How She Creates Podcast

Does creating for other people affect your creativity? How can you nurture your own creative process and style, while also creating custom work for others? In this episode brand designer, hand letterer, and artist, Kercia, chats with me about how the influence of clients (and even Instagram) affects our creative work. We chat about creative routines, prioritizing our own creative voices, how the input from others affect our work, and lots of creative musings - as always! See the show notes here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-how-others-affect-our-creative-work-with-kercia-janhow-others-affect-our-creative-work-with-kercia-jane-ep-513/ Shop Lauren's Etsy on Black Friday: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt Sign up for free weekly creative challenges: www.lauren-likes.com/newsletter

Curious about how someone decides to leave everything they know and move to a new country? Listen in! Im telling the story of our move to Korea and then to the UAE + how Stories From Here came to be. Ill also share what I've learned along the way from telling these stories and hopefully you can use these lessons to jumpstart your own creative processes! Use code HOWSHECREATES TO join Stories From Here for 10% off: http://courses.lauren-likes.com/ordinary-gratitude/ Registration closes October 23, 2021 For shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-my-expat-story-what-i-learned-from-telling-stories-ep-512/ To join my newsletter with weekly creative challenges: https://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

This episode is like a coffee chat between two serial creatives. Lauren and Emily talk all things creative process and mindset. We talk about our struggles, our joys, how we view our creativity and our creations + the ideas around all of it. We share what we wish people understood about creativity, creative people, and their own creative process. Full of wisdom and encouragement, this is the perfect episode that will make you feel like you're creating and chatting with artist friends. For show notes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-creative-truths-with-emily-thompson-episode-511/ Sign up for Lauren's free photography webinar series: https://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

Today's guest is an expert when it comes to helping others nurture their creativity. Nicole is full of wisdom and grace for curiously creative who are looking to find the creative gems hidden inside themselves. In this episode, she shares her own story of the struggles to find her own creative success, exercises you can do to find your creative purpose, and a whole lot more. Thank you so much to this week sponsor Wireframe. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/wireframe?sid=podcast.howshecreates For shownotes and links visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-finding-your-creative-purpose-with-nicole-stevenson-of-dear-handmade-life-ep-510/

Have you ever struggled to help your partner understand your hobby? This is the number 1 struggle people share with me in their creative journey - lack of support and encouragement for their creative endeavors. I asked Life Design experts, Carlos and Susanne Hidalgo, to share the story of their relationship in today's episode. They open up about their struggles to define their own identities separately and as a couple, the death of their marriage, how they resurrected it and have designed a life of adventure and joy together. They share loving advice for supporting yourself and your partner through your creative journeys and encourage you to create your own Life Design. For more info visit the show notes here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-relationships-hobbies-how-to-design-a-life-of-support-fun-together-ep-509/ Thank you to Wireframe for supporting this episode! Listen today by searching Wireframe in your podcast player or here: https://link.chtbl.com/wireframe?sid=podcast.howshecreates

This week Lauren is rounding up the most inspirational women she knows and sharing their best qualities. Listen in to celebrate these amazing creative, generous, tenacious ladies. Shop handmade weavings, earrings and guided journals on Etsy with code HOWSHECREATES for %10 off: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt For show notes and more visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-women-who-inspire-ep-508/

Have you read all the self-help books on being productive, getting organized, and having the workspace of a robot? Are you a creative person who LOVES ALL THE THINGS and is really easily distracted? US TOO!! Come play with us in this episode where two enneagram 7, ADHD, creatives share about our struggles when it comes to getting things done. Our brains just don't work the same as the typical productivity zen master and so the typical solutions don't either. So join us as we figure it out and share what we've learned and how we manage to get things done and still have all the fun! *BONUS! you can also watch this episode! The video recording is in the shownotes below! For shownotes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-productivity--minimizing-tips-from-disorganized-maximalists-ep-507/ Sign up to receive free weekly creative challenges here: http://lauren-likes.com/newsletter

"Having a space to share photos of things I loved, of hard things, and things that were difficult to explain gave me the space to say this is who I am and people liked that. It gave me a chance to connect with others and hear their stories." In this special episode Im interviewing my friend + student Ashleigh Hess about her experience in Stories From Here. She shares what she learned in the course, her big takeaways and accomplishments, how it gave her the path to be vulnerable and connect deeper into relationships and about her love of storytelling! Stories From Here is open until April 23rd and you can use code HOWSHECREATES for 10% off. Learn more and register for the course here: http://courses.lauren-likes.com/stories-from-here-live/ For shownotes to watch this episode as a video visit here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-vulnerability-in-storytelling-with-ashleigh-hess-ep-506/

"What you're doing today is important and if it brings you joy you should document it." Today I have the most special guest! MY MOM! She's here to share her 25+ years of storytelling wisdom, of how she's made 250 scrapbooks of her life, and share how I became a storyteller! Listen in for some fun stories, insights, and wisdom! Don't forget! Stories From Here opens on April 12th and you can use code HOWSHECREATES for 10% off. Sign up for updates here www.lauren-likes.com/newsletter and take my free photography course here https://mailchi.mp/lauren-likes/0vho33if0b For shownotes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-storytelling-with-my-mom-ep-505/

Im honored to have Lisa Congdon joining us for this episode in the series How She Creates Good as she shares how she views and uses art as activism. She shares tips for how we can share about the things we care about through our art and using our creative talents. Plus! We talk about her incredible new book, You'll Leave A Trail Of Starts. Lisa shares about how to translate the things you're learning in your own life into art. Plus so much more! Don't forget! Stories From Here opens on April 12th and you can use code HOWSHECREATES for 10% off. Sign up for updates www.lauren-likes.com/newsletter Sign up for my free photography course here: https://mailchi.mp/lauren-likes/0vho33if0b For shownotes visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-good-art-as-activism-with-lisa-congdon-ep-505/

In this episode we are joined by the incredibly inspiring Kate Sullivan! Kate is a four-time Emmy Award Winning Journalist and is currently the creator and host of To Dine For with Kate Sullivan on PBS where fantastic food and great conversation meet at the guest’s favorite restaurant. Today she shares behind the scenes of what it's like to create so publicly during covid, what she's learned from the creative endeavors of entrepreneurs and she shares tips to help you interview the important people in your life to tell your family's story. Get Lauren's free 5 Day Photography Course here: Free Photography Course: http://www.lauren-likes.com/FREECOURSE For shownotes and links visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ask-questions-tell-stories-eat-well-create-relentlessly-with-kate-sullivan-ep-503/

Did you know that my first creative business was in middle school selling plastic keychains?! Then in high school I taught make your own jewelry workshop? And in November of 2020 I opened my Etsy shop with clay jewelry? YEP! In this episode I trace the creative thread that has led me to be where I am in my creative career today. I share the good, the bad, and the goals of my new creative venture + some encouragement for you if you're looking to get started creating with clay yourself. Shop my jewelry on Etsy and use code HOWSHECREATES for 10% off here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurenLikesArt For shownotes and links visit: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-the-creative-path-to-finding-a-medium-you-love-ep-502/

Hey friends! Welcome to Season 5 of How She Creates! It's been a while since we chatted, so let's catch up on all that's been happening in our lives and business. Plus I'll share what's in store for Season 5 of the show, the new episode schedule and what you can be looking forward to (and who!). Take the free photography course here: www.lauren-likes.com/freecourse See shownotes and links here:http://www.lauren-likes.com/welcome-to-how-she-creates-season-5/

This is a long-awaited episode recorded back at the beginning of Covid where I dive deep into creative cycles with my good friend Misty Granade. All the wisdom stands up more than ever right now as we are all navigating creative cycles in our lives right now. Misty shares her experience and practices when she is in deep creative mode, what she does when she finishes a big project and when she is totally stuck. We have a fun, laidback chat about how we reset our brains when we're stuck or overwhelmed and navigating all the emotions and challenges that come with creating while living your life. Thanks so much to our Sponsor www.Sculpey.com use code HOWSHECREATES10 for 10% off your online order! Get shownotes here: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-creative-cycles-with-misty-granade-ep-412/

If you feel like you're not 'good' at anything, your creativity is stuck and not growing, you don't have a body of artwork you're proud of, you don't really know what your creative 'thing' is - then this episode is for you. Im going to share why your creativity and skills are stuck and not growing and what to do about it. Packed with applicable lessons and tips, this episode will push you in the right direction to start creating art you love and growing your skills consistently. To join Stories From Here visit: www.lauren-likes.com/gratitude and use code HOWSHECREATES for 10% off. Registration closes October 22, 2020.

This episode is full of german police escorts, plastic-wrapped airports, moving countries without plans, starting new lives sight unseen, and finding joy. Im telling the story of what it was like to move countries during the pandemic and, yes it was stressful, but it's also full of laughter, life lessons, and possibility. Listen in to get an inside peek at our moving experience and what's happening now in our new home and life! If you want to join me in telling your story, growing your photography skills, and creating a habit of gratitude Stories From Here is open for registration until October 22. Register here: http://lauren-likes.com/gratitude Get the free photography training and 3-day challenge here: http://lauren-likes.com/freewebinar

In today’s episode, Ashley Beaudin, is sharing her knowledge on breaking away from self-sabotage and owning our creativity. In this interview, Ashley defines self-sabotage for us and shows us how it manifests in creative people. Ashley explains that with creativity comes vulnerability, causing creative people to put their whole selves into their work and share it with the world. Our identity as creative people can be wrapped up and blended in our work. Hear about Ashley's personal journey of self-sabotage and what it looked like for her to recover and face the pain it was growing from. Ashley emphasizes that even though our ways of self-sabotage are different, we all have an underlying fear or pain that is at the root. She encourages you to find those roots of pain to work through them and watch how your art changes as you heal. Click for more information and shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-409:-stop-self-sabotaging-your-creativity/(opens in a new tab)

In today’s episode, color psychologist, Mehnaz Khan, is sharing her knowledge on how color influences our daily lives. In this interview, Mehnaz shares the way she fell in love with color and painting after years of working in the field of computer science. After falling in love with painting, she saw her world change. She was happier, more relaxed, and noticed how color was shifting the way she was interacting with her family and friends. Using color, Mehnaz helps make people's lives better and more joyful. She explains that color influences everything in our lives, down to the way we eat and the decisions we make. Listen to Mehnaz as she shares her colorful wisdom on using the color in our lives to make us happier and healthier. For more information and shownotes, follow the link: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-408:-color-psychology

In today’s episode, Aly Morgan from Seek & Be is sharing her seven secrets to living an intentional life. In this interview, Aly shares the way she overcame adversity and reconnected with what truly matters in life. With trauma in her past and her husband's diagnosis of cancer, Aly had to drastically reevaluate her priorities. Aly explains the way her family had to sit down and really think about what truly holds value and what does not. Listen to Aly share her incredible wisdom on seeking a positive mindset, supportive community, and living with true intention. Follow the link for more information and shownotes: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-407:-living-intentionally/ Visit Aly's website: https://www.seekandbe.com/howshecreates

Have you ever stopped to think about how much good news can change your mindset? In this interview, Branden Harvey explains the reality of the way good news can help people feel less overwhelmed, and more capable of doing good. Branden shares how he used his photography skills to bless others, ultimately creating his business, Good Good Good. Through his newspapers and newsletters, Branden is highlighting the good in the world and empowering you to share your gifts with others. For more information, visit the link below for show notes and links: http://www.lauren-likes.com/how-she-creates-ep-406:-good-news!/