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 18, 2021 • 10min
Real Money Talk: Get What You Need and Give What You Don’t--for Free (I’m Obsessed). EP: 580
Spending money isn’t the only way to procure the things you want and need. There are online communities and social networks where people are giving and receiving all kinds of things that have value for free. And one of these are the Buy Nothing groups on Facebook. I am completely obsessed with my local Buy Nothing group. Let me tell you why.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2021 • 23min
Real Money Talk: Healing Old Money Wounds. EP: 579
Today, I’m talking with Brittni Sennett, a professional financial planner who helps womxn take a whole self approach to improving their financial lives. Brittni isn’t your typical, buttoned up financial planner and her clients aren’t your typical already wealthy investors. She makes it a point to help womxn reduce their overwhelm and increase their confidence around money, and she’s here today to talk to us about how our painful experiences with money in the past might be holding us back, and how we can heal from them and grow both as people and as managers of our own finances. Follow Brittni on Instagram.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2021 • 9min
Real Money Talk: The Piece of the Financial Equation Too Many People Forget About. EP: 578
There are two primary ways to have more money in your pocket--you can spend less, or you can earn more. And far too many of us--particularly women--are focused solely on the “spend less” portion of that equation. Let's change that.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2021 • 9min
Real Money Talk: Your Net Worth Is Not Your Self Worth. EP: 577
I was inspired to make this the first episode of a week of episodes on real money talk because I just this morning had a moment of total money panic. I went to check the balance on our joint account--my spouse and I both pay in equal amounts each month and we use that joint money for our expenses, so it ends up getting spent by the end of every month and replenished at the start of each month. And despite the fact that as I write this it’s only the second week of the month, our account was at $0. Zero dollars! Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2021 • 9min
Better Person Principle #5: Being better is a choice. EP: 576
Being a better person isn't a fluke of genetics or good parenting. Everyone has inherent goodness. Everyday, you’re faced with hundreds of decisions, and it’s in those decisions where you have the potential to move toward better.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2021 • 8min
Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything. EP: 575
You don’t have to be a better person ALL the time. And thank goodness for that. Because trying to do anything 100% of the time is a recipe for burnout.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2021 • 8min
Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge. EP: 574
Looking for the opportunity keeps your eyes open to what good things might be trying to emerge. And finding those opportunities is what helps you use the simple act of living your life as a personal development seminar.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2021 • 9min
Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step. EP: 573
ven though it’s a simple concept, awareness is a pretty rare and wonderful thing, like an orchid in a sea of carnations. Because it’s a lot more convenient to not pay attention to stuff--particularly your own stuff. Being able to see yourself clearly is how you start to make better choices. It’s also an easy and effective way to wade into change.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 8, 2021 • 31sec
Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even good. Just better. EP:572
You don’t have to transform yourself into Mother Theresa or Gandhi or whomever your ideal ‘good person’ is. Truly, you just have to care enough to opt for a better choice at your next opportunity.Sign up for the How to Be a Better Person newsletter and never miss an episode!Got a comment or a question? I'm all ears! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 5, 2021 • 9min
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
