Curating the Curious

Send us Fan Mail Do you believe that life meets you at your level of audacity?? I do. That means it's time to make some bold moves! Welcome to DAY TWENTY EIGHT of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will ex...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to get UNSTUCK?? So am I! Here's a list of 7 things to help nudge you along the way. Welcome to DAY TWENTY SEVEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked...

Send us Fan Mail It is time...to LET THAT SH*T GO! Welcome to DAY TWENTY SIX of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed t...

Send us Fan Mail Today we're going to revisit the old Cliffs Notes From a Curious Mind and  discuss 7 Things I have learned, loved, listened to, and/or labored over in the past several days/weeks! Here are today's 7 Things: 1) The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp 2) Get a HOBBY 3) The Road To Tender Hearts (audio book) 4) Counter Weights 5) Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves (J Drew Lanha...

Send us Fan Mail Today I'm going to build a case for reading more fiction!  ALERT! I referred to the book The Road To Tender Hearts as “light and fluffy”. There are several TWs in the first chapters. Please research before starting this book  I personally love it, but wasn’t aware of the content before I spoke about beginning to read it. Find me on the Story Graph app : @curating_the_curious...

Send us Fan Mail "Whatever arrangement you have to do around you, of boundaries and who gets to be close...or far, and how much you look at social media...or don't, make those adjustments so you can hear yourself. When you can hear yourself you're that much closer to actually being able to feel your good life." -Adrienne Marie Brown Welcome to DAY TWENTY THREE of our new 30-day...

Send us Fan Mail "Creativity is what happens when a mind encounters an obstacle. It's the human process of finding a way through, over, around, or beneath. No obstacle, no creativity." -Ben Orlin Welcome to DAY TWENTY TWO of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals......

Send us Fan Mail "My personal belief is that anybody who doesn't have self doubt or who is not criticizing their work is creating shitty work. It's vague, it's weightless, and it doesn't have any depth to it. I think criticism is that standard, and it's that purity in our brains that's saying, "I'm going to ensure 2 things: 1) that you really want to do...

Send us Fan Mail When we're in flow, action and awareness become one. Finding your zone will transform your everyday experiences. There is a power in flow state where we discover our path to complete immersion and all sense of time just melts away. How do we achieve this state? Listen today and find out for yourself. Welcome to DAY TWENTY of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make some...

Send us Fan Mail "People think that Play is the opposite of work. It's not. Play is the opposite of DEPRESSION." -Your Brain on Art (book) Welcome to DAY NINETEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These epi...

Send us Fan Mail Let's make a pact to disconnect from any negativity and prioritize our mental health. Make some bread, hug a tree, unplug that television. Let's find some peace and make some art. Welcome to DAY EIGHTEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it&apo...

Send us Fan Mail "Are you playing small when there's a giant in your bones?" - In-Q Welcome to DAY SEVENTEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered,...

Send us Fan Mail "Unused creativity is not benign. It metastasizes into resentment, grief, heartbreak, and depression." -Brene Brown Welcome to DAY SIXTEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will e...

Send us Fan Mail How can embracing beginner's mind spark creativity and wonder in our lives? Let's set out on a quest for fresh perspectives! Welcome to DAY FIFTEEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day in order to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episod...

Send us Fan Mail "In the beginner's mind there are infinite possibilities. In the expert's, there are few." -Suzuki  "When you read children's books, you're given the space to read again as a child. To find your way back. Back to the time when new discoveries came daily and when the world was colossal. Before your imagination was trimmed and neatened, as if it we...

Send us Fan Mail Things take time. Did you know that Monet GREW his gardens BEFORE he painted them? Just think of the length of time that was put into some of his most famous works of art. Still to this day, people travel from all over the world to not only see his paintings in person, but also to visit his home in France. A place where you can stroll through his gardens (which were actually his m...

Send us Fan Mail "There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening, that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is yo...

Send us Fan Mail "Your new life is going to cost you your old one. It's going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction, it's going to cost you relationships and friends, it's going to cost you being liked and understood. It doesn't matter. The people who are meant for you are going to meet you on the other side. You are going to build a new comfort zone ar...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY TEN of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. Jus...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY NINE of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. Ju...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY EIGHT of our new 30-day COMMUNITY PROJECT where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. J...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY SEVEN of our new 30-day project where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. Just pick u...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY SIX of our new 30-day project where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. Just pick up...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY FIVE of our new 30-day project where we make something with our hands every day to improve our mental health. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't matter. Just pick up...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to DAY FOUR of our new 30-day project where we make something with our hands every day to improve mental health during difficult times. We all realize that creativity heals...it's time to put that knowledge into action. These episodes will exist here, marked with the days numbered, in order for you to follow along at any speed that you like. Miss a day? Doesn't m...