Art Creativity & Wellbeing

Kay Lock Kolp
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This show is for the dreamers and the doers. It’s for anyone who was told “get your head out of the clouds!” - and who still dared to dream BIG. I'm Kay! I am a coach helping people who show up for others to stay true to themselves❣️ My background is in human development. I've spent more than 30 years supporting as people of all ages connect, communicate, enjoy their lives and bring about their best and biggest dreams. What fun! Connect with me at kaylockkolp.com.. wishing you very well today ✨ PS This show used to be called We Turned Out Okay… and then Practical Intuition with Kay… You're in the right place! This show turned 10 years old on May 1st 2025!! How wild is that!! Much has changed around here, but much has stayed the same. I'm glad you are here. kaylockkolp.substack.com

  1. 2d ago

    493: "I would set mini-goals for myself" with Master Pastelist and Art Community Leader Karen Margulis

    Sometimes the universe gives me the opportunity to share a favorite teacher of mine with you. That's what's happening today, as I am joined by Karen Margulis! Karen is the creator and leader of a huge wonderful pastel community, where I have been a member since late 2021. We talk about how she began her art career back when she was at a crossroads: do I continue with my current work, or do I try this new avenue that’s calling to me? Hope you enjoy this one! Here is Karen’s website. Here is her Patreon community. Sending you love from sunny, autumny Maine - Kay Things You Might Enjoy Knowing About Click here for my merch - greeting cards in both holiday and everyday variety. These must be ordered by November 1, btw. Click here for upcoming workshops, the last of 2026. Cheers! Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  2. Oct 8

    492: What’s Bad for the Bee is Worse for the Hive

    Several interesting ideas are colliding for me today, creating doorways to a good present, and a good future, as well. If you'd like to play along with the Days of Creation 2026 game, here is the post with the Game book and rules. It's free with no strings attached, so please check it out if you would like to play along. Merch :) I’ve made two sets of notecards from my paintings: Happy Poinsettia Cards and Happy Everyday Cards. There are 18 cards in each collection, and you can learn more about them here and here if they are of interest. Upcoming Workshops The merch is an art thing, and these are feeling-good-inside things. If any of them sound interesting, you are cordially invited to join in! On Saturday, October 24, amazing coach Sarah-Jayne Juniper and I are offering a roundtable called Our Brains and Us. It’s a space where like-minded people can come together and talk, and feel supported and seen – and where we can get curious about our default settings and nervous systems, how they can be our allies in living a good life and building a good future.Here’s the link if you’d like to learn more. Three A’s to Feel Alive is on Monday, October 26.The three A’s are Awareness, Acceptance, and Agency, and they are ideas that come up again and again in my work with clients. They’ve also helped me live my own life from an unapologetically joyful place. That’s what aliveness means to me.I’m curious to hear about what aliveness means for you! Here’s the link. And on November 16, I’m offering What Do I Need from December?It’s simply about having a good-feeling, peaceful end to the year.I’d love to spend an hour getting curious together about what we actually want and need to do this. Here’s the link :) Best wishes for you from blustery, colorful Maine - Kay Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  3. Sep 22

    491: "How do I stop feeling guilty [about taking a break]?" with John Briggs

    John Briggs is a CPA and entrepreneur, who's built beautiful things by taking breaks. John’s formative years were split, first in California in a big city environment where he felt like safety was being invisible, becoming invisible. Then he moved to Missouri, to a city of 2000 and a graduating class in his high school of 70. There were lessons in both of those places, and a big one was about trusting himself. John also shares his moment of realizing that the hustle culture he had mindlessly subscribed to was materially damaging his relationship with his wife and children. His wife cut through a lot of noise when she said, one night when he arrived home at 2 AM from work, "I am a single parent." So, John began taking steps to bring his professional life more in line with his desires to show up best for his family, and ultimately himself. John shares that the "secret agenda" with this book is to help people show up for themselves better, and have a fulfilling life. I loved both this conversation and John’s book, and I hope you do too. Connect With John Website, takebreaksworkbetter.comSubstack, https://therealjohnbriggs.substack.com Upcoming Events with Kay It would be amazing to see some friends and neighbors at my upcoming solo exhibition at the Unity Public Library in Unity, Maine! Click here to visit the library’s website for more information on the exhibition (they’ll share as we get closer to October.) Opening reception is Thursday, Oct. 8, 5:30-7PM, and the exhibition will be on view during the library’s opening hours. Join experienced, neurodivergent coaches Sarah-Jayne Juniper and I on Saturday, 24 October, 9-11 AM EST (New York USA)/2-4 PM GMT (London UK), online via Zoom, for something special: Our Brains and Us is a 2-hour neuro-affirming roundtable designed to help understand the brain’s unique wiring, reduce self-blame, and reconnect with self-compassion and agency. Click here to learn more and register… FAQ’s include the question “what’s a roundtable?” Participation is limited to 20 people; participants choose how much they'll pay to attend. Do sign up if it sounds interesting! We look forward to meeting you there. Sending you lots of love, from sunny, breezy, increasingly autumn-feeling Maine today! Love, Kay Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  4. Sep 11

    490: How I no longer feel like a victim

    Today we explore the difference between feeling that something is happening TO us, or feeling that something is happening FOR us. I am glad to be back! Thanks for all the support and love as I have been regaining my spirits and energy, and thanks also for spending this time with me today. If you’d like to play along with the Days of Creation 2026 game, here is the post with the Game book and rules. It’s free with no strings attached, so please check it out if you would like to play along. Click here for more information about Courage & Joy, my solo pastel retrospective exhibition taking place in Unity, Maine, in October and November. Exciting!! Click here for more information about Our Brains and Us, the roundtable workshop I am cohosting with my dear friend and fellow coach Sarah-Jayne Juniper. If you're curious what a roundtable workshop is, here's how I see it. It's a gathering of people interested in the topic at hand, and being in community together. Our roundtable is a facilitated, safe space. It's neuro- affirming and the opportunity to be with like-minded souls. We'll talk about our brain's unique wiring, and how our brains can help us create the future we would like to have. Participation is limited to 20 people; participants choose how much they'll pay to attend. Do sign up if it sounds interesting! We look forward to meeting you there. Lots of love coming your way from breezy, sunny Maine today Kay Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  5. Aug 14

    489: So much sleep

    I meant this to go up a couple days ago, but the universe had other plans. It gives me the chance to say, how much I am appreciating my own body, especially when I give it the opportunity to really rest. This last week there’s been lots of movement, creation of art for art’s sake, baths, giving myself lots of love and grace, and sleep. So much sleep. I’ve not slept this hard since I was doing my cross England hike in 2023. I’m taking the rest of August, and probably part of September as well, to keep resting and healing. In the meantime, (as this video shares) scans show nothing of concern! I feel so fortunate to be alive here and now. Thank you all for your love and support. It means the world. Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  6. Aug 5

    488.5: Self Care Break. Days of Creation 2026, Part 8/12

    Thank you so much for all the love and care you have been sending my way after I shared of the discovery of a lump in my breast. I'll see the doctor soon, and I'll have more to share with you after that. Between that and some quite a few other health concerns, I have realized that I've not been giving myself the rest that is a vital part of my own self-care. So I am taking August off, and I'll see you in September! I hope the coming month is wonderful for you, filled with rest and enjoyment and a positive outlook on the future.If you'd like to play along with the Days of Creation 2026 game, here is the post with the Game book and rules. It's free with no strings attached, so please check it out if you would like to play along.Lots of love coming your way from sunny Maine today Kay Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  7. Jul 29

    488: "How we create turning points in our life" with Flow Expert Laurie Smith

    What a great conversation I get to bring you today. Connect with Laurie in the Subtack app, at her website, and you can find her beautiful book, Flow Habit, here.I have received lots of messages of support after sharing about the lump I discovered in my breast… It's helping. Thank you so much. I'll let you know, when I know something.I shared last week that getting outside has been really helpful. In the spirit of this conversation – recorded weeks ago – taking steps to be in the flow state has really helped too.I've been noticing how I feel before entering a flow state, and then how I feel during and after. Even if I've only been in this state for a few minutes, I feel more centered, more open to good possibilities, and simply in more of a neutral mindset, rather than a negative one.So it is with gratitude that I share this episode today. Laurie rocks, and so do you, dear listener. And onward we go. Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

  8. Jul 23

    487.5: I have found a lump in my breast. Here's what's helping me feel okay right now.

    Yup. Getting outside has meant like EVERYTHING to me as I sit with the potential outcomes, as well as navigate the healthcare system to receive the care that will help. It’s funny how there are no coincidences – I am offering a workshop this coming Monday, in zoom, 6 PM Eastern time on 27 July – called “Let’s Go Outside.” If you, like me, can use a little outside time, plus being in shared company and playing together, I’d love to see you there. Here's the registration link. If you're a Dreamers & Doers member, there's some savings for you to join the workshop; the link is in our community. And here's the events page so y’all can see what events are coming up. Thank you for being present with me right now. It truly means more than I can say. Kay Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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

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This show is for the dreamers and the doers. It’s for anyone who was told “get your head out of the clouds!” - and who still dared to dream BIG. I'm Kay! I am a coach helping people who show up for others to stay true to themselves❣️ My background is in human development. I've spent more than 30 years supporting as people of all ages connect, communicate, enjoy their lives and bring about their best and biggest dreams. What fun! Connect with me at kaylockkolp.com.. wishing you very well today ✨ PS This show used to be called We Turned Out Okay… and then Practical Intuition with Kay… You're in the right place! This show turned 10 years old on May 1st 2025!! How wild is that!! Much has changed around here, but much has stayed the same. I'm glad you are here. kaylockkolp.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Kay Lock Kolp
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    558
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kay Lock Kolp
  • Show Website
    Art Creativity & Wellbeing

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