What started as a podcast about juggling art and parenting has become something deeper: a gathering place for creative parents seeking wholeness, meaning, and connection in uncertain times.In this solo episode, host Nikko Snyder shares the real story behind Parenting Creative—how it began, how it’s changed, and why creative practice isn’t just about self-expression, but survival.Whether you’re an artist, a parent, or just someone trying to stay awake in a world that makes it hard, this episode is for you.💡 In This Episode:

• The story behind the creation of Parenting Creative
• Why “balance” is the wrong goal for creative parents
• Parenting and creating through climate anxiety, social injustice, and digital overwhelm
• How creative practice helps resist burnout, reclaim rest, and build meaningful connection
• An invitation to help shape the next chapter of Parenting Creative

🌀 Mentioned Practices:

• Rest as resistance
• Reflection as clarity
• Creative expression as processing
• Interdependence and shared learning
• Joy, grief, nourishment, and the art of staying human

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Read the evolving vision for Parenting Creative:

In a world that feels unmoored, you're searching for something to hold onto.

Something steady. Solid. Whole.

Parenting Creative is a gathering place for caregivers, meaning-makers, and anyone seeking steadiness in disorienting times.

We explore practices that anchor us: creative expression, joy, interdependence, nourishment, rest, and reflection.

This isn't about finding balance. It's about accountability and belonging—to ourselves, our kids, and each other—in defiance of a world that wants us fragmented.

We don’t have easy answers. But we offer questions worth asking, practices worth returning to, and stories worth sharing.

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