You may not realize it, but we are in the midst of an epidemic of loneliness. We are spending more time alone and have fewer close friends. It’s a trend that needs our attention because social connection is as much a part of health as nutrition and exercise.

In this episode, Evie and Emily address the topic of social connection and how it impacts our lives. Plus, they discuss tips on deepening existing connections and building new ones. 

Episode highlights:

Helpful Links:

Health Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness

Our Epidemic of Loneliness

Loneliness and Social Isolation in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan: An International Survey

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is your biggest challenge in making social connections?

Quest:

Download and complete the Social Connection Bingo card.

Quality Creativity:

Emily shares the story about how she met one of her best friends.

Quote:

“In a world of algorithms, hashtags, and followers… know the importance of human connection.”

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 40: Building Social Connections

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To explore your creative self: Re-discover Your Creative Self

To optimize your brain health: Fuel Your Focus

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

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Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Boundaries are essential for maintaining healthy relationships, protecting your well-being, and ensuring that your time and energy are spent in ways that align with your values. Without clear boundaries, feeling overwhelmed, taken advantage of, or burned out is easy.

In this episode, Evie and Emily dive into the importance of setting personal boundaries - emotionally, physically, and with time and space. They discuss what boundaries matter, how they impact relationships, and ways to establish and maintain them effectively. They also explore self-reflection techniques, mindfulness, and creative exercises to help you gain clarity on your own limits.

Episode highlights:

Helpful Links:

Psych Central: The Importance of Personal Boundaries

Positive Psychology: How to Set Healthy Boundaries & Build Positive Relationships

The Four Q’s

Question:

What are some ways you’ve adopted healthy boundaries in your life?

Quest:

Set a boundary!

Quality Creativity:

Art Therapy Directive: Creative a visual representation of your relationships and the various levels of access you give them to your life - your time, personal information, and your attention.

Quote:

“I would rather adjust my life to your absence than adjust my boundaries to accommodate your disrespect.”

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 39: Creating Boundaries

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To explore your creative self: Re-discover Your Creative Self

To optimize your brain health: Fuel Your Focus

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

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Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Creativity and physical activity are inextricably linked. Have you ever had a breakthrough on a problem when out for a walk? And it’s not only the epiphanies. Brain health, memory, and learning get a boost from movement.

In this episode, Evie and Emily break down the different types of movement, discuss why exercise enhances brain health and problem-solving, and share practical ways to incorporate more activity into your daily life.

Episode highlights:

Helpful Links:

Study on Exercise and Creativity: The Impact of Physical Exercise on Convergent and Divergent Thinking

Sitting Calculator

The Four Q’s

Question:

What does a week of movement look like for you?

Quest:

Pick one area of physical activity to focus on for the week. Either start doing activities in that area or boost what you are currently doing.

Quality Creativity:

Emily’s WalkingPad

Quote:

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can do.

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 38: Movement & Creativity

And if you’re ready, we have free guides!

To explore your creative self: Re-discover Your Creative Self

To optimize your brain health: Fuel Your Focus

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

Check us out on Pinterest

Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Did you know that habits control 40% of our behaviors? That is a significant portion of our day, so it’s crucial to ensure we are forming the ones we want and the ones that move us closer to who we want to be.

In this episode, Evie and Emily explore the science of habit formation and how it connects to identity and creativity. They break down the process of forming and sustaining creative habits. And no discussion about habits would be complete without insights from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. They also share personal stories about their habit struggles and triumphs.

Episode highlights:

Helpful Links:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Balance meditation app

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is a habit you are working on developing right now?

Quest:

Identify a habit you want to form. Then, go through each step of the process with the habit you’ve chosen.

Quality Creativity:

Create a duality drawing: A symbol of a habit you want to break and a visual expression of a habit you want to form.

Quote:

“A creative life is an amplified life. It is a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting.”

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 37: Developing the Habit of Creativity

And if you’re ready, we have free guides!

To explore your creative self: Re-discover Your Creative Self

To optimize your brain health: Fuel Your Focus

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

Check us out on Pinterest

Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Journaling is a powerful tool for self-reflection, mental clarity, and emotional well-being. It is a way to get all your ideas out of your brain and into the world. In this episode, Evie and Emily explore different journaling styles and discuss how to make journaling work for you. They also share personal stories about our experience with journaling and provide practical tips for starting and maintaining a journaling habit.

Episode highlights:

The Four Q’s

Question:

What has been your experience with journaling?

Quest:

Begin your journaling journey - grab a notebook or download a journaling app.

Quality Creativity:

Evie shares her unique journaling method, blending writing with visual art.

Quote:

“All the noise in my brain, I clamp it to the page so it will be still.”

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 36: All Things Journaling

And if you’re ready, we have free guides!

To explore your creative self: Re-discover Your Creative Self

To optimize your brain health: Fuel Your Focus

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

Check us out on Pinterest

Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Social connection is arguably the most impactful and important aspect of our lives. It can affect us in every way, and yet, most people are not fully aware of these interactions or don't completely understand their impact on our lives. 

The quality of your relationships can be the biggest contributor to joy and fulfillment in life or, on the other extreme, can be the most detrimental to your success and happiness.

Episode highlights:

• Social environments and their impact

The Four Q’s

Question:

How do you feel about your social environment? 

Quest:

Determine your ACEs score.

Or reflect on your social environment with reflection questions and journaling. 

Quality Creativity:

Evie sets boundaries at work in order to protect her time and space while also expanding services and making the work more accessible in a place with limited resources.

Quote:

“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” 

• Prentis Hemphill

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 35: Social Environment

If you’re ready to start creating a life you love, check out our free guide!

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

Check us out on Pinterest

Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

As human beings, we all have an innate understanding of what the brain is and why it’s important. It controls bodily functions of which we are unaware and have little control - like heartbeats, breathing, and digestion. It’s also the command center for our intentional actions - chewing, movement, and speech.

But it’s something deeper than that, right? It’s our essence, our thoughts, feelings, and personality. It’s what generates our creativity.

There is a symbiotic relationship between brain health and creativity. Engaging in creativity improves the health of your brain, and working to improve your brain health sets the stage for creativity. It’s foundational not only for creativity itself but also for creating a life you love.

And for women, brain health is especially important.

Episode highlights:

• Stats on women’s brain health

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is most important to you about brain health?

Quest:

Download your free Fuel Your Focus guide!

Quality Creativity:

Emily’s favorite breakfast

Quote:

“As a primer, here are the five pillars of brain health: move, discover, relax, nourish, connect.”

• Sanjay Gupta

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 34: Women & Brain Health

If you’re ready to optimize your brain for health and creativity, check out our free guide!

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

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Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

Here at The Everyday Creative, we talk about all things creativity. So, it's important for us to identify some goals around the creative process, creative practice, and creative ways of being.

The ultimate goal of this episode is to introduce what it means to be a Creative. It's much more than just doing creative things. It's a way of being. If you develop creative skills and mindset, you can use these skills in daily life to create a life you love.

Episode highlights:

• Introduction to The Logical Levels Framework

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is one goal you’ve set for yourself?

Quest:

Complete the Creative Self Guide and set a goal in each level of your life to align with your creative life. 

Quality Creativity:

Evie’s “Future Self” visualization image

Quote:

“Make two people proud: Your 8-year-old self and your 80-year-old self.”

• David Perrell

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 33: Creativity Goals

If you’re ready to start creating a life you love, check out our free guide!

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

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Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

We are finally doing an episode about finding your values. Even if we don’t realize it, our values are a constant undercurrent in our lives. They are what we use to make decisions and how we choose to spend our time and energy, whether we know it or not.

Finding our values is a process of discovery and we are going through that process in today’s episode. 

Episode highlights:

• Defining personal values

Helpful Links:

Shalom H. Schwartz: Universals in the Content and Structure of Values

Values Assessment: Core Values Index

CEO Sage: 7 Steps to Discover Your Personal Values

CEO Sage: The Ultimate List of Core Values

The Minimalists: How to Understand Your Values

The Four Q’s

Question:

What was the most challenging thing about finding your values?

Quest:

If you haven’t identified your values yet, that is your quest for this week. 

If you have identified your values, then take some time to reassess. Make sure they are still true for you and that you are aligned with you values in your daily behaviors and actions.

Bonus: Find a creative way to display your values so you are constantly reminded of how you want to live.

Quality Creativity:

Creative ways to display your values

Quote:

“Values are like fingerprints. Nobodies are the same, but you leave them all over everything you do.”

• Elvis Presley

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 32: Finding Your Personal Values

If you’re ready to start creating a life you love, check out our free guide!

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

Check us out on Pinterest

Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠

We’ve finally made it to the end of 2024! Now, it’s time to turn our attention to 2025. While New Year’s Resolutions aren’t for everyone, we think setting intentions for the upcoming year can be beneficial for everyone. 

Episode highlights:

• Types of goals

The Four Q’s

Question:

What intentions are you setting for 2025?

Quest:

Set your intentions and quarterly goals for 2025

Quality Creativity:

All things AI

Quote:

Set goals not for the outcome itself but for who you get to become in the process. 

- Jim Rohn

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 31: Wrapping Up 2024 

If you’re ready to start creating a life you love, check out our free guide!

Connect with The Everyday Creative Collective

Email: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram: @theeverydaycreativecollective

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Have a creative week!

Episode Credits:

We are your hosts, Emily and Evie Soape, sisters and friends in the midst of figuring out how to live our best lives. Emily Soape produces the show.

Music:

Theme Music:

“Living Life” by ⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

Break Background Music:

"Alive In It" by ⁠Ketsa⁠. Available for use under the CC BY 3.0 license at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠