What is the difference between producing and creating? How can we build a creative life for ourselves that pushes back against the demands of society and capitalism that tell us we must always be doing, rather than making? And what does it mean to be an artist when you aren't producing anything at all? Join host Catherine LaSota for a wide-ranging conversation with fellow writer and creativity coach Maria Bowler, about Maria's wonderful book Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity. Catherine and Maria discuss a range of topics to help nourish your own creative practice, including the human need for a sense of safety, the role of failure in the creative process, the many lessons we can learn from children, and so much more.

About our guest:
Maria Bowler is a writer, coach, and retreat leader. She holds a masters in religion and the arts from Yale University, is a former magazine editor, and has taught creative writing at the university level. Canadian by birth, she now lives in the Driftless region of the US with her family.

More about Maria:
website: mariabowler.com
Making Time book: mariabowler.com/makingtime
Instagram: @mariaevbowler

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Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.