Creative Parenting Podcast

Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week, we’re joined by Beatrice “Bea” Rodriguez, Head of Brand Marketing at Horizn Studios, a Berlin-based travel company.

Like many great parent friendships, we originally met Bea through our kids going to the same Kindergarten. Over time, conversations during drop-offs and pick-ups turned into playground hangouts and have now advanced all the way to podcast interviews.

In our podcast, Bea reflects on how becoming a parent changed her relationship with creativity and brought back something she felt she had lost: the ability to play. We also talk about Bea’s background in gymnastics and acrobatics, the practical side of creative work, experimenting with AI, and what happens when you suddenly have an evening to yourself as a parent.

You can read Part 1 of our conversation with Bea below. If you’d like to hear the full version, press play above to listen to the complete episode.

On a program-related note, this will be our FINAL episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast. We’re transforming Creative Parenting Club and will be moving all of our email communications over to our new Kinder Rave newsletter as of the end of this month (September 2026). We want to thank everyone who has supported CPC until now, and we look forward to continuing the conversation in the Kinder Rave Universe.

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Thank you for being here. As always, we hope this episode brings you a sense of belonging and reminds you that creativity and family life belong side-by-side.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week, we speak with Travis Hoffart, a Canadian hairstylist based in Berlin.

Originally on a different path, Travis shifted from studying business to hairstyling after realizing he wanted a more creative and people-centered way of working. After building his career in Canada, he moved to Berlin, where he eventually opened a private one-chair studio at home, focused on working more directly and closely with his clients.

We came across Travis through his partner Barbara Woolsey (Babxi), who we recently featured.

What stood out was Travis’s perspective on working closely with people, building something of his own, and navigating parenthood while running a creative career from home.

In this conversation, we talk about changing direction, building a life in a new city, and the everyday reality of balancing work, family, and structure.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week on Creative Parenting Club, we speak with Barbara Woolsey, a Canadian travel writer and DJ based in Berlin.

Barbara grew up in a small town in the middle of Canada, a place that shaped her curiosity about the world and eventually led her into travel writing and music. From studying and working in Thailand to becoming part of Berlin’s club scene, her path reflects a steady movement toward creative expression and new environments.

We first came across Barbara through the nightlife scene, where she was already an established DJ. Around that time, she began sharing her pregnancy publicly, offering a rare look into what it means to be part of club culture as a pregnant woman and later as a mother. Not long after, she joined Kinder Rave, bringing that experience into a space where music and parenthood meet.

In this conversation, we talk about creativity as both work and necessity, how parenthood shifts priorities, and what it means to stay connected to your creative identity while raising a child.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week on CPC, we’re joined by filmmaker Jamie Effros and actor Jake Hart, creators of the short film Big George, for a conversation about creative work, family life, and how those two constantly reshape each other.

What makes this episode especially interesting is that Jamie is not a parent, yet he created a deeply personal story about fatherhood based on the lives of artists around him. Together with Jake, who stars in the film alongside his daughter, the conversation moves beyond the film into the realities behind it.

We talk about creativity as instinct, about building a life around what you care about even when it is unstable, and about how parenthood shifts your relationship to ambition, time, and responsibility, as well as the less visible side of creative careers and what success actually means over time.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week on CPC we present a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast with Emo Rugene, a DJ, community builder, and father from Kenya who has been living in Berlin for more than a decade.

Emo is involved in several creative communities across the city, from music to running culture. Alongside his work as a community manager in the footwear industry, he is part of projects such as In Living Colour and Run & Rave, initiatives that bring people together around music, movement, and shared cultural spaces.

In the conversation, Emo speaks about the path that brought him from Kenya to Europe, from starting a shoe brand and studying in Austria to building a life in Berlin while raising two children. His story includes questions of resilience, identity, and the unexpected directions that careers and family life can take.

We also discuss parenting from the perspective of a father raising children between cultures. Emo explains how he approaches creativity at home, why asking questions can sometimes be more useful than giving answers, and how he tries to pass on confidence and cultural roots to his children.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week on CPC, we’re publishing a new interview with Berlin-based musician, singer, saxophonist, and maker Jessie Evans.

For more than two decades, Jessie has worked in music, spending years touring extensively around the world. Over time, and especially after becoming a parent, the balance between life on the road and life at home began to shift.

In this interview, Jessie talks about making art with limited time and how parenthood has reshaped her relationship with work, alongside creative frustration, financial uncertainty, and learning patience with her children in a much more constrained rhythm of life.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

If you’ve got big ideas and small kids — or if you're in a different stage of parenting and have some lived experience to share — subscribe to our newsletter and come join our global family.

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Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club.

This week on CPC, we’re sharing a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast featuring Christ Burgstein, also known as Los Cabra, a DJ, music producer, and founder of the Friction Department.

Christ has spent years touring, organizing events, and working deep inside nightlife culture. A few years ago he became a father and, like many creative parents, found himself questioning long-standing routines, priorities, and professional paths.

In this conversation, Christ talks about balancing a creative career with family life, the lack of time for music, and the internal tension of stepping back from a profession shaped by night work and constant movement.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

If you’ve got big ideas and small kids — or if you're in a different stage of parenting and have some lived experience to share — subscribe to our newsletter and come join our global family.

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This week on CPC, we’re sharing a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast with Rodrigo da Matta, singer, musician, cultural producer, and founder of Bossa FM, a platform dedicated to promoting Brazilian music and culture across Europe.

Three years ago, Rodrigo became a father to his daughter Yasmin. Since then, his creative instincts have taken on a new form. Parenting, in his case, looks physical, playful, and improvisational. It’s about presence, movement, humor, and learning how to stay balanced while holding a lot at once.

This week on CPC, we’re sharing a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast with Rodrigo da Matta, singer, musician, cultural producer, and founder of Bossa FM, a platform dedicated to promoting Brazilian music and culture across Europe.

Three years ago, Rodrigo became a father to his daughter Yasmin. Since then, his creative instincts have taken on a new form. Parenting, in his case, looks physical, playful, and improvisational. It’s about presence, movement, humor, and learning how to stay balanced while holding a lot at once.

Press play to hear the full conversation.

New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

If you’ve got big ideas and small kids — or if you're in a different stage of parenting and have some lived experience to share — subscribe to our newsletter and come join our global family.

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Good morning and welcome back to the Creative Parenting Club.

This week on CPC, we’re sharing a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast with a special guest: DJ Dmitry, musician, producer, and co-creator of the iconic dance band Deee-Lite.

When this conversation was first suggested, we summed it up: “We’ve got ourselves a legend.” And while you might not immediately recognize the name, you definitely know the music. Deee-Lite’s Groove Is in the Heart became a global anthem. This song influenced the sound and visuals of 90s dance culture.

This conversation goes beyond Dmitry’s music career and into everyday family life. In Berlin, he’s a parent at Kita pickup, unmistakably funky-well dressed, and raising three kids while continuing to make music with his wife and musical partner.

Like so many of our guests, Dmitry doesn’t pretend to have parenthood figured out. He reflects honestly on the process, the contradictions, the limits of time, and the joy. He also reminds us that creative parenting isn’t about perfection, but about showing up, staying patient, and being present.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

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This week on CPC, we’re back with our latest edition of the Creative Parenting Podcast: this time with Sway Clarke, musician-turned-parenting coach and AI guru, who has found new outlets for his creative talents since becoming a father five years ago.

At the end of the last decade, you might have encountered Sway touring in LA, London, or countless other cities throughout the world — today, you’re more likely to find him at the playground, creating educational resources for other parents, and serving on the board at his kids’ preschool.

In between, he’s utilizing his creative and technical skills to help small businesses implement AI in their workflows, while designing videos and courses focused on empowering overwhelmed parents by emphasizing inner work, breaking generational cycles, and fostering resilience via connection and mindfulness.

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New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies.

If you’ve got big ideas and small kids — or if you're in a different stage of parenting and have some lived experience to share — subscribe to our newsletter and come join our global family.

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