Create-Today with Beth Buffington

E99 - The Art of Feeding Your Creative Self (You are what you eat!) Discover how the food you eat can fuel your imagination and help you create from a place of color, care, and vitality.
 What if your next creative breakthrough started on your plate? 🍓 In this episode, Beth explores how what—and how—you eat can ignite your imagination, sharpen your focus, and nourish your creative energy from the...

E-98 Creativity Makes You Healthier – Movement Makes You Even Better Feeling stuck, stressed, or low on creative energy? 🌿
Discover how combining creativity + movement can boost your mood, clear your mind, and strengthen your whole health.
Your most joyful, creative life might just begin with a walk — and a doodle. ✨ Have you noticed how your best ideas often appear while walking, biking, o...

E 97: Is Your Creativity...Healthy? Here’s Why It Matters When was the last time you felt fully alive in your creativity — not pushing, not producing, just creating because it makes you feel whole? In this reflective solo episode, Beth Buffington explores the often-overlooked idea of creative health — how your creative energy is as essential to your wellbeing as movement, sleep, or nutrition. You’...

E96 - Building a Creative Community with Tracy Dawn Brewer of Brewtifully (Canton Ohio) What happens when you mix courage, creativity, and community?
 You get Tracy Dawn Brewer — artist, designer, teacher, and founder of Brewtifully in Canton, Ohio. In this inspiring episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington, Tracy shares how she turned her creative intuition into a thriving community art studi...

E95 The Power of Playing Small: Creative Acts {that are Tiny} to Spark Joy Every Day Feeling drained or uninspired? These small creative acts can reset your mood, calm your mind, and spark ideas — no masterpiece required.
 Join Beth Buffington from Create Today as she shares 13 tiny ways to bring more creativity, joy, and presence into your everyday life such as… • Light a candle on a Tuesday.
 •...

Episode 94 Creative Silence - The Secret to Unlocking Your Best Ideas! Do you ever feel like your mind is constantly racing — bouncing from emails to social media to endless scrolling? In this episode of Create-Today with Beth Buffington, we explore the practice of Creative Silence — a gentle, screen-free reset designed to quiet the noise and unlock your natural imagination. Beth shares personal s...

A Simple Creative Reset (just 10 minutes) to Relieve Anxiety & Find Flow 

 What if just 10 minutes could reset your mood, calm your body, and recharge your creativity? 

 In this episode you’ll learn how a simple 10-minute doodle practice can shift your focus, lower stress, and remind you of your creative power. No fancy supplies. No pressure. Just a pen, paper, and your w...

Creativity Can Calm a Chaotic World. Are You Using Your Creativity for Good? Feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the news lately? Discover how creativity can calm anxiety, boost joy, and help you live happier and healthier—starting today. Are you looking for ways to feel calmer, happier, and healthier in today’s noisy world? Come… Create-Today: https://www.bdi-create.today/ In this episode of Crea...

E91 - Embrace healthy aging using your creativity with Lisa Murphy, Certified Health Coach   Ready to actually feel better—in your heart, mind, body and soul? Come to the Sylva Solace Retreat for creative resilience: 
 https://www.bdi-create.today/sylva-retreat This week... Healthy Aging Coach, Lisa Murphy returns to chat with us about the simple secrets to Creative health. Lisa works with en...

E90 Tenacity, Resilience & Everyday Creativity | Drew Jones Marquez In this episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington, singer-songwriter and musician Drew Jones Marquez opens up about the real journey of a creative life.  He shares about the tenacity it takes to keep going, the setbacks that shape us, and the unexpected places where creativity shows up. Drew tells his journey from...

Whose Voice Is in Your Head? Let's Unmask Your Inner Critic In this episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington, you’ll discover the surprising truth about your inner critic: it just might be someone you know...from long ago (or yesterday). A teacher, a boss, a parent—someone who had harsh words for you in the past. This episode will help you uncover WHO your inner critic really is and...

How Artists Thrive Together: Lessons from a Successful Artist Collective What if you didn’t have to go it alone as an artist? In this episode of Create-Today with Beth Buffington, we’re pulling back the curtain on a thriving artist-owned “Art Forms Gallery” in Hill City, South Dakota. We uncover what has made this creative collective work so well – for 26 years! Beth is joined by three talented ar...

The Power of Color: How It Can Transform Your Mood, Energy, and Creativity Highly recommended: Come to the Sylva Solace Retreat for creative resilience: 
 https://www.bdi-create.today/sylva-retreat Did you know the colors around you are shaping how you feel, think, and create—every single day? In this episode of Create-Today with Beth Buffington, we're exploring how color affects your brain, emoti...

E86 Rituals that Work for a Healthier and More Creative Life. Guest: Lisa Murphy, Certified Health Coach Ready to actually feel better—in your body, your mind, and your creative flow? Come to the Sylva Solace Retreat for creative resilience: 
 https://www.bdi-create.today/sylva-retreat In this insightful episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington, I’m joined by healthy aging coach Lisa Murphy fo...

E85 How Creative First Aid Calms Your Brain (No Meds, No Meditating) Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or creatively stuck?
 In this episode of Create-Today with Beth Buffington, you'll discover how engaging in creative flow can reset your nervous system and offer a powerful form of emotional first aid—no medication, no journaling, and no meditating required. This science-backed approach taps into the...

The Neuroscience of Handcrafts. The POWER of your brain on ART!   Today In this episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington, we explore the resurgence of handcrafting in today's digital age. Beth discusses the benefits and importance of making things with your hands, highlighting how it can enhance our mental health, reduce stress, and bring joy and mindfulness into your life. Learn abo...

E83 How to Find Your Creative Voice (Even If You Feel Lost Right Now)
 To Find Your Creative Voice: Go Beyond Your Comfort Zone 👉 Join the Create-Today Membership to stay inspired and connect with a creative community that supports your journey. 🎨💡 https://www.bdi-create.today/offers/2GB9xYBj/checkout In this episode of 'Create Today with Beth Buffington,' we talk about something thri...

E82 - Creativity Makes You Healthier? The Science Will Surprise You! Welcome to another heart-to-heart episode of 'Create Today with Beth Buffington.' Each week you hear me say… Creativity makes you happier in heart, mind, body and soul… This week we look into the science behind this mantra. You’ll realize how creativity makes you happier and healthier. We’ll discuss studies that reveal how creati...

E-81 Reframing Anxiety: Turning Worry into Creative Fuel 👉 Join the Create-Today Membership to stay inspired and connect with a creative community that supports your journey. 🎨💡
 https://www.bdi-create.today/membership_coaching In this episode, Beth explores how the energy you give towards worry, stress, grief, and anxiety can be redirected into creative fuel…

 When you re-channel ne...

E80 - What if the world has snuffed out your creative spark? 👉 Join the Create-Today Membership to stay inspired and connect with a creative community that supports your journey. 🎨💡
 https://www.bdi-create.today/membership_coaching Join host Beth Buffington on episode 80 of 'Create Today' as she dives into one of the most common questions creatives face: How to spark creativity when f...

Creating Happiness: This One Habit Will Rewire Your Brain for Joy! Join Beth Buffington this week and we’ll explore the link between your brain… and the joy of creating. Discover how making creativity a daily habit can reshape your brain, reduce stress, and boost happiness. Understand the important role of creative flow in creating JOY in your life. Learn how the reticular activating system monito...

Creativity makes you happier: The Science Behind creative joy Visit  www.bdi-create.today  for the Create-Today Membership, and personalized coaching! In this episode of 'Create Today with Beth Buffington,' we explore the incredible benefits of creativity for your joy, health, and brain. Learn about the magic of 'creative flow' and how it releases feel-good chemicals that boost your ment...

E77 - Transform your life. Prioritize creativity over your comfort zone. Guest: Rachel Burr, author, executive coach and leadership consultant Unlock Your Creative Potential with Rachel Burr. Discover how to embrace your transformational goo In this episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington. Beth welcomes Rachel Burr, an expert in human behavior, communication, and leadership development....

E76 Unlock your potential with a Creative Process that really WORKS! In this episode of BDI Create Today, we explore the often-overlooked but crucial creative process. We will explore the common struggles like unfinished projects and creative burnout– and how having a successful creative process helps you bypass these roadblocks. This episode introduces Beth’s very own structured creative process...

E75 - Be brave, and make some super cool stuff with your creativity! Sign up for the Greeting Card Printing Workshop: https://www.bdi-create.today/offers/5tuYYVWW/checkout 👉  Join the Create-Today Membership to stay inspired and connect with a creative community that supports your journey. 🎨💡 https://www.bdi-create.today/membership_coaching You work hard on your creativity. And, somet...