Nourishing Creativity with Chef Carla Contreras (formerly Show Up Fully)

Chef Carla Contreras
Nourishing Creativity with Chef Carla Contreras (formerly Show Up Fully)

Nourish your creative life by listening to interviews with creatives and entrepreneurs how they create move through their creative blocks. Chef Carla Contreras is a food stylist and content strategist. Head to @chefcarlacontreras on Instagram to continue the conversation! Find her at www.carlacontreras.com chefcarla.substack.com

  1. Episode 95: Ready, Set, Finish with Financial Advisor, Author, and Speaker Bassam Tarazi

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    Episode 95: Ready, Set, Finish with Financial Advisor, Author, and Speaker Bassam Tarazi

    Welcome to this week’s episode, which is all about carving out time for creative projects and breaking down the big vision into small steps. I’m joined by Bassam Tarazi, a financial advisor, author and speaker. His commitment to his creative practice is inspiring, in this episode he shares how he sits through discomfort, overcomes procrastination, and prioritizes what he values.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. What’s in This Episode: Bassam shares how his creative process is closely linked to his relationship with time. Rather than focusing on the finish line, he zeros in on where he can find thirty minutes in his day. He sets his phone to airplane mode, puts on a timer and rides the wave all the way until the end. Bassam’s approach is strategic and realistic, listen as he shares how he breaks down huge projects into verbs and small action steps. Bassam highlights the importance of committing to these bite-sized chunks of time where possible as a new father and full-time financial advisor. He also discusses his mindfulness practices, finding value in the discomfort, and his method for getting to the root of procrastination. Bassam firmly believes in the power of small, consistent efforts over time to achieve significant results. You can learn more about Bassam’s course, book and blog here. Topics Covered: Using your own personal life experiences to create something from out of thin air Committing to 30 minutes a day inside of your creative practice and releasing the finish line Behind-the-scenes of crafting a TED Talk (Watch Bassam’s TEDx Talk!)  Sitting through the discomfort of the creative process  Practicing presence by being where your feet are Getting honest about the source of procrastination and  and releasing self-judgment when creativity has to take a temporary back-burner  We can’t wait to hear your thoughts, leave a comment below! Eat Well, xo Chef Carla PS: What’s the verb you are working on? Is it your visibility and expanding your presence on or offline this season? Maybe you want to start your own podcast or Substack? Join us inside The Confident Content Collective. Join My Community: Website Pinterest Instagram Substack Disclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    20 phút
  2. Episode 94: Sharing Food Stories, Building Community, and Rediscovering the Pleasure of Cooking with Sophia Musoki, Founder of A Kitchen in Uganda

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    Episode 94: Sharing Food Stories, Building Community, and Rediscovering the Pleasure of Cooking with Sophia Musoki, Founder of A Kitchen in Uganda

    Welcome to this week’s episode, which is all about sharing other people’s stories, building community, and evolving with the creative process. I’m joined by Sophia Musoki, a Ugandan food blogger, podcast host, writer, and photographer. Her passion for food storytelling is palpable, in this episode she spreads her deep love for Ugandan food and culture. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. What’s in This Episode: Sophia shares the behind-the-scenes of how her podcast, Our Food Stories, was developed and how it originally evolved from her recipe blog into a podcast highlighting what other Ugandans are cooking. Her podcast invites people from all over Uganda to share their food stories, recipes, and traditions. I highly recommend tuning into the podcast because the stories people share bring you right into their kitchens, traditions, and hearts.  When it comes to feeling creatively blocked, Sophia’s process is to take a step back, take a digital detox, and reengage with slow activities. When she turns off her phone and dives into a novel by an African author, she returns to her work being able to see things in a new light. Now that her blog is no longer her primary focus, Sophia is rediscovering the pleasure of cooking and trying new recipes she finds on TikTok without feeling the outcome must be perfect. Topics Covered: Sophia’s explanation about how being creative is second nature to her and how creative thinking plays a part in her writing. The behind-the-scenes of how Sophia created her podcast and how she is a creative vessel for sharing other people’s food stories from Uganda. How Sophia’s podcast feels like the tradition of African elders sharing stories around a fire after dinner. This articleis where Sophia shares what her family’s Christmas Eve is like. What it’s like to create something new after being creatively burnt out. How stepping back to let other people share their stories sparked Sophia’s creativity, inspired deeper learning, and helped build community. Sophia’s transition from cooking for her blog to cooking for herself. Cooking has become pleasurable again since she feels less pressure without having to test recipes and make them perfect. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts, leave a comment below! Eat Well, xo Chef Carla PS: Are you working on your visibility and expanding your presence on or offline this season? Maybe you want to start your own podcast or Substack? Join us inside The Content Retreat Collective Join My Community: Website Pinterest Instagram Substack Disclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    21 phút
  3. Episode 93: Visibility, Self-Love, and Stepping into Your Future Self with Chef Carla Contreras as a guest on Dear Self with Love

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    Episode 93: Visibility, Self-Love, and Stepping into Your Future Self with Chef Carla Contreras as a guest on Dear Self with Love

    This week’s episode is a repost from my friend Jenna Knapp and her Dear Self With Love Substack. Note: This was not supposed to be a podcast. Jenna originally sent me a Google Form asking me to share my experience as a Dear Self With Love planner user. My intuition instantly wanted to respond to these questions, but instead of typing the answers out; I connected my computer to my microphone, put my headphones on, and hit record (and let’s be honest, did a few practice sessions). I knew I wanted to use my voice, in a big and bright way that shows you who I am, imperfections and all. Visibility is not always easy for me despite being on two cooking TV shows including Chopped! on the Food Network. My comfort zone lies in interviewing others. This time, I decided to try the other side of the mic and answer Jenna’s questions. As you will hear, this is more than just a planner. It is a way to approach life and offers a deep connection to Jenna and her community. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. What’s in This Episode: Jenna first asks me to share more about what I do. As a Food Stylist, Content Strategist, and Podcast Host, I talked about how I support my clients to see content creation as a dream world — a space to play and invent. I teach them to listen to their tiny whispers that come from inside them vs. seeing me as a marketing guru telling them what they should do. In my opinion, content is really energy. If you've ever experienced someone telling you that they "love your energy," it's exactly that! Creating the channel for your unique energy to be expressed. Jenna invites me to share my personal definition of self-love. For me, it's layered and nuanced. It encompasses things that I wouldn't have answered, even just a few months ago. It's loving ALL the parts of me, including those that aren't perfect, get it wrong, and are experiencing feelings like deep grief. It's accepting all those parts so that I can show up to work, to create content from the most honest place possible. Jenna wraps up with a future-based question — "How are you supporting your future 2025 self currently?" Deciding to use my voice and get vulnerable with Jenna's community (and you) is how I'm taking care of my future self presently. Being visible is something that I teach my 1:1 content strategy clients, participants of The Content Retreat, and members of my new Confident Content Collective. Recording these responses was me leaning into my future self, stepping into a new chapter of my own visibility. Curious, tell me in the comments, how are you leaning into your future self, what does it look like to step into their shoes? Topics Covered: My definition of self-love and how it’s changing through a challenging season What’s my definition of content and how it can support you and your dreams My journey with the Dear Self With Love Planner over the past two years My two favorite parts memorables (as a way to connect with my kids) and mirror affirmations Using the planner as a practice to end my months and cast out my future self Writing the year ahead letter as part of my practice and forgetting the “special place” I put it We can’t wait to hear your thoughts about this episode. Leave a comment below! xo Chef Carla PS: If these ideas and concepts around creating content from an aligned place interest you. I invite to join us live online for the preview of opening day of The Content Retreat Saturday 9/21/24 and if it’s aligned join us for the full experience Sunday 9/22/24. Here is the Content Retreat Schedule (all times are EST) Saturday 9/21/24 4 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Welcoming circle: The Confident Content Framework 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Connecting to Being Seen and Lucid Living with Dulce Ruby: Artist, Spiritual Alchemist, and Modern Curandera 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.: Breathwork for Activating Visibility with Stephanie Pereira Lima: Soul Leader, Breathwork Guide,

    18 phút
  4. Episode 92: Breathwork, Creativity, and Soulful Leadership Stephanie Pereira-Lima

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    Episode 92: Breathwork, Creativity, and Soulful Leadership Stephanie Pereira-Lima

    Welcome to this week’s episode! We are learning about using breathwork as a tool to move through creative blocks. I am joined by Stephanie Pereira-Lima, an Intuitive Healer, Soulful Leader, Breathwork Guide, and Reiki Master. She works intimately with spiritual women & emerging lightworkers in awakening their soul purpose so they can create a life that is led by their soul and rooted in freedom, abundance and joyful service.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. What’s in This Episode: Steph first gives us her definition of creativity which she believes is, “the physical manifestation of someone's soul essence.” I ask her to explain to us deeper about what she means. “I see every individual as a soul, meaning the part of us that is very much all knowing, all loving… it's really that light that they have. It's that sense of joy, that sense of love.” Steph shares her creative process and how she drops into flow to find her center which may include: Stretching, movement like ecstatic dance, changing up her environment, and using time blocking in order to create a container to create. She dives into what it means to integrate masculine and feminine energies (all human have both) in the creative process to create containers in order to create flow and structure. Steph talks about how transformational breathwork is. She defines it, “Breathwork is an active meditation practice. We are dynamically engaging our breath in a rhythmic pattern. And I specifically guide, it's called a three part breath. You breathe through the mouth the entire time… a lot of people describe it as 10 years of talk therapy in one session, and just that process of hyper oxygenating the body, we're tapping into the subconscious mind.” Topics Covered: Steph’s definition of creativity and the role of the "soul essence.” How Steph’s journey has evolved from corporate leader to spiritual leader. She shared how breathwork and how it can help with creative blocks and spiritual awakening. Integrating masculine and feminine energies (all human have both) in the creative process. Steph shares about overcoming the challenges of being visible and sharing one's authentic voice. The importance of self-healing and connecting within, rather than looking for external validation. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts about this episode. Leave a comment below! xo, Chef Carla PS: Sign up for Stephanie’s 3-month online experience, Journey Deep Within Save $100 by mentioning this podcast episode in your application. I support her work 100%. Ask me any questions via email or DM me on Instagram @chefcarlacontreras PPS: Interested in The Content Retreat? Join us + learn more here Disclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    21 phút
  5. Episode 91: Waking, Dreaming & Return to Being Seen with Dulce Ruby, Founder of Despierta

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    Episode 91: Waking, Dreaming & Return to Being Seen with Dulce Ruby, Founder of Despierta

    Welcome to this week’s episode! We’re deep-diving into the creative mindset and returning to being seen after years of creating behind the scenes. We’ll also share a brilliant practice to help you move through creative blocks. I am joined by Dulce Ruby, an international artist and herbal alchemist who creates artworks and tools to awaken and activate people to their dream realities. She had over 1 million people as part of her community on Instagram until she was hacked and started her new account.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform. What’s in This Episode: Dulce first gives us her definition of creativity, which she believes is magic. “The eminence of what is desiring to be birthed through an individual at a given moment. It’s what fulfills, fills, and breathes life into you, and how can you breathe that into the world? Creativity is who you are, materialized into this plane of existence, the 3D material, physical.” Dulce shares her current relationship with creativity, stating that she consistently pours magic into the world and that her creativity is intertwined with her day-to-day life. She also shares that her creativity has been stunted, halted, or hidden as she worked through creating projects behind the scenes including leading a World Peace Tour and creating Despierta, which was meant to be a downloadable antidote for what aches the human mind, body, and soul. Dulce talks about coming back to sharing her creations, “I feel like, as I was hiding myself and my creations, more than people who were used to, I guess seeing me and seeing my work and seeing my words and feeling and just nourishing their souls and trying to say that not in an egotistical way but being able to receive my love and my outpouring and my magic, my creativity, and being able to utilize that as a healing modality for themselves.” Topics Covered: Dulce’s expansive definition of creativity and how creativity is part of everyday life.  How Despierta was founded to create an accessible offering to her community.  Nourishment as a part of the creative process and how drinking tea can be a way to connect with yourself. Dream, sleep, and awaken, a philosophy that guides Despierta’s and Dulce’s work.  Dulce’s energy is contagious! She talks about how she builds playfulness into her life.  Dulce shares her process visualization practice for overcoming creative blocks and allowing more creative flow into her life. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts about this episode. Leave a comment below! xo Chef Carla PS: Use the code ChefCarla10 to save on Despierta + Dulce’s course Lucid Living. Note: I am an affiliate of Dulce Ruby’s programs Lucid Living and Despierta. I support her work 100%. Ask me any questions via email or DM me on Instagram @chefcarlacontreras PPS: Interested in The Content Retreat? Join us + learn more here Join My Community: * Website * Pinterest * Instagram * Substack Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    23 phút
  6. Episode 90: Empowerment, Creative Blocks, and Dishing Out Steamed Broccoli with Pinterest Strategist Meagan Williamson

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    Episode 90: Empowerment, Creative Blocks, and Dishing Out Steamed Broccoli with Pinterest Strategist Meagan Williamson

    This week’s episode is about empowering you to share who you uniquely are in your creative process. I’m joined by Meagan Williamson, a Pinterest marketing expert, certified business coach, trained psychologist, and mom based in Canada.  Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. What’s in This Episode: This episode will leave you inspired to embrace how you create based on the season of life (and business) you are in. In our conversation, Meagan shares her approach to coaching and working with creative blocks by looking beyond the surface level of why you may not be sharing on social media. Meagan shares that she can’t force herself to be creative. When she does have the energy she does massive brain dumps. She looks across what’s trending in other industries and brainstorms about her unique take on ideas, a tutorial that might help someone, and or answer a question she is getting asked by her community. Meagan leaves us with advice: To not fall for viral get-rich-quick tactics using Pinterest but instead to focus on slow and consistent growth. She talks about this in terms of focusing on eating greens like steamed broccoli vs. cheese pizza. It’s not sexy but she will help you with sustainable growth and long term results. Topics Covered: Meagan’s experience with a leadership exercise in high school and how that shaped her view of creative thinking. What it’s like to be creative in other areas of your life such as how you dress, work, and define the world. Meagan enjoys creative hobbies like gardening and being in nature.  Stop trying to be other people on social media, be yourself, she calls it, “Meaganizing.” What it’s like to honor your energy and the phases of your life and business. She talks about rest and not working. Meagan talks about her background as a trained psychologist, and how creative blocks are often not about creation but other things in your life like trauma or fear of failure. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts, leave a comment below! Eat Well, xo Chef Carla PS: Interested in Pinterest as part of your strategy? Join the Pinterest Growth Challenge Note: I am an affiliate of Meagan’s programs. I have been supporting Pin Potential since the beginning. It’s now a course and membership. I support her work 100%. Ask me any questions via email or DM me on Instagram @chefcarlacontreras Join My Community: * Website * Pinterest * Instagram * Substack Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    25 phút
  7. Episode 89: Permission to be a Multi-Passionate Creative with Juanina Kocher of Flex & Flow Wellness

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    Episode 89: Permission to be a Multi-Passionate Creative with Juanina Kocher of Flex & Flow Wellness

    This week’s episode is about being a multi-passionate creative, being open to what you enjoy vs. putting yourself in a box. I am joined by Juanina Kocher, a health coach, yoga teacher, and consultant, who primarily supports mothers. Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. What’s in This Episode: This episode is filled with a lot of laughs and personal shares! Juanina and I start with our love of the Italian Chopped Salad with Basil Swirls from Sakara Life. We are both ambassadors for the brand. We also both have backgrounds in the restaurant and hospitality world. Juanina shares how she navigates modern motherhood and how she weaves in creativity throughout her busy day-to-day life. Juanina’s definition of creativity encompasses anything that excites you, which is so freeing! In our conversation, she explains how excitement often becomes inspiration and weaves itself into problem-solving and uncovering new creative outlets. Juanina talks about creating room for creativity. And what a difference having space and quiet time makes for her creativity. Topics Covered: * Modern parenting and what that means to Juanina * What it’s like to eat different meals or at different times than young children * How Juanina defines creativity and its connection to problem solving * Creating a bucket list for creative pursuits like pottery or cooking classes * Feeding your creative juices through cooking for pleasure and making new recipes * Wellness tools that don’t take an hour, a five minute meditation, 10-minute moment practice, or taking a walk * Moving through creative blocks by giving yourself space, having quiet time PS: Join Melissa Hoffman for a live free Nourishing Creativity Hypnosis workshop this Saturday April 20th at 1:00 pm EST Join My Community: * Website * Pinterest * Instagram * Substack Note: Some of these are affiliate links. I receive a small percentage of the sales. I appreciate your support of my small Latinè & women owned business. Please see my shop + Juanina’s Instagram for more codes + discounts. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

    25 phút
  8. Episode 88: Creating for Pleasure + Pivoting into Purpose with Life & Mindset Coach Melissa Hoffmann

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    Episode 88: Creating for Pleasure + Pivoting into Purpose with Life & Mindset Coach Melissa Hoffmann

    This week’s episode is about finding pleasure in creative expression and the ability to pivot into purpose. I am joined by Melissa Hoffmann, an Intuitive Life, Mindset Coach, and Hypnotherapist for women who know they’re meant for more. Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform. What’s in This Episode: Melissa shares her pivot from makeup artist to coach and how she has infused creativity in each step of her journey. We chat about making art simply for pleasure and to nourish yourself instead of seeking external validation. She also talks about how to find balance when creativity is a big part of your work. We then discuss the creation of her newest offer, Soul Portraits, and how it builds on her other project, the Pivot Into Your Purpose podcast.  Melissa then highlights how creativity to come back to their path. Don’t miss Melissa sharing her favorite ways to use oracle cards and tools like EFT, hypnosis, and subliminals to move through creative blocks! Topics Covered: * Melissa shares that she finds nourishment in reading fiction and doing watercolor painting. * The difference between creating for pleasure versus creating for work, with Melissa explaining that creating for oneself is more fulfilling and less pressured. * How Melissa created her Soul Portraits offering: Being photographed is a powerful way to express your soul and feel empowered about being visible and being fully seen. * Melissa mentions that creativity plays a role in her coaching, as she helps her clients explore creative activities for their own pleasure and fulfillment. * Pivots and how to know when it’s time to make a change. * Melissa also shares her love for oracle cards and how they spark her creativity. * Melissa discusses the use of EFT, hypnosis, and subliminals in the creative process. Resources Mentioned: * Join Melissa + me for a live Nourishing Creativity Hypnosis workshop on Saturday April 20th at 1:00 pm EST Join My Community: * Website * Pinterest * Instagram * Substack Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe

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Nourish your creative life by listening to interviews with creatives and entrepreneurs how they create move through their creative blocks. Chef Carla Contreras is a food stylist and content strategist. Head to @chefcarlacontreras on Instagram to continue the conversation! Find her at www.carlacontreras.com chefcarla.substack.com

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