Unperform with Tiffany Han (formerly Raise Your Hand Say Yes)

Camille T. Dungy is a poet, professor, and the author of the newly-published Guidebook to Relative Strangers , a collection of essays about her personal journeys into race, motherhood, and history. In this episode, we talk about writing, truth telling, observing, and getting vulnerable. We also cover common pitfalls of creatives including how to balance your creative work with the demands of your...

One of my most popular guests ever, Lacy Young , is back for her third RYHSY appearance! Lacy is a meditation teacher and retreat leader and this week, we're talking about how to start making shifts in your creative work and find your alignment. You'll also get the scoop on the retreat Lacy and I are leading in Northern California in September (omg! an in-person event!) and get an inside look at h...

This week's guest is April Miller McMurtry of The Moon is My Calendar . I've known April for a few years and was so excited to get to talk with her about her work around using the cycles of the moon to aid in creative work (and, let's be honest: life). April has a keen understanding of how the waxes and wanes of the moon can reflect the ebbs and flows of our energy on a day-to-day basis and takes...

In this week's solo episode, I'm laying out my step-by-step 10 point plan to what you need to do if you're ready to raise your hand and say yes to whatever your next big thing is!  If you find yourself with a desire to make a leap but keep getting caught in the how and the why and the omg-what-do-I-do of it all, this episode is for you! You'll also get an extra dose of encouragement as you learn a...

I was thrilled to get to talk with Sasha Tozzi for this week's episode! We talk about recovery and anxiety - two topics I'm becoming more and more interested in. We also talk about how you can get over your fear of what other people are going to think about choices you make, how it feels to go public with a big life change, and how you can start building up your creative confidence and resilience....

This week's guest is filmmaker and feminist blogger Erin Bagwell . We talked about Erin's film Dream, Girl and everything she learned about making it, promoting it, and funding it (with a $100K Kickstarter campaign! #nottooshabby). You'll get to go behind the scenes as we talk about Erin's process, what led her to filmmaking, everything she learned along the way, and what she's up to now. Oh! And...

This month's solo show is also the second installment of the My Raise Your Hand Say Yes Life series I introduced last month. This week, I'm diving into the why behind choosing the word flow for my guiding word of 2017 and the reason why I've committed to 100 days of going light as a public project. You'll also hear about how my not drinking commitment is going and the daily practices I'm starting...

Exciting episode alert! I'm talking with RYHSY veteran Erin Cassidy all about taking risks...as we go behind the scenes of the debut of our new podcast How to be Remarkable !  In this episode, we dive deep into talk of creative risk,  especially  when it goes against the way you'd normally do things. Are you dreaming of starting a podcast but don't know how to balance that with your introverted te...

This week's episode is a deep dive into the reality of business change, following your dreams, and doing big scary things with Jessie Artigue  of Style and Pepper as she's in the midst of launching her new clothing line Season on Kickstarter .  Before we started recording, Jessie told me that she wanted to get into the dirt of change and creative risk and so we went there! We talk about knowing yo...

This week I got to have a wonderfully refreshing and honest conversation with writer and editor Bridget Watson Payne about her new books The Secret Art of Being a Grown-Up  and How Art Can Make you Happy .  We talked about the best and hardest parts of being a grown-up, the intersections of creativity and enthusiasm and what to do with that pesky inner-critic of yours. We also dove into the creati...

Resonance - it's my new favorite thing. In this solo episode, I dive into why resonance is so important, why it might be overlooked, and what it can mean to your creative work. If you find yourself struggling to find your way and get things right for you , this is the episode to listen to! I'll also be showcasing some of my own work around resonance as I focus on my word of 2017: flow. Enjoy!   Sh...

This week, we're diving into the archives to bring you a conversation with Alison Faulkner of The Alison Show - a listener favorite blast from the past - with a new reason to celebrate!  We talk about enthusiasm (and what to do when you aren't feeling it!), letting go of what other people might think, building a compelling brand, and how NOT to have a nervous breakdown. Alison has such a fresh per...

I was so excited to talk with designer, metalworker, and entrepreneur Zai Divecha for this week's episode! You'll hear the story of how Zai went from Yale grad (undergrad and grad) to a career in tech to where she is now, specializing in TIG welding and producing gorgeous fine art wall hangings.  You'll also hear us talk about the steps Zai took as she was deciding to leave tech and become a full-...

I'm excited to unveil a new feature called My RYHSY Life. In these monthly-ish episodes, I'll be going behind the scenes of my own life and business to tell the in-real-time story of what I'm currently raising my hand and saying yes to.  I'm kicking the series off with the story of how and why I decided to give up drinking a couple of months ago, in what is becoming a permanent change in my life....

This week, I'm talking with physician-turned-spiritual-medicine-woman Vickie Lampkin about spiritual health, self-love and the question we all want answered: is it possible to be sane, healthy, and successful at the same time?  I am such a fan of Vickie and her work and I loved her take on self-care (you may be surprised!) and what she sees as the biggest roadblocks we creatives face as we try to...

Welcome to a new series - the Monday Quickie Raise Your Hand Say Yes challenge!  Each Monday, in anticipation of the upcoming Tuesday interview or solo episode, I'll be coming to you with a quickie episode and a RYHSY challenge for the week. Each challenge will be a quick call-to-action that you can implement right away and that will get you (at least!) one step farther into your Raise Your Hand S...

This week, I'm solo on the podcast and am tackling some of the common myths of entrepreneurship and the truths that not everyone is telling. Myths like: Get paid to exist! Live your passion! Learn the secrets to 6 figures in 6 weeks! Listen in to find out what I *really* think! (Cuz you know I have all the thoughts!)   Show Notes:  It's Business Time RSVP for the 10 Do's & Don'ts of Starting a Bus...

This week, I'm talking with Michelle Ward  and Erin Cassidy  about collaborations - the good, the bad, and everything you need to know before you jump into one! We talk about what we've learned about collaborations in our 21+ years of combined business experience and how our most successful collaborative projects got started. If you're interested in finding a collaborator or already have someone i...

This week, I got to talk with health coach Maya Henry  about choices and mindsets and priorities. The conversation that I thought would be about practical and proactive tips on how we can break overwhelm and get healthy quickly became a conversation about how wellness and creativity are intrinsically linked - and how focusing on you health will actually make you more creatively alive.  I love Maya...

Marta Spendowska is a Polish-born, US-based watercolor artist and professional illustrator (guys, her work is AMAZING!), and I was thrilled to get to talk with her for this week's podcast episode. The theme of our conversation was change - how you recognize what you want, how you go about making things happen in your life, and what you need to be willing to let go of to move forward. You'll get to...

In this week's solo episode, I'm sharing my 12 guiding principles for 2017 and my new favorite game-changer book recommendation for any of us who want to shift the way we view success and our relationship with money. These guiding principles stem from the work I'm doing in my own life as I work towards more flow and I think they could be just want you need to find your own! Enjoy!! xxoo   Show Not...

I am a huge fan of Patrick Hinds' work (check out his Theater People and Broadway Backstory podcasts stat!) and loved getting to hear  his  backstory about how he started the thing that has become his career.  In this episode, we talk about starting before you're ready, how to build relationships with your heroes, and what happens when you dig in and  just keep going.  (Hint: great things, that's...

Nikki Cade is a mixed-media artist and the founder of the Creative Brunch Series. I'm such a fan of her work and was so excited to get a chance to interview her this week. Nikki is fairly new to the professional artist world, and it was great to get her perspective on how to grow a business and a following in this current digital age. She also busted some of every creative's favorite excuses, incl...

I was thrilled to talk with artist and product designer Casey Sibley for this week's episode! Casey is one of my favorite social media truth tellers and we got down and dirty about goal-setting, upleveling, and what it really takes to be creatively successful in this episode.  We also talked about Casey's year of massive growth (including a successful Kickstarter campaign and trade show appearance...

Ah! I am so excited to be welcoming Erin Loechner of designformankind.com back onto the podcast. Erin is one of my favorite writers and I was thrilled to talk with her about her new book Chasing Slow: Courage to Journey off the Beaten Path . (Spoiler alert: this book is amazing and an immediate new favorite of mine!) In this episode we talk about letting go of the quest for balance, how Erin learn...