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Small Ways To Live Well from The Simple ThingsMagical Midsummer - Epsiode 1 IMAGINEPromise & Possibilities Anything seems possible at the start of summer and in this first episode The Simple Things’ Editor Lisa Sykes and Wellbeing Editor Rebecca Frank use their imagination to explore what a ‘could-do week’ looks like, find ways to make bank holiday journeys more bearable and the joy of being a regular, as well as making the most of elderflowers and roses and passing on some creative first aid. If you are in the UK, you can choose an immediate start subscription to the The Simple Things and receive the current issue straight away. Or buy c...
2025-05-1838 min
The Creative CoachEpisode 22: Creative First AidIn this episode, Wade shares a review of 'Creative First Aid: The science and joy of creativity for mental health' by Caitlain Book by Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose. email Wade: wade@thecreativecoach.com visit Wade's website: www.thecreativecoach.com follow Wade on instagram: @creativecoach__ follow Wade on x: @creativecoach__ connect with Wade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadekingsley/ #creative #creativecoach #creativepodcast #podcast #podcaster #podcasting #podcasts #newpodcast #skills #newskills #creativity #inspiration #creativeinsight #creativefirstaidSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-10-1005 min
Stand Out LifeEp 173 Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose - The science and joy of creativityIt turns out you don’t have to be good at art or creativity, for creativity to be good for you.
Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose are the founders of MakeShift, an award-winning agency that provides trauma-informed creativity and mental health programs for communities, workplaces and groups. Since 2013 they have worked with thousands of people including corporate clients navigating an uncertain and ever-changing world.
Caitlin and Lizzy talk about what lead them down a path of creativity together, the surprises they h ave found for their own mental health as well as the way they support others, and share a fe...
2024-07-2955 min
What Doesn't Kill Us by Dr Marion PiperMakeShift on Creative First AidToday's episode is really special. It's a conversation that will undoubtedly change your perspective on what it means to be creative. I'm joined by Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose, the founders of MakeShift, an award-winning agency that provides trauma-informed creativity and mental health programs for communities, workplaces and groups throughout Australia.
In this episode, we talk about:
The difference between art therapy and creative first aid
How Caitlin and Lizzie came to the work they do at MakeShift
What systems and structures hinder good mental health, and so much more!
Since 2013, makeShit have worked with...
2024-07-021h 00
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (January - April 2024)Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastFrom food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. We wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from JAnuary to April.This Episode FeaturesDr Gina Cleo: a behavioural scientist, world-renowned habit-change researcher and Adjunct Professor at Bond University. Gina’s new book, The Habit Revolution: Simple Steps to Rewire Your Brain for Powerful Habit Change, will be published in Jan 2024.Nicki Gostin: A Page Six digital reporter who covers red carpets, the ro...
2024-05-0354 minWHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (Febuary-March 2024)Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastFrom food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. We wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from Febuary to March.This Episode FeaturesCaitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose: Are founders of the award-winning MakeShift. This not-for-profit org is one of the first creative prescribing agencies in Australia. Lizzie and Caitlin are known and respected internationally for their work on creativity and mental health. They have worked with thousands of individuals, communities and businesses, including first responders and co...
2024-04-0558 min
Ed Stott & The Big Life QuestionsHeal Your Mind with CreativityHow often do you get creative? For me, it's actually not very often & I'm sure that's true for most of us. But Caitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose say it absolutely should be a priority in all of our lives as an essential tool for supporting good mental health - they even argue its science backed powers make it something that should be prescribed just like medication. They're the founders of Makeshift - an organisation that helps to deliver creative first aid to people who need it most. They've worked with disaster affected communities, juvenile justice centres...
2024-03-1430 min
Secrets of Successful Business PodcastCaitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose: Improve your mental health with a little creativitySend us a textOn today's episode, trailblazing founders of Makeshift, Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie Rose share how creativity can have a profound impact on your mental well-being. From crafting community workshops to pioneering trauma-informed creative programs, Caitlin and Lizzie have learned that creativity can be a crucial element in the toolkit for mental health recovery. They believe that everyone has the capacity to draw on their inner artist for healing and resilience, and in their new book, Creative First Aid, offer 'creativity on prescription' as an essential part of health care.Caitlin a...
2024-03-1130 min
Healthy-ishFeeling frazzled? Sounds like you need a creative prescriptionAuthors Lizzie Rose and Caitlin Marshall discuss how creativity can boost mental health and help you get through tough days. They share their favourite “prescription” for when life feels messy. WANT MORE FROM LIZZIE & CAITLIN? To hear today's full interview, where they discuss the science of creativity...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. For more on their book Creative First Aid (Murdoch Books, $39.99) see here. Catch them @makeshift_creative.first.aid or via their site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily di...
2024-02-2710 min
Extra Healthy-ishHow to actually tap into your creativityCreativity can do wonders for your wellbeing, but what does it actually mean to be creative? Authors Lizzie Rose and Caitlin Marshall discuss creativity, the proven positive effects of creative pursuits, and share their favourite “prescription” to boost mental health. WANT MORE FROM LIZZIE & CAITLIN? For more on their book Creative First Aid (Murdoch Books, $39.99) see here. Catch them @makeshift_creative.first.aid or via their site here. WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness. On social: Via Instagram at ...
2024-02-2716 min
Work WivesCreative First Aid - Our Chat with Caitlin Marshall and Lizzie RosePodcast Episode - InterviewIn this episode, we chat with Lizzie and Caitlin, authors of Creative First Aid: The Science and Joy of Creativity for Mental Health.Caitlin and Lizzie’s Deets:https://www.makeshift.org.au/ https://www.instagram.com/makeshift_creative.first.aid/Love this interview? You'll enjoy these others:Habits with Dr. Gina CleoElevate - Our Chat with Shannah Kennedy and Colleen CallanderThe Life List - Our Chat with Kate ChristieWin a...
2024-02-2757 min
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Caitlin Marshell & Lizzie Rose (MakeShift)Caitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose, founders of the award-winning MakeShift. This not-for-profit org is one of the first creative prescribing agencies in Australia. Lizzie and Caitlin are known and respected internationally for their work on creativity and mental health. There’s so much ground to cover, your audience will love it. They’re available for interviews in February and March.🌺 they have worked with thousands of individuals, communities and businesses, including first responders and communities affected by bushfires, floods and other natural disasters, to provide trauma-informed creativity programs. For the first time, they have dist...
2024-02-1627 min
In The Making PodcastMichele Elliot - Textile ArtistSometimes the benefits of a regular creative practice don’t just come from the making but whom you’re creating it with. Michele Elliot is a textile artist who was trekking in Nepal after a residency in India when she found herself in the middle of the massive 2015 Gorhka Earthquake. Michele returned safely to Australia but suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She began to re-evaluate her entire artistic practice and found comfort not only in those repetitive Kantha stitches, but in reconnecting with her local community, teaching workshops and leading a sewing circle at Tender Funerals. Makeshift.org.a...
2021-04-1949 min
In The Making PodcastAnnie Werner - Knitter + SewistFor some people there’s no separation between creativity and life. Their home, their clothes, even the food they eat is a work of art. Annie Werner has built a handmade life, from the straw bale home she shares with her partner and two children and many animals, to the hand sewn and hand knitted clothes she wears. The one time Annie couldn’t knit or crochet was while receiving chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. In this episode we talk about living with cancer, about what she packed in the car when her house was threatened by the Black Summ...
2021-04-1145 min
In The Making PodcastJosh Heath - Photographer + PainterHow do you get your well-being fix from your creativity if it becomes your job? Joshua Heath studied photography at Art School but as a working photographer the the camera came to represent a tool of the trade rather than a form of artistic expression. After reading the Artists Way, Josh began painting using Posca pens on A5 coloured sheets of card. And then, at the age of 38, Josh suddenly had a stroke - and everything he knew about life, work and creativity turned upside down. Makeshift.org.au Guest: Josh Heath - joshuaheath.net...
2021-04-0444 min
In The Making PodcastErnest Bukasa - Soccer Player, Coach + PoetSport and creativity aren’t often considered a natural match but when Ernest Bukasa plays soccer it’s like watching an artist on the field. Ernest arrived in Australia from the Democratic Republic of Congo, 11 years ago as a refugee. He played soccer with his brothers on the street and in the local park until he was introduced to Port Kembla Football club. Ernest was on track to playing for Sydney FC. But a rare neuromuscular disease put a sudden stop to his dreams. Soon after, Ernest discovered poetry and found the floodgates opened to his feelings. Makes...
2021-03-2843 min
In The Making PodcastBec Sandridge - Singer SongwriterIs it sustainable to pour all your heartbreak into songwriting if you’re a singer songwriter? Bec Sandridge’s Debut album Try and Save Me is danceable, rockin' disco-pop, but where the songs talk honestly about sexuality, mental health, self-care and naturally break-ups. In this episode Bec talks about being vulnerable in her songwriting and says that she’s learnt it’s not always sustainable to wear your heart on your album’s sleeve. Makeshift.org.au Guest: Bec Sandridge - becsandridge.com Executive Producers: Caitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose - makeshift.org.a
2021-03-2145 min
In The Making PodcastDrew Fairley - Actor + PlaywrightIn 2020 we all experienced some sort of cabin fever. But for Drew Fairley - a cabaret performer working on a cruise ship - cabin fever became a scary reality when he got caught up in the chaos of the Covid19 outbreak. The cruise ship, Drew was working on, was ejected out of Australian waters leaving Drew and 2 other Australians in a diplomatic limbo. Literally stranded on the high seas. To keep boredom and fear at bay, Drew turned to his craft and using props found in his cabin he made hilarious and sometimes poignant video skits for Instagram.
2021-03-1449 min
In The Making PodcastKirli Saunders - PoetHow do we as Australians reconcile the collective trauma of dispossession and the cultural disconnection of Australia’s First Nations people? For Kirli Saunders, a proud Gunai woman and Award Winning Poet and Author, healing comes from writing. In this episode Kirli talks about reconnecting with her language Gundungurra which she weaves into her poetry collection, Kindred and Bindi, a novel in verse for school kids. Bindi was also written in response to the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires that devastated Gundungurra Country in the Southern Highlands. We also talk about establishing a self-care creative habit and how writing poetry in...
2021-03-1447 min
In The Making PodcastIn the Making - TrailerA new podcast by MakeShift that explores creativity as a prescription for challenging times. Can sewing, knitting, painting, writing or singing be good for us? Even if we're not very good at it? What are the mental health benefits of a creative habit? In The Making talks to artists and makers from different disciplines about their creative practice and how it helped them through a difficult time. They also share the tools in their creative first aid kit. Makeshift.org.au Executive Producers: Caitlin Marshall & Lizzie Rose - makeshift.org.au Pr...
2021-03-0803 min