Creative Pep Talk

Latest Episodes:

470 - How To Create A Body Of Work By Collaborating With Your Past Self- With Carson Ellis Sep 11, 2024

Show notes

Do you have a box of treasured momentos, a drawer of unfinished artwork or a notebook of ideas you never quite started and definitely didn't finish?

Author and illustrator Carson Ellis tells us how she uncovered a forgotten journal from her 20s and how it informed an entire series of work, with a little help along the way from some other past projects.

This interview is creative inspiration for how to tell stories using pictures, capture nostalgia and perhaps even create art today as a time capsule for the future.

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SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

https://www.carsonellis.com/

https://www.chroniclebooks.com/products/one-week-in-january

Picture book mentions: What is Love, Du is Tak and Wildwood

TV show mentions: Mad Men

Band: https://www.decemberists.com/

Author Kazoo Ishiguro https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/14137/kazuo-ishiguro/

Julian Glander https://glander.co/

Past episode with Carson Ellis and Mac Barnett: https://creativepeptalk.com/355

SPONSORS:

Immaterial: 5,000 Years of Art, One Material at a Time a podcast by The Met -

Each episode examines a material of art, like clay... stone... trash... and what they can reveal about history and humanity. You’ll get a sense of the meaningfulness of these materials, and see them in a whole new way.

Check out Immaterial here: https://bio.to/ImmaterialPodcast!PScreativepeptalk

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https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk

469 - How to Know What Work You Need to Focus On Now Sep 04, 2024

Show notes

It’s difficult to know where to focus your creative energy. If you don’t know whether you should be learning a new skill, diving deep into a new project or marketing something you’ve already done, this episode is for you!

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SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Dan Harmon, Story Circle https://boords.com/blog/storytelling-101-the-dan-harmon-story-circle

The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carrier https://gailcarriger.com/books/hj/

Also mentioned the Maureen Murdock book by the same name

SPONSORS:

Immaterial: 5,000 Years of Art, One Material at a Time a podcast by The Met - Each episode examines a material of art, like clay... stone... trash... and what they can reveal about history and humanity. You’ll get a sense of the meaningfulness of these materials, and see them in a whole new way.

Check out Immaterial here: https://bio.to/ImmaterialPodcast!PScreativepeptalk

468 - How to Save Your Creativity from Toxic "Business Mind" Quicksand Aug 28, 2024

Show notes

This episode is for you if:

-You keep giving up

-You violently swing your focus from money-making, to never mixing money and creativity ever again

-You need a method for staying true to your creative core and not getting swept away by all the shiny objects

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Lisa Miller PhD - The Awakened Brain

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608347/the-awakened-brain-by-lisa-miller-phd/

Jill Bolte Taylor PhD - Whole Brain Living

https://www.drjilltaylor.com/whole-brain-living/

Joseph Campbell - The Hero with a Thousand Faces

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/314324/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-by-joseph-campbell/

Carl Jung - The Tension of Opposites

https://www.amazon.com/Man-His-Symbols-Carl-Jung/dp/0440351839

Christopher Nolan - Inception

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/

The Matrix

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

Susan Cain - Bittersweet

https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton

https://www.hamiltonmusical.com/

About Time

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/

Charlie Brown Christmas

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059026/

Joe Hisaishi - Composer for Miyazaki Films

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386749/

Hayao Miyazaki - Animator and Filmmaker

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/

The PodGlomerate network

https://www.podglomerate.com/

Newsletter signup

https://andyjpizza.substack.com/

"Invisible Things" project

Invisiblethings.co

Invisible Things Enamel Pins

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativePepTalk?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1290656010&from_page=listing&section_id=33163429

SPONSORS:

Immaterial: 5,000 Years of Art, One Material at a Time a podcast by The Met - Each episode examines a material of art, like clay... stone... trash... and what they can reveal about history and humanity. You’ll get a sense of the meaningfulness of these materials, and see them in a whole new way.

Check out Immaterial here: https://bio.to/ImmaterialPodcast!PScreativepeptalk

467 - The Creative Spark Igniting Magic of the Questing Perspective Aug 21, 2024

Show notes

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Everything changes. Platforms. The Economy. Seasons of Life.

What do you do when these changes block your path in such a way, that no matter how you look at it, you can’t seem to find a path forward? You need to get distance to find perspective, but you can’t always press pause and escape to a two week vacation anytime you get stuck. In this episode we talk about the research backed power of the journey mentality and how to access its perspective shifting magic.

This is episode 1 of our ongoing Creative Journey Series.

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Lisa Miller Phd "The Awakened Brain"

https://www.lisamillerphd.com/

Joseph Campbell "A Hero with A Thousand Faces"

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hero-with-a-thousand-faces-joseph-campbell/6894600?ean=9781577315933

Donald Miller "A Million Miles in A Thousand Years"

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-million-miles-in-a-thousand-years-how-i-learned-to-live-a-better-story-donald-miller/228927?ean=9781400202980

The Curse of Oak Island

https://www.history.com/shows/the-curse-of-oak-island

SPONSORS:

Immaterial: 5,000 Years of Art, One Material at a Time a podcast by The Met - Each episode examines a material of art, like clay... stone... trash... and what they can reveal about history and humanity. You’ll get a sense of the meaningfulness of these materials, and see them in a whole new way.

Check out Immaterial here: https://bio.to/ImmaterialPodcast!PScreativepeptalk

466 - How Embracing the Indie Spirit Unblocks Your Path with Yoni Wolf Aug 14, 2024

Show notes

A chat with Yoni Wolf of the band WHY? - I have been a massive fan for YEARS and you've heard their music every week on the show! You may also have heard more of the the band in our Right Side Out Series.

This episode is for you if you are sick and tired of waiting for someone to let you do the creative work you want to be making, if you need inspiration for how to put more of yourself into your work or if you need a fresh helping of that feeling of why we do creative work at all - and stick until the end for a CTIA called NO MITT FOR THESE PITCHES on the mindset shift that helped me go from a place of fruitlessly pitching tons unsuccessful book ideas to publishers and into a place where I’ve been consistently making books for the past four years!

Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world.

https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

WHY?

https://whywithaquestionmark.com/

WHY?'s latest album: The Well that I Fell Into

https://lnk.to/twifi

Yoni Wolf's Substack

https://yoniwolf.substack.com/

ANTICON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticon

Adam "Doesone" Drucker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doseone

SPONSORS:

Check out Immaterial here: https://bio.to/ImmaterialPodcast!PScreativepeptalk

Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world.

https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk

465 - What to Focus on & What to Let Go with Cheyenne Barton *REPLAY* Aug 07, 2024

Show notes

The creative brain is amazing at coming up with infinite options and connections, but sorting through and choosing which options are best and should be focused on is a totally different skill.

In this episode we talk to incredible Illustrator and Youtuber Cheyenne Barton, right in the midst of working this stuff out for herself. At the time we talked, Cheyenne was feeling overwhelmed in her practice and I found the vulnerability of this chat to be a real gift. If you’re burnt out or feeling overwhelmed, this snapshot will help you feel less alone in it and may just give you some tools to overcome it!

Episode art by Cheyenne Barton and Andy J. Pizza

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SHOW NOTES

Cheyenne Barton’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/chey.barton/

Cheyenne Barton’s Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/cheyennebarton

“The life of an artist.” Iceberg Illustration by Megan Herbert

https://www.instagram.com/p/CU6THjkpuqd/

464 - The Magic of Whispering into The Void (instead of Screaming!) with Anna-Laura Sullivan Jul 31, 2024

Show notes

This episode is for you if you are:

1 - Tired of tracking the meaningless stats of likes and follows and want to find ways of tracking more meaningful progress

2 - Struggling to remember why you love making creative work and want to feel that spark again

3 - You need a more human way of being online as a creative person

Riverside - The easiest way for you and your team to record, edit and share professional grade Videos and Podcasts, from anywhere in the world.

https://creators.riverside.fm/creativepeptalk

Show Notes:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

This episode is a conversation with Anna-Laura Sullivan

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

Website: https://annalauraart.com/

463- 3 Areas Of Stress And Wasted Effort To Cut Out Now Jul 24, 2024

Show notes

This episode is for you if:

Your schedule is too full
Your stress is too high
You don't know how to change anything
You've overwhelmed but don't know what to cut

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SHOW NOTES

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Mentioned:

Dave Ramsey and the 80/20 rule

Susan David's book 'Emotional Agility' https://www.susandavid.com/book/

Angus Fletcher's book 'Wonderworks' https://www.angusfletcher.co/

Adam Grant https://adamgrant.net/

462- How to Find Purpose Behind-the-Scenes and In-Between with Mark Eshleman Jul 17, 2024

Show notes

This episode is for you if:

You find yourself trying on hats as you try to figure out what you want to be and what you should be doing
You’re someone who loves the creative process, the behind the scenes, the supporting roles
You’re in a creative career that has intense and exciting projects with weird down time between them

This episode is a conversation with Mark Eshleman @reelbearmedia the creative and content director for the band Twenty One Pilots.

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SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Reel Bear Media: www.reelbearmedia.com

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

Twenty One Pilots https://www.twentyonepilots.com/

https://www.instagram.com/twentyonepilots/

Also mentioned:

Flor https://www.instagram.com/flor/

Skateboarding video: Girl- Yeah Right

Twenty One Pilots Graphic Design by Brandon Rike https://brandonrike.com/

Jim Henson documentary https://ondisneyplus.disney.com/movie/jim-henson-idea-man

'The last of Us' video Game and hit tv show

The Band 'Men I trust' https://menitrust.com/

Chappell Roan https://www.iamchappellroan.com/

461 - My New Plan for Surviving Some Scary Overwhelm Jul 10, 2024

Show notes

This episode’s for you if:

You’re tired of trying to do it all
You feel like giving up
You’re wondering how to pep talk yourself or a friend or loved one who’s struggling on the creative journey.
Stick to the end for some time travel and something new that I’m calling a CTIA

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SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? whywithaquestionmark.com

Old episode clip from Episode 5- The Obvious Thing You're Missing

https://www.creativepeptalk.com/005-the-obvious-thing-youre-missing/

Movie referenced for the anti-pep talk is School of Rock with Jack Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oJqWp4rJM

Book: The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carrier

https://gailcarriger.com/books/hj/