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Big Juicy Creative

Sep 30, 2021

The biggest thing that stops us from creating for creativity's sake - like no one's watching, as I always advocate in this podcast's jingle - is often money. We measure 'value' and 'payback' so much in exclusively financial terms in our culture.

And I get it - I forget that creativity has a value way beyond financial...


Sep 22, 2021

Exhaustion and stress in personal relationships are two things that probably have the biggest detrimental effect on my creative mojo - and both of these things have been a feature in my life recently.

As no stranger to depressive illness, I know how important it is to manage emotions (rather than repress them) and...


Sep 16, 2021

Artist Claire Macdonald (last week's episode - 82)'s work has really inspired me. She talks about how art is a gateway, for all of us, for understanding, empathy, connection, joy, play, meaning- so many benefits!

I want to experience these benefits so, inspired by Claire, I decide in this episode to create an art...


Sep 9, 2021

Claire has spent hours and hours researching the effect of art, and particularly creating art in collaboration with others, on wellbeing. But you just have to listen to this one hour to reap all the benefits of her wisdom!

Clue: creativity is really good for our health. Especially if we do it in our communities. 

In...


Sep 2, 2021

We all judge people. It's human. 
 
And it's increasingly encouraged in our digital world.
 
But being judgmental is not good for us, for others or for our creativity.
 
We can learn how to be more open & less judgy. Here's what I'm doing to address my judgy-ness - especially when it comes to a certain group of...