Following the Creative Spirit Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Today’s guest episode is with artist and printmaker, Molly Rooke. Molly talks about some of the themes in her work, particularly around the coastline and preservation and how she uses darning and small acts of repair to comment on the climate crsis. We chat about her influences, inspiration and her creative practice, and Molly shares some advice from her experience working as an artist for others who want to persue fine art as a career. 

 

Molly’s website: https://www.molly-rooke.com

Molly instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollyrooke/ and https://www.instagram.com/darngoodstudio/?hl=en 

 

Full show notes at www.meandspirit.co.uk/molly

 

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Today’s guest, Portia Yip is a multi-passionate creative. She’s a business coach, copywriter, creative mentor and artist. Portia works with other creatives to empower them in building their, version of what a sustainable business ecosystem looks like. Her work draws a lot of inspiration from nature which feels really lovely and nurturing and in our conversation, we chat about how to embrace the different seasons in our business and how to find focus as a multi-passionate creative with lots of different interests and passions. 

Seasonal Guidance Collection: https://www.portiayip.com/seasonal-guidance-collection/
Creative Compass Community: https://community.portiayip.com/
Website: https://www.portiayip.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portia_yip/

On this episode I'm talking with Kayte Ferris of Simple and Season. I absolutely adore Kayte's attitude to business and marketing. She takes a really slow and purposeful approach to business that really focuses on being authentic and soulful and having integrity. She encourages us to lean into doing more of what we feel is right for us as business owners, rather than being completely overwhelmed with all the things that we feel like we should be doing.

We talk about how important it is to learn to trust yourself and your intuition as a business owner in order to have a business that feels really authentic. We chat about how to avoid overthinking, and overcoming perfectionism and Kayte share some of her tips about staying flexible and leaving room to grow and shift priorities in your business. Kayte shares a lot of really wonderful advice so I really hope you enjoy listening to our chat.

Kayte's website: http://www.simpleandseason.com/

Kayte's instagram @simpleandseason

Full show notes at www.meandspirit.co.uk/podcast 

I love chatting with creatives about the path that led them to their creative practice but I don't often talk about my own background on the podcast so I thought I'd share a little of my own story today - along with a few tips and some advice on finding your own path.

I'd love to hear about your creative journey - DM me on Instagram www.instagram.com/me.and.spirit and let's chat!

Anna Dunleavy is a Self Belief Business Coach, working with creative women to bring their ideas and dreams to life. Anna’s evidence-based coaching helps women understand their self-doubt stories and why they might keep them stuck. In this episode, we're talking about some of the self-limiting beliefs that creative business owners and women come up against and Anna shares some helpful advice on dealing with them. 

Anna’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna_dunleavy/

Anna’s Website: https://www.annadunleavy.com

Today I'm talking about common myths that creative business owners tend to believe about branding. These are common misconceptions that can really hold people back in their business, especially if you're just getting started so I wanted to clear up some of the things that tend to get people stuck.

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On this episode, I'm chatting about all things self-care with Madeleine Onstwedder. Madeline is a life coach who helps purpose-driven people make time and space for themselves. She believes in showing up for yourself just as much as you do for all the other people on the causes that you're passionate about.

Madeleine shares so much actionable advice on how to prioritise self-care in your creative practice. How to replenish your creativity when you're running an empty, how to reframe harmful work-life balance narratives and lots more good stuff. 

Madeleine's website: https://madeleineonstwedder.com/ 

Madeleine's Instagram: https://instagram.com/madeleineonstwedder  

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Branding is a really abstract concept and there are as many different definitions as there are designers so I thought it might be useful to go back to basics and have a chat about what even is a brand anyway?

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Jo Chunyan. Jo is a brand designer, intuitive coach and author of The Intuition Journal. Jo specialises in the conceptualisation and creation of conscious brands for intentional entrepreneurs who want to blaze a trail in the world. As an intuition coach, she helps multi-passionate creatives move through the overwhelm of juggling 1001 ideas so they can bring their biggest dream projects to completion in a way that feels aligned and honours their energy.   Links : www.jochunyan.com  and www.theintuitionjournal.com
Instagram / Facebook / Pinterest @jochunyan
Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/theconsciouscreative

Description for Facebook Group //
An online sanctuary for conscious business owners, makers and creatives.
Holding sacred space for intuitive design, running a conscious business and balancing it all out with a daily self-care practice.
  Description for Intuition Journal // Upcoming book -
The Intuition Journal is a guided journal full of Nourishing daily rituals to cultivate clarity, inner wisdom & inspired action. A calming daily companion designed to connect you to your innate power, coax you out of your comfort zone to live more in alignment with your innermost desires.

I know that not everyone is able to invest in a bespoke brand identity so I’m sharing some tips and advice on how to create a logo or brand identity themselves or on a tight budget. 

Links mentioned

https://meandspirit.co.uk/why-diy-ing-your-own-brand-is-so-hard/   

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