Make Some Noise

Make Some Noise

By Karly NimmoHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationArtsSelf-Improvement
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Make Some Noise episodes

  • Validation and rejection with Lisa Orkin
    Meet Lisa Orkin, an award-winning comedy radio producer and filmmaker. In her role as Creative Director for the award-winning Radio Ranch, Lisa has over 15 years experience in copywriting, scripting, audio production and voice acting in both traditional and digital media.
    In this episode, Karly and Lisa share their stories about podcasting and creativity in general. They talk about rejection and the best way to deal with it, but they also share some interesting stories and opinions for people that are trying to get creativity back in their lives.
    1:30 - Lisa Orkin makes a small introduction to herself
    10:44 - Lisa talks about the role of creativity in her childhood and her relationship with creativity today
    22:49 - Karly shares her opinion about why most podcasters only make it to seven episodes
    32:46 - Lisa speaks about the relationship between creating, rejection and vulnerability
    38:22 - Lisa shares an interesting story when she was working on her first film
    41:57 - "Being vulnerable is not being a victim"
    To learn more and connect with Lisa check out:
    www.projectwoowoo.com
    https://www.instagram.com/lisaorkingram/
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    www.karlynimmo.com
    www.instagram.com/karlosophies/
    www.facebook.com/karlynimmo/
    54 min
  • Karine Bell - Culture and history and how it shapes our lived experience
    Today, on Make Some Noise we meet Karine Bell, a Somatic Educator and Certified Mindfulness Instructor. She is also an anthropologist by training bringing culture and history to bear on an understanding of how a disconnection from the body has shaped our lived experience.
    In this episode, Karly and Karine talk about the role of creativity in communities. Karine shares with us her incredible story about her time in Black Baptist Church where she was doing a dance program. She inspires us with her story to embrace our emotions and feel free to express them.
    1:45 - A short introduction to Karine Bell
    5:50 - Karly and Karine talk about how sometimes people leave with anxiety so long that they start thinking that it's normal
    13:14 - Karine tells her story about doing dance program in a Black Baptist Church
    38:54 - "How we meet the experience like grief is going to influence how we are going to experience those moments"
    47:12 - Karine talks about helping people learn to be with emotions as they come up
    56:28 - Karine Bell tell us about the work that she is doing now
    To learn more and connect with Karine check out:
    http://www.karinebell.com
    https://www.facebook.com/karinebellsomaticpractices/
    https://www.instagram.com/karinebell/
    https://ch.linkedin.com/in/karine-bell-hugentobler-49031b173
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    www.karlynimmo.com
    www.instagram.com/karlosophies/
    www.facebook.com/karlynimmo/
    1 hr
  • Sanchia Marshall - Post Natal Depression and Art as Business
    Meet Sanchia Marshall, a watercolour artist from Brisbane. After having children, Sanchia went through post-natal depression which led her to rekindle her love of drawing, and she rediscovered the joy of painting with acrylics and watercolours.
    In this episode, Karly and Sanchia talk about the way that art can help you when you experience depression. They chat about turning art into business and ways to deal with pressure.
    3:56 - An introduction to Sanchia and role of creativity in her childhood
    9:58 - The reasons why Sanchia started to explore creating
    15:20 - Karly and Sanchia talk about pressure being the reason why people don't want to turn their art into business
    18:26 - Sanchia talks about the first time that she has experienced depression
    30:55 - "People are so uncomfortable with other people feeling shit"
    39:16 - Karly and Sanchia talk about learing more about yourself through the process of creating art
    To learn more and connect with Sanchia check out:
    www.sanchia.com.au
    www.instagram.com/artbysanchia/
    https://www.facebook.com/sanchiam/
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    www.karlynimmo.com
    www.instagram.com/karlosophies/
    www.facebook.com/karlynimmo/
    52 min
  • Birth Trauma Disconnection from your body and Dance
    Today, on Make Some Noise we meet Sharon Pakir, a speaker, trainer, coach and facilitator. She is a director of The Trailblazer Tribe - a company that helps its clients achieve personal, professional, and business growth.
    In this episode, Sharon shares her incredible story with us. Sharon and Karly discuss trauma after an experience with death and huge medical trauma during the birth of her 2nd son and the way that art can help you overcome the worst periods in your life.
    1:33 - An introduction of Sharon Pakir and a little background of what she does
    3:48 - The beginning of her incredible story
    27:25 - Sharon speaks about using art to help you with your trauma
    33:00 - Karly and Sharon talks about how we all feel lonely which is the reason why we want to do anything so our kids doesn't feel the same
    38:00 - The rough period that we are going through is often reflected on our bodies.
    48:40 - Sharon talks about learning to love your body again after trauma
    54:34 - "We can use all of our experience and pain to create things"
    To learn more and connect with Sharon check out:
    www.sharonpakir.com
    @sharonpakir
    @theempoweress
    @thetrailblazertribe
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    www.karlynimmo.com
    www.instagram.com/karlosophies/
    www.facebook.com/karlynimmo/
    1 hr 5 min
  • Embracing the Mighty Ugly in the Art of Creation
    Today, on Make Some Noise, we meet Kim Werker, a writer and editor. She is the author of half a dozen crochet books and Make It Mighty Ugly, a guide to vanquishing creative demons.
    In this episode, Kim and Karly chat about the ways to realize that there are no rules in creativity other than those rules that you've set up for yourself. They talk about fear, expectations and the fact that art is anything that you create no matter what majority of people would think about it.
    2:09 - An introduction to Kim and reasons why she started to express her creativity
    7:20 - Mighty Ugly and what was the story behind the project
    23:10 - Kim and Karly talk about the fact that art does not have to avoid the ugly side
    30:19 - The way that lack of expectations to create something beautiful is giving you more freedom to express your creativity
    37:30 - Kim and Karly chat on how fear shouldn't stop people from trying to create anything
    46:35 - "The value of a creation is the value that you experience creating"
    48:51 - Kim gives her advice on how to start exploring your creativity
    To learn more and connect with Kim check out:
    http://www.kimwerker.com
    http://instagram.com/kpwerker
    http://facebook.com/kimpwerker
    http://twitter.com/kpwerker
    http://pinterest.com/kpwerker
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    karlynimmo.com
    instagram.com/karlosophies
    facebook.com/karlynimmo
    1 hr 2 min
  • Engineer to Art Therapist with Lina Carvajal
    Lina Carvajal is a professionally-certified Life Coach, Art Therapist and Counsellor. She has worked as an Engineer in Colombia before coming to Australia and begun her journey through art therapy.
    In this episode, Lina and Karly chat about making positive changes in life. Lina inspires us with her incredible story to get creativity back in our lives and accept ourselves as who we are instead of trying to fulfill all these unnecessary expectations.
    2:18 - An introduction to Lina and her path of being an engineer to becoming an artist.
    8:25 - Lina talks on how language barrier made things harder for her.
    13:10 - First contact with art therapy and struggles to get your creativity back as an adult.
    17:01 - Lina and Karly discuss expectations and how they can get you on the wrong path when you search for happiness.
    23:01 - Creativity is all about the process, not about final product.
    34:30 - Karly and Lina discuss how accepting yourself as an artist and the best version of yourself is actually helping you to improve both your physical and mental health.
    43:15 - Exercise your creativity and feel free to embrace discomfort. Karly and Lina give their examples of how to exercise creativity.
    To learn more and connect with Lina check out:
    www.linacarvajalb.com
    https://www.instagram.com/lina.carvajalb/
    https://www.facebook.com/ItsTime123/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-carvajal-552971a/
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    karlynimmo.com
    facebook.com/karlynimmo
    instagram.com/karlosophies
    1 hr 1 min
  • Death and dying and grief and joy and art with Bronwyn Ward
    Meet Bronwyn Ward, a drawing and printmaking artist and arts and health practitioner. Bronwyn lived in England for thirteen years where she worked as both an artist and a palliative care therapist. And today's conversation explores the huge role that art can play in helping improve our death literacy.
    Karly and Bronwyn chat about everything from how to talk to those dealing with loss, to creating compassionate communities, to the importance of cultivating creativity in your life - especially if you are not artistic.
    2:00 - An introduction to Bronwyn and bit of the backstory about what lead her to work in palliative care and her commitment to death literacy.
    7:40 - The parallels between birth and death, connecting and supporting those dealing with loss, and how art can open up conversations that may otherwise be left unsaid.
    18:50 - The complexities of grief and the grief loop
    24:00 - How Bronwyn brought together her palliative care history and art... the idea of a compassionate community.
    29:20 - The importance of prioritising, cultivating and encouraging creativity and creative thinking.
    38:00 - Art as a process, not an outcome.
    40:40 - An invite to take up the #deskdrawerchallenge
    Details on where to find and connect with Bronwyn:
    www.bronwynward.com.au
    https://www.instagram.com/bronwyn.ward.artist/
    https://m.facebook.com/bronwynwardartist
    And connect with Karly Nimmo at:
    karlynimmo.com
    instagram.com/karlosophies
    facebook.com/karlynimmo
    46 min
  • Making sweet music from your trauma and grief with Shawn Madden
    Meet Shawn Madden, a talented musician who brings the gift of song to his clients by collaboratively writing the song their heart is calling to have written.
    In this episode, Shawn and Karly talk about the role of music and community in our lives. Shawn inspires us to acknowledge and connect with our own voice and innate music. The value of music at a familial and community level is brought into the light and Shawn plays live two songs from his storytelling collaborations.
    0:33 Meet Shawn and discover his relationship with music.
    2:10 Shawn shares his refocus from fostering community to actually experiencing what it is to be rooted in community.
    6:26 The link between our separation from music as a language and the fracturing of family and community in our society today.
    10:13 Hip hop is a re-indigenisation of music and a return to authentic storytelling.
    12:37 Shawn talks about his focus on song writing with and for individuals who want to connect with their own story. Karly and Shawn also riff on our disconnection from our ancestry, including Indigenous Australian culture.
    20:04 Karly and Shawn discuss how divorced we are from music and the effect of competitive singing shows on our individual ability to connect with and enjoy our own music.
    24:42 Shawn shares his personal experience of depression and delves into the work he is doing with individuals to tell their stories through songs.
    28:33 Hear Shawn play "Here for a Reason", one of the first songs that came of his storytelling project.
    32:48 Shawn chats about the opportunity his song writing gives both himself and his clients.
    36:58 Discover Shawn's offerings as Karly asks him to share what it looks like to work with him.
    40:34 Hear Shawn play "The Only Thing That Matters", a song written for a client suffering Parkinson's Disease.
    46:45 Shawn gives you his best advice for bringing music back into your life.
    47:38 Get the details on where to find Shawn (see the links below).
    Connect with Karly Nimmo at karlynimmo.com, Facebook and Instagram
    Find Shawn Madden at shawnmadden.com and Facebook
    50 min
  • Burn out, adrenal fatigue and exploring yourself through art with Bel Ryan
    Today, on Make Some Noise, we meet Bel Ryan, an Art Therapist with a wealth of experience in supporting youth, cancer patients and patients in palliative care. Bel has a passion for providing innovative workplace wellbeing programs after witnessing burnout and vicarious trauma in her own work.
    Today's discussion is an exploration of the connection between creativity and burnout, and the benefits of art therapy to access and process our internal world.
    2:14 Bel shares her passion for art therapy as a tool for exploring what is happening in a person's world, and her current focus on workplace wellbeing.
    7:36 Karly and Bel look at the common threads between those who work themselves to burnout.
    10:15 The power of art therapy to allow exploration of the grey space, outside of structure, plans and certainty.
    11:55 Karly and Bel riff on the link between losing touch with our creativity and mental health issues.
    17:59 The discussion turns to the power of creativity in conjunction with connection with ourself and others.
    21:27 Bel speaks about offering support - words said with love that can actually discount a person's experience and ways in which we can sit in genuine support of another.
    28:59 Karly asks Bel for the signs of burnout and when to take action before it leads to an implosion.
    33:15 Karly and Bel recognise the benefits of curiosity and questioning what is happening for us, within a safe space.
    37:12 Bel shares her beautiful daily practice of connecting inward to process her stuff.
    44:49 All the details you need to keep up with Bel and her work.
    Connect with Karly Nimmo at karlynimmo.com, Facebook and Instagram
    You can find Belinda Ryan at ignitearttherapies.com.au, Facebook and Instagram
    49 min
  • What is creative somatic experiencing - with Rachel Penn
    After spending thousands on conventional therapy and hitting many road blocks in her own healing journey, Rachel Penn met an art therapist, who turned her life around in just two sessions. Rachel swore to herself that she would follow a similar path once she felt she had healed enough to be of service to others. 5 years later she began her journey into creative therapies.
    Rachel felt there was an important piece missing in her training: the incorporation of the body, the nervous system, a sense of hope, connection and the incorporation of a souls mythology. So she went back to study Somatic Experiencing and now specializes in providing this unique creative therapy to people in addiction recovery and torture survivors.
    1:20 Rachel shares her story of anxiety and recovery through art therapy.
    4:30 Rachel provides an introduction to somatic experiencing.
    9:37 Karly shares how leaning into artful expression of her feelings has been helpful.
    11:16 Karly and Rachel chat about anger: the need to express over repress and society's discomfort with angry displays.
    14:33 The fine line between embracing emotions and being engulfed by them.
    17:14 The loss of creativity and identity through the teen years and finding a way back.
    20:37 Karly and Rachel discuss the current day focus on turning "passion into profit" and the need for an end goal for all pursuits.
    25:45 Rachel delves a little deeper into the benefits of somatic experiencing.
    28:02 Rachel shares how she has seen art therapy to help with trauma and addiction. Karly shares her own experience of writing her memoir and getting a new perspective on herself.
    34:11 The benefit of slowing down the process of making art to allow the therapeutic benefit to occur.
    36:14 Rachel provides a beautiful perspective on allowing our bodies to be a container for our feelings.
    40:48 Karly asks Rachel what her chosen creative expression is at this stage of her life.
    42:25 An invitation from Rachel to get started with a squiggle drawing!
    Connect with Karly Nimmo at karlynimmo.com, Facebook and Instagram
    You can find Rachel Penn on Facebook
    48 min

About Make Some Noise

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Make Some Noise is not a mental health podcast. It’s also not an art podcast. Make Some Noise is not a prescription for happiness. Make Some Noise is conversations about prioritising creative expression as a tool for self actualisation.