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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Nov 5, 2021 • 11min
This Might Have Gotten You in Trouble in School, But It Just Might Save Democracy. EP: 571
There’s something that may seem very small that actually has the potential to have a very big impact on your community at large, and that is to have more conversations with the people you know about the laws, policies, bodies, and people that govern where you live. Chatting with friends is something that might have gotten you labelled a 'bad student' when you were in school, but now it's something that helps you be a good citizen.Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 4, 2021 • 11min
All the Many Ways to Communicate with Your Elected Officials. EP: 570
You elected officials are very interested in hearing what people think about the issues that they’re working on--or not working on. And, remember, you are one of those people. So, they want to hear from YOU. Here's how to do it, and how your writing or calling or Tweeting amplifies your influence in a mega way.Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 3, 2021 • 24min
Your City Government Needs You to Care. EP: 569
Today, we’re going to learn how a person who gives a shit--which is how I think of that desire to make a difference in yourself and the world--can become more engaged in democracy. I’m interviewing Nirva LaFortune, who is my city council representative here in Providence, Rhode Island. Nirva is also my neighbor and my friend, and most excitingly, she is running for mayor of Providence--that election is one year from now, in 2022. She's giving us the inside scoop on how much civic participation by regular ole folks matters.Here's a link to learn more about her.Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2021 • 12min
Why Supporting Local Journalism Matters, and How to Do It. EP: 568
Local news outlets are a crucial piece of democracy. Journalists for local papers attend town hall meetings and school board meetings and zoning meetings and committee hearings and THEN THEY REPORT ON THEM. If the government or other entities that serve the public are up to shenanigans, or not fulfilling their duties, journalists are who bring that to light, and who report the full spectrum of a story and not just what one side wants people to know. Sadly, local journalism has been decimated over the last 15 years, and it got even worse over the pandemic. Let's talk about easy--some free, some not--ways to help keep our small local news outlets open.Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2021 • 12min
Being a Better Citizen. EP: 567
This week on the podcast, in honor of Election Day (which is tomorrow), I’m talking about how to be a better, more engaged citizen. Most of us know it’s important to vote in our presidential elections, but those only come around every four years, and there are so many more opportunities to influence your state and local government for the better. Democracy is, after all, by the people and for the people. You are those people, and without your engagement, the government doesn’t work as it’s intended.Sign up for the podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2021 • 9min
Who Is Your Messy Mentor? EP: 566
Thanks to social media it’s easier than ever to immerse yourself in images of seemingly perfect people, in seemingly perfect spaces, living seemingly perfect lives. It seems like a fun diversion, but it’s often creating feelings of anxiety, depression, and making us feel worse about ourselves.So, what to do?Well, you COULD get off social media altogether, and I would applaud you. Or…. you could do this.Got something you'd like to hear me cover on future episodes? Shoot me an email! I'm all ears and love hearing from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2021 • 7min
Your Mess Is Your Message. EP: 565
Today’s big idea is that the things about you that don’t fit an image of perfection are actually a source of strength. They are often actually what you’re here to help other people with. Distilled into one catchy phrase, your mess is your message.Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2021 • 19min
Make Friends with Your Inner Critic. EP: 564
This week I hope to help us all see how perfectionism might be driving our desire to be better and to embrace all the many glorious ways we’re imperfect. Today I’m talking to someone who can help us do just that clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Cousineau. Tara is the author of The Kindness Cure, creator of the course Overcome Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion for the meditation app Insight Timer, and a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. And Tara will help us see how self-compassion can help unwind the inner algorithms that lead to perfectionism.Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021 • 9min
Surprising Ways Perfectionism Shows Up. EP: 563
Not just the type A, dot every I, and cross every T form of perfectionism that a lot of people associate with the term.I’m going to share some of the ways perfectionism shows up so that you can have a better idea of whether it’s something you are experiencing without potentially realizing it.Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 25, 2021 • 13min
The Roots of Perfectionism EP: 563
This week on the podcast I’m talking about perfectionism, because as honorable as it is to care about being a better person and to give a shit about bringing your best and making a difference, we can go overboard with it all and feel like crap if we’re not doing our best at all times, which leads to feeling bad about ourselves and burn out. That’s not what we’re after! Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
