Before the Work Begins

For the final episode of this season, Jo Hutton is joined by trend forecaster and CEO of Trend Bible, Joanna Feeley. Joanna’s career path into trend forecasting led her from working in fashion in the bustling hub of New York City in the 1990s to the North East’s bright lights in Newcastle. Joanna discusses how she was on the brink of burnout and how her ADHD diagnosis (and coach) helped her immensely in finding work systems for her, such as the golden hour for deep thinking. Joanna shares her love of creative endeavours such as making a set of tarot cards for her sister and how mornings at her Dad’s construction site might have had more creativity to them than she originally thought. And the ultimate treat, a full English breakfast at her Grandma’s Bed and Breakfast, after serving all the guests first, of course. 🍳

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What do creative people really do before their work begins?

Jo Hutton, author of best-selling Substack Yoga for Tired People, sits down with the movers and shakers of the creative industry to find out what their mornings actually look like.

This week Jo Hutton is joined by writer and author of Home Matters, Penny Wincer. Penny chats about swapping fifteen years as an interiors photographer for a writing career she runs from her kitchen table and why she stopped measuring her mornings against everybody else’s. They discuss caring for her son, why flexibility rather than routine is what holds her mornings together and her morning pages habit that has outlasted every other routine. She also describes the 1920s Australian cottage she would go back to for one more morning. 🫖

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This week Jo sits down with Simon Haisell, the self-described introvert bookworm behind Footnotes and Tangents, whose year-long slow reads of War and Peace and Wolf Hall have quietly pulled in thousands of readers a chapter at a time. Simon shares that amidst the typical morning rush, a few cortisol bursts included, there is no ritual to beyond a few deep breaths, a cup of tea and half an hour of reading to ease the day in. He also confesses to the occasional minor breakdown at a hotel breakfast buffet, having decided the ideal morning might be a useful fiction and what he really wants is gruel.

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This week Jo Hutton is joined by Maisie Hill, life coach and bestselling author of Period Power. Maisie chats about her career from managing a late-night rock bar in Soho to specialising in hormonal health. She reveals how she’s always wanted to write a book, and although most of the writing took place in her head whilst breastfeeding her son at 2am, she has continued to provide support to women through her membership programme Powerful. They discuss Maisie’s late autism diagnosis and why being told to have a slow morning makes her want to do the exact opposite. Plus, her perfect morning at her favourite coffee spot in Margate, opened just for her. ☕️

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This week Jo Hutton is joined by cartoonist and author Hayley Gullen. She reflects on how her graphic memoir This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story helped her find her voice as a published author. She shares her dream morning routine filled with fancy coffee and breakfast in bed as well as her quiet daily massage ritual before she starts drawing and writing. From reminiscing on university days in Cambridge to an eventful sleeper train journey to Inverness, she reveals her next graphic novel project centred on her passion for the mysterious Pictish stone symbols across Scotland. Ancient mysteries are best served with a slice of Sourdough.💅

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Jo is joined by online business coach Jennifer Morilla to talk about the joys of a four-day work week, the art of a proper rot day (pancakes, dog walk, repeat) and why packing an empty suitcase might be the smartest travel hack you’ve ever heard. Jennifer shares the whirlwind that took her from quitting her corporate job to become a travel vlogger and backpack around the world. They explore the linked nature of memory and place, the pleasant culture shock of Guy Fawkes night and a close encounter with ghosts in Edinburgh. From oatmeal in Thailand to a five-star buffet at The Four Seasons, Jen shares her expert opinion on a hotel breakfast, mimosas included if you’re feeling fancy. And finally, why you tell your parents AFTER you have done the thing that you were going to, in fact, do the thing.😬

Books recommended:

·      The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

·      Die With Zero by Bill Perkins

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Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/4aiDyBI8gYjg50mA4gOmei

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This week Jo is joined by Hugo Robbins, founder of Nackt Shoes, a barefoot footwear lifestyle brand. Hugo and Jo talk about why he believes feet are not broken and just need room to move, the case for treating the body as something that adapts and strengthens rather than wears out and what it’s like conquering the Munros with no shoes on. They chat about the generational craft of shoemaking and how the shoe really IS on the other foot as he’s brought in his younger brother to the business, who is now his boss. Hugo reveals a hotel buffet strategy built entirely around reps over weight and the (slightly) chaotic reality of starting a footwear brand by stashing 300 pairs of shoes in your Mum’s kitchen…

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What do creative people really do before their work begins?

Jo Hutton, author of best-selling Substack Yoga for Tired People, sits down with the movers and shakers of the creative industry to find out what their mornings actually look like.

This week Jo is joined by bibliotherapist Toni Jones, founder of the Shelf Help Club, the world's first self-help book club. Toni talks to Jo Hutton about leaving a busy career in journalism for a quieter life in Norfolk, and how her morning routine now follows Hal Elrod's "Miracle Morning" method, with plenty of reading, fresh air and very little rushing. They dig into nervous system regulation, the difference between a trigger and a glimmer, and the self-help books that changed Toni's life, from The Kindness Method to Ikigai. Turns out the good life isn't always glamorous, sometimes it's just a dog on the bed and a slow cup of coffee.

Books recommended:

·      The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

·      The Kindness Method by Shahroo Izadi

·      Soothe by Nahid Debeljian

·      Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

·      How to Change Your Life in Seven Days by Paul McKenna

Follow Toni Jones:

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Website: https://www.shelfhelp.club/

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What do creative people really do before their work begins?

Jo Hutton, author of best-selling Substack Yoga for Tired People, sits down with the movers and shakers of the creative industry to find out what their mornings actually look like.

This week Jo is joined by psychological thriller author Alex Dahl to discuss her creative writing journey and the importance of knowing your characters inside and out. They talk about the warning signs of burnout after writing three back-to-back novels and learning when to work when your creativity is at its peak. She discusses how Bath’s dramatic architecture was the perfect backdrop to fuel her writing and how an unintentional psychological thriller writing workshop ignited her passion for genre. She reveals her dream Parisian morning and the unique experience of seeing her characters come to life in a villa in the South of France for The Stolen Girl, the on-screen adaption of her novel Playdate now streaming on Disney+ and ITV.

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Watch ‘The Stolen Girl’ streaming now on Disney+ and ITV 📺

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Substack expert and engagement consultant Claire Venus joins Jo for an honest conversation about burnout in creative spaces and her memories of morning routines, from paper rounds to walks by the beach. She shares the reality of moving from a city to the countryside and why travelling solo changed how she sees connection and community. From her childhood breakfast of cheese and mayonnaise to the best hotel breakfast buffet she’s ever had ✨make space for the honeycomb wall✨ Claire reveals how despite life’s unpredictability, she forged her way through the perfect storm.

Follow Claire Venus:

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Substack: https://creativelyconscious.substack.com/

Podcast: https://www.creativelyconscious.co.uk/podcasts

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Produced by @moja_social

New episodes every Wednesday. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.🎙️