Honing In

Dr. Kate Henry
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Honing In is a podcast for creative thinkers where we’ll hone our skills, explore our passions, and nurture our dream projects into being.

  1. 15H AGO

    How to Set More Realistic Goals

    Let’s do a deep dive into aspirational goal setting! New Year’s Resolutions not going as well as you’d hoped? Stuck in a cycle of laying out elaborate project plans only for them to get derailed in two weeks? Optimism Bias and the Planning Fallacy are likely be to blame! This solo episode is all about why we set unrealistic goals and how we can use the 3-step Proactive Plans and Acute Actions framework to navigate productivity obstacles. Please enjoy this treasure trove of academic resources and real-world examples! In today’s episode, I cover… Why cognitive biases cause us to set unrealistic goalsWhen Optimism Bias can help us vs. when it causes us to underestimate riskHow the Planning Fallacy can make us underestimate how long a task or project might takeUnique challenges of cognitive biases for people with ADHD and depressionThat time I thought I could do my comprehensive exams in 3 weeksApplying the Proactive Plans and Acute Actions framework with a real-life exampleResources & Links: Neil Weinstein: Unrealistic Optimism About Future Life EventsKendra Cherry: Understanding the Optimism BiasOptimism Bias and Climate ChangeSystemic Effects of the Optimism BiasOptimism Bias and Major DepressionOverview of The Planning Fallacy, including Inside and Outside ViewsThanks to Taylor Allbright, PhD, Executive Functioning and ADHD Coach, for recommending the following resources: ADHD and Time Estimation and ADHD and Reward PathwaysA 17-minute video lesson and guided reflection prompts for the Proactive Plans and Acute Actions framework can be found in my free workbook, How to Build Purposeful Productivity Sessions!SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Dr. Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Dr. Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio.Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    23 min

  2. FEB 11

    Making Audio Magic with Melissa Kaitlyn Carter

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Melissa Kaitlyn Carter. Today's episode features brand new theme music, created by Melissa herself!!! Melissa Kaitlyn Carter is a Brooklyn-based musician, performer, and creative facilitator. She is the frontwoman of the indie-folk project Hattie, described as “achingly honest and full of heart.” As a performer, Melissa has worked across the United States with artists including Mary Zimmerman and The Bengsons, and in theaters such as Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Z Space, Joe Goode Studio, and The Huntington Theater. She has been an artist-in-residence at The Sable Project and Paul Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency. She has received funding from The Awesome Foundation and Musicians Foundation, and was a Music/Sound Artist Fellow for the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is the owner and operator of Making Audio Magic, where she teaches songwriting, music production, and DIY-At-Home Recording. When she's OOO, she aims to spend her time practicing yoga, learning about herbs, reading tarot, and bathing in nature. Learn more about Melissa’s musical projects: Hattie & Rosalind. Here are some of the things Melissa and I discuss: How our early creative training influenced our artistic journeysMelissa teaches Kate different audio components in her favorite songs (this was so fun!)Learning new things about yourself through making artMelissa’s act of generational healing through her musical project, HattieThe magic that happens when we trust our relationship to creativity Resources & Links: Melissa's websiteMelissa's newsletterMelissa’s bands: Hattie and RosalindThe North NodeElizabeth Gilbert’s talk about “having a genius”Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way“Nobody” by Hattie SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Dr. Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Dr. Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Podcast editing and support by Softer Sounds Studio. Theme song by Melissa Kaitlyn Carter.

    45 min

  3. JAN 28

    Preserving and Honoring Black Ancestral Wisdom with Gabrielle Felder

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Gabrielle Felder. Gabrielle Felder (she/they) is a writer, data analyst, and aborisa born and raised in Orange County, California and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. She explores the history of the African diaspora, drawing from her interdisciplinary background in ecology, anthropology, and data analytics. Passionate about community work, she has trained as a postpartum doula, worked in community gardens, and led Afro-Indigenous ceremonies. She’s shared her work through speaking engagements with UC Davis Women’s Resources and Research Center and the Feminist Center for Creative Work. Here are some of the things Gabrielle and I discuss: Gabrielle’s journey from digital essayist to published authorSacred poetry and nature-based traditions behind The Five Blessings of IfáUnderstanding Ifá through herbalism, family, queer parties, and witchcraftHow coding and anthropology feed Gabrielle’s writing processGaining freedom through self-trust and the permission to fail Resources & Links: Gabrielle’s Instagram and websiteGabrielle’s book, The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous SpiritualityBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    46 min

  4. JAN 14

    Rekindling The Relationship to Your Creative Practice with Catherine LaSota

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Catherine LaSota. Catherine LaSota is a badass creativity facilitator, and she is here to help you build and sustain a creative practice that works for you, taking into account your resources, capacity, deep desires, and unique vision.  She parents two young children in Queens, NYC, and in addition to her MFAs in Sculpture and Creative Nonfiction, she is trained as a coach and has a variety of music education and performance experiences. Catherine is a certified advanced SCUBA diver, former bartender and retail manager, and the founder of the LIC Reading Series and Resort writing community. She also brings a couple decades of experience working in higher education into her practice and currently serves as Associate Director of Social Practice CUNY. Catherine offers 1-on-1 coaching for writers and anyone building a creative practice; online workshops; in-person writing parties; and occasional retreats. She likes being in conversation and listening deeply, and you can hear more from her on Feed the Art, her podcast about nourishing your creative practice. Here are some of the things we discuss: Projects and assignments as scaffolding to support your creative practiceWhy your creativity should be treated as a fluid, long-term relationshipOn being your own daddy and following your own visionMoving beyond scarcity to understanding there is always space for youAn invitation to try bizarre techniques to spark creative inspirationResources & Links: Catherine’s website and weekly(ish) newsletterFeed the Art podcastPart of the Practice podcastLIC Reading SeriesDorothea Lasky’s chapbook Poetry is Not a Project SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    45 min

  5. 12/24/2025

    Bringing Our Humanness to the Table with Jen Carrington

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Jen Carrington. Jen Carrington is a gentle business coach and specializes in supporting small business owners to build and run simple and spacious businesses where they can honor their humanness whilst also making a steady and thriving income. Jen has spent the past decade working with hundreds of clients as they bridge the gap towards their version of more flexibility, ease, and intentional growth in their business and has designed her business to only ask very part time hours from her each week whilst also being the breadwinner for her family so that she can prioritize the needs of her health as a human who lives in a chronically ill body. Jen lives in Manchester, UK with her husband, son, two cats and their dog and is always happiest when curled up with a good book. Here are some of the things we discuss: How Jen created a business that centers her humannessAccepting the season of life that our bodies, minds, and capacity ask of usEthical approaches to marketing rooted in long-term relationshipsDecentering work in favor of healing, rest, and romantasy booksResources & Links: Jen’s website, Substack podcast, and InstagramJen’s framework, The Eight Seasons of BusinessJen’s free mini-toolkit, 100 Hell Yes PeopleQuicksilver and Brimstone by Callie HartThe Empyrean book series by Rebecca Yarros SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    57 min

  6. 12/10/2025

    A Mindful Approach to Routines, Rhythms, and Rituals

    Welcome back to Honing In and a solo episode all about intentional time management. Today I’m discussing routine, rhythms, and rituals and sharing ways we can create more structure and freedom in our schedules. Some of the topics I cover: Conscious and unconscious approaches to time managementMy own opening and closing routines for my daysHow to reverse engineer a solution when you have an obstacle with your routinesTaking a rhythm approach based on your personal resourcesHow to use time blocking and timeboxingPrompts to help you develop your own routines, rhythms, and ritualsRESOURCES AND LINKS Opening and closing routinesGamificationPomodoro timerNewsletter on the Planning Fallacy, Parkinson’s Law, Time Blocking, and TimeboxingBullet Journal post on time managementBatchingGolidlocks Approach to Productivity“Let it Be” episode about RitualsSUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's twice-a-month newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    22 min

  7. 11/12/2025

    Asking Questions and Telling Stories Through Art with Stephanie Graham

    Welcome back to Honing In and my interview with Stephanie Graham. Stephanie Graham is a Chicago-based lens-based artist and podcast host whose work explores social class, subcultures, race, and gender—often blurring the lines between truth and fiction to spark conversation. She's fascinated by how we connect and how our shared experiences shape who we are. Stephanie hosts noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social change, a podcast featuring candid conversations with artists, activists, neighborhood visionaries, and everyday people creatively shaping a better world. When she's not behind the lens or mic, you'll find her curating film screenings, collaborating with artists to expand access to the arts, or catching up on The Real Housewives—a favorite source of inspiration and cultural analysis. Stephanie and I talk about... How research factors into story telling in artEnriching ideas and developing connection and visibility through collaborationStephanie’s journey making her podcast, noseyAF: conversations about art, activism, and social changeA behind-the-scenes look at Stephanie’s art making processThe importance of creating online and in person community spaces RESOURCES AND LINKS Stephanie’s WebsiteStephanie's InstagramStephanie's LinkedInGolden KidsLove You BronoseyAF podcastArtist Admin HourAvalon Park Film House SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's twice-a-month newsletter📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    52 min

  8. 10/22/2025

    Creative Projects and Spiritual Practices with Numerologist Bee Scolnick

    Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Bee Scolnick. Rebecca "Bee" Scolnick (she/her) is a writer, witch, and weirdo, who wants to help make meaning out of mess. Her books The Witch’s Book of Numbers: Enhance Your Magic With Numerology and Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using Numerology are out now, and she pens swimming in the soup on Substack. She is also one-third of Call Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical Times, a new podcast that blends numerology, astrology and the tarot into one monthly forecast. Bee lives in Los Angeles with the loves of her life: her wife and their pup. Follow her @beescolnick on Instagram and Bluesky. Here are some of the things Bee and I discuss: Navigating a career shift from production to self-employmentBee's lifelong journey and study of numerologyApproaching writing as "idea first" or "container first"How to find your yearly cycle using numerologyGrounding yourself in a weekly practiceBee reads the numerology for my wedding!Resources & Links: Bee's websiteBee's Substack, swimming in the soupBee's books, The Witch’s Book of Numbers: Enhance Your Magic With Numerology & Marriage by the Numbers: Planning Your Wedding Using NumerologyBee's podcast, Call Your Coven: Practical Advice for Nonsensical TimesBook a tarot reading with Bee on MoonlightContact Bee directly for a numerology readingBee's Numerology for Witches lectureThe Rebis, Devil EditionThe Secret Language of Birthdays by Gary Goldschneider and Joost ElffersChristine DeLoreySUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS💻 Please join me and Dr. Katy Peplin for AcWriMo in November! Sign up here for a month of free resources to support for your writing practice. ⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry💌 Sign up for Kate's twice-a-month newsletter🎃 Download the free 100 Pomodoros in October workbook Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

    53 min
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Honing In is a podcast for creative thinkers where we’ll hone our skills, explore our passions, and nurture our dream projects into being.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Kate Henry
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kate Henry
  • Show Website
    Honing In

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