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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May 26, 2021 • 10min
2 Stress Reduction Activities that Take 20 Minutes or Less EP: 454
Today I'm sharing two stress reduction activities that you can do at home, with a tiny bit of equipment but nothing more exotic than a couple of blankets or a pillow, in about 20 minutes, and they can really transport you to another state of being.
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May 25, 2021 • 9min
Stress Reduction Tools You Can Use to Relax in 5 Minutes or Less EP: 453
One of the insidious things about stress is that it will try to convince you that you don’t have time for anything that’s not related to getting things done. I promise you, you have a couple minutes for yourself, and you CAN foster relaxation in that short of a time. The hardest part, really, is simply deciding to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2021 • 12min
Stress Reduction: What Relaxation Is, and What It Isn’t EP: 452
Vegging out, doing nothing, and even leisure skills are not what I’m talking about when I say relaxation. That’s because relaxation is a specific physiological state of being. And in today’s stressful world, it often doesn’t happen by accident. If you don't know what you're aiming for, you're not likely to hit it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2021 • 11min
Avoid Burnout Working from Home: A Mother’s Guide to Not Hating Your Family EP: 451
If you’re a mom home with kids, your burnout is potentially at a whole ‘nother level after being your kids teacher, therapist, cruise director, best friend, playmate, nurse. I just want to say, I see you. I honor you. Today’s episode is especially for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 20, 2021 • 6min
Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Make It Fun EP: 450
We have it in our head that work equals effort, which means hard, which means not fun. But you’re working from home. No one is observing you. You absolutely can, and absolutely should, find a way to enjoy it more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 19, 2021 • 10min
Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Decide When You’ll Work (and When You Won’t) EP: 449
One of the biggest problems of working from home--and the piece that plays the biggest role in work from home burnout--is that it’s very easy to feel like you should be working all the time. Here's how you prevent that from happening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 18, 2021 • 7min
Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Leave the House Every Day EP: 448
Even though you don’t have to commute to an office when you work from home and therefore don’t technically need to leave the house, trust me--you NEED to leave the house! Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2021 • 7min
Avoid Burnout Working from Home: Screw the Dishes EP: 447
With more people home all day, eating all meals at home, the dishes are just relentless. So relentless, in fact, that if you feel like you need to stay on top of them, you won’t get any work done, and you won’t get any rest. Here's how to strike a balance between having getting your work done and having a house that's clean enough that you don't lose your mind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2021 • 9min
Anti-Racism Check-In: Being Excited About the Return to ‘Normal’ Life Is a Privilege EP: 446
If you are all charged up to get back to normal life where we are leaving the house and interacting with others on the regular again, there is privilege in that excitement that is helpful to acknowledge now. Because there are many folks who are dreading it for an array of good reasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 13, 2021 • 7min
Anti-Racism Check-In: What to Do When You’re Called Out EP: 445
At some point in your life, no matter what race you are, you are likely to be called out for some mis-step. Let’s talk about how to handle that so that it becomes a growth opportunity, and not a moment of shame or anger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
