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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Jun 23, 2021 • 23min
Crucial Wisdom for Those Looking to Get Back to Work or Changing Careers EP: 474
Today I’m talking with someone who helps people think about work in new ways all day, every day. She knows how to counsel people who are making changes in their work lives. Tami Forman is the executive director of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to give people who’ve taken time away from work to care for their loved ones the opportunity to re-enter the workforce, and she shares one of the most helpful visuals that makes thinking about new work opportunities so much simpler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 22, 2021 • 8min
Make Your Job Easier and Your Work More Fulfilling With This Simple Exercise EP: 473
Today’s big idea is something that can help you get more energized about work, AND help you deliver more value and make a bigger impact while also having to try less hard. YES I know this sounds like magical thinking, but it’s not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2021 • 11min
Rethinking Work Post-Covid: Have We Been Getting It Wrong? EP: 472
If we are in what economists and journalists are calling a Great Reassessment of work, what do we want to take in to account when we’re doing this re-assessing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021 • 7min
Creating New Boundaries for Our Current Late Pandemic Reality EP: 471
Do you still want to hug everyone? Are there places where you want to continue wearing a mask? Was there a part of pandemic life that you want to keep going? Or something you DIDN'T do (or people you didn't see) during the pandemic that you realize was actually good for you? Let's use this weird, tiring, transitional time for a boundaries check-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 17, 2021 • 6min
Two Basic Types of Boundaries: Incoming, and Outgoing EP: 470
There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2021 • 18min
How to Enforce a Boundary Without Being a Jerk EP: 469
Today I'm talking with Amy E Smith, a life coach who teaches chronic people-pleasers how to stand up for themselves without being a dick. I mean, yes please! Amy gives a masterclass on what boundaries are, how to figure out what boundaries you might be, and how to maintain them with kindness. You're gonna love her, but she does use salty language so heads up if you're listening with kids around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2021 • 6min
Setting Boundaries Creates Freedom EP: 468
Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but anytime you put some guardrails around something, you actually plug up holes where energy could leak out of, or outside distractions could get in through. And corralling your energy is, paradoxically, mega-freeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 14, 2021 • 7min
My Fave Boundaries Definition: A Way to Show Self-Compassion EP: 467
Most of us think about boundaries as a means of self-protection, which they are, but thinking of them solely that way puts you in a defensive stance, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot. And that stance takes a lot of energy to maintain, even if you’re only doing it psychically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2021 • 9min
The Good News About Menopause EP: 466
Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2021 • 10min
Getting Help for Your Perimenopause Symptoms EP: 465
I value Western medicine, I truly do, but there are some things where it’s not all that helpful, and women’s health and wellness is generally one of them. Here are three types of health care practitioners who might be able to really help smooth the bumps of your perimenopausal transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
