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 6, 2022 • 10min
[TLC for Your Body]: You Are Now Entering the Relaxation Zone. EP: 679
Getting yourself into a truly relaxed state is like taking your car in for a tune-up and having an amazing therapy session all in one great-feeling package. The only kicker is, it takes a little effort. You’re not just going to magically achieve a physiological state of relaxation by doing the things you think you’re doing to help you relax, whether that’s watching your favorite show or having a glass of wine. In this episode, I share 4 different ways to woo true relaxation.Here's a link to an article where I talk about constructive rest and how to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 5, 2022 • 9min
[TLC for Your Body]: The Amazing Healing Powers of Cuddling. EP: 678
Cuddling or snuggling does more than just feel nice--it bathes your cells in oxytocin, the so-called love hormone that does incredible things for your body. And that also, sadly, declines with aging. Here's a pep talk for making time for physical contact, as well as four ways to boost oxytocin that doesn't require another person. Prepare to feel the love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2022 • 8min
[TLC for Your Body]: Love Is in the (Fresh) Air. EP: 677
Which is cleaner--indoor air, or outdoor air? The answer might surprise you. (It surprised me!) After I share with you why the answer is what it is, I think you'll be excited to remedy the situation--and breathe in the benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 1, 2022 • 11min
[Am I a Bad Person?]: The Things We Feel Shame About. EP: 676
So very many of us have experienced something that makes us feel ashamed. Something that we’re scared that if people knew the truth about, we would be judged and shunned for. And that shame can worm its way into your subconscious and make you feel like deep down inside, you are a bad person. In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to start rewriting the internal narrative that says because this thing happened, it means you're a bad person. Prepare to feel lighter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2022 • 10min
[Am I a Bad Person?]: Why Can’t I Stick With My Healthy Habits? I Know Why: I Suck. EP: 675
It feels so awesome when you adopt a new healthy habit--whether that's cleaning up your diet, moving our body more, meditating, what have you. And it feels equally as bad when you let that habit slide. Which, we all do.Does it mean we suck? Just aren't meant to be that virtuous and healthy?In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I talk about how to pull out of the shame spiral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2022 • 16min
[Am I a Bad Person?]: Does Lying Make You a Bad Person? EP: 674
Whether you’re telling a little fib, or blatantly telling someone something that isn’t true, or even NOT telling someone something that IS true, dishonesty is often one of those things that triggers a visit from the “am I a bad person?” thought pattern later on.In today's replay episode (it originally aired in August, 2021), I break it down with honesty expert--and close personal friend--Judi Ketteler, author of the "book Would I Lie to You?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2022 • 10min
[Am I a Bad Person?]: I’m Always Late and Forgetting Stuff--Am I a Bad. EP: 673
There are thousands of articles, etiquette experts, friends, and family members who will tell you that being late is disrespectful--in other words, something that contributes to making you a bad person.I ask: Is it though?In today's replay episode (originally aired in August 2021) we take a deep look at what it says about you if you're always running late and forgetting stuff and therefore, potentially letting other people down. Let me just say, I FEEL this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 28, 2022 • 9min
[Am I a Bad Person?]: Are You a Bad Person If You’re Impatient? EP: 672
I'm taking a week off from producing new content and replaying one of my favorite series of last year, where I flipped things around and, instead of talking about being a better person, took a look at the things we ALL sometimes do that can leave us wondering, am I a bad person?Today's episode is the number one thing listeners told me makes them feel like a bad person: impatience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 25, 2022 • 10min
[Trusting Yourself]: A New Way to Think About Doubt. EP: 671
Doubt is something that is always going to crop up from time to time. And when those doubts come in–well, it can feel like torture. It’s an open invitation for your inner critic to go hog wild. And it can also feel like a sign that you ought to stop. A very clear, blinking, neon sign that means "DON'T DO IT!" I have another way to view it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2022 • 8min
[Trusting Yourself]: Reading Your Body’s Signals. EP: 670
Your inner wisdom lives in your body, whether you call it a feeling in your bones or a gut feeling or something you know all the way down to your toes. The more we learn about the gut the more science recognizes it as a second brain, with more than 100 million neurons spread throughout the digestive tract. That’s a lot of processing power that we overlook when we try to only cogitate our way through something. And we’re never really taught how to understand the signals our body – aka our gut – is sending out. And that’s a real loss because while analytical or critical thinking is not bad, it’s just not the only game in town. Let's make today the day this starts to change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
