Create-Today with Beth Buffington

Curiosity is a SUPER Power you can use to be happier, healthier...and SMARTER! Knowing how to use curiosity as a creative tool — is a super power for your brain.
 In this episode, you will explore the neuroscience of curiosity — and why wonder builds creativity, resilience, and wellbeing.
 Stay to the end for 7 simple ways to live a more curious life starting today! Curiosity isn’t just a per...

E108 The Story of So Loco - Why Women Need Scream Pillows (and Creative Ways to Release What We Carry) Get ready for a powerful, honest, and unexpectedly joyful conversation about creativity, emotional health, and why sometimes… you just need to scream into a pillow. In this special episode of Create Today, Beth is joined by Laura Pagley and Sandra O’Neil, founders of So Loco, a women-led brand ro...

What if just a few minutes of creativity a day could shape your future happiness, health, and resilience? In this episode of Create Today with Beth Buffington , we explore the powerful idea of creative deposits—tiny, consistent creative actions that quietly compound into long-term wellbeing for “future you.” You’ll discover: • Why small creative habits matter more than occasional big projects •&nb...

To Succeed —You need to understand YOUR past, present and future spirits. Creativity isn’t just self-expression—it’s a powerful path to health and happiness.
 In this special holiday episode, Beth explores how understanding your creative
past, present, and future can change how you feel—and how you live —and how you succeed. Learn more about how you can CREATE-TODAY: https://www.bdi-create.today/...

Mini Creations That Calm Stress Feeling overwhelmed or mentally exhausted? What if calming your stress didn’t require hours of meditation or expensive solutions — just a few creative minutes? In this episode of Create Today , Beth Buffington explores how tiny creative acts can gently calm your nervous system and help you build real emotional resilience. Stress doesn’t usually arrive all at once —...

Learn more about being healthy and happy using your creativity! Visit:https://www.bdi-create.today/ If you’ve ever felt stuck, tired, or creatively drained — this episode may be the simplest, most useful creative reset you try all year. You'll discover how just 10 minutes in nature can shift your mindset, refresh your energy, and open space for breakthrough ideas. 🌿 In this episode you’ll di...

Your Brain on Creativity: The Stress-Relief Paths You Should be Using - with Guest Diane Dreher When life feels heavy, hectic, or overwhelming — your creativity show you paths to solve problems and find answers. In this heartfelt conversation with psychologist, author, and coach Diane Dreher, we explore how art, writing, movement, meditation, and inner work become powerful tools for self...

Creative Rituals Heal Winter Blues and Holiday Stress Winter & the Holiday Season don't have to drain your energy or dim your spirit! Discover how simple acts of creativity can actually lift your mood, calm your mind, and bring joy back into your days during the dark nights of Winter. In this episode, Beth Buffington shares the science-backed reasons why making art (or doing a creative ho...

Suzi K Edwards Reinvented Her Creative Life (And How You Can Too) Ever wondered how many creative lives one person can live?
 Suzi K Edwards has reinvented herself again and again — And her story will change how you see your own creativity. In this episode, author, illustrator, public artist, and former fashion designer Suzi K Edwards joins Beth to explore the winding, exciting path of her am...

✨ 100 Episodes of Creative Health and Happiness! ✨
 Today, we’re celebrating 100 episodes of Create Today with Beth Buffington! This is a heartfelt milestone built on a simple truth:
Creativity isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline. In this joyful, soul-nourishing episode, Beth shares a powerful message about why your creativity matters now more than ever.” You’ll discover why making, doodli...

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...