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The Worth A Shot Podcast11. Just Keep Swimming! Let's Talk Male Factor InfertilityWe are back! In this week's episode we're diving into male factor infertility, a topic that unexpectedly became a significant part of our lives back in 2020 when Brooks was diagnosed with a condition where he was born without vas deferens. We want to shed light on this topic because it's often overshadowed by female infertility, despite it accounting for about a third of infertility cases. Male infertility can result from various factors like low sperm production, abnormal sperm function, or blockages. We'll discuss how lifestyle choices, health conditions, and even environmental factors can impact sperm quality, count, motility, morphology...2024-06-1846 minThe Worth A Shot Podcast7. Live IVF Update - Part OneIn this episode, Brooks and I dive into the rollercoaster of emotions and updates surrounding our fourth round of IVF. We candidly discuss the intricacies of the "stimming", shedding light on the physical and emotional demands of the process. Despite the challenges, we explore how the universe seems to have aligned in our favor, offering us hope and resilience along the journey. We unpack the delicate balance of optimism and caution, reflecting on the concept of "getting your hopes up" amidst the uncertainties of fertility treatments. As we share our experiences and insights, we eagerly anticipate what lies ahead...2024-04-3039 minThe Worth A Shot Podcast5. A Huge Update + 4 Untold StoriesIn this episode, we share four previously untold stories from our IVF journey, that still have us either laughing or picking our jaw up from the floor. We also share a HUGE update that still leaves us in disbelief.As we reflect on our journey, we can't help but express gratitude for the unsung heroes we've encountered along the way. From the friendly FedEx drivers who handled our precious cargo with care to the compassionate pharmacy staff who became our confidants, their support has been invaluable.But it's not all seriousness! We share four lighthearted...2024-04-1634 minThe Worth A Shot Podcast4. Pricey Or Priceless? Navigating the Costs of IVFIn this episode, Ashley and Brooks discuss the financial aspect of IVF and infertility treatment. They share their personal experiences with the costs involved and offer tips and tricks for managing the financial burden. They emphasize the importance of advocating for yourself, exploring insurance coverage options, and researching grants and affordable clinics. They also discuss the emotional toll of the financial aspect and encourage listeners to give themselves grace. Overall, they hope to shed light on the reality of the financial challenges of IVF and infertility and provide support and guidance to others going through the same journey.2024-04-0943 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 16 - April RobertsApril Roberts is the founder of Vixen Gathering. Through this new venture, April is helping ambitious women return to their true selves so they can live their best lives. On this episode, she shares how her experiences as an attorney at one of the most prestigious law firms in Atlanta and as the owner of a wealth management firm lead her to starting Vixen Gathering and empowering women throughout the country and abroad.2023-01-2158 minBrooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 15 - Gabriella ThompsonGabriella Thompson, a real estate broker, based in Houston, TX, joins me to discuss all things real estate. Gabby has spent just over a decade growing her real estate career here in Texas and California. She takes great pride in mentoring and developing real estate agents to becoming the best of the best in our industry. She’s going to share how she got started, how she’s helping agents grow and advice for agents going into 2023.
Instagram - @gabby_thomps
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gabriellathompson89
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in...2022-11-1853 minBrooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 14 - Terri MundTerri Mund is a real estate agent from Houston, TX. Terri and I are both members of the Texas Realtors Leadership Program through the Houston Association of Realtors. In the time we’ve spent together over the last 6 months, I’ve learned things about her that inspire and motivate me in both my professional and personal life, and I hope her story will do the same for you. Terri is a loving wife and mother of 6. After spending 3 decades helping her husband with 2 businesses, raising and homeschooling all 6 of her children, serving in a variety of ways in her loca...2022-10-2858 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 13 - Shelle VernonShelle Vernon, founder of Mylestone Development & Management, a leadership and development design firm based in Houston, TX, spent over a decade with Dow Chemical Company before making the leap to creating her own company. Mylestone’s mission is to inspire, motivate, empower and enhance every person’s human potential. She will share just how she and her team are doing that, along with their work with both corporations and local schools. We will also discuss how she’s grown as an entrepreneur and what’s she’s actively teaching her children about leadership, ownership and investing.
LinkedIn - https://ww...2022-10-211h 34
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 12 - DJ BaluyotDJ Baluyot, a retirement strategist from California, is on mission to help families gain financial literacy and grow their legacy and wealth. Today, he’s going to share why he made the switch from being a teacher to entering financial services, exactly how he’s helping families create tax free retirements (yes, tax free) and how he’s grown his business through social media.
Instagram - @dj_bethebank
TikTok - @dj_bethebank2022-10-1449 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 11 - Karrie CallowayKarrie Calloway, also known as Chef Karrie, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and new mom. Today she’s going to share her story of growing up in a family of entrepreneurs who focused their skills on the food and beverage and restaurant industries. She will also share what it’s looked like to build her brand, work with non-profits to grow their footprints and serve families as she teaches them to grow their own food and help them understand the food system from farm to table.
Instagram - @chefkarrie
South Union Community Development - https://www.southunioncdc.org/2022-10-1430 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 10 - Wendee SaundersWendee Saunders is an entrepreneur, business coach, ACN Regional Vice President and most recently founder of Stay Pretty Forever and The SPF Method. Wendee is a passionate advocate for helping people thrive financially, mentally and physically. On this episode, we are going to dive into how she’s been able to grow her financial, mental and physical health and how she’s helping others do the same.
Instagram - @wendeesaunders
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendee-saunders-39a55524/2022-09-0252 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 9 - Candace ParkerCandace Parker is the owner & founder of Big Bunny Creative, a design and branding agency that specializes in graphic design, brand strategy, print and promotional products. Candace has 10 years of graphic design, and she has a passion for building brands and creating meaningful design. Today, we are going to discuss her journey of building her business, how she’s helping her clients and life as a business owner and mom.
Website - bigbunnycreative.com
Instagram - @bigbunnycreative2022-09-0147 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 8 - Daniel GillaspiaDaniel Gillaspia is a retired attorney turned business consultant and founder. Throughout college and grad school, Daniel experienced many opportunities to travel and even live abroad. Through his travels, he earned and redeemed millions of rewards points and travel miles. He inevitably got hooked on the amazing world of credit card rewards. This led him to starting UponArriving in 2014, an authority in the credit card rewards and travel space. UponAriving covers the latest developments in credit cards, airline and hotel loyalty programs and a variety of travel topics. This then lead him to found WalletFlo in 2019, an app that...2022-08-1948 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 7 - Seth SaldivarSeth Saldivar, Loan Officer with Fairway Independent Mortgage, joins me to discuss the current real estate climate, what we can expect over the next year and what he and his team are doing to prepare for the next season of real estate.
Seth Saldivar
Instagram - @seth_saldivar2022-08-1243 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 6 - Jeff HowardJeff Howard serves as co-founder of Vika Living, a company making modern tiny homes that are lightweight and easily transportable. Think glamping, but for Airbnb. He shares his experience in starting this company, what he and his team are doing and how investors can partner with Vika Living to provide memorable experiences for travelers around the world.
Vika Living
www.vikaliving.com
Jeff Howard
jeff@vikaliving.com2022-08-0549 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 5 - Tiara ToneyTiara Toney, native Texan who has spent the last few years as an educator in Egypt. She has served as a teacher here in the states and oversees. She shares her experiences of working through the education system in Texas and in Egypt. She also shares stories from her adventures of traveling all over the world.
Tiara Toney
Instagram - tiaratoney_092022-07-291h 10
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 4 - Jet MortgageJanese Williams (Loan Officer) & Waseem Bari (VP & Branch Owner) from Jet Mortgage join me this week to discuss the start of their new company, current real estate climate and life as entrepreneurs.
Janese Williams
j.williams@jet-mortgage.com
Instagram - @janese_lends
Waseem Bari
w.bari@jet-mortgage.com
Instagram - @wazzyb092022-07-291h 11
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 3 - Cloud CastlesJimmy Woodard and Bryan Marks are the founders of Cloud Castles, a company helping more people enter the world of real estate investing via short term rentals. Join us as they share how they started the company, how they are helping investors and what they've learned along the way
Cloud Castles
cloudcastles.io
Instagram - @cloudcastles.io
Johnny Woodard
jimmy@cloudcastles.io
Bryan Marks
bryan@cloudcastles.io2022-07-2936 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 2 - Johnny TumlinsonJohnny Tumlinson comes from the world of finance and assists every day families with creating financial legacy for themselves. He why he’s passionate about helping families and how he helps them.
Johnny Tumlinson
Instagram – @johnny.tumlinson
Calendly - https://calendly.com/mrjohnnyt/skipthebank?month=2022-072022-07-2931 min
Brooks Breakthrough PodcastBrooks Breakthrough Podcast Ep. 1 - Richie CookEver wonder what life looks like from the eyes of a teenage millionaire? Ever wonder what happens when they lose it all to a market crash? In the very first episode of Brooks Breakthrough, we get the chance to chat with Richie Cook, and hear his journey through finances, grief and learning to live in the now.
Richie Cook
Instagram - rags2richie2022-07-291h 06
Chasing Creative2021: Our Year in BooksHi! It has been *an entire year* since we last appeared in your podcast feed. We’re wading through Pandemic Year 2 just like everyone else, complete with all the day-to-day negotiations and risk calculations like everyone else. And also: a fourth baby for Ashley, a smattering of kids entering the public school system for both of us, and entire routines shifting overnight. We gave ourselves a break and didn’t record a single thing together in all of 2021 – but it didn’t feel right to finish a year on the calendar without talking together about books. So...2021-12-271h 20Chasing CreativeS6 E12: Creativity in Quarantine**We had originally planned to air this episode in early June of 2020 (recorded in early May), but chose to hold off on publication to keep the airwaves clear in the wake of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, and the nationwide uprising that continues to today as more Black lives are taken because of racist people and racist policies. We want our listeners to know that we stand in full support of the protests and the push for racial justice and equality. We are actively engaging with our own racial bias in our own lives...2020-06-0142 minChasing CreativeS6 E11: Kendra Adachi on Trusting Your Creative IntuitionAs the lazy genius, Kendra Adachi teaches people how to be a genius about the things that matter, and lazy about the things that don’t. Join us in this episode to hear how she listens to her intuition when it comes to creative projects, the seasonal rhythms she uses to get things done, and the creative process that led her to leave perfectionism behind as she wrote her book.Resources mentioned in this episodePreorder Kendra’s book, The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done. Find...2020-05-0457 minChasing CreativeS6 E9: Staying Creative as a Military Spouse with Lindsay SwobodaToday we’re chatting with Lindsay Swoboda about how being a military spouse experiencing seasons of deployment and living overseas has affected her creative journey. Along with being a military spouse, Lindsay is also a mom and writer. Her blog Uplifting Anchor encourages mothers and military spouses in their daily and creative lives.Resources Mentioned in the EpisodeEating Popcorn in the Dark Because You’ve Earned This, by Melanie Dale on Coffee + CrumbsElise Blaha Cripe on Having Big Creative Dreams and Making Them Happen (Chasing Creative Season 6, Episode 3)The Get...2020-03-0247 minChasing CreativeS6 E8: Writing Our NovelsWe both spent 2019 getting serious about writing our novels. In this episode, we're hashing out all the details, from where we got our book ideas to how we're fitting writing into our daily lives. Listen in to hear more about our creative processes and what the future holds for our writing.Resources mentioned in this episodeS6 E3: Elise Cripe on Having Big Creative Dreams and Making Them HappenS5 E7: Jessica Abel on Integrating Creativity into Your LifeS5 E8: Doing the Creative Work: How We’re Using the Lessons fr...2020-02-0358 minChasing CreativeS6 E7: The Most Creative Thing with Ashlee CowlesClick here to take the Chasing Creative survey!Join us in this conversation with author and kindred spirit Ashlee Cowles as she shares about how travel and parenthood have changed her creative process. Ashlee believes that “creativity is not something we can lose, even if it has to lie dormant sometimes,” and we wholeheartedly agree. Listen in to learn how she’s spreading support and encouragement for creative parents through her latest project, The Most Creative Thing.Ashlee Cowles is the author of the award-winning novel, Beneath Wandering Stars, and its sequel, Below Northern Lights. Her YA...2020-01-0643 minChasing CreativeS6 E6: 2019 in BooksDo we normally try to keep our book talk to a minimum at the end of each episode? And do we normally keep our episodes under an hour? Yes and yes. But today, we have nearly an hour and a half of entirely book-focused conversation for you -- and we hope you love it as much as we loved recording it.Come find us on Goodreads!Abbie: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20016618-abbigail-e-kriebsAshley: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1864876-ashley-brooksResources we mentioned:Take our listener survey...2019-12-231h 27Chasing CreativeS6 E5: Sarah Von Bargen on setting creative goals that actually make you happyDid you know that it actually takes between 12-265 days -- with the average being 65 days! -- to make a new habit stick? Sarah Von Bargen shared that statistic with us on the podcast, and we were blown away! Sarah is the mastermind behind yesandyes.org where she is a writer, coach, and educator who helps people spend their time, money, and energy on purpose. We had her on the podcast to discuss how to craft goals that actually matter to you, create habits that support those goals, and what the ebbs and flows of the self-employed and creative...2019-12-0244 minChasing CreativeS6 E4: Callie Feyen on Creative TransitionsWe're welcoming returning guest Callie Feyen to the podcast! Join us as we talk about Callie's recent transition into full-time self-employment as a brave step toward making space for creative work.Listen to our first interview with Callie here.Listen to our second interview with Callie here.Books we talked aboutDesigning Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave EvansBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertRumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing by L.L. BarkatBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonNo...2019-11-041h 01Chasing CreativeS6 E3: Elise Cripe on having big creative dreams and making them happenWe’re so glad to have Elise Cripe back on the podcast! We previously chatted with her on episode 4 of season 3, all about how she got to where she was creatively, and touched on taking creative breaks and her Get To Work Book business. Today, we wanted to have her on to talk about her first traditionally published book that releases tomorrow, October 8th, titled Big Dreams, Daily Joys, which is all about setting goals and making time for what matters, as well as what the ebbs and flows of her own creative life look like.
Here’s ou...2019-10-0739 minChasing CreativeS6 E2: Nicole Gulotta on Seasons of CreativityNicole Gulotta wrote the book (literally) on navigating different seasons of the creative life. Join us to hear her advice on the ups and downs we all experience as creatives, and get the scoop on her new book, Wild Words.
These show notes may contain affiliate links to IndieBound, a website that connects readers with books sold by independent bookstores. These links generate a small commission for us if you make a purchase. Thanks for supporting the show and small booksellers!
Nicole's Books
Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s...2019-09-0940 minChasing CreativeS6 E1: The Ebbs & Flows of the Creative LifeHello and welcome back to Chasing Creative for Season 6! We’re excited to be back with you, and still cannot believe that we’ve been doing this together for six seasons now. This season, we’re going to be interviewing some previous guests and some new guests, but asking them all similar questions: what do the ebbs and flows of the creative process look like for them? This season will include interviews with Nicole Gulotta in September, Elise Cripe in October, and many, many more. In this first episode of the season, Ashley and Abbie catch up on what they’v...2019-08-2632 min
Chasing CreativeBonus Episode: How We Planned Our Creative RetreatWe were in the same room for the third time ever for our first (and hopefully not the last!) creative retreat. And we decided to record an episode all about how we made it happen, what our plan was, and what we accomplished while in a valley near LaCrosse, WI with no WiFi for 48 hours.
Resources We Mentioned
We first heard about creative retreats from Jennie Moraitis back in episode 12 of the first season of Chasing Creative.
Ashley was making a sweater as part of the 100 Day Project which ends in early July.2019-07-0131 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E9: How This Podcast Has Changed Our Creative Work (and What's Next for Us)In the last episode of season 5, we're exploring all the ways recording this podcast has changed our own creative lives. We're talking about the power of audio conditioning in motivating you to do the work in front of you, catching up on our novel writing processes, sharing our progress in The 100 Day Challenge, and giving a preview of what's next for us in the months to come.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Growing Gills by Jessica Abel
The Moment with Brian Koppelman: Interview with Seth Godin 1/1/19
Chasing Creative Season 5, Episode 8: Doing...2019-05-0648 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E8: Doing the Creative Work: How We're Using the Lessons from Growing GillsWe first chatted about Growing Gills with Addie Zierman in this episode on self-care, resourcing, and diving back into writing after some time away.
Then, we got the chance to interview Jessica Abel herself on her method for creating systems that help you be creative in this episode.
And then we realized that we had a lot to say about what Growing Gills taught each of us and how we’re incorporating those lessons into spending time on our own much-neglected creative projects.
That’s what this episode is all about.
Get...2019-04-0145 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E7: Jessica Abel on Integrating Creativity into Your LifeJessica Abel is cartoonist and author who is demystifying the creative process. Join us as we talk about her philosophy that the creative life is just . . . life. You’ll gain practical strategies for integrating creativity into your everyday life with systems and routines that work for you.
Books and Links We Talked About
Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life by Jessica Abel
The Creative Focus Workshop
Article on the scarcity mindset: If Creativity Is So Freeing, Why Do I Feel Like I'm Trap...2019-03-0455 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E6: John Blase on moving from pastor to poetJohn Blase is a former pastor turned writer and editor. He spends his mornings writing poetry, his days as a developmental editor for Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers in Colorado Springs, and his evenings with his wife and three kiddos (when they’re home from college!). He preached for over a decade and has brought a pastoring stance to his writer’s pen. His books include The Jubilee: Poems; Know When To Hold ‘Em: The High Stakes Game of Fatherhood; Touching Wonder: Recapturing the Awe of Christmas; and All is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir (with Brennan Manning). We chat with John about...2019-02-0437 min
Chasing CreativeS5E5: Intentional Creativity with Ron VitaleScience fiction and fantasy author Ron Vitale keeps up an impressive writing pace while working full time and being an active father. What’s his secret? Intentional creativity. Join us in this episode to hear how Ron makes space for creative work, manages marketing and networking alongside writing, and maintains a self-care routine.
Books, links, and tools mentioned in this episode
How to Become a Successful Author While Working Full Time by Ron Vitale
Psst! Stop choosing goals you don’t have control over! by Sarah von Bargen
There’s a Monste...2019-01-071h 06
Chasing CreativeBonus Episode: A Year in ReadingReading is a big part of our creative lives, and we know the same is true of many of our listeners. We're giving you the rundown of our year in reading, including our top picks in a variety of genres, our favorite read-alouds for our kids, and the one book we BOTH couldn't finish! If mini book club is your favorite part of the podcast, this episode is for you!
Love the podcast and happy to see new episodes in your feed? Consider supporting us on Patreon. If everyone who listens gave $1 per month, we could cover...2018-12-171h 13
Chasing CreativeS5 E4: Creativity, Burnout, and a New Way of Looking at Self-Care with Addie ZiermanThe creative world is full of people and places encouraging you to practice self-care. But what if the self-care that the world is promoting feels a little hollow? Addie Zierman shares with us a new way at looking at self-care on the podcast today. It’s called “resourcing” - and we think you’re going to gain a lot from this concept.
Addie Zierman is the author of When We Were on Fire (named one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Books of 2013) and of Night Driving: A Story of Faith in the Dark. She lives in Minnesota wi...2018-12-0353 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E3: Taking creative risks with Andrea DebbinkAndrea Debbink is an editor and author with more than a decade of experience in the publishing world. Currently she’s an editor at American Girl where she creates nonfiction content that empowers girls to explore their creative potential. Her new book Spark: A Guide to Ignite the Creativity Inside You just won a 2018 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. We chatted with Andrea about what it looks like to take a creative risk, her favorite books on creativity, and what creative risks Ashley and I are taking in 2019.
You can connect with Andrea on Instagram, Goodreads, or at a...2018-11-051h 00
Chasing CreativeS5 E2: Creativity and Place with Jane HeinrichsHow does the place you live and work impact your creativity? Do beautiful landscapes or bustling cities help boost creative inspiration? Join us as we explore these questions and more with illustrator Jane Heinrichs.
Jane works as an illustrator with publishers around the world. Her first children's book, "Magic at the Museum," was short-listed for best-illustrated book at the Manitoba Book Awards. She splits her time between three different continents: London, England; Cape Town, South Africa; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Links from the Show
"How Geography Shapes Our Identities"
Mini Book Club2018-10-0857 min
Chasing CreativeS5 E1: We're back!We’re back after an extended summer hiatus! And we’re so happy about it. Not much changed for Abbie, Ashley had a third baby, and here’s how they’re managing life and creativity as they ease back into life in the fall.
While they’ve been gone, Abbie started hosting the Exhale Creativity podcast. Exhale Creativity is a monthly membership site where the Coffee + Crumbs team is able to encourage moms to follow their creative hearts. You can check it out here: exhalecreativity.com.
Want to hear the background on Abbie & Ashley’s personality...2018-10-0137 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E25: Creating in the ChaosIn our last episode of Season 4, we’re chatting about how we keep creating even in chaotic seasons. Most of us have plans and dreams for the way we want our lives to go, but here in the real world, life is messy and unpredictable, and things rarely go as planned. When things go off the rails, creativity is often the first thing to take the hit. Sometimes scaling back is necessary, but we also believe there are ways we can prioritize creating even when we’re living right in the middle of chaos.
We will be back...2018-04-1647 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E24: These are the Resources that Inspire our CreativityWhile we are usually bemoaning our lack of time to sort out all of our creative projects, every once in a while we get stuck in a place where we’ve got time or desire to do something creative, but find ourselves with an utter lack of inspiration. When that happens, we both have some tried-and-true places we turn to that give us that little nudge we need to get back to making, and we thought we’d share them in today’s episode.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Resources We Mentioned
...2018-04-0945 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E23: Creativity on a BudgetWe’re all have limited resources to dedicate to creativity, and one of those is money. No matter what your financial situation, money is a finite resource, and we can only spend so much on creative pursuits---and the costs can add up quickly. So how do we budget for creative projects when we’re not independently wealthy? That’s the conversation in this week’s episode.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Society6 for selling your creative work
YNAB (You Need a Budget) budgeting app
EveryDollar budgeting app
Financial resources by Dave...2018-04-021h 01
Chasing CreativeS4 E22: Social media and the creative lifeWe’ve all heard that we’re supposed to be building an audience online. Even if we don’t want traditional success, many of us put our work online to share our creativity and use it to connect with others. But building all these “platforms” takes time and energy away from the creative process. It can make us discouraged as we compare ourselves to others and frustrated that we don’t have time to do all the things we’re “supposed” to be doing. So how do we balance social media and the creative life? That’s what we’re talking about in th...2018-03-2641 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E21: Making Daily Tasks More CreativeWe have to eat, we have to have clean clothes, and we should probably vacuum once in a while. If you can’t outsource any (or all!) of those kinds of things, maybe the next best step is to inject a little more creativity into them so that they feel like less of a distraction from our creative goals and more a part of them. Join us in this episode to learn how we make our daily tasks a little more creative.
Resources mentioned in this article
The Fitness Marshall on YouTube Note: Not all so...2018-03-1931 min
Chasing CreativeS4E20: Personality and CreativityWe’re both personality nerds, so it’s no surprise that our Myers Briggs letters and Enneagram types have come up multiple times on the podcast before. In today’s episode, we’re devoting our entire conversation to the ways our personalities can affect our creative lives. There are probably hundreds of personality typing systems out there, but today we’re focusing on three that have had the biggest impact on our creativity: the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Enneagram, and Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Resources We Mentioned2018-03-121h 15
Chasing CreativeS4 E19: Ideal Creative RetreatsThe longing for a peaceful creative retreat at a cabin in the mountains is probably high on the wish lists of creative people everywhere. But the fact is, our mountaintop creative moments don’t happen all that often, and we probably need to dream a little closer to our own backdoors if we’re ever going to make creative retreats happen in our own lives. Today we’re chatting about those retreats, the dreamy ideal ones and the real ones.
Thanks to sponsor Jennie Moraitis and her Creative Retreat workbook!
In the Creative Retreat workbook, there...2018-03-0530 min
Chasing CreativeS4E18: Creative Communities and How They Help UsFor many of us, it’s tempting to shove our creativity into a dark corner and try to keep making progress on our own. But like we talked about in our episode on sharing your creativity, creatives aren’t meant to work in a vacuum. This week, we’re focusing on creative communities: how to find them, how they can help us achieve our goals, and our personal experiences being part of creative communities.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Cool Things We Mentioned
The StorySocial and #CreateLounge Twitter chats
Nico...2018-02-2631 min
Chasing CreativeS4E17: Callie Feyen on Writing Through TransitionsWe’re excited to share a special episode this week as we welcome back returning guest and one of our favorite writers, Callie Feyen. Callie has been on the podcast twice in recent years, and we’ve loved hearing from her about her writing journey and how it has evolved as her life has changed. Since we last chatted, she’s undergone another big transition and published her first book, The Teacher Diaries: Romeo and Juliet, released February 14th by TS Poetry Press, and she’s here to tell us all about it.
Listen to our first intervie...2018-02-1949 min
Chasing CreativeS4E16: Get Unstuck: Troubleshooting Common Creative PitfallsDo you get excited about a new creative project, then give up halfway through? Or maybe you don't think your idea is good enough to even get started? What if you get all the way to the end of a project but can't quite push through to the finish line? We all have individual struggles with actually completing a creative project. Today, Ashley and Abbie are hashing out some of the most common creative pitfalls and how you can troubleshoot them.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Magic Lessons...2018-02-1242 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E15: Dealing with Tasks that Drag Us DownLife is full of those little things that have to get done but that can really drag us down. If we let them, they’ll steal our time and our energy away from the creative pursuits that are important to us. Today, we’re chatting about all those small things that drag us down and our best tips for dealing with them so we can get back to our fun creative projects.
Books and resources mentioned in this episode
Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstrach
Mini Book Club
A Simplified Life...2018-02-0551 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E14: Trying New Types of CreativityWe’re all trying to make room for our creative projects in our already full lives, so how do we approach trying new types of creativity? Do we even? Ashley and Abbigail chat about the types of creativity they’ve tried in the past, things they’ve picked up, loved, hated, and put down, and what new things they’d like to try someday soon.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Mini Book Club
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday
Dinner: A Love S...2018-01-2949 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E13: Building Creative HabitsWe're not huge fans of structured creative goals, but we do like building creative habits into our daily lives. In this episode, we're sharing how we cultivate creative habits and the tactics that do and don't work for us.
Thanks to our sponsor, Jennie Moraitis!
Jennie's new book, Happy Journal, Happy Life, is a fun, low-pressure way to add a creative habit to your day in 10 minutes or less. Happy Journal, Happy Life can ignite your creative energy, boost your gratitude, and bring the joy back to journaling.
Get Happy Journal, Happy Life...2018-01-2253 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E12: What Counts as Creativity?What counts as "real" creativity? Join Ashley and Abbigail as they explore the definition of creativity and how to define it in your own life.
Resources and quotes mentioned in this episode
"But unless we are creators we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint of clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter our vocation or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts, or having some kind...2018-01-1546 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E11 Tracking and Setting Creative Goals in 2018Setting creative goals can be a whole lot of fun -- but meeting them is often a whole different story. Ashley and Abbigail chat about what their creative goals are for 2018 and how they plan to measure and track them. There’s a lot of discussion on what makes a creative goal a good one and how to choose goals when you’re just not sure what your year is going to look like.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Good Stuff We Talked About
Lara Casey’s Powersheets - the 2018 set is...2018-01-0850 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E10: Reading and CreativityThis episode is all about books! We're chatting about how reading helps (and hinders) our creative lives, the books that have made an impact on our creativity, and the ups and downs of setting reading goals.
Books mentioned in this episode
Deep Work by Cal Newport
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman
Beartown by Fredrik...2017-12-181h 09
Chasing CreativeS4 E9: What Our Creative Spaces Look LikeEvery one of us dreams about having the perfect creative space: it’s got tons of natural light, elegantly potted plants, clear surfaces, and all of our tools within arm’s reach. This is far from reality for most of us, contrary to what Instagram would have you think. Ashley and Abbigail share what their real creative spaces look like, how they could make them better, and tips and tricks you may not have thought of to help you claim your creative space as your own and make it work for you instead of against you.
You can...2017-12-1150 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E8: Celebrating Creative WinsToday's episode is all about creative wins: what we consider a win in our own lives, why it's so important to acknowledge our accomplishments (big and small), and our favorite ways to celebrate creative wins.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Hello There, Friend
Chasing Creative episode: Sharing Your Creativity
Chasing Creative episode: Make a Mini Creative Retreat with Jennie Moraitis
Mini Book Club
Truest by Jackie Lea Sommers
The House by the River by Lena Manta
Here's where you can find Abbigail
2017-12-0430 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E7: Creative ChallengesIt’s hard to work on your own creative projects. You have to find the time, the energy, and the motivation -- and those three rarely live on the same planet for most of us these days. One way to convince yourself -- or maybe trick yourself -- to prioritize your own work and make progress on your creative goals is to join a creative challenge. Ashley and Abbigail discuss the creative challenges that they are aware of, how they’ve helped them on their creative goals, and which ones they’d do again.
You can now suppor...2017-11-2742 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E6: What We Turn to When Life Gets FullWe all have our busy seasons in life, whether they're predictable or unexpected. No matter what’s happening in our lives, we still only get 24 hours in each day. In this episode, we’re talking about the tried-and-true resources that fill us up and don’t feel like a time-suck, even when life gets busy.
Blogs that fill us up
Design for Mankind with Erin Loechner
Emily P. Freeman’s blog
Melissa Camara Wilkins’ blog
No Sidebar
The Art of Simple
Coffee + Crumbs
Hello Ther...2017-11-2033 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E5: Sharing Your CreativityIt’s a big topic in the creative world: sharing your work. It’s an issue that creatives of all ages and all experience levels can relate to. It’s scary to put your work out there, but hopefully our conversation in this episode will help you feel more comfortable sharing your creative self with the world.
You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!
Good Stuff We Talked About
That Hummingbird Life post on the cost of sharing
Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
Dari...2017-11-1333 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E4: How We Waste Extra TimeWe’ve all done it: said we had no time to get everything done, let alone do something creative. Sometimes, that’s true. And other times, we need to take a look at how we are actually spending those little moments throughout the day and ask ourselves if not having enough time is the issue, or if we are maybe just wasting a little more than we think. Ashley and Abbie fess up on what they spend their “extra” time on - and what they should be doing instead.
Resources on Time Wasting
I Know How She...2017-11-0652 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E3: Seasons of Creativity - A Day in the Life with AbbigailWe’re continuing to explore the intersection of creativity and daily life with a look at a day in Abbie’s life. Key takeaways include looking at your life as a rhythm rather than a rigid structure, the importance of getting a good night’s sleep, and remembering that we all go through seasons of ups and downs in our creative lives. Listen in to gain new insights and perspectives on your own creative life!
Here's where you can find Ashley
Personal Blog: Ashley Brooks Writes
Business Website: Brooks Editorial
Twitter: @brooks...2017-10-3024 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E2: Juggling Creativity - A Day in the Life with AshleyIn this episode, we’re jumping into a day in the life with Ashley as she juggles the urge to be creative with freelance work and being home all day with her two young kids. Key takeaways include starting the day with a peaceful morning and planning to make good use of your most unproductive time of the day. Listen in to gain new insights and perspectives on your own daily routine!
Books Mentioned
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Here's Where to Find Ashley
Personal Blog: Ashley Brooks Wr...2017-10-2327 min
Chasing CreativeS4 E1 - Creative Conversations in Season 4Chasing Creative is back for season 4! Tune in to hear more about what we have planned for the upcoming season and find out what we’ve been up to in our creative lives lately.
Good things we talked about
Kendra at the Lazy Genius blog
What Should I Read Next? podcast with Anne Bogel
Mini Book Club
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Reading People by Anne Bogel
The Golem and the Jinni by He...2017-10-1631 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E7: Checking In On Our Creative Goals & What To Expect Next SeasonIn our last episode of Season 3 of Chasing Creative, we chat about how our creative projects and goals are going for 2017, what work looks like for each of us, and what we’re going to be doing on our next break. Join us for the conversation!
Sign up for our completely not-overwhelming newsletter to get updates about the podcast, i.e. when Season 4 airs later this year.
Mini Book Club:
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Podcasts We Mentioned
Th...2017-04-1735 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E6: Embracing Your Season of Creativity with Lisa HensleyWe're chatting with Lisa Hensley about how she embraces her season of motherhood and makes space for creativity as she raises three (soon to be four!) boys. Lisa is the master at working within the life she's living rather than wishing she had more time to create. Listen in to hear her wisdom!
Lisa Hensley is a writer, podcaster, and volleyball coach who pursues other creative interests. She and her husband have three boys, including one with a rare disease, are expecting another, and live in a college town in rural Kentucky. Her online spaces encourage women...2017-04-1041 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E5: Balancing a Creative Job & Creative Hobbies with Sarah FoxWe chatted with author and editor Sarah Fox about how she balances her day job (which is writing and editing) with her side hustle (which is also writing and editing...), how she gets in a writing groove, and the books she thinks you should read right now.
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Mini Book Club:
These cool book darts that Ashley mentioned.
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Story Engineering by Richard Brooks
2017-04-0352 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E4: Getting to Work with Elise Blaha CripeElise Blaha Cripe lives with her husband and two young daughters in San Diego, California. She has been sharing thoughts and DIY projects online since 2005, running an online shop of handmade goods since 2008, and in 2015 launched GET TO WORK BOOK, a day planner + goal-setting journal. She also hosts a weekly podcast, Elise Gets Crafty, that focuses on creative small business. We're chatting with Elise about being creative throughout the different stages of life, taking breaks from your creative projects, and where she got the inspiration to create the GET TO WORK BOOK.
Sign up for our completely...2017-03-2743 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E3: Balancing Creativity & Community with Rachel DawsonWe're chatting with blogger Rachel Dawson on how to balance work creativity with personal creativity, how to find a happy medium with social media, and what she's reading lately (she reads more than just about anyone else we know!).
Elle Luna’s 100 Day Project
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Mini Book Club:
Anything by Brene Brown
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Little Women by Louisa Ma...2017-03-2050 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E2: Literary Cooking with Nicole GulottaWe're chatting with blogger and writer Nicole Gulotta about her forthcoming literary cookbook, Eat This Poem. Join us to hear her tips on managing the writing life while supporting other authors (and, of course, cooking delicious food).
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Here's where you can find Nicole:
Website: eatthispoem.com
Writing Resources: http://nicolemgulotta.com/
Twitter: twitter.com/nicolegulotta
Pinterest: pinterest.com/ngulotta
Instagram: instagram.com/nicolegulotta/
Here's...2017-03-1334 min
Chasing CreativeS3 E1: We're Back & Setting Creative GoalsWe're back for Season 3 of the Chasing Creative podcast! And we're chatting all about setting creative goals, practical tips we have for making creativity easy to slip into your daily life, and - of course! - the books we read on our break.
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Resources we Mentioned:
Elise Blaha Cripe's Get To Work Book
The Moleskin notebooks Abbie carries everywhere.
Tsh Oxenreider's "Think" days.
Instacart which Ashley wishes she...2017-03-0644 min
Chasing CreativeS2 E7: Being flexible during busy seasonsAshley & Abbigail here with our final episode of Season 2 of the Chasing Creative podcast! We're taking another little break after our mini-season, and in this season's finale we chat about why, how rolling with life's ups and downs is essential to the creative process, and when we're (hopefully) going to be back again with new episodes in Season 3.
Email us: chasingcreativepodcast@gmail.com
Click here to sign up to be notified when Season 3 launches. (We promise we won't spam you with emails--we're on a break, too!)
Here’s where to find Ashley:
...2016-12-1909 min
Chasing CreativeS2 E6: Catching Up With Jenna & Josiah HazelJenna and Josiah are newlyweds, and one of the most creative couples I know. Jenna works from home as a self-employed photographer and blogger. Josiah works in graphic design and makes music as much as he can in his spare time. He finds selling other people’s stuff easier than selling his own. They recently moved to Denver… and then back again, and we wanted to catch up with them in their new home in Chicago! We last heard from them in episode 17 of season one, and they’ve made a few changes since then.
Here’s where to...2016-12-1220 min
Chasing CreativeS2 E5: Catching up with Callie FeyenWe first chatted with Callie Feyen in Episode 5 of Season 1. At the time, Callie was living near Washington, DC, and was teaching part-time, writing part-time, and being a mom all the time. Now she's moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is learning to balance writing with a full-time teaching job and a lengthy commute. Listen in to hear about her new creative projects (including TWO books!) and how she's making them happen. You can follow along with Callie at www.calliefeyen.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @CallieFeyen.
Here’s where to find Callie:
We...2016-12-0523 min
Chasing CreativeS2 E4: Catching Up With Bethany GrowWe last heard from Bethany Grow in Episode 9 of Season 1, where she shared her dreams for opening her own ice cream business--and this last summer, she did! Learn what made her finally pull the trigger and start her own business, as well as the challenges and successes of her first summer selling ice cream. You can learn more about Bethany’s ice cream adventures and love of food at her personal blog, www.bethanygrow.com.
Here’s where to find Bethany:
Website: http://www.bethanygrow.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/bethaneat,
http://inst...2016-11-2818 min
Chasing CreativeS2 E3: Catching up with Aliza LattaThe last time we chatted with Aliza Latta in episode 24 of Season 1 of Chasing Creative, she swore she was never, ever going to college. Well, she changed her mind and we were so excited to have her back on the podcast to discuss how she came to that decision and what her creative life looks like now that she’s back in class.
Here’s where to find Aliza:
Website: https://www.alizanaomi.com
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alizalatta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alizalatta
Etsy Shop: https://www...2016-11-2118 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 25: Creative Breaks with Ashley & AbbigailJoin us in this last episode of Season 1 as we chat all about creative breaks, setting goals for yourself even during the slow seasons, and strategies for handling your online life when you're actively avoiding the online world. Whether you're a brand new listener or have been with us from the beginning, we can't thank you enough for joining us in the conversation here on Chasing Creative!
Get notified when season 2 is released!
Click here to sign up to be notified when Season 2 launches. (We promise we won't spam you with emails all summer---we're on...2016-07-251h 20
Chasing CreativeEpisode 24: Choosing Your Own Creative Path with Aliza LattaAliza Latta is a twenty-one-year-old writer, storyteller, artist, and hand letterer. She is a huge fan of both courage and ice cream, and we like how she thinks. We chatted with Aliza about her art, where she gathers her inspiration, why she chose not to go to college, and how choosing her own creative path has helped her find her passion.
Here’s where to find Aliza:
Website: www.alizanaomi.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/alizalatta
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alizalatta
Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/shop/choosebrave
...2016-07-1850 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 22: Choosing a Creative Life with Stephanie HammerStephanie is a freelance graphic designer with a passion for all things creative. Since graduating with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2015, she’s worked for numerous businesses, bloggers, and other creatives, bringing brands and web designs to life, and has even freelanced for dream clients like Target. On weekends you can find her with her cameras, and while she loves design, her true loves in life are her family and stuffed-crust pizza. She believes that creativity is essential for living a full life and that everyone is creative - and we agree. We couldn’t wait to spea...2016-06-271h 11
Chasing CreativeEpisode 20: Being a Global Creator with Amy Lynne HayesAmy has played with wearing many hats over the years - artist, designer, blogger, freelance journalist. But at the root of all of this lies two things: a passion for travel and a creative, free-spirited soul. She now combines all of the above as the creative director for a luxury travel company headquartered in Miami, Florida, with 43 additional offices in 34 countries around the world. We chatted with Amy about how she makes travel a priority, what it’s like to run an Instagram hashtag that stretches around the world, and how the building blocks of her career led her to...2016-06-1353 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 19: Creating vs. Consuming with Jenny BravoJenny Bravo is the self-published author of These Are the Moments and the blogger behind Blots and Plots, a motivational blog for readers and writers. We're chatting with Jenny about being intentional with your time, balancing creation with consumption, building the dreaded author platform, and crappy first drafts.
Here's where you can find Jenny:
Check out Jenny's website, Blots and Plots, for plenty of writing resources. Don't forget to download your free book at Jenny Bravo Books! You can also catch Jenny on Twitter and Instagram.
Here's where you can find Abbigail:
2016-06-0659 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 18: Finding Creativity in Loss with Amber ThomasAmber Thomas of Mr. Thomas and Me is one of our internet favorites. She’s genuine, geared for engagement, and so, so smart. We chatted with Amber about all the projects she has going (hint: it’s a lot of awesome), how her creativity changed as she experienced the loss of her father to dementia, and how she uses the internet in ways that keep her inspired.
Here’s where to find Amber:
Blog: http://www.mrthomasandme.com
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmberThomasMakes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrthomasandme
...2016-05-231h 12
Chasing CreativeEpisode 17: Taking Creative Leaps with Josiah and Jenna HazelJosiah and Jenna are newlyweds navigating the waters of making space for creative projects and taking big creative leaps. Josiah works in marketing by day and makes music by night while Jenna is a full-time creative as a self-employed photographer and blogger. Together, they recently released their first debut album for their band, Settling Houses. Join us as we chat about finding space in the margins for creative work, tackling a big creative project together, taking leaps of faith in your creativity, and dealing with the awkwardness of self-promotion.
Here's where you can find Josiah and Jenna:2016-05-1655 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 16: Getting Gutsy With Your Creativity with Jessica LawlorToday we are chatting with Jessica Lawlor. Jess is a communications professional, writer, personal branding expert and speaker in the Philadelphia area. After six years in the corporate PR world, Jessica left her job this spring to run her own communications agency, blog, and brand, and to teach yoga. We chat about her time management now that she is self-employed and how yoga brought new inspiration to her life.
Here’s where to find Jessica:
Website: http://jessicalawlor.com
Yoga: http://jessicalawlor.com/yoga/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jesslaw
Fa...2016-05-0957 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 14: Quitting a Dream Job for a Day Job with Nikki TranNikki Tran is a photographer, painter, pianist and puppy-mom to a Yorkipoo named Rusty. Over the last several years she has built a business as a talented wedding photographer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Now, she’s decided to give up what some people would think is a dream job to return to a 9-5 life. Listen in as she describes what her motivating factors are, and how she plans to make room for her creativity in this transition.
Here’s where to find Nikki:
Blog: http://nikkitranphotography.com/blog
Wedding Photography Website: http...2016-04-251h 02
Chasing CreativeEpisode 13: Tools to Manage Your Creative LifeIn this solo episode, we're taking you behind the scenes of our own creative lives. Learn about the tools we use to manage our creative projects, our favorite ways to outsource mundane tasks, what our daily routines look like, and how we define creative success.
Here's where you can find Abbigail:
Website: www.InkwellsandImages.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/
Here's where you can find Ashley:
Website: www.BrooksEditorial.com
Twitter...2016-04-181h 12
Chasing CreativeEpisode 12: Make A Mini Creative Retreat with Jennie MoraitisJennie Moraitis from Little Girl Designs started college as a music major… and then ended up working at engineering firms all across the U.S. It’s a little less of a traditional route than we hear on Chasing Creative, and it was such a joy to hear how she re-introduced creativity in her life, how she got started blogging about creativity, and how she makes time for it in her everyday life. She shares with us her theory of “procrastinating joy” - and how she created the project #2030Make to help us all conquer it.
Here's where to...2016-04-111h 03
Chasing CreativeEpisode 11: Finding Happiness in Creativity with Morgan SwankMorgan Swank is a freelance fashion illustrator: how cool is that? We loved chatting with Morgan about how she chose to do what she loved even when it was a little scary, how she finds balance between making and creating, and how to stay yourself on social media. For all of you introverts out there, she also talks about the struggle to balance the desire to be alone in order to nurture creativity, with not being too disconnected from people that she goes too crazy. Relate? We sure can.
Here’s Where to Find Morgan:
We...2016-04-041h 03
Chasing CreativeEpisode 10: On Valuing Yourself Enough to Create with Kendra AdachiThis episode is a little longer than usual, but we think Kendra’s words are worth it. We giggled. We made fun of folding fitted sheets. And we so, so enjoyed her perspective on making time for creativity amidst the craziness of children, home renovations, and the changing seasons of life. She gets seriously real about not feeling guilty about taking time for yourself, and how being a mom is not always what fills her creatively. She’s exactly the kind of creative, regular person we had in mind when we started the Chasing Creative podcast, and we hope you...2016-03-281h 12
Chasing CreativeEpisode 9: Embracing Change as a Creative with Bethany GrowWe're chatting with Bethany Grow about her transition from working as a freelance graphic designer to developing ice cream recipes in the hopes of one day opening her own ice cream shop. Join us as we talk about how to how to handle tricky creative transitions, why it's worth it to embrace trying new things, and how to find positivity on social media.
Here's where you can find Bethany
Website: http://www.bethanygrow.com
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/bethaneat
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bethaneat
Pinterest: http://www...2016-03-2150 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 8: Being Actively Creative with Writer & Photographer Lindsay CrandallLindsay Crandall is a photographer and writer, a mama, and half of the daily collaboration at hellotherefriend.com. She has written for Art House America and The Curator. Most recently, Lindsay began working as a photographer with Stocksy United. Listen in as we chat with Lindsay about finding joy in creativity, defining creative success on your own terms, being actively creative, and finding art in the ordinary.
Here's were you can find Lindsay:
Website: www.lindsaycrandall.com
Instagram: instagram.com/@lindsaycrandall
Twitter: twitter.com/@crandall
Don't forget to check...2016-03-1452 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 6: Creativity is a Muscle - Writing & Publishing with Amanda ShofnerAmanda Shofner satisfies her need for adventure through the written word. She’s a self-published author who has written urban fantasy, non-fiction and romantic suspense. She’s a voracious reader, TV-watcher and Minneapolis native. We chatted with Amanda about her writing process, alpha readers, beta readers, pantsing, plotting and a little bit of everything in between.
Here’s where to find Amanda Shofner:
Website/blog: http://amandashofner.com/
My blog posts at Mill City Press/where my non-personal writing content is: https://www.millcitypress.net/blog/authors/amanda-shofner
Published: http://published.com/2016-02-2953 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 5: Writing Creatively with Callie FeyenWe couldn’t wait to chat with Callie Feyen for the Chasing Creative podcast! If you’ve ever read her blog, you know why: her essays are stunning glimpses into a life lived with eyes wide open, taking in the world and finding the beauty in the everyday. Callie is a writer, a teacher, and a mom to two awesome daughters. In this episode, she discusses how balancing the three of those callings has looked differently in each season of life, how she learned to bring her writing into her daily life, and adds a half a dozen more book...2016-02-221h 00
Chasing CreativeEpisode 4: Consistency and Creativity with Leah Van ErtLeah Van Ert is a church secretary by day and a writer, illustrator, and creator by night. Most often, she writes at her blog, My Favorite Adventure, about book recommendations, weekend getaways, daily life, and everything in between. Listen in as we chat with Leah about scheduling time for creativity, the key to being a consistent blogger, and when you’re “allowed” to think of yourself as a creative person.
Here's where to find Leah
Website: www.myfavoriteadventure.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/leahvanert
Twitter: www.twitter.com/leahvanert
Pinter...2016-02-1555 min
Chasing CreativeEpisode 3: Building Creative Community with Kayla HollatzJoin us for this episode of Chasing Creative as we talk with creative community builder Kayla Hollatz! Kayla is a PR and social media professional by day and a creative coach, community builder, short-form poet, and host of the Twitter chat #createlounge by night. Listen in as we talk about investing in your audience to build an authentic community, finding the courage to launch your creative projects, and fighting off online overconsumption.
Here’s where to find Kayla
Website: www.kaylahollatz.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kayla_hollatz
Instagram: https://www.in...2016-02-0856 minChasing CreativeEpisode 1: Start HereWelcome to the first episode of the Chasing Creative podcast! In this short intro episode we’re giving you the rundown on what Chasing Creative is all about. We’re sharing where we’re at in our own lives, including our constant struggle against creative burnout. We chat about not having enough energy for creative projects at the end of the day, the ways we (kind of) prioritize our creativity, why we have a love/hate relationship with Twitter, and what you can expect from the Chasing Creative podcast going forward.
Here’s where to find Ashley:
W...2016-01-1521 min