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Your Creative Mind

Izolda Trakhtenberg

How can we use creativity to come up with the critical solutions we need in the world? Whether you’re trying to start your first novel, draw a picture, or solve the climate crisis, you need to approach the problem creatively. You have to think outside the norm, come up with ideas, and then act on them to solve the big problems we’re facing.

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Episodi

100 episodi

  1. The Ten-Minute Rule to Your Creative Life with Andrew Balfour 54:29
  2. The Simple Phrase That's Quelling My Anxiety 17:01
  3. Author Kellye Garrett on Reinvention, Resilience, and the Creative Life 1:12:55
  4. What "The Curse Reverse" Tells You About How to Live Your Life Better 20:51
  5. How to Get the Most Out of Every Single Day as Learned From Sixth Graders 33:18
  6. The thing that's blowing my mind and will likely blow yours 14:15
  7. The Tarot Card That Says: Stop Creating and Open Whole New Worlds 18:29
  8. The Surprising Link Between Neuroscience and Artistic Freedom with Dr. Charles Limb 30:13
  9. The Edge Where Anxiety Can't Follow 22:55
  10. How to Create Art and Life from a Place of Bounty and Abundance 17:38
  11. Bold Creative Choices and the Thrillers They Build with Author, Jaclyn Goldis 53:44
  12. Real World Tarot Episode: The Hirophant-What the Hierophant Tarot Card Is Really Telling You 18:13
  13. Don't Miss A Banished Angel, a Secret Nightclub, and One Night at the Blackbird 57:10
  14. Building Stories That Outlive the Page with Author, Rosanne Limoncelli 1:21:48
  15. From One Childhood Question to a Hit One-Man Show with Rich Potter 54:31
  16. Networking Without the Ick: A Creative's Guide to Being Seen 21:44
  17. Raw, Unpolished, and On Air: The Case for Messy Creative Beginnings 13:17
  18. Not My Circus, Not My Clowns: A Creative Burnout Wake-Up Call 10:36
  19. From Journalism to Fiction: Sarah Seltzer’s Path to Purposeful Creativity 57:19
  20. Stop Waiting to Be Picked. The Psychology of Choosing Yourself First 25:02
  21. What Watching Mexodus, Schmigadoon, and In The Heights Taught Me About Creative Confidence and Risk-Taking 19:24
  22. Why Generalists Thrive (Even If They Never Feel Like They Do) 19:48
  23. What Four Standout Shows Taught Me About Creative Bravery and Committing on Stage 27:02
  24. Why Creative People Struggle to Set Boundaries (And Why It’s Draining Your Creative Energy) 17:26
  25. The Neuroscience of Voice, Creativity, and Human Connection 16:22
  26. Rachel Feeny-Williams on Playwriting, Self-Producing, and Theatrical Shenanigans 54:49
  27. Getting Paid Is Part of the Art 21:54
  28. Creativity, Boundaries, and Sustainable Activism with Author Kitty Stryker 1:02:38
  29. Flow States That Hold You Up: Steven Puri on Sustainable Creative Focus 1:14:54
  30. Beyond Fear: How Skill Awareness Shapes Creative Confidence 22:36
  31. What is Doing Your Best Right Now? A Creative Check-In for 2026 28:17
  32. Encore: Grammy Award Winner, Al Petteway on art, artistry, and living the creative life 1:58:44
  33. Encore: The Excellent Petra Mayer (NPR Books Editor) on Writing, Representation, and Keeping Things Real 1:25:15
  34. Art Bath: How Immersive Art Sparks Emotion, Community, and Conversation 1:11:18
  35. The Spark Behind Your Best Work and a More Meaningful Life 20:34
  36. Meditation as a Power-Up: Teaching Kids Calm, Confidence, and Creativity with Veronica Moya 54:58
  37. Managing Holiday Pressure with These Fab Techniques 21:42
  38. If Not Now, When? Starting Over and Embracing Creative Confidence After 50 29:58
  39. Comedy as a Creative Superpower: How Lynn Harris Turns Humor into Confidence, Connection, and Creative Growth 56:48
  40. Why Joy Belongs in Your Creative Routine with Susan Sloate 47:53
  41. The Ancient Secret That Fuels Modern Creativity 15:22
  42. Directing Plays, Four Theatre Directors Explore Creative Lessons from the Stage 1:45:45
  43. The Gift of Doing Nothing: How Stillness Restores Creativity and Clarity 26:30
  44. Micro Moments, Major Results 30:38
  45. Beyond the Words: Acting, Silence, and Human Connection in Pinter's Old Times with Jaqui Shiel, Lori Kee, and Mark Cosby 1:12:16
  46. Creatives at Work: Simple Stage Techniques That Reignite Attention and Energy 21:14
  47. Reclaiming Yourself Through Art with Grammy-Nominated Musician and Activist Mary Lambert 56:08
  48. Creatives at Work - Two Character Play 19:19
  49. Sound Without Borders: Building Connection Through Music and Culture with Josh Rogosin 57:38
  50. The Staybbatical 39:33