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Bailey
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Too hard on yourself? A deep feeler? Tired of performing for the show of society? Trying to create as much joy & peace & love as possible even though life can be really hard? Pretty much a philosopher with all your curiosity? You'll fit right in here :) Even if you don't relate to those things and you just want some comfort and to feel better in your life, that's perfect too. Thank you for being here 💗 I've felt lost and unique and curious throughout my whole life. I'm chatting with brilliant and loving humans to connect with them, with you, and hopefully make us both feel lighter & inspired ✨ baileycreativity.substack.com

Episodes

  1. The journey of one little cucumber 💛 Kim Sujovolsky: a kind & inspiring chef 👩‍🍳

    12/28/2025

    The journey of one little cucumber 💛 Kim Sujovolsky: a kind & inspiring chef 👩‍🍳

    I got to chat with my lovely friend Kim. Kim and I became email pen pals a few years ago after I reached out from being blown away learning from her brilliant online vegan cooking school Brownble. She is one of the kindest, most loving, wise, creative people I know and I’m so grateful I got to speak with her in this episode. 🩷 The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I feel like food is a topic people dance around. There’s so many unreachable standards for the way we’re supposed to look, and that gets intertwined with the way we’re ‘supposed to eat.’ I’ve had life threatening food allergies since I was a baby. So I have innate restrictions I have to accommodate. I also became vegan - which for me was just taking out the meat as I’m allergic to milk and eggs. With the pressure and force of society, cooking nourishing food in a simple & available way feels impossible. It also feels hard to know where to start. How can I quiet the thoughts & opinions society hold’s about food - which involves information that always contradicts each other - and learn how to cook for myself and trust that I know what’s best for my body? How can I make cooking less intimidating and more like a fun skill I can grow & use to take good care of myself? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Kim: Kim’s vegan cooking courses: https://www.brownble.com Kim’s Instagram & Youtube: http://instagram.com/brownble https://www.youtube.com/c/Brownble (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 14m
  2. A long time in the making - last episode of this series with special guest, my friend Lauren Sowter ❤️

    11/12/2025

    A long time in the making - last episode of this series with special guest, my friend Lauren Sowter ❤️

    The last episode of this series! I am so grateful for everyone I got to chat with and to you for listening. There will be more to come, but for now I’ll continue to encourage people to listen to these episodes, and if you’ve enjoyed, spread the word 🩷 My friend Lauren & I chat about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, mental health/anxiety, sharing on social media, trusting our intuition (Lauren’s magical!) and more ✨ The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: Throughout my life I’ve immersed myself in various passions and things that have excited me. I would get an idea for a business and jump right into it even if it was something totally new and unfamiliar to me. The shallow end of the pool was not in sight - I dove heart first into the deep end. I also would lose interest in things after a while, become bored or it wouldn’t be as fun or positive as I expected and I allowed myself to do that. But I struggled to experience my mental health challenges at the same time as wanting to work on things that excited me. How can I trust that I can create something that lasts, that I care about and that can support me financially and is fulfilling while knowing my ideas will evolve and change over time. How do I continue going after what I want even while experiencing mental health struggles and knowing that that will slow me down sometimes? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Lauren: Lauren’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurensowter/ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1 hr
  3. Sensitivity as your gift 🩷 Alissa Boyer: A highly sensitive mentor & a wise, kind role model

    10/28/2025

    Sensitivity as your gift 🩷 Alissa Boyer: A highly sensitive mentor & a wise, kind role model

    I discovered Alissa’s Instagram where she shares honestly & informatively about the experience & life of a highly sensitive person and how to thrive with this trait years ago. I was 15 or 16 at the time and through her wisdom, began to learn how to love and embrace my sensitive nature. I’m so grateful to still be connected with her and to have had this lovely chat. ✨ The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: Everybody says I’m too dramatic. People like me if I’m quiet, not if I’m loud but also if I’m quiet everyone says I’m shy and then I’m just trapped within myself with no voice. I feel everything so deeply. I’m angry at the scary things that happen in the world. I’m confused on why people aren’t kind. And everyone around me seems to be desensitized to it? I feel just so different from everyone else and seem to notice and care about things that everyone else seems to ignore. I don’t fit in and I have so many feelings. I want to feel free like I did as a little kid and have fun and be playful but I can’t ignore my deep thoughts. I feel like I can’t handle things that everyone else seems to handle just fine. Is there something wrong with me? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Alissa: Alissa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifebyalissa/ Alissa’s Website: https://www.sensitiveandsoulful.com (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    47 min
  4. Letting go of needing all the answers 🍁 A solo episode reading old poems & chatting

    10/22/2025

    Letting go of needing all the answers 🍁 A solo episode reading old poems & chatting

    This week I decided to do a solo episode, just me chatting with you and reading some of my own poetry. I explore themes around letting go of needing all the answers, the power of asking questions, the gift in letting yourself be inspired by others vs feeling less than, and more :) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    23 min
  5. You are innately worthy 🌟 The warm, caring, self worth therapist, Nicola Jayne

    10/07/2025

    You are innately worthy 🌟 The warm, caring, self worth therapist, Nicola Jayne

    I got to chat with the incredible Nicola all about our innate worthiness and how we can stop putting others on pedestals. I felt so seen and heard while speaking to her and she made the (virtual) space feel so warm and safe- even though I was the one interviewing her. I can’t wait for you to listen to all the wisdom and magical insights she shared. 💓 The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I’ve always had a really hard time speaking up for myself and standing tall. I’ve often felt smaller and less than others, always putting the people around me on a pedestal and putting my true feelings & opinions to the side/pretending they don’t exist. I spend time trying to mold myself however I think others want me to be for them: quieter or louder or lesser or bigger. I even laugh along when people say demeaning things about me. At home I constantly have to defend my emotions and prove that they’re valid which leads me to always feeling misunderstood. How can I start seeing myself as a human being who isn’t less than anyone else? How can I honor the fact that sometimes I’m quiet, other times I’m loud, and I have deep emotions while not trying to prove the validity of myself? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Nicola: Nicola’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theselfworththerapist/ Nicola’s Website: https://nicolajaynetherapy.co.uk (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    46 min
  6. It's about telling your story: Jacob Grenz, a kind, wise musician 🎶

    09/30/2025

    It's about telling your story: Jacob Grenz, a kind, wise musician 🎶

    As I’m writing this I just finished listening back to this episode. It made me clap, smile, laugh & reminded me of all the incredible wisdom Jacob shared during our chat. Jacob is a musician, a co-host of the Come On in Queens podcast, a kind, caring person and someone I feel lucky to call a friend. The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I found a creative and expressive outlet through writing poetry. But I’m so scared to share it with others/the world and yet it’s also something I know I need to do because I feel blissful and happy when people connect with it. I also know there’s many people out there with brilliant art in all forms - music, writing, dancing. paintings, etc etc etc who have a similar inner struggle. As someone who has used music as a way to connect with your emotions, light up your soul, let out feelings you’ve held in, and create something from your heart - how do you find the courage to share that and let go of the gripping and fear? How do I feel free in sharing even though I’m sharing something I hold with so much value, weight & love? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ My 6 week poetry/writing & expressive arts program: https://baileycreativity.com/pages/a-new-leaf Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Jacob: Jacob’s Instagram: (with links to his music that you should listen to immediately)! https://www.instagram.com/jacobgrenzmusic/ Listen to Jacob’s Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/comeoninqueens/ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    45 min
  7. You're allowed to take the pressure off: my magical, brilliant yoga teacher Jo Hutton 💛

    09/23/2025

    You're allowed to take the pressure off: my magical, brilliant yoga teacher Jo Hutton 💛

    This is one of my favorite conversations I’ve ever had. Jo Hutton is the best yoga teacher. She is so caring, warm, gentle, and such a wonderful human. I truly feel excited for you to listen to us chat all about the theme below & more. The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: There’s so many societal expectations on me. On everyone. I feel like I’m supposed to look a certain way and there’s so much noise in my head that exercise or movement only counts if I achieve certain results and reach certain goals. I want to move my body everyday to take care of it and so I feel good (and also to help my mind!) but the outside voices cloud my ability and then I end up doing nothing and feeling stuck. What can I do? How can I move my body consistently but not to achieve a certain look or end goal, just to show care to my body and feel healthy inside? -a younger Bailey (me! I'm Bailey! I'm the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ My 6 week poetry/writing & expressive arts program: Let's chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Jo: Jo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johuttonyoga/?hl=en Jo’s Substack Yoga for tired people: (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min
  8. The journey of one little cucumber 💛 Kim Sujovolsky: a kind & inspiring chef

    09/16/2025

    The journey of one little cucumber 💛 Kim Sujovolsky: a kind & inspiring chef

    I got to chat with my lovely friend Kim. Kim and I became email pen pals a few years ago after I reached out from being blown away learning from her brilliant online vegan cooking school Brownble. She is one of the kindest, most loving, wise, creative people I know and I’m so grateful I got to speak with her in this episode. 🩷 The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I feel like food is a topic people dance around. There’s so many unreachable standards for the way we’re supposed to look, and that gets intertwined with the way we’re ‘supposed to eat.’ I’ve had life threatening food allergies since I was a baby. So I have innate restrictions I have to accommodate. I also became vegan - which for me was just taking out the meat as I’m allergic to milk and eggs. With the pressure and force of society, cooking nourishing food in a simple & available way feels impossible. It also feels hard to know where to start. How can I quiet the thoughts & opinions society hold’s about food - which involves information that always contradicts each other - and learn how to cook for myself and trust that I know what’s best for my body? How can I make cooking less intimidating and more like a fun skill I can grow & use to take good care of myself? -a younger Bailey (me! I'm Bailey! I'm the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let's chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Kim: Kim’s vegan cooking courses: https://www.brownble.com Kim’s Instagram & Youtube: http://instagram.com/brownble https://www.youtube.com/c/Brownble (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 14m
  9. The lens we view the world through as sensitive humans: Tiana Hodžić 💖

    09/09/2025

    The lens we view the world through as sensitive humans: Tiana Hodžić 💖

    I got to speak to a lovely friend named Tiana. She is a warm, kind hearted, sensitive, caring, genuine person who’a also a singer, a musician, a mentor for deeply sensitive people who want to live their lives with as much authenticity, peace, groundedness, and fullness as possible. She has such a warm, calm presence and I’m really grateful I got to speak with her. I’m still thinking of things she said during our conversation, she’s so wise. 💛 This is the theme we dive into: I know I am different from others. I know I need different things because I’m a unique human with unique needs. But I feel shame about this. I feel like I’m not allowed to need to take care of myself in ways that not everyone else has to, so then I just don’t. It’s hard for me to slow down and be still and embrace the sensitive parts of who I am. The world’s voices are so loud in my head that it consumes my ability to truly take care of myself in quiet and in space. The internet is full of voices, the world, even just outside my front door there’s a neighborhood of people with opinions & thoughts. I want to accept and embrace who I am, but how? Growing up I was constantly shamed and invalidated for being my deep sensitive self, how do I bring warmth back to myself and slow down enough to let the quiet be ok? To let WHO I AM, be ok? -a younger Bailey (me! I'm Bailey! I'm the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let's chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Tiana: https://www.instagram.com/tianahodzic_/ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 19m
  10. Becky Hemsley 💗 My favorite poet: Being at peace with who you are, your authentic self

    08/26/2025

    Becky Hemsley 💗 My favorite poet: Being at peace with who you are, your authentic self

    The brilliant, magical, inspiring, wisdom filled human & poet Becky Hemsley and I chat today about being at peace with you are at the core & how society's un-winnable expectations don't have to consume us - we can take inspiration from nature and let ourselves BE. ✨ This is the 'caller question' we chatted about: “She sat at the back, and they said she was shy. She led from the front and they hated her pride.” I feel like this line and this poem represent me perfectly. An exact description of so many moments in my childhood. It feels impossible to please the world. That no matter what I do, it’s not the right way. I want to be able to breathe and feel peace & strength within myself. How can I do that when there’s so many impossible standards? How can I show up as a whole person, even when society tells me I’m ‘not quite there yet.’ -a younger Bailey (me! I'm Bailey! I'm the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let's chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Becky: https://www.instagram.com/beckyhemsleypoetry/ Becky's poem 'Breathe' https://www.instagram.com/beckyhemsleypoetry/reel/DCZUhkos82Y/ Becky's Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/TalkingtotheWild (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1 hr
  11. Emily: my friend, the philosopher 💛 Letting go to receive

    08/19/2025

    Emily: my friend, the philosopher 💛 Letting go to receive

    Emily https://www.instagram.com/thephilosophicalcoach/ is a philosopher, a kind hearted human, a student and teacher of living life on YOUR terms, founder of POR (Portal of Receiving - her own philosophy), and someone I'm grateful to call my friend. In the first ever episode of Let yourself live (the podcast) we dived into this caller question. ⬇️💖 I have really high expectations. I always have. I have high expectations for others - and extra high ones for myself. Which leads to me constantly feeling disappointed. Some of the people I expect to be a certain way, are not capable of giving me the bare minimum of respect so obviously I always feel defeated. Some people do love me and treat me with kindness - but I still put too much pressure on them in my mind. And it’s not just people. It’s always have high hopes for how something will go. Whether it’s something I’m really excited about - or something I’m going after to achieve. I love the part of myself that has high expectations because I know it’s the same part of me that wants to feel full of joy and love and fun. How can I hold onto the excitement and crave I naturally have for things to turn out in positive and joyful ways while releasing the tight grip I have on expecting everything and everyone to meet “perfection” as an outcome? -a younger Bailey (me! I'm Bailey! I'm the caller) https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ Let's chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com Get full access to 20 Year Old Butterfly at baileycreativity.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 9m
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Too hard on yourself? A deep feeler? Tired of performing for the show of society? Trying to create as much joy & peace & love as possible even though life can be really hard? Pretty much a philosopher with all your curiosity? You'll fit right in here :) Even if you don't relate to those things and you just want some comfort and to feel better in your life, that's perfect too. Thank you for being here 💗 I've felt lost and unique and curious throughout my whole life. I'm chatting with brilliant and loving humans to connect with them, with you, and hopefully make us both feel lighter & inspired ✨ baileycreativity.substack.com

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