The Anxious Creative

The Anxious Creative

By Dawn BradleyBusinessEntrepreneurshipArtsFashion & Beauty
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The Anxious Creative episodes

  • mindset with mallory chapman

    This week I sit down with Mallory Chapman. She's a kick ass entrepreneur in the wellness industry. She has brought surfing to us landlocked Calgarians and won us over with her amazing outlook on life and positive attitude.

    I'm so excited for you to listen in to this episode all about mindset. Mallory has over 10 years' of experience, has built and ran her own brick and mortar fitness studio, created a wellness retreat company, and is also the founder and host of a holistic surf inspired online wellness program called The Practice. Talk about inspirational, huh!

    You can find her on Instagram at @swellness.co and on the web at www.swellness.co.

    39 min
  • business chat with josie vilay

    Josie is a fellow Canadian hairstylist who I’ve admired since joining Instagram. We’ve texted back and forth, and I am so pumped that we got to sit down and chat. She does a killer bleach and tone and has the most hilarious sense of humour I’ve seen. Listen while Josie and I chat about business, dealing with bad reviews, and our biggest challenges with owning a Salon.

    Find Josie on Instagram @josievilay and @hairologystudio_ or check out the Salon website.

    58 min
  • my client's story of courage and bravery

    I interview my client Jessica. When she was just 6 years old her Mom packed up her and her two sisters and left an abusive marriage. They came to Calgary where they lived in a women's shelter for 3 months. Her story is powerful and full of courage and bravery.

    It affirmed again why I am in this industry. It's so much more than just hair. It’s about connections and community and to have women know their worth and value.

    34 min
  • jamie dana & the business of instagram
    ‘I have a passion for connecting with other hairstylists and creating a community of like-minded artists. This is such an incredible industry that I am so thankful to be a part of. I am constantly striving to learn more about the hair industry and to grow as a creative.’
    I’m so excited to share with you my conversation with Jamie.
    It’s been so fun to watch her grow her biz and see OH HOT GRAM become the huge success it is today. Recently she co-founded EMBER RETREAT, and I am beyond pumped  to be speaking at it in Palm Springs this September.
    Jamie went from a studio stylist with a 5K Instagram following to being a business educator for hairstylists with over a 50K following. She’s passionate about helping others, and I’m thrilled to have gotten to chat with her all about it.
    We get right into it and talk all about the growth of our businesses while being introverts and how busy doesn’t always mean productive. She shares how she creates that perfect Instagram photo and how using hair models is a great way to capture it.
    We get into the hot topic of comparison, how slippery a slope it is, how staying focused is the best way around it, and things to do to combat it.
    It’s a fun filled episode jam packed of goodness. If you’re a hairstylist, salon owner, or a creative solo-prenuer you won’t want to miss this.
    Find Jamie on Instagram at @jamiedanahairstylist
    48 min
  • anxious creatives unite!
    This week's episode I have my friend Gina Devine on to talk about how we do life as anxious creatives.
    Gina has been a creative her whole life, growing up in salons (her mom is a stylist) and going to fine art school she is a true artist. But like me, don't ask her to cook you a meal, it ain't gonna happen.
    She is one of the kindest people I have ever met and I appreciate her constant commitment to growth and self improvement.
    Her motto about social media:
    "the image is to grab you, the words are to keep you.
    I use my Instagram for so much more than just pretty hair photos. As artists, we shouldn't have to constantly sell ourselves and our work like a commodity. I make to make, show to show, and speak to speak, write, connect, and discuss to help create content that addresses the humanness we all crave. I hope to evolve in this idea more and more as time goes on. Less in the superficial, and more in the spiritual. I hope to help people who have been silenced to find their own voices, even if it's just through social media."
    Come hang out while we get deep into our own journeys with mental health, being in a creative industry, and social media.
    Make sure to check Gina out on Instagram at @gina.devine.
    53 min
  • the anxious creative
    The podcast is getting a make over! Or at least a new name. Listen in while I chat with you guys about the new name and why I’m so passionate about it. This one is probably my most vulnerable yet. I walk you through some of my experiences that have brought me to where I am now and why I’m so passionate about helping others. Thanks for listening in.
    24 min
  • the difference between a prostitute & an escort
    Is it hot in here?!? While doing my friend and client Tiana's extensions I ask her all the burning questions I’ve always wondered about her industry. What’s the difference between a prostitute and an escort? What was her first appointment like? Knowing what she knows now would she still do it? Eavesdrop in on our conversation and learn everything you ever wondered, but have been too shy to ask.
    39 min
  • #10: the difference between a prostitute and an escort
    Is it hot in here?!? While doing my friend and client Tiana's extensions I ask her all the burning questions I’ve always wondered about her industry. What’s the difference between a prostitute and an escort? What was her first appointment like? Knowing what she knows now would she still do it? Eavesdrop in on our conversation and learn everything you ever wondered, but have been too shy to ask.
    39 min
  • friends: the good, the bad, & the ugly
    Friendships, they can be tough! I chat with my good friend Lizzie all about it. What makes friendships work, and what doesn’t. Letting go of toxic friends and how we’ve managed to maintain our friendship while both running businesses and living so far apart.
    41 min

About The Anxious Creative

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I know I’m not the only creative out there who struggles with anxiety. But I’m pretty sure we can all agree that it sucks. For a long time I felt so alone in my struggles. Like no one understood what…