In today’s episode, I’m talking to Petra Bongartz, a facilitator and coach who supports personal and collective change through movement and earth-based practices. For Petra coming home into our bodies is a prerequisite to healing personal and collective wounds and opening the door to change, and we talk about why movement work, community and remembering our interconnection with the more than human world are key when it comes to meaningful transformation.

Creating collaboratively celebrates the secret power of empathy, our phenomenal ability to move and think together, which is essential for creating a more connected, joyful and peaceful future. And guess what? Creators not only have the tools to help us develop our empathy further - they have this mission in their hands.

Financial insecurity is a cause of chronic stress and it’s very depleting for your creativity, wellbeing and health. The key to financial freedom as a theatre-makers & cultural entrepreneurs is knowing where your money is coming from and going to. And it’s never too late to start - or get better at it.

As a creator, you have so much more ideas than time to materialise them. And adding to that you have well... Life. Like everyone else. Bills to pay, children, family, cats and parrots to take care of, chores, grocery shopping, sick days. So… how can you ever make everything fit?

How can you build and nurture all these great professional relationships while also creating, working on a day job, taking care of a house, kids & parrots? Don’t fret. Help is here.

Introverted Artist? Extrovert? Super Introvert-Extrovert Artist? I got you. In today’s episode we’re talking about networking and 5 simple tools that can help you build your creative network with joy and authenticity - no matter how introverted or extroverted you are.

In today’s episode I’m talking to Daniela Hofmann, founder of the cabin, a mindful online coworking space, that helps changemakers focus on doing meaningful and inspiring work. Daniela sees work as a form of creative expression and a vital contribution to our communities and society at large. We talk about the relationship between purpose-driven work and self-care, and how movement, mindfulness and community can play a big role in making our working time not only more joyful but much more productive and effective.

Today I’m having an amazing conversation with Hofan Chau, the Artistic Director of Burnt Mango Dance Theatre and a teacher of Heart Imagery, a fascinating new meditation method. We talk about the relationship between acting and meditation and how finding a place inside ourselves where we feel secure and connected allows us to be more open to the world around us and so, exponentially more creative. Hofan performed globally and locally for over a decade, took the courage to say no and turned her career around - which brought her some beautiful and unexpected gifts.

Today I’m talking to Adam Wilder, founder of Togetherness, a movement for meaningful human connection, helping people wake up their natural ability to form meaningful relationships with themselves and others. Get ready for a beautiful, wholehearted conversation. I deeply admire Adam’s work and the world is a more connected and vibrant place because of it.

Today I’m talking with the amazing Teresa Mock. We talk about teaching and directing theatre, The Lecoq Method, movement as a universal language, and theatre as a way of creating a place of shared understanding and connection for everyone.

Today I’m talking with Niklas Möller, the director of “A New Tree Grows”, a beautiful interactive movie available right now on festivals and in its digital form. We talk about embodied technology, the power of ritual in theatre and how art allows us to communicate experiences that can’t be transmitted by words and have conversations that otherwise we wouldn’t be able to. Niklas’s work makes a bridge between art and technology, expanding the power of art, and creating a language that speaks directly to our hearts.

In this episode, I would like to celebrate our creativity, our potential for re-invention and connection with this beautiful poem from Loris Malaguzzi, one of the thought-leaders of the Reggio Emilia Approach. He wrote a beautiful poem called The Hundred Languages of Children, which very much describes the foundation of the Reggio movement and shows the importance of freedom, exploration and creativity not only in children’s development but in our journey of discovering our full human potential.

It’s no doubt that our world has radically changed in the last 60 years and even more rapidly in the last 20 years with the internet and the spread of digital devices. As a consequence, jobs and careers are also going through a big shift, where creativity, empathy and collaborative skills are becoming more and more valuable. Offering children and adults a balanced education, which focuses not only in knowledge, but also in wellbeing, problem-solving and creativity, in our world today, not only supports their personal flourishment but also their professional one. Art practices offer a unique way for developing quote and quote soft skills and we as artists and creators, will have more and more opportunities to engage with the new work panorama as leaders and valued facilitators.

When we develop our daily practice, we start to approach our creativity and our art in a very honest and open way.

And that not only benefits ourselves but it also benefits others. So whether we feel like creating or not - we practice, regardless.

We're most ready when we forget our sense of self. When we’re fully in the moment, fully concentrated on the task we have at hand, and not on the result, the impression, on what others will say, if it’ll be good, if it’ll be bad. We’re here to serve with all that we are, with all that we have. And as we disappear, who we truly are comes up. And that’s real magic.

It’s time to throw the starving artist's story out of the window. Artists need to cultivate a healthier relationship with money, and it all starts with finding ways to keep your art career organized and profitable. That not only allows you to develop your creative practice further, but it also expands its impact in the world.

Does planning your year gives you the itches? Do you feel anxious, does it feel like a recipe for frustration, does it feel limiting, like wearing tight clothes, when all you want to do (and definitely should be doing) is free dancing? I feel you. You’re not alone.

For most creators, having a friendly relationship with time it’s an intentional practice. We have so much more ideas than time to materialise them - and adding to that, beyond all the crazy-beautiful projects we feel called to start, we have well... life, like everyone else - bills to pay, children, cats and parrots to take care of, chores, grocery shopping, sick days… and hopefully a few good weeks of holidays too.

In today’s episode we talk about a few simple and powerful planning exercises for artists that will help you work this year feeling less anxious, more productive and free.

Sometimes things go well and according to plan, many many times they don't. Being Exponentially Creative is not necessarily getting everything you want, but it’s about not carrying the weight of your dreams, of your call, of your heart in your shoulders. We don’t always have an answer, but we always have a process - and fulfilment comes from a feeling of being on the right path - our path - and getting closer and closer to what we want.

The end of the year can feel quite overwhelming for many of us. But they also offer a great opportunity to rethink what is most important to us, and create spaces for self-care, connection and fun in our busy agendas. You might find that in this moment of endless to-do lists, prioritising taking great care of yourself and engaging with your purpose is one of the best things you can do for you, your loved ones and the world around you.

There’s never been a better time for being creative than today. With so many tools and opportunities at our fingertips, creating an art career that feels fulfilling, impactful and sustainable, it’s more available to artists than ever before. As art professionals in the digital era it is majorly up to us to find a way to develop our practice and find our natural audience. And yet, many of us artists are not taught the day to day practices for keeping up with a joyful and stable creative life, and how to navigate it as entrepreneurs. Writing about your work authentically and in a way that helps your people to connect with you quickly and deeply is key in building your audience and I can’t wait to see where your practice creative journey will take you.

Your About Page is the meeting place of 3 crucial things: Yourself, Your Purpose and Your Audience. It’s also said to be the second most visited page on a website (after your homepage), so this is really an essential piece of your communication strategy. Use these tools to brainstorm and collect ideas. Then write your authentic + engaging About Page and turn strangers into fans.