Explore every episode of the podcast Creatives Off The Clock
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| Reclaiming Joy: A Conversation on Mental Health, Resilience, & Finding Your Creative Spark | 10 Dec 2024 | 00:50:01 | |
In this episode, I sit down with Joy Espinosa, the amazing founder and creator behind the inspiring brand I Choose Joy. Joy shares her deeply personal story of how she turned to creativity and design as a way to heal and cope with some heavy mental health and medical challenges. We dive into Joy's journey, where she opens up about dealing with intense pain and intrusive thoughts, and how starting ichoosejoy.co became her lifeline—helping her rediscover joy, passion, and purpose. We get real about the challenges of balancing business goals with personal well-being and Joy talks about her vision for building a supportive, uplifting community around her brand. She also shares some powerful advice for anyone struggling to find joy in tough times, like curating what you see on social media, practicing self-care, and noticing the beauty and humanity in the world around us. We chat about her evolving perspective on creativity, the role music has played in her life, and her mission to inspire others through her vibrant, joy-filled designs. Check out the links below to connect with Joy and explore her work:
About Joy: Joy Espinosa (she/hers) is the founder, creator, and designer behind I Choose Joy, an apparel brand launched in 2024 in Denver. After facing significant mental and physical health challenges, Joy created the brand to rediscover happiness and promote mental well-being. Each piece is crafted with care, using ethically grown U.S. cotton to ensure comfort and durability. Through her designs, she aims to spread positivity and remind others to embrace joy in their lives. Find Joy everywhere online with the handle @ichoosejoy.co. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| The Birthday Episode! SPW Design Media Turns 2! 🎉 | 15 Sep 2023 | 00:37:27 | |
This solo episode celebrates TWO WHOLE YEARS of SPW Design Media. I talk about some important milestones, like the cringe “StephanieScribbles” phase, working with over 20 organizations/project partners, finding a rebrand that actually felt *right*, starting the podcast, and then a 🎉surprise🎉announcement about… the latest SPW Design Project: *drumroll* 👀👀👀👀 a digital & in-person course and workshop called “Engagement By Design.” !!!
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| Celebrating the Wins in Business, Travel, Transitions, and Mental Health | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:50:30 | |
This episode features a conversation with the phenomenal Sarah Mills, CEO of Ink & Olive Media! We talk about entrepreneurship, analysis paralysis, travel, transitions, getting excited for things in business, advocating for ourselves in our biz, celebrating the small wins, and how we take time to recharge & replenish that creative energy in our bodies! Sarah launched her course, “The Social Media Business Academy" (Sign up here: https://www.inkandolivemedia.com/courses) REFERENCES: Connect with Sarah: inkandolivemedia.com - Instagram: instagram.com/inkandolivemedia Liz Moody's Podcast (we reference Circ-Walks): https://www.lizmoody.com/healthier-together-podcast/ #creativesofftheclockpodcast #creatives #inkandolivemedia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| “Sew” Creative: On Repurposing, Thrifting, & Creating for Discomfort & Play | 12 Jan 2023 | 00:54:04 | |
This episode features a conversation with the lovely Oliva Phelan Heiser @livphehei, a law student & serial sewer/crafter/trail runner/multitasker/extraordinaire! We talk about creating for utilitarian purposes, how productivity influences our creative practices, thrifting, repurposing, ethical & environmental consciousness, & integrating ritual into our creative endeavors. We also talk about how we can lean into the discomfort that sometimes come with creating things we may not like or know what to do with afterwards. Some items we reference: "Morning Pages" from The Artist’s Way - 1992 self-help book by American author Julia Cameron ReCreative Denver - A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting creativity, community and environmental stewardship through creative reuse & arts education. Find them online: Recreativedenver.org On Instagram: @recreativedenver #creativesofftheclockpodcast #playfulcreativity #creativitypodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| The YearCompass: Processing a Year That Was and Planning a Year That Will Be | 10 Jan 2023 | 00:37:09 | |
Happy New Year! Welcome to a solo episode where I share with y’all one of my favorite tools for reflection & turning the page when it comes to getting closure from the old year, and embracing the new one: the YearCompass, a booklet for reflection “made with love by an international team in Budapest, Hungary”. You can find/fill out/download/print/cry on/burn your own YearCompass at: https://YearCompass.com/gb. Arrive. Reflect. Let go. Embrace. You got this. ♥️ #yearcompass #notanad #creativesofftheclock --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| Outside the Box: Creativity & Ritual As Radical Acts of Decolonization & Self-Love | 03 Jan 2023 | 00:57:46 | |
Join me for this long-awaited episode I've been sitting on & letting percolate for the last few months of the year, for all the best reasons! I speak with THE Katherine Newell Okojie, spiritual leader & facilitator, systemic change strategist, speaker, author, and dear friend. This was such a deeply personal & spiritual conversation and I am so thankful to have birthed this together! We talk about the importance of ritual in our lives as divine creative beings, finding time and space to be in our bodies, how creativity is infused with ethical manifestation, and we break down (and take down!) the capitalistic, nuanced pressures/container of "productivity". (TW:) We talk about some harder things: quitting on purpose for things that don't serve us, systemic racism, boundaries, parenting, being "cringe", online haters, and making the decision not to take sh*t from people who aren't "in the arena" doing the thing. We celebrate positive affirmations, creative risk-taking, and daring greatly with our whole essences.
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| "If You're Not Having Fun, You're Doing It Wrong." | 26 Nov 2022 | 01:12:49 | |
In this episode I’m joined by Sean Khuon-Paige of @viewsbysean. Sean is a dad, a videographer, filmmaker, & multi-talented freelancer extraordinaire! We talk about our myriad of digital interests, our childhood cringe origins stories, being creative on your own terms, and we get #real about burnout, digital detoxes, “screenagers”, the urge to “be on all the time” on social media, “doom-scrolling”, imposter syndrome, and ultimately…..how having fun should be the Whole Point, and finding out what you desire, and then doing that, is how we create fulfilling lives. Live vicariously through Sean and his creations at: https://viewsbysean.com/ (...and leave him that fire Google Maps review!! LOL: https://goo.gl/maps/ZQ3quZzq4MESoS3Y7) And his production company, @niceeasyfilms! Some things we mention in the episode: - Sean talks about an amazing music-video film project he worked on with an incredible team of creatives: Blue Cranes feat. Edna Vazquez - "Tatehuari" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOdzrm4FgGU ft. Sarah Wheldon @sarahmakesmovies on IG- And inspiration for his “white-girl Pinterest” tattoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOdzrm4FgGU- BONUS: (For the kids who never knew the “JumpStart” CD-Rom Era): https://jstart.fandom.com/wiki/JumpStart_Learning_Games_series --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| Cat Butts, Creativity & Mental Health 🐱 | 24 Oct 2022 | 00:37:19 | |
Join Stephanie and Andrea of @thecrochetcounselor for some conversation around Andrea’s crochet-cat-butt adventures, her support for mental health, and art therapy. You can support her art on Instagram (@thecrochetcounselor) or shop her crafts on Etsy: https://Etsy.com/shop/AndreasArtCo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creatives-off-the-clock/support | |||
| …And We’re Live! | 22 Oct 2022 | 00:08:32 | |
Welcome to the Creatives Off The Clock Podcast! In this first-ever episode, creator & host Stephanie Whitehouse gives a brief intro to herself and the podcast.
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| Creatives Off The Clock (Trailer) | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:00:41 | |
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