Creative Pep Talk Co-Loop Podcast Network

How shedding inauthentic layers in your practice can lead to true connection - In this episode, we dive into the struggles of constructing the perfect creative image and how it can hinder genuine connections. Drawing inspiration from the classic (yet problematic) movie Grease alongside personal experiences, we explore the importance of letting go of layers that prevent true self-expression. Tune in to discover how embracing your authentic self, even at the risk of being uncool, can lead to deeper resonance with your audience and the creative breakthroughs you've been longing for. This episode is a must-listen for artists and creators seeking to make meaningful connections through their work.

If I could only give a creator 3 pieces of advice - this would be it.

It’s very easy to get lost on the creative journey, but with these three calibrating elements, you don’t have to stay lost long. If you’re stuck and unsure of what your creative practice is missing, tune in and see which of these three essential things you might need to add to the mix!

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE!

It’s still early in the year, so, many of of us are still wrestling with goals or even still struggling with goal setting, but sometimes the most clarifying and energizing thing you can do is to determine what you are NOT going to do.

This is your anti-goal. This is your “Creative Battle Cry” - it’s the thing you’re going to war with that’s been perpetually throwing you off your creative horse so to speak.

In this episode I chat with someone who has endlessly inspired me over the years, and that is textile artist Sophie Miller AKA my wife!

This was an emotional and powerful chat for me! Hope you love it!

If you’ve ever felt like your work wasn’t deep enough or that when you tried to make it deeper that it actually just got worse overall - this episode is for you. In this episode we explore how to find the hidden layers of depth ALREADY PRESENT in the work you’re doing and in yourself.

Tune in for a creative prompt on how to diversify your influences and strengthen the substance in your practice as well!

Does your creative work seem to get worse the better you try to make it? Is the only option to just quit trying?

In this episode we explore how to approach improving your creative work in such a way that it actually works and maybe even makes the process more enjoyable as well!

Do you ever feel like your only option for making peace with your creative practice is just accepting that maybe you just don’t have it?

It’s ironic that for many of us - the magic of our creative heroes is what attracts us to the creative journey, but then years into the process, we’ve yet to capture anything like that in our own work, and that same magical creative work that made us say yes to the journey is what is making us feel like phonies and causing us to want to abandon our practice.

In todays episode we’re going to explore how to unlock that creative magic in your work by finding and utilizing the power of your creative sensibility.