepreneur with an industrial design background. She is the founder & director of Mimica and was named…

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Episode 47. Exploring the magic of weaving with Rosie-may Greenbank 46:49

1+ y ago46:49

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In September 2022, a stall at the Ely market caught my attention, not just because every woven piece was beautiful, but because I saw at the far end of the table a small weaving loom, which made me think, quite rightly, that the creator of these lovely pieces was worth having a chat with. Rosie-may Greenbank is a traditional hand-weaver, cloth desi…

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Episode 46. Exploring nature through creativity with Emma Stothard 46:47

2y ago46:47

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Sculpture, and especially willow sculpture, has always fascinated me, so when I came across Emma Stothard's website, I knew I had to get in touch. Emma is a Yorkshire-based willow and wire sculptor. Inspired by the creatures of the North York Moors, where she lives, she creates sculptures of wild/domestic animals and birds. After receiving a BA Hon…

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Episode 45. Challenging our beliefs creatively with Voula Tsoflias 55:45

2y ago55:45

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Today's guest, Voula Tsoflias, is a writer of psychological fiction and non-fiction psychology, combining her two passions in life: fiction writing and psychology. Following a long and happy career as a corporate psychologist, she now devotes her time to writing and related activities. She's finishing her third novel, Halo. Her first novel, Honor’s…

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Podcast News! 0:52

2y ago0:52

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ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FOR ALL PODCAST A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financial adviser, a community builder, and a yoga teacher. Not to mention a speed painter, a potter, or an actor! Creativity is everywhere and I love nothing more than to explore it in The Creativity for All Podcast, either by focusing on a theme – such as perfectionism…

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Episode 43. Exploring the exponential power of kindness with Becca Reed 45:02

2y ago45:02

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Kindness.org is on a mission to educate and inspire people to choose kindness and science is the foundation and heartbeat of their work, through their collaboration with researchers at Harvard University and educators, one of the many topics raised in my conversation with today's guest, Becca Reed. Over the last decade Becca’s worked with thousands…

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Episode 42. Another creative exercise 28:01

2y ago28:01

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Grab a pen and paper and join me for another short creative exercise – a follow-up to the ever so popular episode 34 – designed to get you thinking about your own take on, and relationship with, creativity. Ready? ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FOR ALL PODCAST A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financial adviser, a community builder, and a yoga teache…

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Episode 41. Exploring our humanity with Ronni Abergel 1:08:42

2y ago1:08:42

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Ten minutes is all it took between the moment I came across a post about The Human Library and the moment I sent an invitation to its founder, journalist and social change activist, Ronni Abergel, today’s guest. The Human Library is an international not-for-profit organisation, which started in Copenhagen, Denmark, 22 years ago, and is now availabl…

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Episode 40. Honing our observation skills 20:04

2+ y ago20:04

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That observation is a key skill when it comes to any type of creative endeavour seems fairly obvious. That we all have observation skills, even more so. But to what extent are we aware of them, how often are we actively using them, and what can we do to hone them? ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FOR ALL PODCAST A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financ…

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Episode 39. Exploring our creativity through photography with Jahan Saber 57:50

2+ y ago57:50

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Ever since launching the podcast, I’ve wanted to invite a photographer and more specifically, someone who masters both digital and film/analogue photography. Two months ago, I came across Jahan Saber’s film photography course on Skillshare and, by the end of the first module, I knew I had to get in touch. Jahan was born in Vienna. His photographic …

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Episode 38. Boredom and Creativity 14:42

2+ y ago14:42

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What if we’re not meant to avoid boredom at all costs? What if it’s actually good for us and for our creativity? In this first solo episode of Season 3, I’m challenging you to rethink your own take not only on boredom, but also on productivity. Are you ready? ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FOR ALL PODCAST A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financial a…

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Episode 37. The creative joy of exploring the human brain with Alex Cayco-Gajic 52:12

2+ y ago52:12

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Welcome back! Season 3 starts with an exploration of the human brain, no less!, with Alex Cayco-Gajic, a junior professor at the Group for Neural Theory at the prestigious school, l’École Normale Supérieure, in Paris. Alex is interested in how different brain regions coordinate during motor and cognitive behaviours and has talked about her teaching…

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Introducing Season 3 of The Creativity for All Podcast 1:12

2+ y ago1:12

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A new season is coming! About The Creativity for All Podcast A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financial adviser, a community builder, and a yoga teacher. Not to mention a speed painter, a potter, or an actor! Creativity is everywhere and I love nothing more than to explore it, either by focusing on a theme – such as perfectionism, feeding …

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Episode 36. Let's stimulate our imagination! 35:08

2+ y ago35:08

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Albert Einstein once said ‘’Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere’’. When they think about imagination, most people tend to think of storytelling or artistic pursuits, but imagination is everywhere, as is creativity. In fact, you cannot have one without the other. So grab a pen and paper and join me for a series of sh…

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Episode 35. Activating our creativity with Sue Keogh 51:19

2+ y ago51:19

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In need of inspiration a while ago, I subscribed to the weekly email alerts from the award-winning Cambridge digital marketing agency, Sookio, and was immediately struck by their creative, but also down-to-earth and relatable approach to marketing, so much so that I decided to invite its founder, Sue Keogh, on this podcast. After a decade working i…

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Episode 34. A short creative exercise 26:35

2+ y ago26:35

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Grab a pen and paper and join me for this short creative exercise designed to get you thinking about your own take on, and relationship with, creativity. Ready? ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FOR ALL PODCAST A maths teacher can be creative. So can a financial adviser, a community builder, and a yoga teacher. Not to mention a speed painter, a potter, or an ac…

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Episode 33. Sharing news creatively with Lucy Purdy 51:14

2+ y ago51:14

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We often feel helpless when wanting to do something constructive to help others. We fear our contribution will amount to a drop in the ocean or we simply don't know where to start. Positive News is filled with stories of individuals using their creativity to bring about change to society and Lucy Purdy is the person in charge of curating those stor…

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Episode 32. Creativity and inspiration 17:48

2+ y ago17:48

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One of the most powerful clichés about creativity is that of inspiration being an integral part of the creative process. While we’ve established in this podcast that creativity is not just for artists, writers, or craftspeople, that we are all born inherently creative, what of inspiration? Can we be creative without being inspired? Is our creative …

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Episode 31. Exploring nature creatively with Julie Dore 45:45

2+ y ago45:45

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In September 2021, I was lucky enough to take a guided tour of Madingley Hall garden with Julie Dore and, within five minutes, I knew I wanted to invite her on the podcast. Keen to explore her love of plants and nature and to help people be well and healthy, Julie left her career in local government finance to become a qualified medical herbalist a…

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Episode 30. Your take on creativity 20:21

3y ago20:21

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We're back! And for the 30th episode of The Creativity for All Podcast, I decided to give listeners the opportunity to share their very own definition of creativity, as well as any tips/suggestions they might have to nurture our creative potential. Many of you got in touch, thank you for that!, and it's been great fun reflecting on your definitions…

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Share your take on creativity! 0:35

3y ago0:35

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The Creativity for All Podcast is currently on a break, but for the 30th episode, I’ve decided to give you the opportunity to share your very own definition of creativity, as well as any tips/suggestions you might have to nurture our creative potential. Send me an email at caroline@blueasanorange.com and I will include your responses in my next epi…

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Episode 29. Approaching functionality creatively with Sarah Giblin 58:24

3y ago58:24

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A couple of weeks ago, an article caught my attention on the BBC website. It was the story of how a Mexican doctor had got in touch with the British company making the backpack he’d been using for a year to voice his frustration, because he couldn’t use it anymore. The coronavirus pandemic was raging and his backpack couldn’t be sterilised and take…

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Episode 28. More on feeding your creative brain 19:12

3y ago19:12

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Episode 7, entitled ‘Feeding your creative brain’, is by far the most downloaded solo episode of this podcast, which has led me to think that you’d welcome a new episode exploring this topic further. Today I’m looking at the ways in which we can identify our own creative potential, lean into it, and feed it properly. Creativity not only helps us ma…

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Episode 27. Saving the world creatively with Dinky Doors 49:15

3y ago49:15

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In 2018, out of sight, anonymously, and with a ginormous morsel of trepidation, a mysterious duo took to the streets of Cambridge, UK, with an unexpected mission to *SAVE THE WORLD*. It sounds implausible, but they were contacted by an other-worldly being known only as the 'Supreme Leader', who asked them to spread wonder, delight, and a healthy do…

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Episode 26. A short meditation exercise 22:52

3+ y ago22:52

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This week, I'm moving away from the usual format to offer a practical approach to nurturing our creativity with a short meditation exercise. While not a meditation teacher, nor an expert, I know that meditating, even shortly, makes us feel better and the more we meditate, the more creative energy we have. So today we’re focusing on our breath, lett…

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Episode 25. Reflecting light creatively with Kate Jones 43:15

3+ y ago43:15

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I came across the breathtakingly beautiful glass pieces created by Studio Gillies Jones on the Fen Ditton Gallery website and, unusually for me, I was desperate to touch, and grab hold of, them. Such a visceral reaction led me to immediately invite Kate Jones on the podcast to discover her creative process and the art of glassblowing and engraving.…

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Episode 24. Nurturing our creativity 21:29

3+ y ago21:29

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As with anything we feel strongly about, and is worth embracing, creativity takes determination but also nurturing. Season 2 of the podcast explores the many ways in which we can nurture our creative potential, but what does it mean practically? What does taking care, feeding, and protecting our creativity look like? The Creativity for All Podcast …

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Episode 23. Solving problems creatively with Alison Grade 44:42

3+ y ago44:42

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Alison Grade has been a professional freelancer all her career and describes her key skill as transforming creative concepts into a business reality. She accomplishes this with the films she produces, the creative entrepreneurs she mentors, small and medium enterprises she advises, and in her book, The Freelance Bible (Penguin). The minute I came a…

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Episode 22. Curiosity and Creativity 18:06

3+ y ago18:06

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That curiosity is key to any creative pursuit might seem obvious. It does not mean, however, that the correlation between the two is easy to pinpoint. In this episode, I’m exploring the nature of curiosity, the obstacles we might encounter when embracing it, such as assumptions and passivity, as well as suggestions to re-energize curiosity and turn…

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Episode 21. Sharing the joy of creativity with Sarah Rowan 49:01

3+ y ago49:01

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Now more than ever, we need joy in our lives, and I can’t think of a better guest than speed painter, Sarah Rowan, to remind us all of the joy of being creative and sharing creativity with others. Sarah has been creating unique works of art for two decades, performing live at over 400 live events, from Parliament House to the Opera House, in Sydney…

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Episode 20. Failure and Creativity 16:40

3+ y ago16:40

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Welcome to season 2 of the Creativity for All Podcast! While season 1 focused on the origin of creativity, Season 2 is going to explore the many ways in which we can nurture it. You might find it highly ironic that I’ve chosen failure as the topic for the first solo episode of 2021. In fact, I can’t think of a better way to kick off the second seas…

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Episode 19. Instinct and Creativity 15:41

3+ y ago15:41

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How often do you listen to your own instinct? Do you trust it, or do you choose logic instead? And, come to think of it, are logic and instinct truly opposites? In this episode, I explore not only our perception of instinct, and why we often choose to disregard it, but also the crucial role instinct plays in allowing us to tap into our creative pot…

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Episode 18. Creating our lives with Julia Magnay 52:17

4y ago52:17

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Money is a tricky topic, to say the least, and is not usually mentioned in relation to creativity, other than to quote box office records or the auctioning of a masterpiece. But what if there’s a creative way to approach not only money, but also the notion of abundance? Today’s guest is Julia Magnay. Julia is an abundance coach, financial adviser, …

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Episode 17. Answering your questions! 21:21

4y ago21:21

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A behind-the-scenes episode, in which I answer your questions about podcasting and creativity, but also about teaching and writing. Thank you so much for getting in touch, for caring, and for listening! Here are links to the episodes/pages mentioned in this podcast: Episode 1. Introducing the Creativity for All Podcast Episode 3. Perfectionism and …

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Episode 16. Reflecting the world creatively with Jesse Fox 1:17:58

4y ago1:17:58

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Today’s guest is Jesse Fox. Jesse is an actor, director and theatre-maker based in London. He trained on the Collaborative and Devised Theatre BA Acting course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he’s now a regular Visiting Lecturer. Jesse is the co-founder of the devised theatre company, Engineer Theatre Collective, which create…

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Ask me your questions! 1:09

4y ago1:09

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Hello everyone! The Creativity for All Podcast is on a break. So this week, instead of an interview or a solo episode, I would like to share two things with you. First, I want to thank you all for listening. I launched my podcast in January of this year, with the hope of reaching listeners interested, like me, in exploring creativity in all its for…

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Episode 15. The creative approach to language learning 22:06

4y ago22:06

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Language learning is often seen as difficult and awkward. There are conjugations to learn, pronunciation to master and the risk of sounding silly when speaking in public. Many choose to believe that languages are best learned as children, that it’s too late, or too hard, for adult students. But what if there’s a way to approach language learning cr…

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Episode 14. Exploring maths creatively with Rob Leslie 1:00:44

4y ago1:00:44

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Two years ago, I had a fascinating chat with Rob Leslie at a mutual friend's party. Upon hearing that he was a maths teacher, I resisted the impulse to share with him my tales of maths woe and, instead, asked him what he did to make maths accessible, clear and relatable to his students. In other words, I asked him about his creative approach to tea…

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Episode 13. Creativity & Ease 19:49

4y ago19:49

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It's hard for most of us not to equate the notion of ease with not doing enough, not caring enough, even sometimes, with being casual and unprofessional. And when it comes to creativity, ease is nowhere to be seen. Surely being creative cannot be easy, surely you have to work hard and suffer, in order to be creative? But is it really the case? What…

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Episode 12. Coming alive through creativity with Shilpa Shah 53:02

4y ago53:02

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Today's guest is Shilpa Shah. Whether it is with her coaching, community building or with her meditation practice, singing and storytelling, creativity is at the core of everything she does. A community builder and facilitator at heart, Shilpa tells us how she uses her experience, creativity and a focus on what feels good, to help people connect at…

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Episode 11. The pressure to be creative 20:42

4y ago20:42

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We’ve been told repeatedly for the past four months, that lockdown is the ideal time to be creative. But is it, really? When is a good time to be creative and is free time, together with the obligation to remain at home, conducive for embracing our creativity successfully? In this episode, I analyse the pressure to be creative at a specific time, i…

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Episode 10. Embracing uncertainty in creativity with Kate Spence 50:25

4y ago50:25

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Today's guest is Kate Spence. Kate is an archaeologist, academic and moonlight potter. She went to her first pottery evening class with her mother, as a teenager, and has taken it up again in 2017. She produces tableware at Kiln Cambridge, working alongside a wonderful community of like-minded makers and enjoys throwing on a potter's wheel and expe…

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Episode 9. Fear and Creativity 21:32

4y ago21:32

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Many of us have experienced the fear of embracing our own creativity. In fact, it’s one of the key reasons why we choose not to be creative. And while there’s a lot to fear at the moment – and the fear of being creative might seem entirely irrelevant or secondary – there’s no better time to address the fundamental need to express ourselves through …

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Episode 8. Rethinking yoga creatively with Julie Martin 1:13:53

4+ y ago1:13:53

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Today’s guest is Julie Martin. Julie is an embodied yoga teacher who wants her students to think outside the box, get off their mat and shake up old dogmas! She wants us to find freedom to unfold into the beauty of a yoga practice that emerges from the inside. It is a practice of inquiry - a somatic exploration of sensation, movement and stillness.…

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Episode 7. Feeding your creative brain 21:22

4+ y ago21:22

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Being creative is not a passive process, creativity isn’t born out of the void. To get creative, we need to feed and stimulate our brain. But where do we start, especially when our energy and concentration levels aren’t as high as they used to be? In this episode, I look at what makes us creative, even in the most stressful of times, and how to nur…

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Episode 6. Being creative together with Dominique Henz 50:07

4+ y ago50:07

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Today’s guest is Dominique Henz. Dominique studied theatre and film in Germany, Scotland and Australia. She was a director at the Mainz State Theatre, worked for ZDF, the German public-service television broadcaster, for Deutsche Bank, the University of Göttingen, the Max-Planck-Institute and has written a PhD on the Australian movie director, Pete…

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Episode 5. Fighting anxiety with creativity 12:47

4+ y ago12:47

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A shorter episode, published a week early, on the relationship between anxiety and creativity, the role of storytelling, and embracing creativity in order to fight anxiety. These are scary and anxiety-inducing times, so I hope this episode will encourage you to be creative and bring you some respite from the relentless news cycle. Stay safe.…

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Episode 4. What happens when we start being creative with Meg Kissack 1:03:20

4+ y ago1:03:20

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Today’s guest is Meg Kissack. She’s a coach, writer, podcaster and all-round rebel-rouser for creative and multi-passionate women, who want to do the things only they can do and leave the world a brighter place. She is the founder of That Hummingbird Life, host of The Couragemakers Podcast and The Daily Pep! Podcast. Her motto is: ''Everything chan…

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Episode 3. Perfectionism and Creativity 27:24

4+ y ago27:24

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To most of us perfectionism is a badge of honour, the personality trait you brag about in interviews or performance reviews, the indispensable ingredient to a successful career, to a successful life. It’s the engine driving us fast, faster and faster for the most perfectionist among us. Perfectionism pushes us to always do better, to challenge ours…

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