Big Juicy Creative
102 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBig Juicy Creative is the show which nurtures your busy creative soul, so you thrive personally and professionally.
You could be in a ‘creative’ career, like marketing or the arts, or maybe you wish you did something more creative. This podcast will show you how, if you approach your life with creativity – a bit more openness, curiosity, self-expression, imagination - it will become bigger, juicier and more meaningful.
Creativity is about way more than painting or poetry, and this show brings you inspirational tales from beyond the creative department, from farming to fractions.
Your host, Suzy Bashford, is a freelance journalist, who writes about creativity among other things, a workshop facilitator and a speaker. As well as interviews, she’ll bring you shorter, solo podcasts where she sums up and test-drives the advice she’s given, reporting back to you with her trademark honesty.
Suzy is a mum on a mission to unleash our collective creativity so we can solve the world’s big problems… and we need buckets of creativity for that, so please get listening!
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Ep 048: [Spring(back) Series] Find the everyday adventure, with executive coach Nicki Bass
April 10, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBNicki Bass is an executive coach who helps people build their resilience, and their leadership skills, through outdoor adventure. She’s also a fellow podcaster, hosting The Everyday Adventure podcast. Before coaching and workshops, she spent 17 years as an officer in the British Army, working in high stress situations, where she learnt, in her words’ ‘that it’s by facing situations outside of our comfort zone, that we grow our internal resources and improve our ability to face uncertainty ...
Ep 047: [Spring(back) Series]: Kids, creativity, love, sex, money & more with entrepreneur Lea Jovy-Ford
April 08, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBLea Jovy-Ford is one of the cofounders and COO of online learning programme Beyond School. She’s an ex management consultant, qualified NLP Practitioner, former personal trainer and holistic health coach and pioneer of the digital nomad movement. She has a blended, multi-racial family with 4 children – 2 sons and 2 daughters – and her wife Becky. All four are home educated. I invited her on because I'm worried I may have scarred my kids for life attempting to home school them and wanted so...
Ep 046: [Spring(back) Series] Don't be afraid to push less hard, do stuff you enjoy & knit! with PR knitting guru Juliet Bernard
April 05, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBJuliet Bernard is the owner of Bluebear PR & former editor of a knitting magazine. She 'pivoted' (yes, that word!) her PR business from specialising in marketing agencies to service craft-related clients. As well as her job and her passion, knitting has also helped her through some anxious times in her life... all of which she talks about in this big juicy chat. Her 40% tip is currently helping me.... For more on Juliet: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietbernard/ To follow Big Juicy ...
Ep 045: [Spring(back) Series] Don't put pressure on yourself to be Tigger suddenly, says creativity coach Claire Bridges
April 03, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBClaire is an award-winning consumer PR & brand reputation expert with oodles of experience working in top PR agencies. She also holds an MSc in Innovation, Creativity & Leadership from City University London, and she’s written a book to boost your creative mojo called In Your Element. She’s now founder of Now Go Create, which helps individuals, teams and leaders up the creative ante in their business. But what I’m most drawn to about Claire, as well as her many brilliant creativity hacks, ...
Ep 044: Spring Series heads up! Why I'm doing it & who's on it 🌱
April 01, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBSo, if you've listened to last week's episode about my recent burnout experience (Ep 43), you'll know I've been busting my gut to bring you this Spring Series. Now is the time you get to taste the sweet fruits of my labour! And I, ironically, have over-worked on it and made myself the perfect listener for this series - which is all about how we can get our mojo back after a tough year, without burning out (again, in my case!). Here I explained why I've done it, outlined the main themes a...
Ep 043: How I burnt out creating a series on how not to burn out
March 25, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBThis episode does exactly what it says on the tin. After Hollie Newton's brutally honest burnout story last week, this is another cautionary tale - this time, mine. It's about how I pushed myself too hard, didn't listen to my body (or anyone) and stubbornly refused to rest... and what it cost me. And what I learnt. The happy accident of being such a numpty (Scottish word for plonker) is that I have now, fortuitously, made myself the ideal listener to benefit from my forthcoming Spring s...
Ep 042: How to regrow your broken, burntout creative soul, with creative director Hollie Newton
March 18, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBHollie Newton was one of Europe's youngest executive creative directors, a feat she achieved in a very male dominated industry. But then she 'ran away' from advertising in London to live by the sea, where she writes books, scripts and wild swims. This the tale of why she did that (clue in the title: her creative soul had withered) and all the many learnings about the importance of nurturing our creativity she's gleaned. It's a cautionary tale - yes - but ultimately uplifting because it ...
Eps 041: The courage to tell your story
March 11, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBWe live in a world where everyone is telling stories, whether it be brands trying to sell us stuff, entrepreneurs trying to get their new product off the ground or individuals documenting their lives to friends and family on Facebook. That’s how humans connect. But it’s actually really scary (certainly at first) putting yourself out there. However, while it may feel more comfortable being silent in the shadows, it’s much bigger and juicier to take ownership of your story, rather than letti...
Ep 040: How to stop procrastinating & get your bum on the seat, with publishing ace Alison Jones
March 04, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBIf you have a tendency to faff around and wait for the muse or the mood (err, me!) before you start a project, then Alison Jones, and this episode are for you. With a rich career in publishing behind her, latterly in innovation roles, she now runs her own consultancy. She's coached hundreds of people to write books, as well as having written her own bestseller and hosts her own podcast, too. She's also just finished a 1,000 day running streak (she gets her best ideas running) for the Li...
Ep 39: Girl Night In (A Campervan)
February 25, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week I (Suzy) go to extreme creative lengths to get some headspace in lockdown round 3 in the UK.... In a desperate bid to hear my own thoughts again, I pack my suitcase with goodies and I drive 2 minutes around the corner, to the edge of the forest. These goodies include, of course, lots of creative materials to get my mojo going again - including pink gin, tiffin, random make up, a boom box, a massive pad, glue and sexy underwear. Missing my girls night outs, here I share my top ...
Ep 38: How to create when you're in pain, emotional or physical, with artist/writer Amani
February 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBToday’s guest is the indomitable chronic pain sufferer, writer, artist and activist, Amani. This is a very real, very raw conversation where both of us are in pain as we podcast; Amani due to severe physical symptoms and me (your host, Suzy Bashford) due to the emotional pain of just losing my beloved dog Bramble (episode 37 is on that). Nevertheless, true to form, Amani is able to find the fun and feistiness in the present moment, no matter what she is feeling. Creating through pain is ...
Ep 037: Getting the good from grief, on the death of my beloved Bramble dog
February 11, 2021 05:30 - 25 minutes - 18.4 MBThis episode is dedicated to the death of my beloved Bramble dog. My wee furry friend has taught me a lot about living big, juicy and creative through her fearless life, and death. I've learnt so much from her 15 years with me and her heart-wrenching recent death at home, while surrounded by the rest of her pack. That's what this episode is all about - good grief - and how to creatively reframe loss, so you recognise the gains too, even amidst the pain. At 43, I'm privileged that this ...
Ep 036: Creative outlets to fuel your job/life/soul, with plumber Keith Cummings
February 04, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 35.1 MBToday’s guest is Keith Cummings – plumber by day, skateboard maker and artist by night. Far from suffering the angst of 'not good enough', he is very content in his creativity which he puts down to not putting pressure on it; he extols the virtues of having a job which you can do while your creative ideas are brewing in the background. He explains why this combination is so powerful for our mental health and how having a creative outlet has also really helped his wife, who is a nurse on th...
Ep 035: Got lockdown brain fog? Me too! 10 tips on clearing it
January 28, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes - 17.9 MBToday's episode is dedicated to those feeling the lockdown struggle and experiencing the inevitable, understandable brain fog. You are not alone! It's packed with tips (well, 10 main ones, actually) as well as some humour and keep-it-real honesty about what's going on behind closed Covid doors in Big Juicy Creative HQ... Spoiler alert: life isn't all shiny, happy or big and juicy all the time! This honesty will make you feel better and, ultimately, more inspired. You won't find a...
Ep034: Ever feel you're not doing as well as you 'should' be? Eleanor Ross has written a whole book about this pervasive feeling
January 21, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBToday's guest, award-winning journalist Eleanor Ross has spent a lot of time not feeling good enough. It's taken her (and many others, yours truly included) to some very dark places. She writes about all this with brutal honesty in her new book 'Good Enough; the myth of success and how to celebrate the joy in average'. Eleanor wonders how many of us are just tolerating the lows to reach the fleeting highs, and are actually missing all the big, juicy, creative stuff along the way. Thi...
Ep 033: How to channel your angst & top tips from interviewees so far
January 14, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 17 MBThis solo episode of the Big Juicy Creative podcast is the second part of summing up the main AHA moments Suzy has had from her brilliant interviewees so far. You’ll find the first part in episode 31 – covering learnings from farmer Lynn Cassells, artist Ann Vastano, composer Ella Jarman-Pinto, performer Jennifer Blaine and entrepreneur Kelly Pietrangeli. In this episode, Suzy pulls out the main gems extracted when talking to chef Kirsten Gilmour, coach Lucy Sheridan, clown Holly Stoppit...
Ep 032: How to emerge from adversity thriving, with make-up artist & positivity coach KSAVI
January 07, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 40.6 MBIf you’re looking for someone who will inspire you to get through a difficult time and come out the other end thriving (particularly pertinent if you’re in the UK and just gone back into lockdown) then today’s guest – the make-up artist KSAVI - is that someone. She has overcome huge loss and sadness in her life yet – without falling into fake forced jolliness – has managed to see her experiences as routes to growth, rather than defining her. Creativity, first through make-up which starte...
Ep 031: what I've learnt most from my interviewees this year
December 31, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this shorter episode, Suzy shares 5 of the most important things she's learnt since starting the Big Juicy Creative podcast since launch in September. She draws on quotes and conversation highlights with her interviewees. As well as this there's also a section on things to do to nurture your creativity quickly and easily now, especially if you are also recovering from over-indulging during the festive period... The perfect pod to get you geared up for a New Year!
Ep 030: How to bring your clown to Christmas and live a little lighter, with clown-o-therapist Holly Stoppit
December 24, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBRight now (in the UK, anyway) it feels like we're living in a Grinch-like tale called 'The Year That Cancelled Christmas'... which is why I'm so excited to bring you today's guest, clown, drama therapist and theatre director Holly Stoppit. She offers up such hope, and joy, about how we can find a lightness amid adversity, by tuning into our inner clown (we all have one, she says). Listen to this and you'll be inspired to approach this Christmas (and life, in general) with your inner cl...
Ep 029: How to meet yourself, warts & all, & why you even should
December 17, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBKnowing yourself, say some, is the key to many things in life, including creativity. So in this solo episode, Suzy shares her top 5 tips for getting to know yourself better; the good, the bad and the very ugly (and, in the hope it might make you feel better about yours, she shares some of her particularly warty bits). This episode is inspired by Suzy’s experiences this week hosting a Zoom Christmas party playing different characters representing different parts of her personality: Chardonn...
Ep 028: Creativity to embrace your difference & find belonging, with composer Ella Jarman-Pinto
December 10, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBCritically-acclaimed composer Ella Jarman-Pinto is a fiery, feisty, funny force of nature who, in this chat, doesn't pull any punches. She talks candidly about growing up feeling very different as a mixed race, super creative little girl being raised by a fiercely feminist and supportive single mum... but how she then had to rein herself in to 'fit in', when she got out into the 'outside' world, experiencing ups and downs in her relationship with creativity. But it was creativity that re...
Ep 027: Handle anxiety so it doesn't mess with your flow, creativity & health
December 03, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBAnxiety can be a right pesky, pain-in-the-backside block to living a creative, flowing life. Suzy wants to be clear & honest in in this episode that - while she does live a big, juicy, creative life which you might see the highlights of on social media - managing her anxiety is an ongoing process. She shares 7 of the best ways she's found to do that (and she's, unfortunately, a bit of an expert on this topic!). Anxiety is really common amongst creative, imaginative, empathetic people ...
Ep 026: Find your brave & bonkers and screw what others think, with actress Claire Merrick
November 26, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBClaire Merrick is an actress and voiceover artist and one of the most creatively brave people I know. Why? Because she ditched a very comfortable, successful career in innovation at 41, to pursue her dream of being an actress, despite people thinking she was bonkers. The thing I admire most is that she keeps putting herself out there, and being vulnerable, not letting her fear (or judgement from others) stop her. She does this because, as she explains, knows the value of feeding her creati...
Ep 025: Are you living connected or zombified? What I'm doing to live sparky
November 19, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this shorter solo episode, Suzy reflects on the biggest learnings from her just-finished How-to-Thrive-Winter series, in which she interviewed loads of awesome experts. In fact, making the series led to an epiphany, which this episode is all about: connectedness is the key to the meaning of life and happiness. Big, huh? Well, listen in and you'll get some ideas on how you can connect better to your self, others and nature in order to live a bigger, juicier, more creative life, full of...
Ep 024: Protecting winter for future generations, with Lauren MacCallum | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 14, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBThis episode with Lauren MacCallum, BBC TV presenter, author & general manager of charity Protect Our Winters UK, is the 14th and final episode in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. If this series has worked its magic on you, hopefully you'll be feeling warm and fuzzy about the winter season.... and, therefore, be keen to protect it, and all it brings, so futur...
Ep 023: the art of really listening to loved ones, with Shona Macpherson | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 13, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBThis episode with Shona Macperson, outdoor therapist and coach, is 13th in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help you creatively reframe winter! Shona will get you thinking differently about how this winter - actually because of the absence of our normal whirlwind of festive parties and group celeb...
Ep 022: [FULL LENGTH EPISODE]: Cooking through many a storm, with chef Kirsten Gilmour
November 12, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 76.9 MBThis is a special episode in the How to Thrive Winter series because it's a full length one (rather than bitesize) for those of you missing the in-depth interviews that Big Juicy Creative usually puts out fortnightly on a Thursday. It's with the fabulous, formidable award-winning chef Kirsten Gilmour (known as KJ); a straight-talking Kiwi living in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands. She founded the Mountain Café in Aviemore, which quickly became an institution in Aviemore & Scotlan...
Ep 021: photography to reframe winter, with Cat Parmenter | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 11, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBThis episode with Catriona Parmenter, photographer, is 11th in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help you creatively reframe winter! Cat really caught Suzy's attention on Instagram (check out her account! Details below) because of her gorgeous photographs of people, usually with their loved ones, w...
Ep 020: The joy of winter rivers, with fish biologist Chris Conroy | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 10, 2020 07:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBThis episode with Chris Conroy, director of Ness District Salmon Fishery Board, is 10th in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help you creatively reframe winter! Chris, a fish biologist and a regular on BBC Winter Watch, will get you thinking differently about the rain, as well as looking at rivers ...
Ep 019: Stargazing with astronomer Paul Haworth | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 09, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBThis episode with astronomer Paul Haworth is the ninth in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers and Paul's love of, and curiosity about, star gazing will rub off on you. As he says, you don't need fancy equipment or to be in a particular location in the world, you just need a clear sky and a bit of enthus...
Ep 018: Guided winter visualisation, with hypnotherapist Shareon Gordon | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 08, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes - 13.9 MBToday’s episode, the 8th in the How to Thrive Winter series is a special one – it’s not an interview, it’s a guided winter visualisation to reprogramme your brain to pick up on all the positive cues about winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, and it's really important we take time to relax and restore. This gorgeous, winter warming meditation comes to us courtesy of Shareon Gordon, who is a clinical hypnotherapist at Cairngorm Hynothe...
Ep 017: Winter is a parenting opportunity, with early years lecturer Emma Sinclair | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 07, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBThis episode with Emma Sinclair, lecturer in early years, is 7th in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help you creatively reframe winter! Emma will get you thinking differently about how winter is a great parenting opportunity with all its offers to build your child’s resilience, as well as give th...
Ep 016: Take a winter whisky voyage, with whisky reporter Federica Stefani | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 06, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode with Federica Stefani, newspaper reporter with a specialism in whisky, is 6th in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help you creatively reframe winter! Federica will surprise and delight you with her way of thinking about the traditional winter warming tipple that is whisky. This fun, p...
Ep 015: Find your movement mojo, with fitness coach Louize Macklin | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 05, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 13 MBThis episode with Beachbody & Clubbercize coach, Louize Macklin, is the fifth in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers and Louize will definitely help you get into a big, juicy exercise routine. She is full of enthusiasm and positive vibes and is a huge inspiration and encouragement to those that are luck...
Ep 014: Swim wild & buzz your body & mind, with water adventurer Alice Goodridge | How to Thrive Winter Series
November 04, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBThis episode with founder of swim adventure company Swim Wild, Alice Goodridge, is the fourth in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers to help us through. Alice is a formidable force in the wild swimming world; she's completed solo channel swims, set up international winter swimming competitions and other...
Ep 013: 'Live micro' this winter, with daring doctor Tash Pirie-Burley | How to Thrive in Winter Series
November 03, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBThis episode with anaesthetist and hardcore amateur athlete Tash Pirie-Burley is the third in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers and Tash will definitely help you get into a big, juicy mindset with her endless practical ideas of things to do, but also her inventive creative reframes about how to think ...
Ep 012: Winter is an adventure and you're an explorer, with ranger and wildlife guide Duncan Macdonald | How to Thrive in Winter Series
November 02, 2020 07:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBThis episode with guest Cairngorms National Park ranger & wildlife guide Duncan Macdonald is the second in our series on how to thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers and Duncan will definitely help you get into a big, juicy mindset with his poetic descriptions of winter and all the opportunities it holds. He's also full of p...
Ep 011: Build your resilience this winter, with Olympian and coach Lesley McKenna | How to Thrive in Winter Series
November 01, 2020 06:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode with guest Olympian Lesley McKenna kicks off our series on How to Thrive this coming Covid winter. We know winter can be tough at the best of times, let alone during a global pandemic, but mindset is everything. So to give you the best chance of having a big, juicy winter rather than a winter of discontent, Suzy has rounded up a gaggle of inspirational winter-lovers full of tips to ensure you fall into the former camp, not the latter. The first is the awesome, inspiring Lesley...
Ep 010: How to Thrive this Covid Winter - key learnings from a new series kicking off Sunday 1st November
October 29, 2020 06:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBAre you dreading this coming Covid winter? Don't. Big Juicy Creative podcast has your back. Suzy has created a special mini-podcast series to get you through (at least) the first two weeks of 'misery month' November. All the research shows that your mindset is key to your winter wellbeing, so this episode will help you creatively reframe winter, so you are looking forward to it. Suzy is surrounded by people in the Cairngorms, in the Scottish Highlands, who love winter and know how to th...
Ep 009: Playdates aren't just for kids; the joy and benefit of giving yourself permission to do an 'artist date'
October 22, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBSuzy, here, does her very best to persuade you to take time out of your busy schedule to go and have a playdate with yourself. Yes, just yourself. Ditch the dog / husband / kids / friends/day job (OK... you can take the dog!). And she explains why this is so valuable and so good for feeding our creative souls, so we can live bigger and juicier. She gives you ways to allow yourself permission for these playdates and plenty of ideas for what you could do to enliven your life, and your creati...
EP 008
October 15, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBLucy Sheridan is the world’s only comparison coach; she helps people go from 'compare and despair' to comparison free in their life and business. She’s also just published a book called the Comparison Cure. One of those lucky people was me: I worked with her on a freelance journalism piece, on improving self worth, for the brilliant Psychologies magazine. Lucy quickly identified that I’d become overly concerned with other people’s opinions – ie crippled by comparisonitis - and in the proce...
Ep 007: 7 ways to boost your creativity, from resting bitch face to talking to yourself
October 08, 2020 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBSuzy shares 7 things she's been doing to nurture her creativity. These shorter, solo, fortnightly episodes, interspersed between interview episodes, will motivate you to get creative too. They're often inspired by recent interviewees on the podcast and are often quick and easy to fit into a busy life. She's calling them 'Random Acts of Living' because they make you feel alive. Practical tips in this episode range from understanding the 'resting bitch face' phenomenon to talking to yourself...
EP 006: Using creativity to build confidence & energise, with Kelly Pietrangeli, the productivity & energy guru
October 01, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBKelly Pietrangeli is founder of ProjectMe for busy mothers and helps women all over the world find their focus and fun. She’s worked as a graphic designer (designed record covers for Beyonce, no less!) written a book, does talks and recently launched the ProjectMe podcast too. In this wide-ranging conversation, she talks about how she's used creativity to let go of perfectionism and conditioning and, instead, followed her curiosity and pushed herself out of her comfort zone to grow... and ...
Ep 005: Your creative journey starts HERE; ways to boost your creativity
September 24, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this shorter solo podcast episode, Suzy shares the 7 top things she’s been doing to nurture her creativity. These fortnightly episodes, interspersed between interview episodes, are intended to motivate you to get creative too, inspired by her recent podcast interviewees. She’s calling them ‘Random Acts of Living’ because they make you feel alive. They range from foraging for your dinner and relying on your natural resources to ditching pesky ‘FOMOOK’ to avoiding baby killers. In add...
Ep 004: Don’t sleepwalk zombie-like thru your life, with actor Jennifer Blaine
September 11, 2020 12:01 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBJennifer Blaine is an actor, comedian, playwright and coach who has worked with comedy greats like Chris Rock, as well as actors like Glenda Jackson, Laura Linney and Paul Newman. She’s best known for her hilarious one-woman, multi-character shows which delve into serious issues, from bullying to brain surgery, with humour. Yes humour. However, at its core her creativity is not about others; it’s primarily about that all-important connection with herself first. From nurturing thi...
Ep 004: How creativity can give you an ‘aliveness’ that ensures you don’t sleepwalk zombie-like through life, with performer Jennifer Blaine
September 11, 2020 12:01 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBJennifer Blaine is an actor, comedian, playwright and coach who has worked with comedy greats like Chris Rock, as well as actors like Glenda Jackson, Laura Linney and Paul Newman. She’s best known for her hilarious one-woman, multi-character shows which delve into serious issues, from bullying to brain surgery, with humour. Yes humour. However, at its core her creativity is not about others; it’s primarily about that all-important connection with herself first. From nurturing thi...
Ep 003: How to develop a creative mindset that sees the possibilities of the life – and the natural creativity - right under your nose, with farmer Lynn Cassells
September 11, 2020 11:46 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBLynn and her wife, an archaeologist and librarian by background, had never done any farming before but decided to buy 150 acres and give it a bash. This transition required oodles of creative thinking skills but, as you’ll hear, their lack of knowledge has actually been a big bonus. Rather than following rigid traditions, they followed their instincts to farm in tune with nature, not against it. They, and the farm, are thriving as a result. They’ve also been awarded various accolades f...
Ep 003: You have everything you need inside, says farmer Lynn Cassells who helps us embrace what's under our nose
September 11, 2020 11:46 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBLynn and her wife, an archaeologist and librarian by background, had never done any farming before but decided to buy 150 acres and give it a bash. This transition required oodles of creative thinking skills but, as you’ll hear, their lack of knowledge has actually been a big bonus. Rather than following rigid traditions, they followed their instincts to farm in tune with nature, not against it. They, and the farm, are thriving as a result. They’ve also been awarded various accolades f...
Ep 002: How to make creativity a friend adding colour to your life and getting you through the tough times, with artist Ann Vastano
September 11, 2020 11:42 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBAnn is an artist, café gallery owner, fellow mum of boys and wife, and, lucky for me, my neighbour in the Scottish Highlands. She describes an idyllic, simple, uplifting childhood, spent mostly outside, and how this developed her creative thinking from an early age. From her, you’ll hear how to nurture creativity so it becomes a lifelong friend, there to celebrate the good times and help you through the tough times. You’ll learn about the importance of nature in her creativ...
Ep 002: Make creativity a lifelong friend, with artist Ann Vastano helping us add colour to our lives, especially in tough times
September 11, 2020 11:42 - 47 minutes - 65.8 MBAnn is an artist, café gallery owner, fellow mum of boys and wife, and, lucky for me, my neighbour in the Scottish Highlands. She describes an idyllic, simple, uplifting childhood, spent mostly outside, and how this developed her creative thinking from an early age. From her, you’ll hear how to nurture creativity so it becomes a lifelong friend, there to celebrate the good times and help you through the tough times. You’ll learn about the importance of nature in her creativ...