Make Like a Mother

Trish Dryden has over 50 years experience in education, research, publication, clinical massage therapy practice and community building. Now as a retiree, Trish is a delighted grandmother and dedicated caregiver for the elders and young children in her family. She is also giving new voice to her imagination through creative non-fiction writing. Janita Wiersma is a mother, painter, and print maker,...

Katie Flindall is an artist, illustrator and writer based in Ontario. Her work is inspired by her own four children through journalistic documentation and observation, emphasizing the magic of spontaneous play and captured moments of living together. Katie and I talk about the children's book publishing industry, the intensity of parenting teenagers, and the joy of finding a creative community tha...

Meghan Sheffield is a writer, visual artist, mother, and creator of community. Meghan specializes in telling stories about family, culture, and place. We talk about sharing studio space and creative tools with our kids, the role of the artist in a community, and the recurring theme that everything is connected. 00:00 Identifying as an Artist 05:54 The Artist's Job in Community 11:00 Current Projec...

Saskia Tomkins is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist and composer, an in-demand strings teacher, and the mother of three children and grandmother of two. We talk about touring with kids, sprinkling fairy dust, and making music in a group where the chemistry takes on a life of its own. 00:00 The busiest woman in the biz 03:29 Cowriting and the creative process 06:17 Family and Music: Clan Hanni...

Katie Hoogendam is a Great Lakes Region artist, poet, and writer. We talk about creative self-censorship and whether or not it's a bad thing, the ways creating alongside your kids can be like a writing prompt, and why selling art is not like selling sandwiches 00:00 Introducing Katie Hoogendam 01:46 On Your Stoop in Halifax, I Sat Down and Wept 06:32 Motherhood and Artistic Self-Censorship 13:34 F...

Caroline Marie Brooks is a singer-songwriter, newly certified Forest School practitioner, and a member of the Juno Award-winning Good Lovelies. We talk about writing songs about motherhood, how her kids view her career, and her work marrying climate advocacy with the arts. 00:00 Motherhood in Music 04:34 Reflections on Pandemic Parenting 06:55 Navigating Fame as a Parent 10:40 Do the Kids Come on...

Lee Higginson is a visual artist, photographer, and community connector. She may or may not also be a trapeze artist. We talk about growing up in an artistic family, planning your art versus going where the inspiration strikes, and the joy of supporting other people's creativity. 00:00 Introducting Lee Higginson 03:30 Art as Response 06:17 Facilitating Creativity 11:17 The Art Wellness Program 14:...

Amy Henderson is a choir director, the Executive Director of a high-profile non-profit, and the mother of two glorious boys. We talk about the energy it takes to pull all that off, the things Amy has had to do in the past so that current day Amy is creatively satisfied, and what it's like to be married to, and parenting with, another professional musician. 00:00 Introduction to Amy Henderson 01:46...

Hi, my name is Shannon Linton and this is Make Like a Mother. I'm a singer-songwriter, writer and community builder, a climate activist and music educator. And you guessed it, I'm a mom. I have recently become obsessed with how mothering shapes me as an artist and this podcast is born of my desire to talk to other women in the same position. Explore more from Shannon Linton through the links below...