Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley
Kate Hanley
Finding the Throughline: Conversations about the Creative Process invites you into the minds of writers and other creatives as they open up about their process, their doubts, and what kinds of changes they’re thinking about making. The questions are mildly invasive, honestly, and the answers are unvarnished…and so refreshing! Whether your creative work is writing, painting, making music, parenting, or simply living, Finding the Throughline can help you get—and stay—inspired. Invigorated, even. For detailed show notes on each interview, visit katehanley.substack.com. And if you’d like to hear these interviews in one ad-free episode (as opposed to broken up into three shorter episodes with a few ads sprinkled in to keep the lights on), become a paid subscriber once you’re there..
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Apr 20, 2022 • 21min
[Vitamin Nature]: How Gardening Can Rewild Our World–and Yourself. EP: 689
Today I'm talking with Emily Murphy. Emily is a gardener who is currently rewilding her yard in Northern California. She's also the author of the new book Grow Now, which is beautiful and inspiring and really gets you pumped about thinking about what you're gonna grow in new ways. I'm excited to talk with Emily today because she has an enthusiasm and love for growing that istotally contagious and inspiring and that ties into personal growth and protecting the Earth that I just know is going to get you pumped aboutcreating or enhancing the green spaces that you have access to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2022 • 10min
[Vitamin Nature]: 3 Fun Treasure Hunts to Help Motivate You to Get Outside. EP: 688
Today I’m coming to you with some motivation for getting out of your house and going outside so that Mother Nature can pull you a little closer and give you the hug you didn’t even know you needed. One's a really cool natural phenomenon that doesn't have a word in English, but it does in Japanese! One's something you may not have paid attention to before (although many people are obsessed with it). And one's a really cool app that the whole family can use together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 18, 2022 • 9min
[Vitamin Nature]: Can Nature Restore Your Attention? Science Says Yes. EP: 687
What if there were something that wasn’t a prescription drug that could help you focus better? Well, there is, and it’s completely free with no side effects. It’s nature.I talk you through some of the science that suggests that being in nature can improve your cognitive abilities and figure out how to put this superpower of nature together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 15, 2022 • 9min
[Pump Up Your Partnership] Did COVID Prematurely Age Your Relationship? EP: 686
COVID brought a heaping helping of stress and uncertainty--two things that can strain even the strongest relationships. It also came with a LOT of together time. Like, way more together time than any couple or throuple or whatever your jam is really ever ought to spend together for such an extended amount of time. If you're experiencing doubts about your relationship right now, here's how to tell if it's because COVID accelerating the age of your partnership, and what to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 14, 2022 • 12min
[Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Key to Fighting Less and Enjoying More. EP: 685
There’s one thing that I wish I could wave my magic wand and everyone would stop doing in their relationships, and that is keeping score. I get that women typically do way more of the emotional and the household labor and that it needs to end. BUT, keeping score is not the way out. If it were, we'd have made more progress on this front than we have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2022 • 20min
[Pump Up Your Partnership]: Secrets to Great Sex in a Long-Term Relationship. EP: 684
We all know that the initial rush of a new relationship wanes. But does that mean that if you're in a long-term relationship your sex life has no choice but to fizzle out? No. Today's guest is Dr. Stephen Snyder, author of Love Worth Making and a sex therapist in NYC who has some awesome news and practical, doable, fun tips to help you enjoy and foster that physical connection to your partner--even if you're lazy, don't have time, or feel too tired for sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 12, 2022 • 8min
[Pump Up Your Partnership] Fights Are Natural. It’s What You Do After That Matters. EP: 683
I’m coming to you today with a tip on how to keep your relationship strong even when there’s been some disturbance in the force.There’s a key to making sure that your fights end positively, and it’s something I was never taught–and that I think a lot of us have never been taught–and it has been a game-changer for me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2022 • 10min
[Pump Up Your Partnership]: The Trick to Getting Less Annoyed. EP: 682
What if the things that your partner does that drive you crazy suddenly didn’t annoy you so much anymore? Because we all have things about our partner that make us nuts. Today’s big idea is that the flip side of the things that initially draw you to someone and that you value about them the most is often exactly what drives you the craziest. It’s the yin and yang of life--the very thing that draws you to someone is also the thing that repels you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 8, 2022 • 9min
[TLC for Your Body]: One Bombshell Beverage, Infinite Benefits and Tastes. EP: 681
Listen, full confession, I’m not a coffee drinker. I just don’t like the way it tastes and I’m convinced it’s genetic because my dad doesn’t like it either. But I’m not here to bash coffee. If you drink it, keep drinking it! It has a lot of health benefits too, particularly in regards to protecting you from developing fatty liver disease. I’m just saying, GIVE TEA A CHANCE. Green tea, especially, which is just ridiculously good for you, as well as herbal teas. Which are technically called 'tisanes'--now you know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 7, 2022 • 9min
[TLC for Your Body]: Feast Your Eyes on This: EP: 680
Sunlight is basically a healing tonic for your physiology. Yes, you can overdo it and get sunburned, but that’s no reason to avoid this omnipresent part of life that is vital nourishment for your eyes, brain, and entire embodiment. Can't sleep? Immunity in need of a boost? Mood not where you'd like it to be? Just feeling off in general? Sunlight can help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
