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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Dec 17, 2021 • 10min
[Reduce Holiday Stress]: The Crucial Piece of Any Intention (that Too Many People Neglect). EP: 601
Setting an intention before you head into any kind of holiday situation, whether that’s a family gathering, or doing some kind of chore, or shopping, or traveling, can help you achieve those twin goals of reducing stress and enjoying more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2021 • 10min
[Holidays that Don’t Suck]: Make Peace with the Doing. EP: 600
Listen, I get that there is a lot of work that goes into holiday celebrations and it is so natural and tempting to kind of groan your way through them or talk about how you hate them. You may not feel 100% at peace with all the stuff you’ve got to do all the time, but even just remembering that you could choose to accept that this is just part of it can help you get to a place where you’re not hating every minute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2021 • 21min
[Reduce Holiday Stress]: How to Not Let Your Family Drive You Nuts. EP: 599
Today I want to talk specifically about how to navigate family gatherings. And to help with that, I’m interviewing Amy E. Smith, a life coach and communications specialist who specializes in all things self-worth and confidence. Amy has been on the show before sharing how to enforce a boundary without being a jerk. Her e-workbook is called "Stand Up for Yourself without Being a Dick," so I think you can see right there that she’s given this topic some serious thought--let’s find out what she’s got to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2021 • 9min
[Reduce Holiday Stress]: What Do You Love About the Holidays? Focus on That. EP:598
Today’s big idea is that you can really up your enjoyment of the holidays by getting really clear on what it is about them that you love and focusing on those things--and letting everything else recede into the background. So at this juncture, it’s really helpful to take a moment to remember what the holidays are all about --and to be clear, there are so very many holidays that happen in December and January, I am absolutely not only talking about Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2021 • 11min
[Reduce Holiday Stress] Three Ways to Do Less this Season. EP: 597
I’ve got a tool for you that will help you figure out what parts of the holiday you want to prioritize and which you might dial back on. It’s a priority-making matrix that I learned as a tool to help you figure out how to maximize your impact and reduce your stress at work, but it’s really cool to use it on your life stuff too. To make your own priority-making matrix, you need a piece of paper and a pen or pencil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 10, 2021 • 10min
How to Find the Hidden Meanings of Your Personal Writing. EP: 596
When you start to look back on your daily writing over time, something really cool happens. You can start to discern patterns and insights that are deeper than your daily concerns. They help you see the arc your life is currently on. You have to do two things to discern these deeper message, which is exactly what I'm sharing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 9, 2021 • 10min
The Only Way I Ever Get Any Writing Done. EP: 595
There’s nothing that can kick up resistance and self-doubt more quickly for a lot of people than to sit down and pick up a pen or open a blank document. That’s because your inner critic is going to prick up its ears the second you decide to write something down because writing is THAT POWERFUL. In this episode, I share with you how to zoom past that inner critic and get those fingers flying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8, 2021 • 22min
Writing and Mindfulness--Combine These 2 Tools to Make Friends with Yourself. EP: 594
Today I'm interviewing Kristin Manieri, a certified mindfulness teacher, host of the excellent podcast "60 Mindful Minutes" and author of several books on mindfulness, including The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Check-in. Kristen shares her insight on why written check-ins are invaluable, as well as how to build the habit of doing them, and what to actually write about when you do them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 7, 2021 • 8min
A Three-Minute Writing Prompt for Peaceful Productivity. EP: 593
While, yes, writing is a great way to get to know yourself better, it can also help you be more productive. And not the whirling dervish, work on a ton of things at once and end the day in an exhausted heap, kind of productivity. But peaceful productivity, where you can get in a zone because you know you’re working on the right thing for the right reason and the right time. Yes, please! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 6, 2021 • 11min
How You--Yes You--Can Use Writing as a Tool for Personal Growth. EP: 592
Writing has this mystique, like it’s something only for certain people, and that’s just a darned shame because writing is just a magical, and powerful way to get to know, understand, and even like and appreciate yourself more. It’s a tool that you just don’t want to leave on the table simply because there’s a story in your head that you’re ‘not a writer.’ Today’s big idea is an elemental truth: which is that you ARE a writer. And I've got a quick meditation and writing prompt to help you feel that in your bones (and actually write something cool). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
