Creativity: Uncovered

"I love doing that, but I just don't have time for it'

How many times have you heard people say this? This saying is why the things we love doing, like being creative, can get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list, in favour of life-admin, chores or just general adulting. In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I share a life hack that will help you squeeze more of what you love into your everyday life.

I have done it myself through producing this podcast, and you can do it too!

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/how-to-squeeze-more-enjoyment-into-your-routine

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Creativity and maths have never been two words that I have put together… until now. In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I chatted with data scientist Noah Healy, who is a recreational mathematician in his spare time.

He shared with me how maths is one of the most creative acts out there, how it helps us understand the world around us and how it requires a curious, imaginative mind.

This episode will encourage you to rethink what you know about maths and creativity, and hopefully broaden your view on both.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: http://www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/recreational-maths-is-fun-and-creative

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Imagine being in hospital for an extended period of time. Or, knowing that due to your condition, you may never leave hospital again.

Sounds grim, right? But it doesn't have to be.

Enter: Richard Wilmore and Hearts Need Art. This not-for-profit organisation brings creatives into hospitals to share their craft with patients, caregivers and staff. This program creates moments of joy, self-expression, and connection, in an otherwise sombre setting.

Richard joined me on Creativity: Uncovered to share the benefits of creativity in healthcare, how the organisation started and their plans to expand.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/hearts-need-art-creativity-in-healthcare

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Who here has absentmindedly drawn or doodled while they are on the phone, in a meeting or elsewhere?

If that was you, you are going to find today's chat really interesting. Because all of that doodling was not in vain.

In this episode, Ashton Rodenhiser, a professional doodler, joins me to discuss using drawing as a thinking and learning tool.

Ashton shares why doodling is a non-threatening art form that anyone can do, and benefit from.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/yes-you-should-start-doodling-again

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Do you ever remember your dreams? Or, how about what you think about when you meditate?

Paying attention to what you think about during a dream-like state could be the key to unlocking your creativity and pushing through your creative blocks.

My guest this episode, Megan Mary, is a dreamworker who helps people recall and interpret the subconscious messages in their dreams. She joins me to explain why dreamwork is important and how you can do it yourself at home.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/dreaming-through-creative-blocks

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

How can you get back into creativity after a long period without it?

My guest this episode is Kimberly Lahodny, a performance artist and screenwriter, who has lived this experience a number of times. Moving states, motherhood, career changes, all have had an impact on her creativity and she found it a struggle to get back on track.

Now she helps other women find their creativity again through her SPARK movement.

This conversation explores the pressures and joys of creativity and how Kimberly got her SPARK back.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

Ps. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/how-to-find-your-creativity-again

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Do you know the feeling when you realise that something you've been searching for has been right there in front of you all the time?

For Erika Ng, this was the case with her creativity.

Her introduction to me literally said "I wasn't a creative person until…", but in our chat during this episode we discovered that she has lived a creative life. She just didn't realise it!

This episode explores Erika's journey from scientist right the way through to launching her own business and podcast. If you are still on the fence with your creativity, Erika's insights, reflections and tips will make you want to leap over to the creative side.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

Ps. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/wait-am-i-creative

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

In this episode, I speak about my Grandma's buttons.

For most people my packet of buttons would just be that: a packet of buttons.

However, for me, this packet means so much more than that. These buttons were given to me by my Grandma over in Ireland, and are a source of inspiration for me, and have recently prompted me to think about the influence she has had on my creativity.

This episode is all about thinking about, acknowledging and recognising those who have positively influenced us, and consider how we may then pass it forward to the next generation.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. Trigger warning: I do shed a little tear at the end of this recording, because of my wonderful Grandma Mary "Maureen" Egan - Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam.

P.P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/my-grandmas-buttons

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Should we put to bed the concept of the "starving artist"?

I mean, why is making money from your craft seen as a bad thing?

In this episode of Creativity: Uncovered, I discuss the double-edged sword of popularity with podcaster Alice-Rose Lucchetti.

We chat about Taylor Swift, what it means to be a "sell-out" and the criticism and rules imposed on creatives.

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/why-is-earning-money-from-creativity-bad

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.

Jacinta Dietrich is a self-confessed slashie - she is a neurodivergent and bisexual writer / editor / podcaster based in Naarm, Melbourne. She balances her regular job with as many "side quests" as possible. Why? Because, why just choose one creative outlet?

Jacinta joins me on Creativity: Uncovered to discuss her creativity, how being neurodivergent gives her creative super powers, and how she balances it all (and stays motivated!).

Tune in to be inspired by how one person can squeeze so much into each day!

Happy listening!

xo Abi

P.S. For more information about this episode and our guest, head to: www.crispcomms.co/podcast-episodes/side-quests-are-the-new-side-hustle

Creativity: Uncovered is lovingly edited by the team at Crisp Communications.

Creativity: Uncovered is a registered Australian Trade Mark.