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Art Creativity & Wellbeing461: Three Questions for a Great 2026Happy new year! For this episode I share three questions that have been super helpful for me in envisioning a wonderful 2026. I share my responses to them… With such curiosity about you. I wonder how you would answer these questions?Here are the questions:1. A Magical Three from this year’s Year Compass:“I will have the power to say no to these three things.”… What are your three things?2. & 3. These next two come from my conversations with my AI thinking partner:“What does 2026 wish for you to remember about your o...
2026-01-0634 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing460: A Playful Quickie Self-Care Practice and A Fun Way to Create 2026!Well, here we are at the end of a fascinating and pretty buckwild year! I have got a quickie self-care practice for you today, and a game that we can play together all throughout 2026. (The link below is where you can play.)Happy 2026, dear friend. I hope it's an awesome year for you. You deserve it. And you rock!Love,Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-3115 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing459: What does it take for you to allow ease into your life?… Quickie Self-Care Practice #5On 23 December 2022 I sustained a head injury that took me many many months to recover from. I spent half the following year in physical therapy supporting my eyes to work properly again. The head injury permanently changed how I engage with print and reading.It had one other, very beneficial, effect: at the hospital I was told “You need lots of rest. If you want to get truly better from this you must take it easy.”It was two days before Christmas. How in heck was I going to “take it easy” two days before Christma...
2025-12-2321 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing438: Keep this in mind when you're bumping up against other humans: Quickie Self Care Practice #4Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.This week we bring our focus to feeling okay even amidst those who do not. Hope it's helpful.Sending you love today
2025-12-1615 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing437: What's the best thing that happened today? Quickie Self-Care Practice #3This game came in really handy when my eardrum ruptured over Thanksgiving week! It was great to have a little reminder that even on the worst days, there's still good around when we look for it. THANK YOU to my dear friend and colleague Dr. Alice Ackerman for the game.Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.Sending you love today
2025-12-0911 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing456: A Creative Win, Quickie Self Care Practice #2Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us, if I’m being honest… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.In this one, we’re seeing how it feels to celebrate a creative win.Sending you love today
2025-12-0208 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing455: Notice One Need, Quickie Self Care Practice #1Hello fellow fun seeker! Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us, if I'm being honest… To take into our days and say "I love you lots!” to ourselves.In this one, we’re practicing a simple noticing: what do I need right now? If possible, we're giving it to ourselves.Sending you love today
2025-11-2509 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingTaking you into the backstory of my art (and as it turns out, this last year of my life)There are a couple F bombs! So maybe headphones or listening away from sensitive ears are good choices for this episode today.I love when it happens that stories that I hadn’t really been intending to share just present themselves as what feels right to say in the moment.It turns out that taking you into my art means taking you into my LIFE over this last year-ish, a time of disruption, growth, relocation, retreat… In a word, transformation.Zoom summary below - it did a good job reflecting this episode.If you...
2025-11-221h 11
Art Creativity & Wellbeing454: Kay's Universal Laws of Human Dynamics, and where they might come in handy in your lifeGreetings friend! I'm geeking out a little bit today on something that's been both a passion of mine and my professional work for more than three decades: human dynamics, the study of how humans interact with each other.We human beings are fascinating creatures.We can seem very unpredictable to someone who’s not inside ourselves.We can even seem unpredictable to ourselves at times.Over the last several months I have reflected on and developed two Universal Laws of Human Dynamics. They are based on my work over the decades as...
2025-11-1839 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing453: Place the Big Rocks First, or, Prioritizing for a Happy LifeGreetings friend! I'm just back from a transformative and restorative retreat in northern Spain where I got some essential solo exploration time and also took part in a lovely and amazing group retreat offered by friend-of-the-podcast Monique Giroux (here's her website so you can get to know her better!) and spent with some truly amazing women.Today's episode is about an important part of my learning, an important reminder as I am integrating back into my life: to place the big rocks first.I hope it's helpful! Especially at this interesting time of year in...
2025-11-1135 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing452: A Mindset Tool that brings freedom through awarenessGreetings! Today’s is another in this series of “lost” Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It’s about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today, I Am Not My Thoughts. We hope that this will be a super helpful episode for you on your journey.Enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows u...
2025-11-041h 12
Art Creativity & Wellbeing451: A Mindset Tool that goes BIG!Greetings! Today’s is another in this series of “lost” Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It’s about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today, The Law of the Universe. A note for paid supporters: with my travel this past month I have drafted, but not yet finished, the chapter of my forthcoming book that should have been yours in October. I am excited to share it with you in early November.. Thank you for your patience ❤️ I appreciate you and your support.This was don...
2025-10-281h 00
Art Creativity & Wellbeing450: The Amplifier, a most helpful Mindset Tool that I still utilize lots today!Greetings! Today’s is another in this series of "lost" Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It's about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today.This was done as a LinkedIn live back in Spring 2025, so the production and sound quality is a little different than what you’re used to… But we hope that this will be a super helpful episode regardless.Enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we...
2025-10-2150 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing449: Minding My Own Business (Our First "Lost" Tools Chat)Greetings! Today's episode is the first-ever chat with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.This was done as a LinkedIn live back in Winter 2025, and I hear a little bit of nervous energy in my voice as we get rolling in the conversation. I wonder if you'll hear that as well?Today we chat about a tool we call Minding My Own Business. This was, and continues to be even today, something I bring patience for myself with. When I...
2025-10-1445 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing448: Periods. Not commas. : )Greetings! It’s time for another chat with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call Periods. Not commas. Back when Andrew was my coach and I was training to cross northern England on foot, this was the first tool that my brain was able to take in. It's been interesting to see where and how the tool has shown up in both of our lives.You can look forward to a wh...
2025-10-071h 07
Art Creativity & Wellbeing447: A Joyful Update! Also what's in store, and an exhilarating, vulnerable share from my heart (a.k.a. chapter of my forthcoming book)I am excited to bring you this one, an update as the upheaval settles after my life partner and I relocated from where we just kinda ended up… to where we really wished to be.Paid Supporters: Your Chapter Is Here
2025-09-3023 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing446: Negative Thoughts are Opportunites for Growth, a useful Mindset ToolGreetings! It's time for another great conversation with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call Negative Thoughts are Opportunities for Growth. It’s a conversation that will feel relevant and helpful, if you've ever been derailed by the thoughts inside yourself.Hope you enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the ro...
2025-09-231h 01
Art Creativity & Wellbeing445: Charting a Life Path with Jeff LambToday's episode is another one that I have been WAITING FOR SO LONG to bring you! Please welcome Jeff Lamb, creator of the Pathfinders original podcast series and cofounder of Pathfinders for Good, which is all about celebrating and supporting everyday heroes. This episode is uniquely done – I get to bring the wonderful framework that Jeff developed for the Pathfinders show, on him! The result is a wonderful synthesis that gets to the heart of who Jeff is, and why.You are going to love our conversation!I’m offering a workshop on tran...
2025-09-191h 05
Art Creativity & WellbeingBreaking out of systems and daring to dreamGreetings from Maine, USA, where I LIVE now, after 28 years of trying! I am OVER the MOON and sharing this short update celebrating dreaming, doing, and changing systems. It was recorded on my epic 1 mile walk to the mailbox this morning!I'll be back a little later this week with an interview that I'm super excited to bring to you :)In the meantime, if changing systems from a place of feeling good inside resonates, read more about the workshop I'm offering (starts September 30) here: https://kaylockkolp.com/systemIf you'd like to learn...
2025-09-1609 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingThe Taste of FreedomGreetings friend! Today's a quick update on what-all is happening around here.. and gets into a bit of what 'here' means for my life partner and I right now!Here's the poem that I read for you in this episode:The Taste of FreedomI couldn’t find a forkOr oilOr salt.The pan had been packed.Couldn’t make my preferred breakfastNo eggsQuinoaAvocadoAvailable even if I could.So I at...
2025-08-2512 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing444: Finances for Creative People with Profit First author Mike Michalowicz Today's episode is another one that I have been WAITING FOR SO LONG to bring you! Please welcome Mike Michalowicz, the author of many best-selling books, one very formative one for me and which we talk quite a bit about today, Profit First.Mike specializes in helping entrepreneurs and creative people figure out their financial stuff in a way that is truly life changing. It's changed my life, and if you read Profit First you'll see how it changed Mike's. He's a great storyteller and a super inspiring person.You are going to love our...
2025-08-0623 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingA place to be when it's time to bring some intention, meaning, and fulfillment to your lifeHello friend! Today’s episode is unusual - it’s actually the intro video for a groupI’ve just created. For a long time I've had the dream of supporting and hosting a group for people who would like to bring some intention to their lives, and create meaning and fulfillment in their lives.So, I finally did.I had thought Substack (where this show is hosted, if you’re listening in your favorite pod app) would be the platform where that would happen. As much as I love Substack, which is truly...
2025-07-2407 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing443: Trusting Evidence Over Thoughts, an enlightening Mindset ToolGreetings friend! It's time for another great conversation with friend-of-the-podcast and my colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call Trust Evidence Over Thoughts, and it’s a conversation that will feel relevant and helpful, if you’ve ever been carried away by your thoughts.Hope you enjoy!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)A...
2025-07-2253 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing442: "Choice is where your power always lies."I've been waiting to bring you this one for a long time! A great conversation with my longtime friend Bill Dwinnells LMHC, NCC, CCMHC . Bill is making a difference in the lives of many people through his work as a therapist. Today you'll hear about how Bill got his start and how he started something amazing in Massachusetts when he became the first therapist to ride along with first responders as they do their work.Our conversation goes down some interesting and inspiring rabbit holes! Contact Bill either at his personal website, https...
2025-07-081h 04
Art Creativity & Wellbeing441.5: How to change a system you don't likeHow cool is this – our (AI) friends at Notebook.LM made this Deep Dive about my idea for changing systems that we don't like!A few weeks ago I wrote an article on this very topic, how to change a system that we don't like. Today you'll hear our friends talk about this method and how to make it work for you, if there is a system or systems that you'd like to change.Workshop on Changing Systems You Don't Like Starts Tuesday 30th SeptemberIf you or someone you know mi...
2025-06-3014 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingThe Midline: A mindset tool for challenging timesHail and well met! It's time for another great conversation with friend and colleague, coach Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call The Midline, how it’s shaped each of our lives and how it’s evolved to be even more helpful in the years since it first entered our coaching work.Hope you enjoy!About the Series…It's really a podcast within a podcast!In these "Waking Up: The Tool...
2025-06-2449 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingS4E1: Important words that I wish to give you todayHello friends! Today's is a quickie, in which I share about this upcoming season of Art Creativity & Wellbeing and what we will be doing around here through September! And I wrap up with some words that meant a lot to me when I saw them last summer – I'm offering them out in case you need to hear them today. Wishing you very well! Talk soon. Love, KayConsider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Ka...
2025-06-1709 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing440: Published Authors Roundtable with Janine Halloran and Gail Clanton!Greetings friends! Today's guests are two close friends who've been incredibly inspiring to me on my journey, Gail Clanton and Janine Halloran! I know they'll be super inspiring for you as well.Before we jump in: Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Today's is a special conversation sharing about the books that we three have written, why we wrote them, how they've been helpful in the world, and sparking who knows what interesting ideas in you listening and watching!
2025-06-1058 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingS3E10: My first 5-figure art commission! Taking you into how it came aboutHello friends! Settle in for a story! I'm taking you into an exciting development in my life as an artist: my first five-figure art commission.Listen for the story.. here in these show notes I'll give you: The brief answers to the questions I've been asked about thisThe five-step plan through which I brought it about.Before we jump in: Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Questions I’ve Been Asked...
2025-06-0453 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingS3E9: Aligning Creativity with Our ValuesBack when I did not have a clear understanding of the values that I held most dear, it's no coincidence that I didn't feel like a creator.It turns out: one of my most deeply held values is Freedom. I was not giving myself permission to feel like a creator.How do your most deeply held values align with your self, and your view of yourself as a creator?Today I'm taking you into an exercise that's helpful in those times when you feel like you could use a compass to stay centered...
2025-05-2713 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingS3E8: Creative Partners in CrimeHello friends! Welcome to the 8th out of 10 editions of this season of Art Creativity & Wellbeing, the newsletter!Today we're discussing collaboration in art and creativity. Who are collaborators that you admire? Who do you love to collaborate with? Hope you enjoy!And if you're seeing this in your podcast app and you'd like to subscribe to get future episodes of Art Creativity & Wellbeing right into your inbox, click below..What I’m Up ToTarot for Coaches: Complimentary WorkshopFor years I have used tarot cards in my coaching practice.Not to *predict* th...
2025-05-1916 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing438: A conversation about a helpful mindset toolHello friends! It's the second Thursday of the month and that means a great conversation with friend and and now-former colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo hike across northern England in 2023.This one's about the tool that is really behind all the other tools: “I am not my thoughts.”In today's conversation you'll hear about how this idea has shaped each of our lives and how differently it has shown up for each of us. Andrew and I also each give you a way to try it out if you...
2025-05-081h 12
Art Creativity & WellbeingBonus: Who you'll be hearing from soon!Hello friends! I hope you've been enjoying yourselves as we have been on our hiatus! It's been a little longer of a hiatus than I had originally intended. Sometimes life throws curveballs, and there've been some fascinating curveballs in these last several months! I hope to share about them with you soon! We are on hiatus for a little longer, but behind the scenes I have been having some epic conversations with the folks you'll be hearing from today! They are, in the order you will hear them: Speech and Language pathologist Dr...
2025-03-2410 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingHappy March!Hello friends! I hope March is starting off very well for you! What are you up to creatively?I see that I have been feeling better by creating.Late last year I decided to spend at least one hour per day in what I think of as "creative enjoyment." This is everything from taking a walk or hike – or over the last week or so, getting out to go skiing where I'm staying with my parents in the Colorado Rockies – to creating art, writing, making fun stuff!The rule has been that it's not about consuming somebody else...
2025-03-0519 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingHappy February!Hello, friends, and welcome to Art, Creativity and Wellbeing!I'm really glad you're here!Today I’m sharing:* What I’m up to creatively * What’s new here at Art Creativity & Wellbeing* My curiosity about what YOU’RE up to creatively :)One thing that’s new!I decided to give everyone the opportunity to view everything, whatever your situation is, and regardless of whether you choose to support me or my work. There's this interesting idea that I read a while ago in a b...
2025-02-0318 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing436: Love at the heart of every relationship… Wrapping up our study of The Relationship HandbookHello my darlings! This is the final installment of our study of The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a super influential book for me personally, and (as we've gone along in this book study) a super helpful one for many of you as well. We are talking today about the Addenda to the 25th anniversary edition – in which George along with his wife Linda shares about their own marital challenges and triumphs. It's a really special end to an amazing and inspiring book! Link for the book in all fo...
2024-12-3131 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingTrusting Evidence Over ThoughtsHello friends! Happy holidays!! I hope you get some enjoyment time, some downtime, and some fun time over the next couple weeks and I’ll see you next year!!Love, love, love,Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe
2024-12-1914 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing435: Intimacy and commitment and people, oh my!… Part 6 of our study of The Relationship HandbookHello my darlings! We're continuing to study The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 14 and 15 – some great and meaningful ideas in these chapters! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or the Addenda to the 25th anniversary edition, which we will talk about a on the last day of the year – get in touch! ...
2024-12-1734 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingThe Law of the Universe"The Law of the Universe is that you receive back that which you put your focus and attention on. So be very careful what you choose to put your focus and attention on.” – Coach Andrew Moss, in a mic drop moment that was essential in my training to become the person who solo-hiked across northern England in 2023 :)This week's Art creativity & well-being takes you into this tool a little bit deeper!And shares an experience that I had this past autumn which illustrated the law of the universe as nothing else could.I hope you enjoy this inst...
2024-12-0511 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing434: Never too late… Part 5 of our study of The Relationship HandbookGifts and fun! My 2nd annual Grateful Art Sale is happening right now – 50% off every work on my website through Thursday, December 12, 2024 Come take a look! At https://kaylockkolp.com/art I am grateful for you : ) Hello dear ones! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 12 and 13 – hard to believe how quickly our book studies going! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Re...
2024-12-0333 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing433: People and thought systems… Part 4 of our study of The Relationship HandbookHello hello friends! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 9, 10, and 11 – we are flying through this book! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 12 and 13 which we will talk about in December – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn...
2024-11-1931 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingWe Are Not Our ThoughtsGreetings! In this module of our Autumn Curriculum – which, while ordinarily for the paid supporters, I'm sharing with everyone in case a tool for feeling okay inside might be helpful for you right now – is about becoming aware of the self talk within.I've heard this self talk referred to as the psyche, and my favorite term: the "inner roommate."However we think of this entity, it's good to be aware of because once we can observe, it means we can pause and respond rather than reacting to events in a knee-jerk way.I'm curious if y...
2024-11-0812 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing432: The Nature of Change… Part 3 of our study of The Relationship Handbook!Greetings, fun seekers! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 6, 7, and 8 – woo hoo! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 9, 10, and 11 which we will talk about in later in November – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www...
2024-11-0535 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing431: What we focus on grows… Part 2 of our study of The Relationship Handbook!Welcome to the second installment of our first ever book-read – we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. I share today about an experiment I tried recently that more than proves the adage that what we focus on grows – and it's interesting because I did not associate the challenges coming up for me (and boy did they multiply) with the experiment itself. So I kept plugging away and… W...
2024-10-1538 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing430: What are feelings and what is their job? The first two chapters of our book read!Welcome to the first installment of our first ever book-read – we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. In this episode we talk about chapters 1 and 2 – woo hoo! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 3, 4, and 5 which we will talk about later in October – get in touch!
2024-10-011h 00
Art Creativity & WellbeingOur autumn curriculum!Hello friends - there's some fun stuff going on around here this autumn! To start with, on this show we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. This book also brings me right back to the most important principles of relating to other humans… And who couldn't use a little bit more of that right now? On Tuesday, October 1 we will talk about ch...
2024-09-2510 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing428: Feel Good FirstWe are ALL leaders. How are we leading, is the big question. Is it how the leaders we love lead? I am excited to share about something special that a beloved colleague and I are cooking up this autumn: a leadership development experience! In this episode I take you into one module of the program: The Upside-Down Leadership Model. Enjoy! LINKS.. KPL Information Session coming up on Wed. 11 September: https://bit.ly/KPLInfoSesh2 Kickass Purposeful Leader Experience Page: https://bit.ly/KPLexperience Art Creativity & Wellbeing (fo...
2024-09-0232 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing421: "Pursuing big dreams and goals"Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together in June in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on my new...
2024-07-3012 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing420: "Course-correcting toward a clear destination"Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on...
2024-07-2308 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing419: "This is really a memoir about someone's transformation"Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on...
2024-07-1606 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing418: "Someone who just doesn't let you stay in any story"Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on...
2024-07-0915 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing417: What I learned about myself on my very first BOOK TOUR!!Hello friends! I am just back from an inspiring and fun trip, traveling from Massachusetts to Washington, DC, with stops in between in New York State, Pennsylvania, and then back to New York! I learned a lot about myself on this book tour/visit with folks I've only ever known virtually and got to meet in person/solo art retreat. I am excited to share with you! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Links I share in this episode: Waking Up, my new memoir...
2024-07-011h 07
Art Creativity & Wellbeing416: "Do you know right from wrong?" with Artist and Coach Tom MattoxHello friends! I am excited to introduce you to my friend Tom Mattox, a coach and artist who has a beautiful, gentle and open approach to creating art and living life. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Find Tom (and his lovely postcard paintings, which he's happy to send one to you if you wish, I have one :) here: https://www.instagram.com/tom.mattox/ And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd...
2024-05-141h 12
Art Creativity & Wellbeing415: It was fun while it lastedImportant note: I'm fine and the podcast is not ending! This episode's title was said - unironically, because that's who she is - by a beloved colleague of mine in her last-ever posting in social media. During today's episode you'll find out more about her. Also, friend-of-the-podcast Janine Halloran has invited me to be the guest expert in her wonderful Community Hub! Janine writes: "Kay's second book, Waking Up, is about her identity shift from a helicopter parent (living for everybody else) to becoming her whole, strong, unapologetic and true self. "We'll discuss our well-being...
2024-04-2222 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing414: Being a lighthouse with Forest Therapy Coach and Author Monique GirouxHi friends! You are in for treat with my guest today! Monique Giroux is on a joyful and fascinating journey, traveling the globe and being open to the experiences and connections that come her way. Plus she's been on a writing journey! Monique's book is due out in June and you get to hear all about it and the extremely cool way that it came into being during our chat today. You can find Monique at her everything button: https://linktr.ee/flourishment And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com..
2024-03-2657 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing413: The most important tool in my inner toolkitIn my inner toolkit there are several ways to get back into alignment with myself and restore inner peace... THIS one takes first prize in importance. Thank you for listening! Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe
2024-03-2317 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing412: Enjoying the Adventure with Gary Marcus JudgeHi friends! I am SO excited to share this conversation with teacher, coach, and entrepreneur Gary Marcus Judge. Gary and I met when he invited me onto his show, BeWell - here's the link https://youtu.be/FmgIuUrsaEs?si=hwBOQsYrCUogm-Qi - to talk about "decision making from the heart." That, I think, is where Gary's strength lies - in being along on the journey with others, inviting collaboration and sharing from his heart. I hope you enjoy my conversation with this genuine, warm, and helpful human being. Here's the link to the video in...
2024-02-2151 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing411: The day I decided to liveTRIGGER WARNING: Suicide is a big theme in this episode and if that's not your jam, feel free to skip this one.. Lots of love to you and we'll see you next time! It's February 1st 2024 - the first anniversary of the day I gave serious thought to ending my life. Here's what happened. If you're in a tough place, I hope this episode is helpful for you.. and please share it if you think it'll resonate for someone in your own life. Lots of love and gratitude to you from...
2024-02-0121 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing410: “Free and in flow” with Brian BogertHi friends! I am SO excited to share this conversation with my friend - and wonderful coach - Brian Bogert.. We are kindred spirits and I am excited for you to hear from him! Here's the link to the video in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/hOtjq-hN7c8 You can find Brian at https://www.brianbogert.com/ And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su...
2024-01-231h 19
Art Creativity & Wellbeing409: Let's create a great year!Happy new year friends! Today I'm bringing you three tools that I'm using to create a really good year! Here's the video in YouTube (if you'd like to see my floral garland) https://youtu.be/Kgw6k1wJZL0?si=-75FHFRaTos6ggE8 Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe
2024-01-0949 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing407: Supporting Others by SEEING Them with Frederick BuskeyHi friends! Today is a conversation that I have been so looking forward to sharing with you! In it I get to talk with Frederick Buskey, a creator, author and educator who has lots of good ideas on supporting others. (Which often come down to how we can be a good support for ourselves : ) Here's the link to the video in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/tYHRiHelTlY You can find Frederick at his Assistant Principal Podcast and at https://frederickbuskey.com. And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com..
2023-12-121h 04
Art Creativity & Wellbeing406: Supporting Kids in Building Their Life How They Want ItI am thrilled to share my conversation with Dr. Pamela Ellis today! Dr. Pamela goes deep in our conversation, sharing about early experiences and how they have shaped her into the person she is today… Someone truly passionate about getting helping young adults be on the path of their true choice. Enjoy! So much love, Kay Here’s the link to Dr. Pamela’s website… https://compasscollegeadvisory.com/ Here is our conversation on video: https://youtu.be/U6oer6q8Jio And I want to say t...
2023-11-141h 03
Art Creativity & Wellbeing405: What happened when I got hacked this week!It was a biggie, and reached all the way into our bank.. Here's how I felt empowered instead of victimized. Here's the wonderful First This Podcast episode on Loving Kindness.. https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this/loving-kindness-meditation Here's the link to this episode in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/mC8J72KYauA Here's the link to the conversations coming up Tues. 10/24 and Wed. 10/25 on how I became friends with food.. https://bit.ly/kisfriendswithfood Thank you for listening! So much love, Kay ...
2023-10-2237 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing404: Feeling safe while exploring the world.. What I learned on my 3-week solo hike across EnglandThere are lots of aspects to safety and feeling safe.. My solo crossing of the UK's Coast-to-Coast Path taught me so much about feeling safe. Not just while doing a high-performance trek like this, but in like everyday life. Join me in exploring! Here is the link for the Global Coach Community's 2nd Annual Virtual Retreat! http://bit.ly/GCCFUN This free, soul-restoring gathering is taking place Sat&Sun 10/14-15, our theme is "Are we having FUN yet?" Come for one session or come for them all, any that...
2023-10-0345 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing403: Was I homesick? How was reentry? More GREAT questions I've been asked after my cross-UK trek!Focusing in on two questions for today's episode! Enjoy! Here's today's episode in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/s5QSLQ5PUUU I'm going deeper into the most epic lessons I learned while solo-hiking across northern England in zoom conversations each month throughout the rest of 2023! View and register for September's – coming up on Sept. 26 and 27 - "I learned my truth" – at this link: https://bit.ly/klearnedhertruth View and sign up for any you'd like to at this link: http://bit.ly/ilearnedcollection Enjoy! So much love,...
2023-09-1939 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing402: Some of the GREAT questions I have been asked about my cross-UK hike!This episode was originally called "Were you homesick?" and other great questions I was asked.. And I changed it because that's a question I answer in an upcoming episode! I apologize for the confusion :) I continue to be asked such great questions about my solo hike across northern England this past May! I answer quite a few of them here : ) I'm going deeper into the most epic lessons I learned in zoom conversations each month throughout the rest of 2023! View and sign up for any you'd like to at...
2023-09-0546 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing401: The people who made my 3-week solo-hike across northern Englad super special!SENSITIVE EARS ALERT: There's a story I share here where I totally drop f-bombs... involving one of my favorite people I met who gave me a great gift! So you might want to listen with headphones or away from folks with sensitive ears when you hear me mention Kevin. Solo-hiking doesn't mean total solitude all the time - in this episode, I'm sharing about the people who made my trip AMAZING (Well, except for 3 new friends who you'll hear about in Episode 402 : ) Enjoy! So much love, Kay I'm going deeper...
2023-08-221h 09
Art Creativity & Wellbeing400: Taking you into my solo hike across northern England!I'm SOOOO excited to share about my trip with you! I've been integrating my learning, which was pretty disorienting at first. I finally feel ready to bring you into the challenges and joys and why I did the trip in the first place. This is part one of a FIVE-part series – I say three in this episode but it's expanded out! AAAAND... they're coming out every two weeks for the series : ) Let's jump in! I'm going deeper into some of the lessons I learned in zoom conversations each month thr...
2023-08-0830 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing399: Coming from a place of "total love and care for ourselves" with Coach Andrew MossWhat does it look like to create your life from a loving and trusting place inside yourself? That's the question that Coach Andrew Moss invites us to consider. Not just us, himself… In a little less than three weeks from the release of today's episode, Andrew will leave life as he's known it and head out into an exciting future, racing around the world in a clipper ship! Our conversation ranges to some interesting places – like why selfishness is good; how to handle pressure; and how to truly tune into our own inner wisd...
2023-07-111h 14
Art Creativity & WellbeingLive Event: What I learned about myself solo-crossing England on foot!Hi friends! Here's the link: https://bit.ly/gateclmbr Here are the deets!.. For someone who needed a wheelchair 12 years ago, my achievement by the numbers is astonishing: I hiked 160 miles along this path… I hiked 17 of 20 possible hiking days… I hiked the last 11 days in a row, without rest days. But amazing as they are those numbers do not tell the whole story. Here’s what REALLY happened… I met my whole, unbroken self on the trail. The self that got hidden away by illness and life eve...
2023-06-2002 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing398: Let's get neurospicy with Elaine Taylor-KlausI am excited to bring you this conversation with wonderful coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus! "Our job," Elaine shares, "is to be on our journey." What better way to joyfully support those we love than to feel secure and joyful ourselves? Once you've fallen in love with her during our conversation you can connect with Elaine at her website, impactparents.com - she's got a gift for you here! - and by listening to her Parenting With Impact Podcast. Enjoy this wonderful conversation! Then, grab Elaine's amazing gift at impactparents.com/intuition.
2023-06-1257 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing396: What makes a healthy community?Herewith, the three things that I think really matter in growing a healthy community… Come find me and tell me if you agree! https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ I'm walking the Coast-to-Coast Path across northern England in just a few weeks!!! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england I'm sharing about my training adventures in the following places and I'll be sharing as I make the trek too! https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ ht...
2023-04-1139 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing395: Two ways to overcome obstaclesToday, we're looking at two helpful ways to proceed when we encounter obstacles! Buckle up, it's a wild ride : ) Also! I've got an update about my ADHD/CECS journey, which includes a tool you might find helpful for loved ones with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (or as we like to call it around here, creative energetic curiosity syndrome)… And finally a Coast-to-Coast Path trip update! THANK YOU for your incredible gifts. You are helping me realize this dream of crossing England on foot! https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england I'm sharing about my...
2023-03-0751 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing394: "Letting go of the outcome" – Cohosts Reflecting on our Virtual RetreatYou are in luck today, as I bring on Karin Dent, my beloved colleague and cohost from the 1st Annual Global Coach Community Virtual Retreat! The retreat took place last autumn and changed both of our lives as you'll hear.. It was one of the most profound, moving, and exhilarating experiences of my life. I can't wait to take you into it with Karin! Here's where you can find all the session leaders… Sarah Jayne Juniper, who kicked us off with an awesome roundtable, can be found here: ht...
2023-02-1452 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing392: The Rebranding of ADHDCAUTION – about 25 minutes in there are swears! Definitely grab some headphones or listen away from sensitive ears today. I had a truly bizarre experience last week. I watched my own life play out in a documentary about people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. What you hear today is the birth of my impossible dream: It's time to rebrand ADHD. By the way – I've heard it said that "The difficult is that which takes a little time. The impossible is that which takes a little longer." THAT'S the sense in which I me...
2022-12-1336 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing391: How to break free (of the trap that you originally set up around yourself for safety)THANK YOU for your patience… We are a week late with this episode because I've been sick! I'm better now and I'm here with a story about how I built an electric fence around myself for safety. How that fence became a prison that kept ME in. How I have broken myself out. And how (if this is a trap you're caught in as well) you can break yourself out too! Here are today's links… Michael Singer's book (he explains this a lot better there, than I do here : ) The Untethered Soul ...
2022-11-1529 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing390: "My body speaks to me and if I don't listen it screams" – Going deep with connection coach Elise KnoxThis is a special episode. Somewhere fairly early on my guest, amazing middle-school-teacher-turned-connection-coach Elise Knox, decides she's going to go deep. And she really does! If you want to hear how someone can transcend the roles they were born into, the expectations others had for them and instead make their own choice about who they are and what they love, you're in the right place. If you want to hear the story of someone's rise above illness and the other massive challenges they confronted, you are going to LOVE our conversation. Then stay...
2022-10-111h 30
Art Creativity & Wellbeing389: Doing “what gives you joy“ with solo trekker Katherine LeamyToday's guest, Katherine Leamy, has been a huge inspiration for me while planning my upcoming walk across the north of England! I am thrilled to bring Katherine to you today. Her story may sound familiar, giving of herself as a wife, mom, and nurse… and realizing that she wanted to do something for herself. Realizing that in fact it's better for everybody if she does this, plus she really simply wanted to... So Katherine traveled from her home in New Zealand all the way to Croatia! And she's been on many trips since that first one back in...
2022-09-061h 04
Art Creativity & Wellbeing388: Building your life how YOU really want itI'm glad you are here! Here's a summary of the steps to creating the life you actually want to live: 1. Pay attention to your self-talk. You get to choose whether you believe it or not. 2. Remember that when people feel good, they do good things. If someone isn't doing a good thing it's because they feel bad. 3. Cultivate feeling good by choosing to… Not the other way around. I.e. it's not "good things happen so I feel good"… It's "when I feel good, good things happen" 4. Ask, how might you cultivate feeling good?
2022-08-0950 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing387: Beyond bias with David Rue, creator of Biddy's StoriesA few Program Notes: in the segment AFTER my conversation with David, I share about something sad that happened in our family recently: we said goodbye to our beloved pet chicken, Saphira. I wanted to let you know here in case the emotions around the loss of loved ones aren't something you'd like to engage with today. In that case please enjoy my conversation with David Rue and skip this month's post segment. Also, I apologize for my audio quality... David sounds great, but on my end, not so much! My amazing producer, 25-time Husband o...
2022-07-121h 03
Art Creativity & Wellbeing386: When bad things happen"People who feel good do good things. People who feel bad do bad things." When a friend said this to me recently, it made so much sense. But if you're not feeling good right now – if you're experiencing feelings of anger, or sadness, or guilt, or frustration over all that's going on in the world (maybe even in your world)… I hope this episode helps you find a way forward. Much love, Kay PS Sign up for my monthly essay and art share (and training update for my 2023 Long Walk) by going to ht...
2022-06-0930 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing385: Creating, with muralist Micaela LevesqueIf you are feeling buffeted by circumstances and kind of stuck, you are going to love this conversation. In this episode I get to speak with Micaela Levesque, the creator of a giant mural that takes up the whole side of a building in Hartford, Connecticut. At the time of our conversation it is the biggest thing Micaela's ever made, and we discuss how it came to be. Its creation included very practical things! Like getting a special license to operate a giant scissor lift, and Michaela's ability to turn her mindset to...
2022-05-1750 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing384: "Well, Kay, how do you want to feel in a year?"This question changed everything for me. I had never thought of my own health and wellness in such a context before! It took some deep work, but the answer that came up in me... whooee! I share about it today. Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : ) Or see what's new at my Redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot...
2022-05-0331 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing383: The tyranny of being lovedToday I share the story of a recent injury my Mom sustained… and how in the aftermath the love I feel for her caused me to – very nearly – show up in her life in a tyrannical way. Not in the loving, caring way that I would wish. Two questions a friend of mine asked me to think on helped me be in the best energy both for myself, and to be helpful for my Mom. I hope this one's helpful for you! Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by goi...
2022-04-1930 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing382: My word of the year (finally : )Spoiler alert: my word of the year is… MAGIC What's yours? Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly… My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my Redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot! Much love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...
2022-04-0528 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing381: A person's true worth, with Liz PowersI was so excited to bring today's guest to you that I completely fail to introduce her at the beginning of the episode! Let me do that here: Liz Powers is CEO and Chief Happiness Spreader at ArtLifting, the virtual art gallery that champions artists impacted by homelessness and disabilities. Long before Liz and her brother founded ArtLifting, she worked as an art therapist. She would meet people in the direst of situations and was routinely impressed with their resilience. If you are looking for a conversation to lift you up and remind you...
2022-03-2253 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing380: Play equals Intuition equals Spirituality, with artist and mentor Peleg TopIf you're in need of a conversation that boosts your joy in being alive, this is the one for you! My guest, Peleg Top of pelegtop.com, is a mentor and an artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Peleg goes deep today on how the challenges he's faced have helped him grow into the playful and fulfilled person he is today. This is an extremely fun conversation which includes, among much else, references to ecstatic dance and the latest Abba album! More Links from our conversation… I first heard Peleg speak with Mark McGuinness on Mark's wonderful podcast...
2022-03-091h 13
Art Creativity & Wellbeing377: Beyond "being overworked and not knowing how to stop"I've been super excited to bring you this conversation! Today we hear from a one-to-one coaching client of mine, Angela. You'll hear her talk about some of the biggest struggles she had before we began working together – "Being overworked and not knowing how to stop;" and being "So fragmented mentally." If you're feeling something similar, this conversation may be just what you need. Because Angela's not feeling that way anymore. Instead, she shares about feeling "faster at giving into my happy." That's where all the good, interesting, playful and fun stuff starts. Join us! ...
2021-11-231h 04
Art Creativity & Wellbeing373: Quotes and poetry from last week's guests!Greetings! For the second in our Roundtable series with Marilyn Dollar, ClaireYvonne Nesbitt, and Tom Lancaster, we're bringing you favorite quotes, and a beautiful poem written by ClaireYvonne! Hope you enjoy this episode – and feel as inspired – as I do! Cheers – Karen (or Kay, as these folks know and refer to me) PS Instead of episode notes on the web, click here to read about my busted website and what will happen now that I've made the decision to move! Key Links… Find ClaireYvonne Nesbitt at https://www.linkedin.com/in/theex...
2021-09-2828 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing372: "How do we find our inner melody when we've got a garage band in our head all the time?"Greetings! In reality the title of this episode is but one tiny part of the whole, because I get to bring you a roundtable today! Click play to hear my conversation with three world-class coaches. Three amazing people, Tom Lancaster, Marilyn Dollar, and ClaireYvonne Nesbitt, who have each inspired me to become the best version of myself I can possibly be, simply with their presence and their sharing of thoughts – and in one case poetry (coming up in the next episode!) The title of this episode feels especially relevant as I write these notes, after spend...
2021-09-211h 19
Art Creativity & Wellbeing349: Kindergarten Evals, Parent-Teacher-Conferences, and Lessons I learned from being hospitalized last weekAs a child development expert one of the most important jobs I have is to give parents permission to disagree with teachers or other authority figures in their children's lives. Starting at around the 50-minute mark we talk about that. It's coming up for many podcast listeners and Ninja Parents right now, and it's important to discuss! But first, I share three super important lessons that I learned the hard way recently, by ending up in the hospital with diverticulitis. It's the illness I had nine years ago that brought on the tendon condition that I...
2020-11-031h 03
Art Creativity & Wellbeing345.5: September School Successes!Hi Friends! Today I'm talking about some successes we've seen both with a coaching client, and here at home : ) Aaaaand... the WTOO Book Club starts up September 16, this coming Wednesday (if you're seeing this in real time)! I'm sharing the book we will be discussing, and how to join! (Which is: Go to weturnedoutokay.com/joinNPC to get our Book Club meetings for free - as part of your first 30 days Free - in the Ninja Parenting Community, which is where the WTOO Book Club now lives : ) I am SUPER excited to...
2020-09-1315 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing324: Why your child's behavior may be worse now than usual, and what to do about it, with Janine Halloran, LMHCToday we are bringing back – for the fifth time! – beloved guest, an expert in teaching kids coping skills, Janine Halloran LMHC of copingskillsforkids.com. We discuss: – How Janine is thinking about school work and all this extra time at home with kids and family – The kinds of questions her clients are bringing to her right now, in spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic – Why a child's behavior is most likely worse than usual right now – What you can do about that, if that's the case in your home Join us! (Click the following li...
2020-03-3150 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing319.5: Why are kids so clingy? 5 case studies to help you handle your clingy child What do you do when: – Your six-year-old witnessed a traumatic event, and is so traumatized that he feels he can never be away from your side – Your four-year-old "really misses mommy and daddy" and cannot enjoy his enrichment class – You fear your three-year-old's "declining independence," because she increasingly needs you by her side as she is going potty, getting dressed, and going to sleep at night – Your seven-year-old is afraid to be alone in the upstairs of your house, while you are downstairs – Your 11-year-old is feeling anxious about getting separated while skiing...
2020-02-2759 min
Art Creativity & WellbeingWHY are weeknights with kids so tough? Taming Weeknight Chaos Part 1 (Podcast Episode 232)Today is the start of a new series here at We Turned Out okay! It's all about taming the chaotic and crazy weeknights that so many of us experience in raising kids. We start by investigating: WHY are weeknights so tough? For us parents, evenings – especially weeknights – are a constant slog. I want to make this series tailored exactly to your needs, and in order to do that I need you to respond to the poll I've got going on this very topic! Go to the We Turn...
2018-07-0330 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing204: Burned out? So am I. Here's what to do. (A Your Child Explained Episode for Part 3 of the 2017 Holiday Survival Guide)On the day I recorded this episode, late last week in real time, I had a moment, at about 10 AM, where I realized I ought to be in about three different places… All at exactly 10 AM. That's when my heart started racing. Then, when I looked around my home and realized all that still wasn't quite done, or not even started yet… and then I realized I was still in my pajamas… The complete and total futility of the season slammed into my brain. As I've often said on the show, that was "Mom Ka...
2017-12-2137 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing191: Helping your kids cope with their fears, and also fostering empathy with avocados – A Conversation with Current Teen & Former Child Jason KolpEach fall as the nights get longer and Halloween gets close, spooky feelings crop up. They can be fun, but for kids these feelings also be downright frightening. Today I'm excited to bring you my conversation with my youngest, Jason, who remembers well the feeling of being afraid of the dark and shares really great advice for helping your kids cope with their fears. We talk about all kinds of Halloweeny stuff, and also: – Einstein's view of the world – Why validating a kid's fears is the gateway to helping them feel less afraid...
2017-10-2452 min
Art Creativity & Wellbeing100: Fishing With Kids – We Talk to 19-Time Husband-of-the-Year Award Winner, Our Producer Benjamin Kolp!How lucky that episode 100 landed during Summer Camp, creating the perfect moment for a conversation with the man behind the great sound of this podcast, my husband and Max and Jay's dad, Benjamin Kolp. We geek out over sound technology, the origins of We Turned Out Okay, and best of all Ben shares many awesome tips on fishing with kids for you guys! This is a man who really, really loves fishing. Ben shares two scenarios regarding your children, you, and fishing: 1) you love to fish, and want to give your young kids that same...
2016-08-231h 13
Art Creativity & Wellbeing020: Summer Family Time – RVing for Newbies with Mom and Journalist Heather KempskieToday's episode is special, not just because it's the last in our Summer Camp series but because it's more than just a single interview; it's an ode to summer, told in parts. On recent camping trip I took my fun little recorder, the Zoom H5, and today I'm bringing you some of my favorite stories and sounds from that trip. Amazing producer (and 18 time winner of the Husband of the Year award) Benjamin Kolp has woven together these, plus my two-part interview with mom and journalist Heather Kempskie, making for a Summer Camp wrap-up that you will love! So...
2015-08-251h 19
Art Creativity & Wellbeing015: Top 11 Ways to Tire Out Your Kids015: Top 11 Ways to Tire Out Your KidsFor This Summer Camp episode of We Turned Out Okay, I asked you about your favorite ways to tire out your kids… And you sure responded! Special thanks to Doug Gray, Aisha Newton, Nancy Marsh, Miriam Ortiz y Pino, De Osborne, Shannon Criscola, Amy Blake, Erica Chick, John Winchenbach, my own Jason Kolp, and Deb Petrella for coming up with our most popular ways to tire out your kids.Here they are!Number 11: Go take a hikeNumber 10: Dance Party!Number 9: Ha...
2015-07-2145 min