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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Aug 12, 2021 • 8min
Better Person Principle #4: There’s a time and a place for everything EP: 510
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2021 • 7min
Better Person Principle #3: There’s an opportunity inside every challenge EP: 509
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2021 • 9min
Better Person Principle #2: Awareness is the first step EP: 508
Even 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 9, 2021 • 9min
Better Person Principle #1: It’s not about being perfect, or even a good person. Just better. EP: 507
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 6, 2021 • 9min
Admit that you’re probably going to stink at first, and that’s OK; in fact, it's the kind of the point EP: 506
One huge obstacle to creativity is your inner critic, which is obsessed with keeping you safe, and will try to convince you that anything new you’re either thinking, doing, or trying to create, is either dangerous--as in, it could open you up to ridicule--or bad--as in, a waste of time. I’ve got a way to short circuit that very human instinct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 5, 2021 • 10min
How to get inspiration to pursue you like Miss Piggy chased after Kermit EP: 505
Fun fact: the root of “spire” means breath, so inspired means filled with breath, or since if you aren’t breathing you’re dead, filled with life. So even if you don’t care one whit about doing anything creative, inspiration is still essential. Here's how to make it seek you out like a glamorous, love-starved pig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 4, 2021 • 17min
Finding your creative practice (even if you 'don’t have an artistic bone in your body') EP: 504
OK, let's talk nuts and bolts. HOW do you incorporate creativity into what I'm assuming is already a pretty gosh darn busy life? I'm interviewing Jackie Dishner, an Arizona-based artist, author, and writer who teaches creativity classes. I'm gonna get her to break it down for me like I'm 5 years old so that we can all see our way to gettin' our creative on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 3, 2021 • 10min
If you don't (yet) feel creative, try feeling this instead EP: 503
Some of us--many of us--do NOT feel like we are creative beings. Like, it’s something that only gets handed out to some folks, and others are stuck in logical land. When really, creativity is an innate human trait, we all have it, in some form, to some extent. But perhaps it’s gotten rusty or is just feeling neglected and hard to access. So today I want to talk about something that might feel easier to access that is a precursor to creativity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 2, 2021 • 10min
The amazing, Important Benefits of Creativity EP: 502
Covid cases are trending back upward, this summer has been intense on the weather front, and you know, I think the collective we could really go for a topic that’s comforting and taps into the dreamier, more imaginative side of life. Plus, creativity is one of the unique characteristics of humans, so nurturing your own inventiveness is part of being a better person. And, creativity has a TON of important benefits to offer us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 30, 2021 • 10min
Taking stock and easing the stress of being in transition EP: 501
This pandemic summer, when we still can’t really predict what the fall, winter and spring ahead will be like, and yet we theoretically are out of the worst of it, is a very transitional time to be. And the human brain typically does NOT like transitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
