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Episode 25 – Creating Empowered Personalized Learning Opportunities by Design

What would happen if we fully integrated 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. She supports 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. Kathy describes herself as a Story Listener and 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.

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/createplaylive/CPL_E25.mp3

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.

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. 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

Episode 23 – Creating Without Limits and Going Beyond What We Know

Are you a creator who’s getting hung up in worry about the unknowns? Do statements like “I don’t know exactly what it’s going to look like” or “I don’t know what to call it” or “I can’t see it clearly yet” stop you from exploring what else is possible?

Follow along as Nanette invites you to check-in with yourself and affirm that being willing to see the next step and to take it is all that you need! Let your curiosity be the fuel that ignites all the possibilities of expanded expression.

What does it look like to choose to be in your creative life in every moment? Wonder with Nanette as she shares how a dinnertime conversation became the content of this episode. What do you think her Inner Critic had to say about that!

Is rambling on about flatbread and pizza enough to keep a podcast audience interested? You be the judge. Maybe your Inner Critic tries to stop you, too! Listen in as Nanette shares her delightful exploration of the innovation process through the lens of new cuisine. Will your questions lead you beyond what you know? Will you allow yourself to play in the possibilities?

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 (Elizabeth Gilbert) 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.”

“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”

“Be the weirdo who dares to enjoy.”

“So this, I believe, is the central question on which all creative living hinges: Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?

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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.

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

Episode 20 – The Living Art of Storytelling

What if we humans could learn to listen with more than our ears? Today’s guest, Tracy Chipman, has been practising 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.

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

Episode 15 – Purposeful Branding Makes a Passionate Life

Have you ever described yourself as knee-deep in a creative project? Listen in as Nakita Pope, Brand Strategist at Branding Chicks shares how her passion project is nearing completion, and she’s letting loose with her obsession with color to inspire her visual design choices.

What is she most passionate about as a Brand Strategist? Creating connections and supporting people to embrace their brands! Listen in as she shares what she wants to create in the world and her passion for teaching. Need some ideas on where to find inspiration? Nakita will lead you “EVERYWHERE”! Wondering whether your child can create a sustainable creative career? Nakita is the mentor for you.

Be sure to listen through ’til the end to hear Nakita share her personal creative dreams. There may be a vocal challenge in our future! Is there a difference between Passive and Active Inspiration? Absolutely. Nakita shares how she uses Pinterest, too. Music? She loves lots of styles, and today’s pick might surprise you. Nakita’s almost ready to announce her big reveal; so, be sure you connect with her to be the first to know.

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.

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GUEST PROFILE: Nakita M. Pope is the Chief Chick and Brand Strategist at Branding Chicks, a boutique branding studio in Atlanta, GA. Branding Chicks specializes in branding women-owned businesses and female-focused brands. She helps clients narrow their focus, gives their brands a voice, and clarifies their message so that it resonates directly with their target markets. She also serves as a Professor at The Creative Circus, and is an Author and Speaker.

RESOURCES:

SARK – Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
Code of the Extraordinary Mind, by Vishan Lakhiani
Florida Creativity Conference
CRM for Creatives
Facebook Group: African American Graphic Designers
Creative Mornings
The Creative Circus
SONG: Carrie Underwood — My Last Name

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.

Episode 04 – You’re Invited – Let’s Play!

What if …? When was the last time you wondered, “What if I…” and then actually tried the thing that came to mind?

In today’s episode Nanette Saylor, our host, invites you to consider that making time for experimentation and exploration is the key to bringing joy back into your life. Listen in as she shares her definition of “pure play” and then leaves you with a challenge that she believes will expand your life more than you ever thought possible.

Need some suggestions on how to start playing again? Connect with Nanette here: ChatWithNanette.com.

Curious about something you’d like to hear us discuss? 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, Wise Well Women, Inc.

RESOURCES:

Stuck? Creative Play Makes Progress!  https://www.wisewellwomen.com/overwhelmed-stuck-creative-play-makes-progress

Learn to Stop Overwhelm with 3 Simple Questions:  http://www.my.12babysteps.com/stopoverwhelmwith3/

Creative HeARThs + Healing Circle Video Playshops  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA59ip_F6l9UnvC7vPycq57zn6HUp-Sn4