Episodes

  • How do you stay true to your story when your story is also someone else’s? This episode unpacks the challenge of balancing telling your story in a way that is true to you whilst respecting the people who may also be a part of your narrative. Explored through the lens of memoir writing with published memoir author Michele Brown, we delve into confidentiality, authenticity, respect, permission and staying true to the story you need to share with the world.

    Watch on YouTube
    https://youtu.be/jO7BckEVCw8

    Show notes

    Michele Brown
    https://www.wisdomwithinworkbook.com/
    ‘This Kind of Silence’ book
    https://www.amazon.com/This-Kind-Silence-Losing-Hearing/dp/B084SPZQSS/
    Joanne Fedler
    https://joannefedler.com/
    Domestic Violence Support Services
    https://dvnswsm.org.au/resources/directory/
    Lifeline
    https://www.lifeline.org.au/
    Jess Hill, ‘Coercive Control’
    https://www.jesshill.net/
    Post Traumatic Growth
    https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/11/growth-trauma

    Fave C Words
    Connection
    Compassion
    Collective Consciousness
    Clarity
    Consideration

    Thank you for hanging with us on the Creativity Couch!
    If you have a creativity challenge you would like us to chat about please send them to [email protected] AND also feel free to send us your favourite C Word. You could WIN some Pukka Tea!

    For some delicious Pukka Tea
    https://www.pukkaherbs.com.au/

    Check out Mama Creatives
    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too
    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife/

  • On Episode 6 of The Creativity Couch we talk Art & Activism and unpack our role as artists with special guest Cynthia Sciberras, photographer, activist and editor of YOKE magazine. We go deep into creativity, consciousness and the edges of activism, our responsibility as creators, fostering compassion and inspiring change.

    Show Notes

    Yoke Magazine

    http://yokemagazine.com/about/

    Yoke on Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/yokemag/

    Yoke on Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/yokemag

    Cynthia Sciberras Photography

    http://www.cynthiasciberras.com.au/

    Cynthia Sciberras Photography Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/fotographit/

    Wayside Chapel

    https://www.waysidechapel.org.au/

    The Morning Pages, from The artist's Way by Julia Cameron

    https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/

    'An Artist's Duty' by Nina Simone

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99V0mMNf5fo

    Vandana Shiva, Indian Eco Activist

    http://vandanashivamovie.com/

    Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert

    https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/

    'You Are. That Is. Creative: Finding Your Way to Your Greater Creative Self' by Noula Diamantopoulos

    Krista Tippett On Being Podcast with Joanna Macy, 'A Wild Love for the World'

    https://onbeing.org/programs/joanna-macy-a-wild-love-for-the-world/

    Midnight Oil, mixing art with politics

    https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-australias-midnight-oil-made-an-art-of-mixing-politics-with-music

    Russell Brand Under the Skin podcast with Brene Brown

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM1ckkGwqZI

    Russell Brand Under the Skin podcast with Jameela Jamil

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4UGYWj2lIY

    Fave C Words mentioned in the podcast:

    Conspire

    Captivate

    CaringThank you for hanging with us on the Creativity Couch!

    If you have a creativity challenge you would like us to chat about please send them to [email protected] AND also feel free to send us your favourite C Word. You could WIN some Pukka Tea!

    For some delicious Pukka Tea

    https://www.pukkaherbs.com.au/

    Check out Mama Creatives, we’re very social

    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamacreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too

    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeConsultancies

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife

    For Christina's music visit

    http://christinagiorgio.com

    https://www.facebook.com/christinagiorgiomusic

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  • This episode’s special guest is Emilya Colliver, creative entrepreneur, curator, arts advisor and founder of the award winning Art Pharmacy and Director of Culture Scouts. We chat all about how to deal with the old get a real job slur, communicating the value of the arts, building a team of supporters around you and how to get taken seriously working in the creative industries.

    Thank you for listening to this episode of The Creativity Couch. Please have a look through our show notes if there’s anything you fancy following up a bit more.

    https://artpharmacy.com.au
    www.culturescouts.com.au/

    NAVA
    https://visualarts.net.au/


    Relationships Australia is a leading provider of relationship support services for individuals, families and communities.www.relationships.org.au


    https://whereshouldwebegin.estherperel.com/
    https://www.estherperel.com

    Thank you for hanging with us on the Creativity Couch!

    If you have a creativity challenge you would like us to chat about please send them to [email protected] AND also feel free to send us your favourite C Word. You could WIN some Pukka Tea!

    For some delicious Pukka Tea
    https://www.pukkaherbs.com.au/

    Check out Mama Creatives, we’re very social

    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamacreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too
    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeConsultancies/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife/

    For Christina's music visit
    http://christinagiorgio.com
    https://www.facebook.com/christinagiorgiomusic/

  • Want to take your creative hobby and turn it into a business? Then this episode with Jess Van Den, founder of Create & Thrive is for you. Since 2013, she has been teaching makers how to turn their handmade hobby into a successful part or full-time business via her blog, podcast, and membership community.

    Thank you for listening to this episode of The Creativity Couch. Please have a look through our show notes if there’s anything you fancy following up a bit more.

    For more information about Jess Van Den, visit:
    http://www.jessicavanden.com/

    Jess' jewellery business, Epheriell
    http://epherielldesigns.com/

    Jess on Etsy
    https://www.etsy.com/au/people/Epheriell

    Create and Thrive
    https://www.createandthrive.com/

    Thriver Circle
    https://thrivercircle.com/

    Wholesale Know-How & other online courses
    https://www.createandthrive.com/courses

    The Create & Thrive Podcast
    https://www.createandthrive.com/ctpodcast

    Instagram: Create and Thrive
    https://www.instagram.com/createandthrive/

    Instagram: Epheriell
    https://www.instagram.com/epheriell/

    Facebook: Create and Thrive
    https://www.facebook.com/createandthrive

    Facebook: Epheriell
    https://www.facebook.com/Epheriell/

    'How To Be An Artist Without Losing your Mind, Your Shirt, Or Your Creative Compass : A Practical Guide' book by Joanneh Nagler
    https://www.anartistrylife.com/books

    Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian on How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast
    https://www.npr.org/2019/07/23/744524398/live-episode-angies-boomchickapop-angie-dan-bastian

    For some delicious Pukka Tea
    https://www.pukkaherbs.com.au/

    For more information about Anna Kellerman
    https://mamacreatives.com/about/

    For more information about Christina Giorgio’s music visit
    http://christinagiorgio.com
    https://www.facebook.com/christinagiorgiomusic
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/0klQadhCbsWM3B5oZ5Nd6g?si=ZihCk93VSmm8gmZBfZKZTA

    Check out Mama Creatives, we’re very social

    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamacreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too
    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeConsultancies/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife/

    Our favourite C Words
    Courage
    Chutzpah
    Clarity

  • Award winning contemporary artist Susie Dureau shares her wisdom around the theme of ‘Rejection & Resilience’. This conversation explores how to keep going when you feel all your hard work is going nowhere and it all feels too much. Susie has a very considered approach to sharing her attitude towards creativity and takes us to a deeper consciousness about this innately felt biological drive.

    Thank you for listening to this episode of The Creativity Couch. Please have a look through our show notes if there’s anything you fancy following up a bit more.

    For more information about artist Susie Dureau
    https://susie-dureau-0gfr.squarespace.com/aboutdureau

    Website: http://susiedureau.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susie.dureau
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdureau/

    Susie Dureau presenting at Mama Creatives
    https://youtu.be/NQgTN5tyzos

    Short film, ‘How the Light Gets In’, directed and produced by Siobhan Costigan
    https://susie-dureau-0gfr.squarespace.com/how-the-light-gets-in

    Gallery representation Curatorial + Co
    https://curatorialandco.com/susie-dureau/

    Suki & Hugh Gallery
    http://www.sukihugh.com.au/susie-dureau-catalogue.html

    Brene Brown, ‘The Power of Vulnerability’ TED Talk
    https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en

    Dr Sarah McKay, Neuroscientist, presenting at Mama Creatives ‘Are We Wired to Create?’
    https://youtu.be/UenNyT2MDq4

    NAVA Grants
    https://visualarts.net.au/nava-grants/

    Oprah's Super Soul podcast with Deepak Chopra, ‘Belief Creates Reality’
    https://podtail.com/en/podcast/oprah-s-supersoul-conversations/deepak-chopra-session-belief-creates-reality/

    For some delicious Pukka Tea
    https://www.pukkaherbs.com.au/

    Check out Mama Creatives, we’re very social

    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamacreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too
    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeConsultancies
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife

    For Christina's music visit
    http://christinagiorgio.com
    https://www.facebook.com/christinagiorgiomusic

    Our favourite C Words
    Conundrum
    Channel
    Challenge

  • Writing mentor and 10 times published author with over 750,000 book sales under her belt, Joanne Fedler walks us through the writing process & helps unpack how to know when your work is ready to share.

    For more information about Joanne Fedler

    Website: https://joannefedler.com/
    Joanne’s books – https://joannefedler.com/product-cate…
    Joanne’s courses – https://joannefedler.com/courses/
    Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/joannefedler…
    Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/joannefedle…

    Edward De Bono 6 hats http://www.debonothinkingsystems.com/…

    Toni Morrison, author of many groundbreaking books including ‘Beloved’ https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainmen…

    Alice Sebold, author of ‘The Lovely Bones’ https://www.barclayagency.com/speaker…

    ‘Cloud Atlas’ written by David Mitchell https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo…

    The Talmud https://www.myjewishlearning.com/arti…

    Ragdoll Cats (Snowflake) https://www.catster.com/cats-101/abou…

    For more information about Anna Kellerman
    https://mamacreatives.com/about/

    For more information about Christina Giorgio
    http://creativeconsultancies.com/about/

    More information about art therapy.

  • Thank you for listening to this episode of The Creativity Couch. Please have a look through our show notes if there’s anything you fancy following up a bit more.

    For more information about Anna Kellerman
    https://mamacreatives.com/about/

    For more information about Christina Giorgio
    http://creativeconsultancies.com/about/

    More information about art therapy.
    https://www.sydneyanxietyclinic.com/blog/art-therapy-why-getting-creative-can-help-improve-our-mental-state?

    The Benefits of Art Therapy for Children
    https://www.sydneyanxietyclinic.com/blog/the-benefits-of-art-therapy-for-children

    Published thesis by Anna Kellerman, The Role of Clay as an Art Therapy Intervention with a Child Who has an Anxiety Disorder
    http://arrow.latrobe.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/latrobe:37311

    Check out Mama Creatives, we’re very social

    Website: https://mamacreatives.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MamaCreatives/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamacreatives/

    Check out Creative Consultancies, she’s very social too
    Website: http://creativeconsultancies.com/
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeConsultancies/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourbestcreativelife/

    For Christina’s music visit
    http://christinagiorgio.com
    https://www.facebook.com/christinagiorgiomusic/

    Our favourite C Words
    Community
    Connection
    Chutzpah
    Clarity
    Curiosity
    Courage
    Consciousness