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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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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." +-----------------+ 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 +-----------------+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. +-----------------+ 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 +-----------------+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 +-----------------+   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 +-----------------+ RESOURCES: Profit First, Mike Michalowicz, Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron Universal Law of Polarity GoingBeyondRevenue.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 to the conversation. She delights in having connection conversations known as Virtual Coffee. Schedule with Nanette at ChatWithNanette.com or WiseWellWomen.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you ready for a "lasting creative awakening"? Join Nanette Saylor, your host, on the Artist's Way journey to "retrieve your creativity," as Julia Cameron (the author) describes it. Embrace this daily practice, and you will experience the miracle of expanding creative energy and the joy of creative recovery. +-----------------+ 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 +-----------------+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does the word discipline make your skin crawl? If you're like Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + host, the answer is a resounding "YES"! Does the rebel persona match your identity more often than not? Yes, Nanette is one, too. What if having a practice, a process and/or a ritual around creating could actually support your creative work rather than hinder it? Are you willing to consider that possibility? +-----------------+ 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 +-----------------+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What symbols of connection do you use for support? Is this notion that furry rabbits feet or luck charms influence outcomes just superstition or a bit of truth? Listen in as host, Nanette Saylor, tells a story of success using rituals. What super-power or object of faith might you call on? What might you test or try? Please share your success stories over on the Conscious Creators Facebook group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you remember when recess was required? As children, we learned that after work came recess. Somehow, adulting rarely includes it. Host Nanette Saylor believes we all need time to pause and reflect. In the quiet, we find clarity. In the quiet, we find the answers to her favorite question -- what else is possible? Join Nanette as she invites everyone to stop to listen to the quiet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen as she shares how the past three years have set her on this course and how she mustered the courage to be an artist after a 20 year hiatus, beginning her entrepreneurial journey. If you're a recovering perfectionist, you'll enjoy Amy's story of the night she created her Progress Maps and how she manages to outwit her "Clever Brain." A prolific creator, Amy shares how her experience as a teacher and a coach fueled her frustration with what she calls "one-way conversations" in social media and the limits of individual coaching sessions. Seeing the opportunity in today's technology to create something that could help many more people remember who they are, connect to what is true, and consciously make choices from love, she envisioned an app-based solution she now calls Recollect. Be sure to listen through to the end to enjoy the celebration of this first public invitation to join Amy in her vision. Are you an early adopter and embracer of collective, collaborative projects ready to be a Founding Member? Or, always wanted to be an app beta tester? Here's your chance! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Melanie Berry, Informaticist, Tech Guru, Change Manager and Artist, shares how not caring and painting "nothing" led her to stand aside to let art come through and claim herself as an Artist. What happens when a tech guru spends 18 months in a hotel room learning to watercolor fruit by watching youtube videos? She discovers that she is an acrylic painter who loves neon! Today's guest, Melanie Berry, shares that "at some point we allow ourselves to let go." "I'm learning to be in control of being out of control." she shares. "I'm old", she added, "and I am gonna say what I wanna say and do what I want to do - even if it freaks me out!" Would you ever cut up your paintings? Melanie does! Is it possible to paint "nothing"? Melanie does! Can you really paint 6 things at once? Melanie does! Or for only 6 minutes? Melanie does! Listen in as Melanie introduces us to the art teacher who taught her that no creation is precious and how that allowed her to claim herself as an Artist. She shares her favorite Prayer of Protection, music to create by and quotes to inspire, too - you'll want to listen 'til the end and write these down, for sure! 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. +-----------------+ GUEST PROFILE: Melanie Berry Co-Author, Journey To The Stage, Chapter: "My Recipes for Life ~ Keep Stirring the Pot"  Watch for her memoir/cookbook due Spring 2019. Also coming soon: MelanieBerryArt.com HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc. RESOURCES: Music: Sergio Mendez, Black Eyed Peas + Will I Am Favorite Uplifting Song: This Girl is on Fire by Alicia Keyes Albert Einstein Quote: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." Favorite Art Teacher: Flora Bowley Prayer for Protection by James Dillet Freeman: The Light of God surrounds me The Love of God enfold me The Power of God protects me Presence of God watches over me Wherever I am, God is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take for creatives to push through and get projects done? Host Nanette Saylor shares today's adventure in the world of podcasting and invites you to wander into her zone of genius - from her closet! Listen in as she talks through the process from inspiration to completed episode, asking the question "What else is possible?". Is there a script and a plan? "More magic happens in the spaces between the plans," she says, especially since nothing went as planned! And what about practice? It's something new. Wondering why she calls creating this podcast selfish? Don't miss hearing her share her deepest hope and what she sees as a creative's job in the conscious collective. 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. +-----------------+ 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 ChatWithNanette.com or WiseWellWomen.com. RESOURCES: Julia Cameron, Author, The Artist's Way Definition: Stick-to-it-iveness Podcast Support: Jaime Legagneur, FlintStoneMedia, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when we live our lives at the edge of the next question? Exploring the connection between material and its transformational aspect has been guest, Judith Tamarah's, life work. Having earned a Masters Degree in Interior Architecture and Certification in Design Psychology, Judith shares how she supports entrepreneurs and artists to create deeply nurturing offices and studios that look--and feel--like Who You Really Are. Wondering what questions Judith is asking right now? Listen in as she speaks to how our soul and our essence are expressed and how its possible to create an environment that allows people to be more of themselves. What materials might you choose? When we integrate intellectual, psychological, and spiritual aspects of space, what might blossom? And how do we block our essence in spaces? Might you be recreating an environment of your past? Allow Judith to invite you to give attention to the growth of your essence and your power! 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. +-----------------+ GUEST PROFILE: Judith Tamarah, Masters Degree in Interior Architecture at the University of Oregon and Certified in Design Psychology. Accept Judith's invitation to take a complimentary look at what's "feeling off" about your space in her 30 minute Fresh Look session. HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc.  RESOURCES: "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens" by Alice Walker Ayurveda Self Massage - Abhyanga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Betsy Rosam, Author, Speaker, Expert Energy Psychology Counselor, shares her story of transformation from "not art worthy" to sew much more! What happens when this young girl is told she can't draw? She learns to sew! Today's guest, Betsy Rosam shares how sewing led her to a career in teaching Home Economics and inspired her ever-expanding creative potential. Listen in as she shares how she secretly created so her first husband wouldn't see the mess, how her first book cover design was inspired by a 7 year old's alien invitation, and how she grew bold enough to ask a Trading Spaces TV star to design her craft and sewing room in her new home. Have you ever painted with an old credit card? Betsy has! Beading with peyote? It's a stitch! And you'll definitely want to tune in to hear all about Motivating Mondays on Facebook and discover what's possible when she combines EFT and PSYCH-K© to help us heal past hurts and release limiting beliefs. 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. GUEST PROFILE: Betsy Rosam, M.S.- Mental Health Counseling, Author, Certified Speaker, Ministerial License Universal Life Church. Certified EFT Practitioner, Advanced PSYCH-K© Practitioner. HOST PROFILE: Nanette Saylor, Creativity Coach + Possibility Partner, Author, Speaker, Access BARS© Practitioner, Wise Well Women, Inc.  RESOURCES: Books: Making More than Lemonade Out of Lemons;  30 Day Journey to Family, Peace and Harmony Music: Happy by Pharrell TV: TLC Trading Spaces Art Instruction: Nadine Hamill Artful Dreamers Studio; Gail Butters Cohen, Creative HeARThs + Healing Circle | Playlist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.