This week’s episode is about empowering you to share who you uniquely are in your creative process. I’m joined by Meagan Williamson, a Pinterest marketing expert, certified business coach, trained psychologist, and mom based in Canada.

Get the Full Show Notes & Transcript here. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create.

What’s in This Episode:

This episode will leave you inspired to embrace how you create based on the season of life (and business) you are in. In our conversation, Meagan shares her approach to coaching and working with creative blocks by looking beyond the surface level of why you may not be sharing on social media.

Meagan shares that she can’t force herself to be creative. When she does have the energy she does massive brain dumps. She looks across what’s trending in other industries and brainstorms about her unique take on ideas, a tutorial that might help someone, and or answer a question she is getting asked by her community.

Meagan leaves us with advice: To not fall for viral get-rich-quick tactics using Pinterest but instead to focus on slow and consistent growth. She talks about this in terms of focusing on eating greens like steamed broccoli vs. cheese pizza. It’s not sexy but she will help you with sustainable growth and long term results.

Topics Covered:

Meagan’s experience with a leadership exercise in high school and how that shaped her view of creative thinking.

What it’s like to be creative in other areas of your life such as how you dress, work, and define the world. Meagan enjoys creative hobbies like gardening and being in nature.

Stop trying to be other people on social media, be yourself, she calls it, “Meaganizing.”

What it’s like to honor your energy and the phases of your life and business. She talks about rest and not working.

Meagan talks about her background as a trained psychologist, and how creative blocks are often not about creation but other things in your life like trauma or fear of failure.

We can’t wait to hear your thoughts, leave a comment below!

Eat Well,

xo Chef Carla

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This week’s episode is about being a multi-passionate creative, being open to what you enjoy vs. putting yourself in a box. I am joined by Juanina Kocher, a health coach, yoga teacher, and consultant, who primarily supports mothers.

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What’s in This Episode:

This episode is filled with a lot of laughs and personal shares! Juanina and I start with our love of the Italian Chopped Salad with Basil Swirls from Sakara Life. We are both ambassadors for the brand. We also both have backgrounds in the restaurant and hospitality world.

Juanina shares how she navigates modern motherhood and how she weaves in creativity throughout her busy day-to-day life. Juanina’s definition of creativity encompasses anything that excites you, which is so freeing!

In our conversation, she explains how excitement often becomes inspiration and weaves itself into problem-solving and uncovering new creative outlets. Juanina talks about creating room for creativity. And what a difference having space and quiet time makes for her creativity.

Topics Covered:

* Modern parenting and what that means to Juanina

* What it’s like to eat different meals or at different times than young children

* How Juanina defines creativity and its connection to problem solving

* Creating a bucket list for creative pursuits like pottery or cooking classes

* Feeding your creative juices through cooking for pleasure and making new recipes

* Wellness tools that don’t take an hour, a five minute meditation, 10-minute moment practice, or taking a walk

* Moving through creative blocks by giving yourself space, having quiet time

PS: Join Melissa Hoffman for a live free Nourishing Creativity Hypnosis workshop this Saturday April 20th at 1:00 pm EST

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This week’s episode is about finding pleasure in creative expression and the ability to pivot into purpose. I am joined by Melissa Hoffmann, an Intuitive Life, Mindset Coach, and Hypnotherapist for women who know they’re meant for more.

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What’s in This Episode:

Melissa shares her pivot from makeup artist to coach and how she has infused creativity in each step of her journey. We chat about making art simply for pleasure and to nourish yourself instead of seeking external validation.

She also talks about how to find balance when creativity is a big part of your work. We then discuss the creation of her newest offer, Soul Portraits, and how it builds on her other project, the Pivot Into Your Purpose podcast.

Melissa then highlights how creativity to come back to their path. Don’t miss Melissa sharing her favorite ways to use oracle cards and tools like EFT, hypnosis, and subliminals to move through creative blocks!

Topics Covered:

* Melissa shares that she finds nourishment in reading fiction and doing watercolor painting.

* The difference between creating for pleasure versus creating for work, with Melissa explaining that creating for oneself is more fulfilling and less pressured.

* How Melissa created her Soul Portraits offering: Being photographed is a powerful way to express your soul and feel empowered about being visible and being fully seen.

* Melissa mentions that creativity plays a role in her coaching, as she helps her clients explore creative activities for their own pleasure and fulfillment.

* Pivots and how to know when it’s time to make a change.

* Melissa also shares her love for oracle cards and how they spark her creativity.

* Melissa discusses the use of EFT, hypnosis, and subliminals in the creative process.

Resources Mentioned:

* Join Melissa + me for a live Nourishing Creativity Hypnosis workshop on Saturday April 20th at 1:00 pm EST

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