Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Catherine LaSota.

Catherine LaSota is a badass creativity facilitator, and she is here to help you build and sustain a creative practice that works for you, taking into account your resources, capacity, deep desires, and unique vision. 

She parents two young children in Queens, NYC, and in addition to her MFAs in Sculpture and Creative Nonfiction, she is trained as a coach and has a variety of music education and performance experiences. Catherine is a certified advanced SCUBA diver, former bartender and retail manager, and the founder of the LIC Reading Series and Resort writing community. She also brings a couple decades of experience working in higher education into her practice and currently serves as Associate Director of Social Practice CUNY. Catherine offers 1-on-1 coaching for writers and anyone building a creative practice; online workshops; in-person writing parties; and occasional retreats. She likes being in conversation and listening deeply, and you can hear more from her on Feed the Art, her podcast about nourishing your creative practice.

Here are some of the things we discuss:

• Projects and assignments as scaffolding to support your creative practice
• Why your creativity should be treated as a fluid, long-term relationship
• On being your own daddy and following your own vision
• Moving beyond scarcity to understanding there is always space for you
• An invitation to try bizarre techniques to spark creative inspiration

Resources & Links:

• Catherine’s website and weekly(ish) newsletter
• Feed the Art podcast
• Part of the Practice podcast
• LIC Reading Series
• Dorothea Lasky’s chapbook Poetry is Not a Project

SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE THINKERS
⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry
💌 Sign up for Kate's free newsletter
📚 Download Kate's free Sustainable Productivity Planner

Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.