Creativity: Uncovered

Creativity, by nature, is continually evolving. Your relationship with creativity, your goals and your desire for creativity changes throughout your life. In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , singer/songwriter Naomi Crain shares how her relationship with music has changed throughout her life, and what her plans are for the future.   Tune in to hear about: How Naomi's mother provided her firs...

When things aren't going so well in your life, it can be easy to fall into a funk and get down. It is less easy, however, to reframe your situation and take the positive out of it.   In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , Lauren Hackney shares her story of how at the lowest point in her life, her creativity saved her.    In one year, Lauren lost her job and almost lost her husband, and her ima...

When you run a business, especially as a creative, there is pressure to niche down. That is, you need to have a specific area, style or client base that you exclusively deal with. But how do you niche when you're an all-rounder, or have many different interests?   I asked Brand Strategist and Creative Coach, Hollie Arnett this question when she joined me on Creativity: Uncovered .   Hollie has had...

In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , I speak with my husband Michael Back about play, imagination and giving yourself permission to be creative.   Michael was a really creative kid, but somewhere along the line he felt pressured to become more serious and focus on a "real job". Next minute he found himself studying business, becoming a Financial Adviser and being dissatisfied with his career...

In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , I delve into the often-overlooked aspect of creativity: handling feedback.    I unpack the importance of being prepared for feedback throughout the creative process, so that you can be sustainable in your creativity.   Tune in to hear about my personal experience with feedback and hear some practical advice on how to develop resilience, how to discern val...

Lauren Spangler 's biggest creative boom came when she had LESS time than ever. But even though the timing was a little off, she was able to use this experience to redefine her relationship with her creative side.   After facing creative burnout, Lauren pivoted her career from being a musician and artist to a desk job as strategist. It wasn't until years later, when she was up nursing her newborn...

With a career spanning 40+ years, Steve Griggs has certainly refined his creative process. As New York's premier landscape designer, Steve flexes his creativity and imagination every day to deliver beautiful, functional and livable spaces for his clients.   Steve joins me on Creativity: Uncovered to share more about his process and how he remains inspired after nearly half a decade in the field.  ...

Why is it that when life gets tough, we turn to creativity?   In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , I am joined by Amber Byers , an attorney who re-found her love of writing after being made redundant.   Now Amber is an award-winning author, editor and head judge of the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest.   In this episode we talk about: Amber's career as an attorney when she knew it wasn...

Rebecca Noel Ati is ambitious, curious and is determined to achieve her goals.   In fact, she ticked off her goal to be a writer at age 14, when she wrote, illustrated and self-published her first book.   In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered , Rebecca shares her story of balancing her personal and professional creativity, managing her own ambition, dealing with naysayers and her journey to her...

Have you ever heard of a "branded podcast" ?   Angela Hollowell did so well with her own podcast Honey & Hustle , she was approached to create a paid, branded podcast for Castos.   In this episode I pick Angela's brains about the differences between a personal podcast and a branded podcast, and her experiences of the two.   Tune in to hear about: How she was approached to create the Creative Archi...

What if I told you that everyone has at least one type of creativity waiting to be unleashed within them? I know that you do, but perhaps you just haven't realised it yet!   In this episode I aim to help you discover and understand the untapped potential of your creativity by exploring three traditional types of creativity: exploratory, transformational, and combinational .    By shedding light on...

Maps usually depict places, their physical features, cities, roads, topography…    But, for my guest Sonja  Bajic , her maps capture so much more. Her hand drawn maps immortalise your experience, feelings, perspective and memories of a place. And, for Sonja, it's not just about places; everything can be a map.   Tune into this episode with illustrator , artist and mapmaker Sonja Bajic , to find ou...

Being creative seems like such a fun, adventurous and freeing experience. And it is, until… it's not . When you have to be creative on demand, you can experience burnout… So how can you tackle this and get your zest back?   Mari Reisberg , is a therapist, performer, creativity and innovation coach , and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast. She uses her training in psychology, acting and coac...

Some people have so much creativity in them, it can't help but come out in so many different ways. And often, these people also seem to have a calling to help others bring out their creative self.   My guest, Karen DeLoach , is on a mission to teach and stir up the creativity in others for their happiness, and for their healing.   Tune in to hear how to tap into latent creativity, how to foster a...

If you think that you have creativity inside of you, but just don't know how to tap into it, this episode of Creativity: Uncovered is for you.   Samantha Mackay is a personal development and Enneagram focused on helping people tap into and express their true creative selves.     As someone with a long journey of recovering from chronic illness, pain, anxiety and depression, Samantha has always bee...

"I love doing that, but I just don't have time for it'   How many times have you heard people say this? This saying is why the things we love doing, like being creative, can get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, in favour of life-admin, chores or just general adulting. In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I share a life hack that will help you squeeze more of what you love into your eve...

Creativity and maths have never been two words that I have put together… until now. In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I chatted with data scientist Noah Healy , who is a recreational mathematician in his spare time.   He shared with me how maths is one of the most creative acts out there, how it helps us understand the world around us and how it requires a curious, imaginative mind.   This...

Imagine being in hospital for an extended period of time. Or, knowing that due to your condition, you may never leave hospital again.   Sounds grim, right? But it doesn't have to be.   Enter: Richard Wilmore and Hearts Need Art . This not-for-profit organisation brings creatives into hospitals to share their craft with patients, caregivers and staff. This program creates moments of joy, self-expre...

Who here has absentmindedly drawn or doodled while they are on the phone, in a meeting or elsewhere?   If that was you, you are going to find today's chat really interesting. Because all of that doodling was not in vain.   In this episode, Ashton Rodenhiser , a professional doodler , joins me to discuss using drawing as a thinking and learning tool.   Ashton shares why doodling is a non-threatenin...

Do you ever remember your dreams? Or, how about what you think about when you meditate?   Paying attention to what you think about during a dream-like state could be the key to unlocking your creativity and pushing through your creative blocks.   My guest this episode, Megan Mary , is a dreamworker who helps people recall and interpret the subconscious messages in their dreams. She joins me to exp...

How can you get back into creativity after a long period without it?   My guest this episode is Kimberly  Lahodny , a performance artist and screenwriter, who has lived this experience a number of times. Moving states, motherhood, career changes, all have had an impact on her creativity and she found it a struggle to get back on track.   Now she helps other women find their creativity again throug...

Do you know the feeling when you realise that something you've been searching for has been right there in front of you all the time?   For Erika Ng , this was the case with her creativity.   Her introduction to me literally said "I wasn't a creative person until…" , but in our chat during this episode we discovered that she has lived a creative life. She just didn't realise it!   This episode expl...

In this episode, I speak about my Grandma's buttons .   For most people my packet of buttons would just be that: a packet of buttons.   However, for me, this packet means so much more than that. These buttons were given to me by my Grandma over in Ireland, and are a source of inspiration for me, and have recently prompted me to think about the influence she has had on my creativity.   This episode...

Should we put to bed the concept of the "starving artist" ?   I mean, why is making money from your craft seen as a bad thing?   In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I discuss the double-edged sword of popularity with podcaster Alice-Rose Lucchetti.    We chat about Taylor Swift, what it means to be a "sell-out" and the criticism and rules imposed on creatives.   Happy listening! xo Abi   P.S...

Jacinta Dietrich is a self-confessed slashie - she is a neurodivergent and bisexual writer / editor / podcaster based in Naarm, Melbourne. She balances her regular job with as many "side quests" as possible. Why? Because, why just choose one creative outlet?   Jacinta joins me on Creativity: Uncovered to discuss her creativity, how being neurodivergent gives her creative super powers, and how she...