Vital Presence-Embrace Your Muse

Live your most creative life at any age
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Conversations about the creative life—at any age— with author, artist, and creativity coach, Dr. Sally Jean Fox. sallyfox.substack.com

  1. Heather Williams: Drawing as a Sacred Activity

    JUL 7

    Heather Williams: Drawing as a Sacred Activity

    Heather William has been teaching drawing for decades, to artists, children, inmates, people suffering from AIDS, and others, and she knows for sure that EVERYONE can draw. Her pioneering book, Drawing as a Sacred Activity, recently republished, offers ideas and exercises to inspire anyone who wishes to open their eyes and open to spirit and their authentic selves by drawing. As a review from Shaun McNiff on the back cover states: “Mystics and artists throughout time have appreciated how practical and spiritual worlds meet and shape one another through the act of drawing.” Join us in a spirited conversation about how we can all grow by drawing and how Heather helped Sally overcome her draw-o-phobia so that she can now delight in drawing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    39 min
  2. Christina Baldwin: Author of The Beekeeper's Question

    11/04/2024

    Christina Baldwin: Author of The Beekeeper's Question

    Author Christina Baldwin is a pioneer in the field of personal writing, a decades-long teacher of journal writing and story. In 2024, she released her debut novel, The Beekeeper's Question, Love and Honey, War and Reckoning, A Novel of WWII, a book I heartily recommend. We talk about a rich array of topics, including themes from the book, the relevance of a novel set during World War II to today, how Christina worked with a Native American advisor to make sure her story was appropriate and accurate, and the challenges and rewards of independent publishing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    39 min
  3. Vicki Robin—Coming of Aging

    06/17/2024

    Vicki Robin—Coming of Aging

    Vicki Robin has been breaking ground throughout her career—now she's challenging how we think about aging with her Coming of Aging writings. We talk about the possibilities and paradoxes of aging. She challenged the stories of our times in 1992 with her seminal book written with Joe Dominguez, Your Money or Your Life, a book that challenged our obsessions with acquiring things rather than creating the time we need to live a rich life. She challenged us again with her book about eating locally with her book Blessing the Hands that Feed Us; Lessons from a 10-mile diet. She's a true social innovator, and has been active supporting her community on Whidbey Island, Washington.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    50 min
  4. CJ Miller The Spiritual Artist

    05/02/2024

    CJ Miller The Spiritual Artist

    Chris Miller (CJ) is an entrepreneur, artist, writer, and speaker. He’s a lifelong Spiritual learner who has spent the last 20 years examining the creative process and its relationship to spirituality. He’s the author of the book, The Spiritual Artist and produces a podcast by the same name in which he interviews artists and spiritual thought leaders. In addition, CJ holds yearly Spiritual Art Retreats where consciousness and art-making combine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    45 min
  5. Michael Williams: Storytelling as a Healing Practice

    04/12/2024

    Michael Williams: Storytelling as a Healing Practice

    Dr. Michael Williams is a Canadian-born storyteller who spent three decades living in Scotland, where he honed his skills as an oral storyteller. We talk about our mutual love of storytelling as we trace Michael's history as a contemporary bard, in Europe and Canada and his recent work with elders and hospice patients. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min
  6. Dr. Clarissa-Castillo Ramsey: Living and Leading Artfully

    03/21/2024

    Dr. Clarissa-Castillo Ramsey: Living and Leading Artfully

    Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey brings artfulness together with leadership and helping people grow. She is an organizational psychologist, artist, coach, and author of the book: Painting Your Path: 21 Interviews with Extraordinary Women. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    34 min
  7. Francesca Aniballi: Fairy tales aren't just for kids

    01/29/2024

    Francesca Aniballi: Fairy tales aren't just for kids

    Francesca Aniballi, PhD, uses fairy tales as a transformative tool for adults. She combines her knowledge of expressive arts, literature, myth, and Celtic culture, to offer us a path toward self-insight—tapping the healing power of the imagination.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    44 min
  8. Sally Jean Fox: Following a Creative Call After Midlife

    10/16/2023

    Sally Jean Fox: Following a Creative Call After Midlife

    younger? Author Sally Jean Fox made it her quest to discover what could bring heart and meaning to the second half of her life. She chronicles her story in her new memoir Meeting the Muse After Midlife: A Journey to Meaning, Creativity, and Joy. In this episode, she is joined by Dana Lynne Andersen, her friend, colleague, and teacher to explore what it means to follow an artful, transformative path into one's last decades. Dana Lynne Andersen is the Director of the Awakening Arts Academy in Assisi, Italy, where she offers courses and also leads a Transformative Arts Certification program, which Sally has taken. Sally Jean Fox is an author, coach, performer, and artist who writes about the search for meaning in the post-midlife years. She writes the Engaging Presence blog and hosts (with exceptions like this) the Vital Presence podcast.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sallyfox.substack.com/subscribe

    55 min
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Conversations about the creative life—at any age— with author, artist, and creativity coach, Dr. Sally Jean Fox. sallyfox.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Live your most creative life at any age
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Sally Jean Fox, PhD
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