Welcome back to The Kelly & Erinn Show — the mother–daughter duo behind Kelly’s Bake Shoppe, the award-winning 100% gluten-free, plant-based, dairy-free, egg-free, and peanut-free bakery in Southern Ontario.

Today’s episode is a deep, soul-opening conversation about creativity, why it matters more than ever as we step into 2026, and how reconnecting with your creative self can transform your life, your business, and your wellbeing.

We talk about:

• ✨ Why creativity is a non-negotiable for mental clarity and emotional wellbeing

• ✨ How digital overload and phone distraction are blocking intuition, inspiration, and purpose

• ✨ The hidden connection between creativity and leadership, problem-solving, and personal expansion

• ✨ How painting, journaling, writing, crafting, and hands-on making reconnect you with your soul

• ✨ Why the next generation is shifting AWAY from technology and back toward real human connection

• ✨ How the darkest moments of 2025 created creative blocks — and how they pushed us back into stillness

• ✨ The surprising truth about how creativity helped Kelly channel the original brownie recipe in a dream

• ✨ How to create physical and mental space for creativity, including decluttering and reducing digital noise

This episode is all about grounding yourself, slowing down, and finding the spark that technology has been dimming. If you’ve been feeling stuck, drained, uninspired, or disconnected from yourself — this conversation will speak directly to you.

Topics Covered

00:00 – Welcome to Episode 27
00:50 – Creativity as a theme for 2026
02:00 – Digital overload and why we’re losing our creative edge
03:00 – Kelly’s personal story: painting, journaling & soul connection
04:45 – Dreaming as a creative portal (+ the brownie recipe story)
07:00 – Why hands-on creativity opens a different part of your brain
08:30 – The real cost of 4+ hours/day on our phones
10:00 – Creative blocks during 2025 and the emotional impact
12:00 – The future: Gen Alpha + the move away from tech
14:00 – Authenticity, rawness, and reconnecting with real human energy
16:00 – Creativity as healing, grounding and expansion
18:00 – Meeting your soul again
20:00 – How to make physical + mental space for creativity
21:00 – Decluttering, simplifying & making room for inspiration