Creative Pep Talk

By Andy J. PizzaBusiness Education Arts Design

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Creative Pep Talk episodes

February 19, 2025 493 - Grief, Creativity, and Re-finding Your Magic with Rebecca Green
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Has an unexpected life event ever derailed your creative journey?

When I reached out to illustrator Rebecca Green to join me on the podcast for the second time, she graciously volunteered to speak about a tragedy she had experienced in recent years, that brought her life to a complete stand still. Join us for a deeply vulnerable and inspiring conversation about this artist’s journey from grief to renewed creativity.

Content Warning: this episode contains a conversation around the death of an infant.

SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

Rebecca Green https://www.myblankpaper.com
Rebecca’s blog: https://www.myblankpaper.com/blog

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_%26_Lowell
Katherine May - Wintering
https://katherine-may.co.uk/wintering
Art Brand Alliance
https://artbrandalliance.com
1 hr 7 min
February 12, 2025 492 - 7 Steps I'd Take If I Was Starting My Creative Practice From Scratch in 2025
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Things change fast these days. If I started my creative practice in 2025 I would do things very differently than when I started out over 15 years ago. Tune into this episode to hear the 7 sequential steps I would take if I was starting out today.

SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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30 min
February 05, 2025 491 - Determining Your Current Creative Stage and Shifting Focus with Illustrator Chris Piascik
What should you focus your creative energy towards right now? It helps to tune into the creative stage you’re currently in. Today on the show we chat with Illustrator Chris Piascik about how he went from a daily drawing practice to shifting gears and focusing on building his YouTube to nearly 100k subscribers.

If you’re feeling out of sync with your creative season or need inspo for reigniting your personal work, this episode is for you!

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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

Chris Piascik
https://www.chrispiascik.com
https://www.youtube.com/@chris-piascik

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52 min
January 29, 2025 490 - An Unlock of Motivation in the Face of Chaos on Repeat
If you’re struggling to find motivation in the face of bad habits and bad news, this episode is for you. Repeat episodes of burn out, procrastination or lack of progress can wear you down, so if you’re looking for a fresh perspective, check this episode out!

THIS EPISODE IS INSPIRED BY MY LOVE OF THE SHOW SEVERANCE, BUT CONTAINS NO SPOILERS!

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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

Severance
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)
Tim Ferriss 770 with Elizabeth Gilbert
https://tim.blog/2024/09/26/elizabeth-gilbert-2/

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27 min
January 22, 2025 489 - How to Make Your Work More Personal with Comedian Alice Fraser
Andy sits down to have a joint podcast episode with master storyteller and comedian Alice Fraser for both of their podcasts.

In this episode we explore:
- Making work that’s more personal and meaningful
- The things to consider when sharing elements of your personal life in your work
- Being a parent when you have a creative practice
- Navigating the different stages of life / the creative journey

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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
Alice Fraser https://www.alicecomedyfraser.com

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1 hr 11 min
January 15, 2025 488 - Frozen During Slow Times? How to Activate Self Starter Energy
Freeze up during slow times? Waiting for a BIG IDEA to get started? Overwhelmed by the blank page? In this episode, we explore how to tap into your effortless creativity and get yourself to start TODAY.

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SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller SOPHIE MILLER
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones Pending Beautiful Collective
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? WHY?

Institutional Validation
https://www.tiktok.com/@faganchelsea/video/7275799035351452960

TEMI COKER Temi Coker on Substack

Taika Waititi How Being Yourself Can Make You Hilarious | Taika Waititi on Filmmaking

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Miro
Miro is a collaborative virtual workspace that syncs in real time for you and your team so that you can innovate an idea into an outcome seamlessly - Miro | The Innovation Workspace
36 min
January 08, 2025 487 - Apathetic About Goals? Uncover A Different Source of "Infinite" Motivation
If you’re struggling to create goals that feel motivating, this episode is for you! Goals have their place, but sometimes we need to tap into a more renewable motivation. In this episode I share a shift that freaking changed the game for me! For real! Hope you get the same boost from this that I did!

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Albert Camus - Sisyphus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus

Austin Kleon - Keep Going
https://austinkleon.com/keepgoing/

Stephen Pressfield - The Artist’s Journey
https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-artists-journey/

Uri Shulevitz - Writing With Pictures
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Pictures-Write-Illustrate-Childrens/dp/0823059359

James P. Carse - Finite and Infinite Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_and_Infinite_Games

Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game
https://simonsinek.com/books/the-infinite-game/

Sufjan Stevens
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/sufjan-stevens-on-songwriting-collaboration-and-the-myth-of-the-tortured-artist/

Brian McDonald
https://writeinvisibleink.com

Ira Glass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Glass

Colin Rigsby
https://www.instagram.com/vesperteen/?hl=en

Clairo - Charm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charm_(Clairo_album)
38 min
January 01, 2025 486 - How to Transform Your Frustrations into Fertilizer in 2025
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If you’re struggling to find an exciting vision for your creative future this new year, this episode is for you. This is episode one of “The Grounding Series”. While others may be shooting for the sky this January, we start with the opposite: getting grounded. Let’s tap into what really matters and why we choose to create in the first place. If chasing sales, career or validation has got in the way, this episode will help you root yourself back in the joy of creating again.

This is episode 1 of The Ground Series.

SHOW NOTES:
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

The Indie Rock Coloring Book
https://www.amazon.com/Indie-Rock-Coloring-Book/dp/B008ISI14S
Modest Mouse
https://www.instagram.com/modestmouse/?hl=en
“The Hidden Life of Trees” Illustrated Edition
https://shop.readbirdiebooks.com/item/AS48k97jmWOOU7NcZAJOUQ
Megalopolis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(film)
Julian Glander’s “Boys Go to Jupiter”
https://glander.co/filter/tunes/BOYS-GO-TO-JUPITER
WHY? - The Well that I Fell Into
https://whywithaquestionmark.bandcamp.com/album/the-well-i-fell-into

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Miro
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37 min
December 25, 2024 485 - A 3 Question Year-End Reflection to Awaken Your Creative Spirit
Prompts for reflection, intention and hope with Andy J. Pizza and Sophie Miller.

Step back from the holiday hustle, consider your 2024 year of creativity and look forward into the year to come.
In this fun Christmas Carol themed episode (not too Christmassy so don’t let that put you off!)
we are visited by 3 Ghosts: Past, Present and Future. Each Creative Ghost asks a question and we each answer their prompts.
There are themes of gratitude, growth, presence, inspiration for 2025.
This episode has a downloadable worksheet
52 min
December 18, 2024484 - Creativity vs Discipline: Finding Balance Between these Oppositional Forces with Andy J. Pizza
10 Years of the Creative Pep Talk Podcast. Can you believe it? In this episode the tables get turned! Bestselling Author Katherine May interviews Andy J. Pizza about this ten year journey of a creative project.
In this vulnerable behind the scenes chat we cover:
How to unlock the creative discipline to keep showing up in your creative practice even when you may want to quit sometimes.
Why you might want to include personal / vulnerable information in your work and how to think about what you want to share vs what you want to remain private
Behind the scenes and creative journey details that Andy hasn’t shared before!

We talk: Podcasting, ADHD and Storytelling.

SHOW NOTES:
Interview by Katherine May https://katherine-may.co.uk/
Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com
SPONSORS:
Miro
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1 hr 35 min