‘Tis the season of consumption! Special days like Thanksgiving and Christmas are opportunities for us to connect with friends and family, show gratitude and get much needed rest. But like us, I’m sure you’ve noticed that our consumer-driven society has taken over.

Did you know that Americans produce 25% more waste between Thanksgiving and New Year than they do the rest of the year?

We need to find a balance between enjoying our special days without getting sucked into overconsuming.

Episode highlights:

• Defining consumption and special days

Helpful Links:

Iowa State Daily: Overconsumption Around the Holidays: Sustainable Strategies

Nebraska Recycling Council: Is Consumerism Consuming Your Holidays?

Values Assessment: Core Values Index

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is your favorite non-consumerism part of the holidays?

Quest:

Pick one area of consumption where you can be more mindful.

Quality Creativity:

Sustainable gift wrap

Quote:

“What consumerism is at its worst is getting people to buy things that don’t actually improve their lives.”

• Jeff Bezos

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Episode 30: Consumption & Special Days

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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 live in a fast-paced modern society full of noise, distractions, and deadlines. All of this stuff competes for your precious time, attention, and energy. Without time to recharge, we are left feeling depleted. 

It is time for rest!

Episode highlights:

• Types of exhaustion

Helpful Links:

Psychology Today: The 7 Kinds of Rest You Actually Need

The Four Q’s

Question:

What type of rest do you need the most right now?

Quest:

Practice rest in the category you need it most.

Quality Creativity:

Finding sensory rest in prison by constructing a DIY iPad backpack

Quote:

“Rest is the bridge between imagination and manifestation.”

- Unknown

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Episode 29: Creativity & Rest

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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

You get home from work with good intentions of diving into your creative project. You finally have the time and inspiration, but you just can’t seem to get off the couch. What’s going on?

It’s all about energy management. Today we are exploring ways energy plays a role in creativity and how to manage your energy so you have enough to spare to act on your creative inspiration.

Episode highlights:

• Energy management defined

Helpful Links:

The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time by Tony Schwartz (Harvard Business Review)

Using the Science of Ultradian Rhythms to Boost Productivity, Energy, and Willpower by Pilar Gerasimo (Blue Zones)

4 Ways to Manage your Energy and have a Balanced, Productive Workday (Atlassian)

Manage Your Energy, not Your Time: How to Work Smarter and Faster by Elizabeth Perry, ACC (Betterup)

The Unconventional RD (Erica Julson)

The Four Q’s

Question:

What activities give you the most energy?

Quest:

Try one of the energy boosters this week.

Quality Creativity:

Emily’s surprising energy booster

Quote:

“Energy is the essence of life. Every day, you decide how you’re going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal.”

- Oprah Winfrey

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Episode 28: Energy Management

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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

This episode celebrates the one-year anniversary of our podcast. It’s been a surreal experience, and we can’t believe we’ve made it this far. Thanks to everyone who’s been listening all along.

Episode highlights:

• All of the tech struggles

Helpful Links:

NPR’s Podcast Start Up Guide: Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget by Glen Weldon

The Four Q’s

Question:

What’s next for The Everyday Creative?

Quest:

Send us an email. Let us know how we are doing and if you have any questions or suggestions.

Quality Creativity:

This podcast is a creative outlet and an opportunity to connect with our audience and with each other as sisters and coworkers.

Quote:

“Show us messy, show up imperfect, but just keep showing up.”

- Jenna Kutcher

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 27: One Year of Podcasting! 

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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

Art Therapy is the backbone of what we do here, but you may be asking yourself, “What is art therapy?”

We are talking all about it in today’s episode.

Episode highlights:

• Art Therapy defined

Helpful Links:

American Art Therapy Association

The Four Q’s

Question:

What more would you like to know about art therapy? Or what has been your experience with art therapy?

Quest:

Subscribe to our email list to get your hands on our free guide to creativity.

Quality Creativity:

The latest in art therapy research

Quote:

“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.”

- Deepak Chopra

For additional info, check out the show notes:

Episode 26: Introduction to Art Therapy

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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

Today, we are discussing Creativity in Traditions. On its face, tradition seems like it would be the opposite of creativity - the same old stuffy thing year after year. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

You can revitalize existing traditions with a dash of creativity. Or come up with new traditions as a way to exercise your creative muscle.

Episode highlights:

• Defining tradition

The Four Q’s

Question:

What is your favorite tradition from childhood?

Quest:

Identify one tradition you want to approach more creatively.

Quality Creativity:

The Gingerbread House Tradition

Quote:

“Merely being tradition does not make something worthy. We can’t just assume that because something is old it is right”

- Brandon Sanderson

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 25: Creativity in Traditions

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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

When you imagine your perfect creative space, what do you see? Lots of natural light, plenty of room for your supplies, or maybe a sturdy desk with multiple screens? And what does your current (or lack of) space actually look like? 

If your reality falls short of the ideal, it may be keeping you from acting on your creativity. Don’t let this happen!

Today, we are discussing Creativity in Limited Spaces. Here are the highlights:

• Identifying limiting beliefs related to our physical environment

The Four Q’s

Question:

Do you have limiting beliefs about your space?

Quest:

Identify a limiting belief you have about your space and determine a positive alternative to let go of negativity.

Quality Creativity:

Van Life Creativity

Quote:

“There is one grand lie - that we are limited. The only limits we have are the limits we believe.”

- Wayne Dyer

For additional info, check out our show notes page: 

Episode 24: Creativity in Limited Spaces

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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

Welcome to The Everyday Creative, a podcast that encourages creation over consumption.

Today, we are discussing nutrition and creativity. Here are the highlights:

• How nutrition is related to creativity

The Four Q’s

Question:

What are some changes you’ve made to your diet that benefit your creativity?

Quest:

Choose one nutrient or food presented to add to your diet this week. Read food labels and locate this nutrient in foods.

Quality Creativity:

Food creativity in van living: the plug-in lunch box

Quote:

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.

- Virginia Wolfe

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 23: Nutrition & Creativity

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]

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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

Welcome to The Everyday Creative, a podcast that encourages creation over consumption.

Today, we are discussing the creative process. Here are the highlights:

• A destination vs a journey person - which one are you?

The Four Q’s

Question:

What are you going to create based on what we’ve talked about today?

Quest:

Do the first step in the process. The three I’s - intention, inspiration, and ideas

Quality Creativity:

Emily’s studying techniques

Quote:

There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.

- Edward de Bono 

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 22: The Creative Process

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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

Welcome to The Everyday Creative, a podcast that encourages creation over consumption.

Today, we are discussing micro creativity. Here are the highlights:

• What is micro creativity

The Four Q’s

Question:

Where can you find time for micro-creation?

Quest:

Come up with a list of micro-creative activities.

Quality Creativity:

Evie’s calendar square daily drawings

Quote:

“The ‘if I had the time’ lie is a convenient way to ignore the fact that novels require being written and that writing happens a sentence at a time. Sentences can happen in a moment. Enough stolen moments, enough stolen sentences, and a novel is born - without the luxury of time.”

- From The Right to Write by Julia Cameron

For additional info, check out our show notes page:

Episode 21: Micro Creativity

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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