Untethered with Jen Liss

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! On Saturday, I took three minutes to explore something I've been curious about for years. In that short window of time, my perspective of a place I'd been hundreds of times changed forever.  It's a story about choices, laced with magical reindeer and questionable decisions to wander into the woods alone. Enjoy! Support the show Hey fr...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! You are a creative being.  So, what are you doing to support this vital, primal, core part of yourself? If you're anything like me, hardly anything at all. In fact, rather than building a village of support to surround and nurture my creativity, I've often burned the whole village to the ground. What's left is a heaping pile of creati...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Right now, the world is not a safe place for creative people. Listen to this episode with Dr. Barbara Kerr, who has devoted her life to supporting creative humans, and let me know if you agree with her statement – by sharing this episode with #CreativeCommuter or by leaving a review on iTunes! This was such a fun conversation with a brilliant woman,...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! I gotta be honest with you, I'm toasted. Roasted, toasted, burnt to a crisp.  The impending shift back to normal is already rocking my socks about as much as the initial upheaval did. Except for, this time, replace the fear, astonishment and booze with enthusiasm, social awkwardness and...well. Booze. Don't misunderstand me. I am so excite...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! What’s holding you back from chasing your dreams? If you’ve been procrastinating on your career moves, get ready, because Jayati Vora is here to dish you some serious straight talk. As an editor who once walked into her boss’s office and said “I quit,” Jayati’s got some meat in her message. She also comes up with way better metaphors than that. In t...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Let's talk about why so many people feel like they’re an imposter when it comes to creativity. Loosely defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, imposter syndrome* appears to be keeping it real amongst many of us when it comes to speaking about our own creative abilities. I struggle with it myself! According to one internatio...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Spring is in the air, and with it, a sense of newfound motivation.  The world is beginning to open back up for many of us, and feelings of excitement and anticipation are bounding back in. But also, some new anxieties. This makes right now a really great time to do some mental and physical spring cleaning to clear out space where happiness and creat...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Mindfulness is hard. I mean, how many of us struggle to clear our minds without falling asleep or feeling a compulsive need to write a to-do list? Angie Bailey knows this, and that’s why she’s so passionate about teaching her skill to others.  As a burned-out nurse at her wit’s end, Angie needed something to focus her reeling mind. Fortunately, she...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Today is The Creative Commute's birthday! Like with any birthday, it’s been a good time for reflection. I learned so much about myself this year. I did it primarily by doing three things: accepting what is, choosing joy and doing things messy.  I was going to record a new podcast episode to celebrate this occasion. But then, I relistened to the...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Outrageous pizzas are spreading joy all over New York City, but they can't be bought. When the pandemic hit last spring, 30-year-old Gabriele Lamonaca had just begun seriously pursuing his lifelong career dream of opening a pizzeria. Instead, he found himself locked down in his Harlem apartment with his girlfriend and… a whole lot of pizza.  Th...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Do what brings you joy. That is the message Michal Kapral is on this planet to spread, and he's doing it one joggling ball at a time. Yes, joggling.  Michal is one of the most talented – and creative – athletes on the planet. What started out as a silly goal has now earned him the world records for running the fastest marathon and half-marathon...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! By choosing to listen to this episode, you are doing the work. You are working toward the life of your dreams.  Trust that, no matter how far behind you might feel, you are steps ahead of most people. I needed to hear this message this week, and I thought you might, too. Self-discovery is important work. I still have a lot to discover about myself,...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Does the word "networking" make your palms sweat?  For most of us, that word instantly conjures up visions of job fairs, giant pad folios and even car salesmen. It feels uncomfortable, icky and scary. Isabel Sachs wants to change that. She's a master networker, a skill she recognized when her work as a creative producer dried up at th...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! One year ago, I wrote myself a permission slip. It felt silly and uncomfortable, and I almost didn't do it. But someone convinced me it was worth it, and I'm so glad I listened. That's why I recorded this episode, and I hope you will give it a try. Even if it feels a little weird. Especially if it feels a little weird. In this episode...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! How would it feel to be unstoppable? Well, you're about to find out! Get ready to be guided on a life-changing journey by the only person in history to not only climb Mt. Everest but the highest mountain on every continent, ski to both poles and complete the Hawaii Ironman. And all of this after two terminal cancers, a year-long coma, with one...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! If you're someone like me who is a multi-passionate creator, there is a message in this episode for you. I wish this was something I had heard or considered sooner than this. That it is okay to change. It is okay to love something, and then fall out of love with it. If you've ever changed something in your life, or started something new, b...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Where your focus goes, your power grows. So, what is it you want to create in your life? And is that the beautiful rose you're focusing on, or are you staring at the thorns that are in your way? In this episode, I riff on all of the thoughts that have been on my heart and mind this week. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but it is quite...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Enjoy this bonus episode with the duo from the Create for No Reason Podcast, Kate Volman and Shawn Pfunder. This conversation was recorded a few weeks ago, and it so much fun that I wanted to share it for you all. Shawn is the senior communications director at Go Daddy, and he also just launched a book of his creative poetry "I Believe in a God...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Are you doing what lights you up? If you hesitated, it might be time to update your personal meatloaf recipe. In this episode, I speak with my own coach, intuitive and healer Bree-Anna Vincent, whose gift is seeing people's highest potential. her purpose is helping women see it for themselves.  As she points out, we often don't even realiz...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Are you stuck in the "how?" Is doing things perfectly causing you to procrastinate? I see you, creator. In this episode, I share some thoughts on how we often get stuck in the "how," some thoughts on how to to think about the "how" differently,  a two-step process I used to create my current affirmation for feeling more...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! What if you were told that you can commandeer your own life? What if you learned that from a three-foot-tall, forty-pound, bright yellow wooden fisherman/wannabe pirate captain? Well, that’s what Geeg Wiles is here to inspire you to do. To find the extraordinary in your own life, seize a new outlook and create what’s possible for you.  He reimagined...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! We have an opportunity to make this world a happier and better place. But we cannot do it unless we know who we are at our core – what brings us joy,  what we delight in doing – so we can give it back to the world with love.  Enjoy this episode that really digs into the basis of my journey in 2020, and how the word I chose for this year – delight –...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Kristi Nellor is a multi-passionate creative force who sees everything around her as a possibility. She believes in a growth mindset and has seen the power of "yet" transform lives. A complete creativity and collaboration junkie, her motto is simple: Creativity Always Saves the Day. Takeaways: -       You are worthy, and you are exactly wh...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! Oswald Perez wasn’t expected to survive. Born premature with a mild form of cerebral palsy, he’s been fighting his entire life. Yet, Oswald proves time and time again that he’s more than the sum of his difficulties, facing each challenge with a determined and grateful heart. We talk about spelling bee disappointments, his brand new book and how quic...

What’s on your mind, unicorn? 🦄 Send me a text! After being laid off from her job as a pastry chef, Precious Pioneer had a choice to make. She could live her life with clenched fists full of fear – or she could learn to let go. In this episode, Precious gives us a peek into her creative journey and shares some important lessons she’s learned about leaning into the life you love, being honest abou...