What if we would integrate creative expression into the learning environment? What life lessons might we learn when we begin to dialogue with our Inner Self from a young age? Listen in as guest, Kathy Magnusson shares her passion for engaging young people in creative discovery and supporting teachers and non-profits to go beyond traditional teaching methods to support kids to use their curiosity to explore new ideas. As a parent, have you ever considered yourself a Consultant to your child? Kathy has! Want to understand the difference between a facilitator and a traditional teacher? Kathy shares some of her strategies for engaging young people in leadership training through experiences. Listen in as Kathy describes herself as a Story Listener and how she uses this special skill to help people uncover their strengths. Do you have a favorite board game? There are life lessons in these, too! How 'bout Radical Downtime? Kathy shares her take on what's missing for lots of children, and adults. Wondering how to help your teen with challenging decisions? Listen all the way to the end as Kathy shares a story about her high school age daughter's European opportunity and the dream they created together. RESOURCES:

Wildewood Learning resource letter http://eepurl.com/cGctJ5 Wildewood Learning blog: https://wildewoodlearning.com/blog/ Girls Lead: https://www.peacemakerresources.org/girls-lead.html The Self-Driven Child: http://www.theselfdrivenchild.com/ GUEST PROFILE:

Kathy Magnusson, M. Ed. believes learning is an adventure. She has over 25 years working with youth in a variety of formal and informal settings. Kathy taught for 10 years as a science teacher and has a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. As owner of Wildewood Learning Coaching and Consulting, Kathy supports educators and youth professionals in designing personalizing learning environments so each student can connect the dots from the classroom to the community and to a career. Through the process of personalized learning, she helps educators to develop self-awareness of their strengths and interests. Creating a ripple effect that changes the process of learning for all. Connect with Kathy via email at: kathy@wildewoodlearning.com or through her website at http://wildewoodlearning.com. HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. An early adopter of Creativity Coaching, Nanette has distinguished herself as a thought-leader among curious creatives. She has curated a growing collection of free spirited allies who make fun featured guests adding their unique stories of nurturing their creativity and curiosity to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffee. Schedule with Nanette at http://chatwithnanette.com or http://wisewellwomen.com. Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook. For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

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Amy McNamara, Artist and Designer, shares her practice of art-making as an observer and listener in a life filled with ever-expanding connections.

What happens when an artist takes on a 365 Day Drawing Challenge purely for the joy of it? Join Artist and Designer, Amy McNamara, as she invites us into her creative process. Wondering what it feels like to discover a new doodle? Listen in as Amy describes her experience. What if you don't consider yourself an artist? Don't worry -- listen in to hear why Amy always wants to be an amateur! Where does she go for inspiration? How can being disoriented be an exciting part of the creative process? How might conversation lead to a visual art experience? It's the walkabout, Amy shares, that has to happen before the drawing. Does she ever go back to "touch up" her drawings? You'll want to hear her describe her relationship with her drawings. What about the business of art? What's next for Amy? Be sure to listen all the way to the end to join the fun.

RESOURCES:

New Haven City-wide Open Studios (https://artspacenewhaven.org/cwos-home/)

Arts Warehouse (https://artswarehouse.org/)

Arts Garage (https://artsgarage.org/)

ArtServe (http://artserve.org)

MOSS - Mom's Open Studio Series (https://www.briahluckey.com/moss)

New Haven Creative Arts Workshop (http://creativeartsworkshop.org/)

Book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (https://amzn.to/2HIVC6W)

CONNECT WITH AMY:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amoscatfish/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-mcnamara-55b51450/

Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook.

For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. An early adopter of Creativity Coaching, Nanette has distinguished herself as a thought-leader among curious creatives. She has curated a growing collection of free spirited allies who make fun featured guests adding their unique stories of nurturing their creativity and curiosity to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffees. Schedule with Nanette at http://chatwithnanette.com or http://wisewellwomen.com

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RESOURCES: Flatbread's Rise: https://www.getflavor.com/flatbreads-rise/ What is Flatbread?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbread The History of Pizza: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert: https://amzn.to/2UUr70j EG Quotes: "Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart."

"Be the weirdo who dares to enjoy."

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Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook. For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

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What does it mean to "let your curiosity lead"? Join Nanette Saylor, your host, as she ponders her declaration and commitment to using curiosity as the fuel for a joy-filled life. What is the official definition anyway? And what about "wonder" and "imagination"? How are those words defined? Follow along as Nanette describes how she let's her curiosity lead and then follows her heart.

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Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook. For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

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Tracy Chipman, Professional Storyteller, invites us to embrace this ancient practice to lead more fulfilled lives.

What if we humans could learn to listen with more than our ears? Today's guest, Tracy Chipman, has been practicing her storytelling craft for 23 years and she believes we can. She shares that a teller needs a listener and a listener, a teller. Want to know how to be an active listener? Listen in as Tracy shares what she calls the defining feature. She introduces us to active imagining, too, and invites us into the co-creative practice. Wondering where the stories come from, or how you might receive one? Keep listening. Is there a difference between reading the written word and storytelling? Yes, and you'll delight in listening to Tracy share how she discovered this truth. Curious about becoming a storyteller? Tracy shares her path and her current projects. There is something about storytelling that "lights me up like a Christmas tree," Tracy says. Stick with us 'til the very end to smile along with us. We can't wait for Tracy to join us again with her special surprise! +-----------------+

GUEST PROFILE: Tracy Chipman stepped onto the path of Storyteller under an Oregon hazel tree twenty years ago and has never looked back. She believes that storytelling fosters deeper listening, more meaningful connections with the human (and more than human) world. Join Tracy in her storytelling circle. RESOURCES: Tracy's website HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. An early adopter of Creativity Coaching, Nanette has distinguished herself as a thought-leader among curious creatives. She has curated a growing collection of free-spirited allies who make fun featured guests adding their unique stories to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffee. Schedule with Nanette at ChatWithNanette.com or WiseWellWomen.com. Curious about something and wish we'd add it to the conversations? Questions? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook. For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com. Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

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Can you imagine what life would be like if you considered everything as a choice? Today's guest, Connie Vanderzanden can! An early adopter of the tools of Access Consciousness, Connie is a curious creative who serves as a Cash Flow and Business Mentor, who has been an entrepreneurial business owner/Bookkeeper and Accountant since 2001. Listen in as Connie shares how giving her creativity attention allows her to co-create solutions for her clients and to remind her of what's possible -- anything! If you're stuck subscribing to the "starving artist" persona, you want to listen to this conversation as Nanette and Connie share their experience with coming through those dark and shaming periods of poor money management. Curious about Connie's most trusted tool for building financial security and wealth? Keep listening. Wondering what recommendations Connie will make for shifting your mindset around money? You won't believe how simple it is! What does all this money conversation have to do with creativity anyway? Wait until you hear Nanette's "ah-hah" moment near the end of the conversation. At "50-ish" what has Connie learned that is most important? Hint: Nanette agrees! Lastly, listen as Nanette challenges Connie to create art from scraps -- and you won't believe what they are going to use!

Questions or comments? Send an email to nanette@wisewellwomen.com. Join other like-spirited creatives in the Conscious Creators Cafe on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConsciousCreatorsCafe/). For more, visit CreatePlayLive.com (http://createplaylive.com). Like what you hear? Please subscribe and share. Need help crafting a practice, process or ritual for your creative experience? Connect with Nanette here: http://chatwithnanette.com

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GUEST PROFILE: Connie Vanderzanden, Cash Flow, and Business Mentor and the CEO of The Accounting Department Inc, focusing on outsourced accounting services and cash flow planning. Connie's knowledge spans 30 years of accounting and bookkeeping experience, a variety of industry knowledge, and her own real-life business growth journey since 2001. It is her mission to teach business owners the simple steps, financial discipline, and structure to finally be able to create and save money and live the lifestyles they choose using the Going Beyond Revenue Cash Handling System. Connie, a true Oregonian, being born, raised, and currently living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Where she spends time with her husband of 32 years and their two “fur kids.” Easy link to schedule is https://chatwithconnie.as.me/30minChat-with-Connie

Instagram: @connie.vanderzanden

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RESOURCES: Profit First, Mike Michalowicz, Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron Universal Law of Polarity GoingBeyondRevenue.com

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HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. An early adopter of Creativity Coaching, Nanette has distinguished herself as a thought-leader among curious creatives. She has curated a growing collection of free-spirited allies who make fun featured guests adding their unique stories to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffee. Schedule with Nanette at ChatWithNanette.com or WiseWellWomen.com.

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