Art Creativity & Wellbeing

This question changed everything for me. I had never thought of my own health and wellness in such a context before! It took some deep work, but the answer that came up in me... whooee! I share about it today.    Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : ) Or see what's new at my Redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot! Much love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today I share the story of a recent injury my Mom sustained… and how in the aftermath the love I feel for her caused me to – very nearly – show up in her life in a tyrannical way. Not in the loving, caring way that I would wish. Two questions a friend of mine asked me to think on helped me be in the best energy both for myself, and to be helpful for my Mom. I hope this one's helpful for you! Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my Redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot! Much love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Spoiler alert: my word of the year is… MAGIC What's yours? Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly… My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my Redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot! Much love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I was so excited to bring today's guest to you that I completely fail to introduce her at the beginning of the episode! Let me do that here: Liz Powers is CEO and Chief Happiness Spreader at ArtLifting, the virtual art gallery that champions artists impacted by homelessness and disabilities. Long before Liz and her brother founded ArtLifting, she worked as an art therapist. She would meet people in the direst of situations and was routinely impressed with their resilience. If you are looking for a conversation to lift you up and remind you of all the good in the world, this is the one for you. We recorded only in audio! Something I'm going to keep doing. There's a different feeling when we are not worrying about appearance or facial expressions but instead focusing on conveying important ideas, connecting, and fun. To see Liz's book art and my first-ever amaryllis art, find me in Instagram @weturnedoutokay… Find Liz at http://artlifting.com or in all the socials @artlifting Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly… My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my redbubble page Thank you for being here! It means a lot! Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

If you're in need of a conversation that boosts your joy in being alive, this is the one for you! My guest, Peleg Top of pelegtop.com, is a mentor and an artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Peleg goes deep today on how the challenges he's faced have helped him grow into the playful and fulfilled person he is today. This is an extremely fun conversation which includes, among much else, references to ecstatic dance and the latest Abba album! More Links from our conversation… I first heard Peleg speak with Mark McGuinness on Mark's wonderful podcast, 21st Century Creative. Peleg sends out a beautiful newsletter-essay each month called a Love Letter; sign up for them here. A formative book for me that comes up today is called A Young People's History of the United States While my website's Art page is still under construction, visit my redbubble page by clicking here… Thank you for being along on this journey with me! Much love, Kay Kay Lock Kolp M.Ed. Coach and Artist kaylockkolp.com     The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Something exciting is happening! Today I share about what's changing, and what's staying the same. Thank you for being on this journey with me K This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

This was a fun one, with a colleague who was so helpful for me at a pivotal point in my coaching career. Garrison Cohen of thesatorieffect.net dives deep into many subjects today, including the idea of a "perfect system," spam insanity, and his concept of "selfish generosity" which certainly resonated deeply for me. I bet it will for you as well. Join us! Key Links: Click here for Garrison's exciting project, The Satori Effect, which may be for you if you're doing great work, and need somebody to help you tell the world about it (in a lovely way : )   I am excited to share my art with you! Here’s the link… https://www.redbubble.com/people/kaytothetenth If something resonates and you make a purchase, all profits are split 50/50 between the production of this podcast, and a rotating range of charities (some of which are brought to my attention by the folks who purchase my art : ) I’m over-the-moon grateful to those who support us in this way. You rock!   Click https://bit.ly/K2essays to sign up for my free weekly essays delivered right into your inbox   … As you’ll hear in the post-show, it’s more than essays. It’s a piece of my artwork each week as well as the essay; it’s a We Turned Out Okay Playbook, formerly available only as a paid subscription; and it’s a monthly live meet-up over zoom!  It’s such fun and could only be better with you as a part of it   Also in the post-interview segment, the following links come up: My conversation with educator Nicole Olsen at https://weturnedoutokay.com/185 My conversation with coach  Andrew Moss at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2p0ooDopyPhzuLzaPvE3S8?si=a64027c2796f4567 Steven Pressfield’s amazing book The War of Art ... https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/     Find the podcast and every back episode in these places, or wherever you get podcasts… Apple Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOApple Spotify… http://bit.ly/WTOOSpotify Stitcher Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOStitcher Karen Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. (I am sometimes called Kay, short for Kay Squared because I'm multidimensional : ) Executive, Leadership, and Play Coach Host of the We Turned Out Okay Podcast, helping parents – and former children – walk their best path (not the one that somebody else thinks they should be on)     The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I've been super excited to bring you this conversation!  Today we hear from a one-to-one coaching client of mine, Angela. You'll hear her talk about some of the biggest struggles she had before we began working together – "Being overworked and not knowing how to stop;" and being "So fragmented mentally." If you're feeling something similar, this conversation may be just what you need. Because Angela's not feeling that way anymore.  Instead, she shares about feeling "faster at giving into my happy."  That's where all the good, interesting, playful and fun stuff starts. Join us! Key Links: Click here for the wonderful TED talk by Sean Achor, in which he convinces his sister that she is a baby unicorn. So good! Click https://bit.ly/K2essays to sign up for my free weekly essays delivered right into your inbox with gratitude, and zero spam Because my website is busted – click here to find out more about that, https://bit.ly/KisMovingAlsoFreePlaybook – I'm not posting show notes there… Find the podcast and every back episode in these places, or wherever you get podcasts… Apple Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOApple Spotify… http://bit.ly/WTOOSpotify Stitcher Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOStitcher Karen Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. (I am sometimes called Kay, short for Kay Squared because I'm multidimensional : ) Executive, Leadership, and Play Coach Host of the We Turned Out Okay Podcast, helping parents – and former children – walk their best path (not the one that somebody else thinks they should be on)     The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

We recorded back in late summer, and here is a testament to the power of this conversation: just this morning I was speaking to my teen, and remembering today's guest, Shane Trotter, telling about research on drug addiction. This research was called the "rat playground," in which the positive societies that the rats lived in during the research made it easy for them to turn away from the powerful drugs – like cocaine – that were available 24/7 in the playground. If you need some hope that things will be okay, THIS is your conversation. As a young adult, Shane developed a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder called Pino OCD.  And like me with my tendon challenges over the last decade, Shane has found this to be as much a gift as anything else. He wouldn't be who he is today without Pino OCD. Shane has written a great book, Setting the Bar, which is out just this week and which I know you're going to love. We discuss Setting the Bar, so you'll get a flavor for it.  There's so much else in here to love. I am excited to share a conversation that I personally found enlightening, inspiring, and so much fun! Join us! Key Links… – Find Shane at trottershane.com – My conversation with coach Andrew Moss from episode 374 comes up today… Listen here  – My first book, Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics, comes up in our conversation… Get the book here: http://amzn.to/1WE8DOA – The hilarious and wonderful improv show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, comes up in our conversation – We talk about my friend and frequent WTOO guest Janine Halloran today, find Janine at janinehalloran.com – Click here for Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement address, which Shane brings up today Because my website is busted – click here to find out more about that, https://bit.ly/KisMovingAlsoFreePlaybook – I'm not posting show notes there… Click https://bit.ly/K2essays to sign up for my free weekly essays delivered right into your inbox with gratitude, and zero spam Exciting news! I am giving away my formerly-subscription-only We Turned Out Okay Playbook digital copy, each and every month starting now throughout 2022, to everyone who is signed up for my essays! That's a $50 value – as my friend Andres says, "that's no Netflix subscription, that's an investment" – and you can get it free each and every month. Click here (https://bit.ly/KisMovingAlsoFreePlaybook) to learn more, and click here (https://bit.ly/K2essays) to sign up.… The two links are clunky I know, but necessary with the busted website. Find the podcast and every back episode in these places, or wherever you get podcasts… Apple Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOApple Spotify… http://bit.ly/WTOOSpotify Stitcher Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOStitcher Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. (I am sometimes called Kay, short for Kay Squared because I'm multidimensional : ) Executive, Leadership, and Play Coach Host of the We Turned Out Okay Podcast, helping parents – and former children – walk their best path (not the one that somebody else thinks they should be on)     The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! I am excited to bring you a fun and provocative conversation on play today with friend and colleague Zovig Garboushian. Our conversation ranges over art installations in two of our favorite cities; what fun really is; and how play helps us get a larger picture of our lives and ourselves… Zovig has helped me through some pretty challenging places in my own life. Connect with her by going to http://boldnessablazecoaching.com (which I know you’ll want to do once you listen : ) More links just below. Join us! Key Links… Find Zovig at http://boldnessablazecoaching.com Click the following link to read about The Gates, an amazing art installation in New York City…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gates#:~:text=The%20Gates%20were%20a%20group,Park%20in%20New%20York%20City. Click the following link to read about The Net, an amazing art installation in Boston…https://www.wbur.org/news/2015/05/05/janet-echelman-rose-kennedy-greenway Click the following link for episode 264, my conversation with Blake Boles…https://weturnedoutokay.com/264 Because my website is busted – click here to find out more about that, https://bit.ly/KisMovingAlsoFreePlaybook – I'm not posting show notes there… Click https://bit.ly/K2essays to sign up for my free weekly essays delivered right into your inbox with gratitude, and zero spam Exciting news! I am giving away my formerly-subscription-only We Turned Out Okay Playbook digital copy, each and every month starting now throughout 2022, to everyone who is signed up for my essays! That's a $50 value – as my friend Andres says, "that's no Netflix subscription, that's an investment" – and you can get it free each and every month. Click here (https://bit.ly/KisMovingAlsoFreePlaybook) to learn more, and click here (https://bit.ly/K2essays) to sign up.… The two links are clunky I know, but necessary with the busted website. Find the podcast and every back episode in these places, or wherever you get podcasts… Apple Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOApple Spotify… http://bit.ly/WTOOSpotify Stitcher Podcasts… http://bit.ly/WTOOStitcher With Love, K Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. (I am sometimes called Kay, short for Kay Squared because I'm multidimensional : ) Executive, Leadership, and Play Coach Host of the We Turned Out Okay Podcast, helping parents – and former children – walk their best path (not the one that somebody else thinks they should be on)     The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe