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Seek out your creativity! The benefits of creativity are insane, and we list them below! Today ONLY Class Sale! SALE CODE: TODAY20 SEE OUR CLASSES HERE Or head to the bottom for links to each! Remember your code TODAY20 And guess what?! It's free and you can do it anytime! Here is a little secret about me... I love actor Jim Carrey. There are so many great quotes and stories about him, he stan...

Good Morning Friend! Your dose of Weekly Inspiration is here! “Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, worrying about the pathway to the future. But all there will ever be is what’s happening here in the decisions we make in this moment, which are based in either love or fear.”– Jim Carrey To be perfectly honest I w...

What is your "why"? How will it better your community? How will it better the world!?  Your everyday life can be so expansive when you focus on the why, and the energy behind it. It's hard to explain, but everything just becomes more expansive, and the impossible suddenly becomes possible. Your biggest hopes and dreams become real as you step toward them everyday little by little!  L...

Firefighter Maverick Hann is here to chat! Raw and real, Maverick shares his story, trauma and how the only way for him was through. This is one you won't want to miss! In order to care for others you need to care for yourself…   We all know that everyone shits in some kind of toilet or shit pile in the morning, at some point or another, but all we see is someone’s perfectly clean home, their...

Say it with me: "I can Effing do this!" I am going to help you out here: If you HAVE to be where you are, do it well, and find the fun. Shift from thinking: "I have to" to "I get to" Get dressed. Play the part. Embrace the SUCK. People and opportunities will gravitate toward your energy; it may not happen tomorrow, but it will happen for you one day soon. Visualize it...

Are you totally burnt out?! Can my passion support me?! that is what we are talking about this week! Ashley Cassens is on and she shares how she swapped out full time for full time passion! HOW?! Murals! That's how! EFF YES to THAT! Making art one piece at a time totally burnt me out!   … so why the hell was I relying on only my art for money?? The average successful business has more than 5 i...

You might be surprised by what we have to say in this episode! 🤔 Are you feeling stuck and frustrated as a creative!? Have you ever thought of out collaborations! There is so much possibility and potential in authentic partnerships! Plus they are super magical!! People can see things in you that you cannot even see in yourself! 🥹 And if you see it, it can become real! Here are some tips for you...

Small steps every day will lead you to your ultimate goals in life. Never discount that: lesson you learned from your dad growing up, or how your grandma taught you great manners and people skills. These are all leading us in the direction we were meant to go! Trust that: the wind has your back and will carry you forward each and every day.   From small pop-up to a thriving business! Learn to love...

"I've had a lot of trauma and a lot of blessings honey, but you've got to come at them with depth of gratitude" - Carolyn King When we focus on cultivating opportunities for ourselves, and inspiring by example is when we truly thrive in this life. Stay in your own lane, honour your past, and know that every part of your journey is a building block to who you were meant to be. Som...

What's holding you back from living your dream life? Is it you? In this life we have choices, and we choose where we sit. I'm just going to throw out my favourite Harry Potter Quote here: "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities" - Albus Dumbledore We have choices in this life, they can take you anywhere and beyond what you ever envision...

"This is toxic culture and I want to create something that's not" says Stephanie Author of Thriving Artist A Book to Set You Free. Taking that bad experience, and letting it elevate you, setting you on fire, to create a new and exciting path for yourself. We will take a quote from our Jann Arden Podcast "good things come out of bad things". Stephanie posts: “The average mil...

Seeing others as human and holding space for them… what does that look like?   Join us this week with Laura Rutherford creative and Mother of 7. This was a beautiful conversation about stripping it all away and being human and being okay and what lessons we can learn from our children.   I don't know about you but I  sure as shit have learned some patience. I also learned that each end every p...

Sarah gets so vulnerable and transparent in this episode and opens up about mental health and gives advice from experience. It is one you won't want to miss! Sleep plays such a role in mental health and well being and it is something that cannot be ignored. When you're not getting adequate rest your body is in constant flight or flight mode (that goes for you and your littles). If you’re t...

Looking to get into mural making and funding for you creative projects, but you don’t know where to start?! This is the episode for you!   Here it is all broken down for you by Billie Rae and myself: How to get funding. What materials you will need and use Budget What NOT to do Artist Contracts Pricing And so much more!   Join us in this candid conversation about expanding your career and studio p...

"Never say never" Andrew laughs in this episode. We can't speak in absolutes, we don't know what the future holds, we are always learning and evolving. We are only human after all, things will never be perfect, things will never be right, and they definitely won't go as planned! But what if... things went better?! Hold space for things to turn out better, have faith that the...

"The thing is, that bar will always move, you'll never hit it. The bar just goes higher and you keep going!" says Mike! "You keep chasing the finish line". It's not end game we are chasing, the end game in life is death. See your everyday ordinary as extraordinary, and know that the little things add up to all the big things. We are doing things that make us happy, bein...

"It's really hard making a living just selling art" says Kevin Ledo , world renowned Muralist. Kevin bares his truth about his experience in the art world and takes his time about opening up about the realities of the traditional gallery model, art school and how he came to be a globe trotting mural artist. Join us in this captivating conversation about Kevin's take on the inside...

"Power comes from the passage of time and wisdom comes from failure" - Jann Arden Honestly, there are so many gems to take away from this conversation with Jann. I guess I should just start from the beginning (short version). I drew Jann's face and tweeted her about it when my mom was in palliative care in 2014. She somehow someway saw the tweet and insisted on buying the piece from...

Join our LIVE Panel of 7 as we chat about what it is to work together toward a positive common goal in our community.  “How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out. The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being s...

What does it take to be a Woman? Tune in this week as we sit down with Professional Editor Stephanie Carbajal about transitioning from a full-time position to freelance. Stephanie coaches us on how to say “no” in a professional manner. And How letting go of the 9-5 it allows us more freedom and power in the season of motherhood. What does it take to be a woman? Sometimes… I don’t want to think abo...

Tune in this week as we chat with globe trotting Artist and Freelance Writer Essie. We speak candidly about our where creativity has taken us in our lives. It will make you want to pack your bags!! This can be your greatest tool in work and life!   I am living proof! I have grown as a human being after embracing writing and a great many opportunities have come my way because of it. For so man...

The long lost episode!! I dug this out of the archives, and you would not believe what Shaun and I have been up to since our chat from over a year ago!! Proof that dreams can become a reality, and in a relatively short period of time!!  “The greatest gift you can give yourself is to find something that you are naturally adept at. And find out a way to make a living at it. Because if you do th...

When we get caught in the rigamarole of all the small things, we can sometimes forget what a miracle it takes for us to be here every day. There is nothing more extraordinary than the simple fact that we are alive and will one day cease to exist. It is a delicate balance in which we hang on the edge. We forget to be kind to ourselves, we forget that it is where this all begins, self acceptance. Be...

What the heck is an Enneagram anyway? That was our exact thought! Find out where you fit in this weeks episode! Anna combines combining her Life- and Enneagram coaching with Interior design to help people create a home where they thrive and space that supports them to "come home"  to who they truly are. Which I totally love! I know I feel better when I've tackled my Mount Everest of laundry....

We are Women filled with compassion and love and empathy, and that is power. Join us this week with Community Connector Valentine Svihalek founder of Art Connect Women and Art Connect Society. That is a beautiful power, a power that can heal our world. I recall laying in the foetal position on the shag carpet of our living room. Clutching my swollen, pregnant belly and weeping; the baby would not...