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Called to BloomMy Favorite Trick to Unlock Your Creative PotentialThis is all about renewal and creative expansion, a celebratory finale for our first season of Called to Bloom, where I am sharing with you a trick I discovered along the way that always returns me to that playful and infinite source of creative possibilities. The goal is to open new pathways to explore, nurture, and refresh your creative practice with a new perspective that empowers you to find cues and inspiration in the whole world around you. What catches your interest or makes you curious? What are you passionate about? Wh...
2026-01-2834 minCalled to BloomSelf-Care for Balance: The Renewal You've Been SeekingDuring busy seasons we can get really out of balance — we get caught up, wound up, overwhelmed, or just spread a little too thin — especially as sensitive creatives who are very in tune with and responsive to our environments. The energy is high in a busy season, expectations are high, timelines can be tight, and we can lose track of our own needs while we tend to the demands and opportunities all around us. Even when we are doing things we love and value, whether for our businesses and the people we serve or the people we lo...
2026-01-1452 minCalled to BloomGet Smart with Money: Increase Profits and Build AbundanceHow do you create a business in a creative field that supports you and is financially stable, at least, and better yet abundantly successful? Are you even allowed to do what you love for a living? How long does it take for this dream venture to become reliable or profitable? And then once you get it going, can you actually count on this creative venture for your livelihood?In the same breath as you experience those butterflies or that rush of excitement about what you want to step into as your new aligned dream line...
2025-12-1751 minCalled to BloomTurning 40: Insights for Thriving in the Middle of LifeStepping into a new decade is a rich experience. It feels actually powerful and significant, like a new milestone on the journey of life has just been reached, and like a whole new decade of possibility has just opened up. I've always felt like entering a new decade is kind of magical. You only enter one every 10 years, and you only get another new decade birthday after another entire 10 years have been lived.In my recent experience, it's exciting turning 40 and I'm happy to report from the other side that I do not feel...
2025-12-0338 minCalled to BloomHow to Find That Magic Flow in Your Design WorkImagine yourself stepping into your creative space, feeling calm, open, refreshed, and ready. Imagine the light filling your studio or spilling onto your work table and the cool sensation of fresh flower stems in your hands Imagine feeling deeply centered paired with a spark of wonder that draws you forward down the unlit but fragrant path of the unknown. The path of the creative process that we discover anew each time we bring something beautiful into being.You feel confident, self-assured, and completely okay with seeing what happens as you bring together the...
2025-11-2659 minCalled to BloomThe Holistic System That Reshaped My Life and BusinessWhat if I told you that there exists an incredible system for improved health, wellbeing, creativity, and business success — one that personalizes wellbeing and success to your body, your personality type, and your current season of life? What if I told you that this system meets you where you are, is gentle and super accessible, and is able to meet and support you at any stage of career or season of life? This is not a whimsical pie-in-the-sky fantasy. It’s also not a health trend or fleeting fad, and it’s nothing you have to buy. This is...
2025-10-2358 minCalled to BloomThe Holistic System That Reshaped My Life and BusinessWhat if I told you that there exists an incredible system for improved health, wellbeing, creativity, and business success — one that personalizes wellbeing and success to your body, your personality type, and your current season of life? What if I told you that this system meets you where you are, is gentle and super accessible, and is able to meet and support you at any stage of career or season of life? This is not a whimsical pie-in-the-sky fantasy. It’s also not a health trend or fleeting fad, and it’s nothing you have to buy. Th...
2025-10-2258 minCalled to BloomRecovering From Burnout: How to Get Unstuck and ReinspiredThe crazy thing about burnout is, you don’t see it coming. Suddenly you don’t just feel creatively empty, disinterested in the work you do, and sometimes even a little angry or resentful without really knowing why, but you also feel like the bottom dropped out. You feel caught totally off guard, leaving you thinking: What just happened? We were cruising along! We were firing on all cylinders! We were having the season of our lives! Everything seemed fine, and then WHAM! You feel exhausted, angry, inexplicably moody, completely drained creatively, and like everything every...
2025-10-1536 minCalled to BloomHow I Transformed My Floral Business to Align with My True CallingI never would have guessed that after building a floral design studio from a complete career pivot, and finding real success doing weddings and events, that I would find myself feeling unfulfilled and out of alignment. What do you do when you build your dream, you’re doing it well, everyone seems to like that you do it, and everything looks perfect from the outside, but you find yourself in agony inside without any way to explain it? Something is out of alignment, and when it comes to creative entrepreneurship, with the amount of effort and output you need to...
2025-10-0846 minCalled to BloomFinding the Right Path in Floral Artistry For YouIt is one thing to feel inspired that flowers and creativity are meant to be a bigger part of your life, maybe even central to your career, but it’s another thing entirely to know how to cut through the noise of what we think we “should” do, move through the fears and inhibitions that come up when we take steps into our truth, and find a clear path that actually feels authentic, exciting, and meaningful to you. Being inspired and full of ideas is an incredible feeling, but it also requires structure, support, and intenti...
2025-10-0131 minCalled to BloomHow to Start a Floral Design Studio from a 180° Career PivotDo you ever daydream about becoming a floral artist? Have you found yourself googling how to start a flower shop or design studio, or scrolling instagram for flower content to feed your soul while you plot your escape from a corporate job that you know is out of alignment for you? Have you ever wanted to know if this is possible, or if you are doing it right, or what secrets or advice would help you step forward into owning a successful small business and living a more creative life? If any one of these q...
2025-10-0132 minCalled to BloomWelcome to The Called to Bloom Podcast with Jen Cavender of Nectar & BloomBuilding a creative career is an empowering experience, but it is also a massive project — between the artistry, the business, and the constant search for balance, it can feel completely overwhelming. But what if you had the tools, guidance, and inspiration to help make it all come together?I’m Jen Cavender, floral artist, educator, and founder of Nectar & Bloom. Years ago, I left an academic career to follow my heart into flowers. I built my dream floral design studio, and now, I empower florists, flower-lovers, and creative entrepreneurs like you to f...
2025-09-1601 min
Botanical Brouhaha PodcastThe Importance of Self-Care in Creative WorkWe're visiting with Jen Lagedrost Cavender, owner of Nectar & Bloom. After studying English and creative writing in college, Jen found herself teaching Literature and Creative Writing at a university. But, she felt something was missing and longed to reconnect with her creative side. Inspired by women business owners in the floral industry, she decided to explore flowers as a viable business model. Ultimately, Jen found fulfillment by aligning her work with her passions for flowers and writing. She created a business model that resonates with her values and allows her to express her creativity. She...
2024-10-161h 03
The Creativ & Kin PodcastFloral Poetry - interview with Jen Lagedrost CavenderJen is an inspiring soul who combines poetry and floral design to make art that inspires and empowers others. In this episode, we discuss her journey into floral artistry and her experiences growing up on a farm and growing her own flowers as a child.
We chat about finding your purpose, stepping into it and then possibly making a living out of it. Jen gives advice to artists and makers in better translating emotions into words for their audience or creative community, as well as creating a context for their work or products. We then further discuss 'pivoting' your brand...
2020-07-0138 min