Create Shift

Hello! It’s another interview episode of the Create Shift podcast. This time with a coach I’ve been working with since 2020, the wonderful Ray Dodd. In this episode we talk all things money making and creativity. We also manage to discuss Lin Manuel Miranda (why not?!), the spreadsheet olympics (because apparently that’s a real thing) and Ray wins the prize for first use of the phrase ‘raw dogging...

Hello! On today’s episode of Create Shift I’m telling you the bizarre story of how I got the best creative advice I ever received, how I didn’t even realise that’s what it was for years (because honestly it kinda pissed me off) and I’m letting you know what that advice was. Links, references, resources * My Alchemy single session coaching package is now on Summer sale! More than 50% off. All the i...

Welcome to another episode of Create Shift. In today’s solo episode I’m diving into the topic of procrastination. Is it a helpful part of the creative processes, a block to be battled through and overcome or perhaps neither of those? If you feel like procrastination is something you’ve come up against many times, this episode will offer you a fresh perspective on it and some tools for how to move...

It’s time for another episode of the Create Shift podcast! I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation with my guest Kimberly Kuniko (aka Lacelit). This is a beautiful conversation filled with magic all about creativity, the ‘rules’ around it and our mutual desire to abandon them. If you’re in a place where you feel your artistic identity is shifting, where you’re questioning if you’re allowed...

Welcome back to the Create Shift podcast. It’s been a little while since I released a new episode, and even longer since I did an interview. I’m so excited to share today’s interview episode with writer Tutku Barbaros. Tutku is a writer – across forms  – of Turkish Cypriot heritage from south-east London. She is an alumna of the Royal Court Writers' Programme as well as Sphinx Theatre's year-long...

It’s another episode of Create Shift! In this episode I am talking about: * My practice of flowing with the energy of nature & resistance felt towards this * The magical things that happen when we start to trust our own intuition and flow (lessons learned from my own experience & my clients’) * Building up evidence that going with your own flow (and against the constant push of society) works and...

It’s so easy to get caught in the ‘new year new you’ energy that society pushes on us. Easy to feel full of ‘shoulds’ and bad about not having started all the things yet. Here’s my alternative to all of that. A reminder that January is not nature’s new year, and it’s okay to (good, even) to take things slow. Mentions: The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2024 by Lia Leendertz Rebellious Artists’ and C...

In this episode of Create Shift I’m talking about the ‘other’ in our creative processes. Asking, who are we making our art for? When is this ‘other’ actually useful to think of, and when isn’t it? Often I find we can get caught up in thinking about this ‘other’ and it can become detrimental to our practice. Today I’m offering a few different ways to think about this, which may be helpful to explor...

The beta version of my Trauma Sensitive Theatre & Performance Making Course is now available to sign up to. Find all the information here . In this episode of the podcast I talk about why I think it’s absolutely vital for theatre and performance making spaces to be trauma sensitive. I hope you can join me on the course. https://ellenfranklyncarr.com/trauma-sensitive-theatre-performance-making-beta...

My podcast Create Shift is back! Expect supportive and inspiring conversations at the intersection of creative and artistic practice, holistic wellbeing and entrepreneurship. I love sending audio notes to my coaching clients in our weekly check in spaces, and I’m always recording my own notes and ideas. So, getting back to the podcast was naturally a good idea. Thanks for reading Creative Embers w...

In today's episode Ellen is joined by returning guest Lisa de Jong to discuss all things menstrual cycle.  Lisa de Jong is a health coach specialising in the menstrual cycle, chronic pain, and trauma. She works with clients 1:1 all around the world and is also a training provider of a globally accredited menstrual cycle coaching professional training. She has a podcast called From Pain To Power an...

Today’s episode is part 2 of Ellen being joined by returning guest Emma Newlyn discussing all things nutrition, stress and burnout. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet we suggest you head over to that and listen first and then come back to this one. In this episode Emma dives more deeply into specific vitamins that can support our ability to deal with stress, and feel less stressed.   Emma is a...

In today’s episode Ellen is joined by returning guest Emma Newlyn. Emma is a naturopathic health coach, yoga teacher, holistic therapist & writer. She specialises in blending ancient wisdom and modern wellness in her Whole Health consultations and coaching with clients, as well as leading educational courses teaching others how to bring Ayurveda, TCM and the latest in modern health science int...

In this episode we’re talking about the number one thing to do if you want to be more productive. This may surprise you, and it certainly isn’t one of the productivity hacks or tips that are so often shared. What we’re talking about here is trust. We discuss how self-trust, and trust of those you work with is SO important and how not having trust can really undermine what we’re able to achieve. Wh...

In this episode of Create Shift we’re discussing how important it is to acknowledge that as humans, we can’t be expected to be the same each day. It’s much better to practice meeting ourselves as we are each day, and this can help our interactions with other people too. We discuss how doing this can support us in our working days, and in our management of others if this is something we do.  We hop...

In today’s episode we discuss the notion of being in control, and the paradox that what’s helpful is working on controlling what you can control (usually yourself) and remembering that you can’t control anything else. We talk about how creating a sense of being in control of some things can be supportive for our nervous systems, and create a sense of resilience. We also chat about ways we practice...

In today’s episode Ellen is joined by guest Agnes Becker of We Are Stardust. They discuss the concept that we’re burnt out people living on a burnt out planet, and the role re-connecting with nature has to play in our own recovery.  ​​Agnes Becker is an artist, science communicator and creator of We Are Stardust - a place where art and science collide to enrich your experience of and relationship...

This episode is the third in our 3 part mini-series on ways to avoid burnout. In this  part we’re exploring ways to avoid burnout when you’re an employer and responsible for others as well as yourself. We touch on several areas to consider and connect with when you’re considering burnout on an organisational level, and wanting to create a working culture that doesn’t lead to burnout. Hopefully thi...

This episode is the second in our 3 part mini-series on ways to avoid burnout. In this  part we’re exploring ways to avoid burnout when you’re employed. We touch on several areas to consider and connect with when you’re working for somebody else and wanting to create a working life that doesn’t lead to burnout. Hopefully this will give you some inspiration to weave some of these areas into your ow...

This episode is the start of our 3 part mini-series on ways to avoid burnout. In this first part we’re exploring ways to avoid burnout when you’re self-employed. We touch on several areas to consider and connect with when you’re working for yourself and wanting to create a working life that doesn’t lead to burnout. Hopefully this will give you some inspiration to weave some of these areas into you...

In today's episode of Create Shift we're sharing our experiences with re-connecting to our bodies, and discussing how this is vital for burnout recovery. We chat about how Western society can be very much neck up, and how this is detrimental to human wellbeing. We also offer some guidance around re-connecting with your body. Thanks for listening! Ellen & Kate x For full show notes including an...

What would it be like to live a life you didn't  need  a holiday from? How would that feel? And how does the thought of that make you feel? This is what we're discussing in today's episode of the podcast. It's a powerful and provocative question that can get us really thinking about the way we live, the way we want to live and changes we might want to start making. Thanks for listening! Ellen &amp...

Today we're talking about ambition. A really important, and often sticky, topic when it comes to burnout recovery and moving out of the cycle of burnout. Inspired by what Jamie Varon writes in her book about no longer allowing her ambition to be bigger than her wellbeing, we're talking about letting go of ambitions when they're harmful to your wellbeing. It's a bit of a different way to look at am...

As The Good Space shifts direction to focus on supporting healing from burnout, we bring you a bit of a different episode. Kate interviews Ellen today, as she shares her story with burnout over the past decade and how she got to a place of recovering from being stuck in the burnout cycle. For full show notes including any links and resources referenced head to our website thegood-space.com. Join o...

In this solo episode Ellen shares a recent learning she had about following a path that wasn't hers. She shares how, when we let go of the achievements we're measuring ourselves against and embrace our own paths,  the weight of perceived failure can fall away. She also shares about a current special offer we're running on our coaching packages. You can get a half day of voxer or 75 minutes on zoom...