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E148 - Your Busy Brain Needs Poetry (and Time to Journal) Guest, Bri McLaughlin
Poetry is having a moment. And your busy brain needs it! ✍️
This week on Create Today, Beth sits down with Bri McLaughlin, LCSW, a bilingual therapist, and poetry therapist in training at Connections Health in...
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E147 - Invest Your Time Like Money. Seven Ways to Be Creatively Rich
🎁 Grab your guide for tips on creative investing! The Going FourWords™ Guide, is your plan for a growing your creativity: https://www.bdi-create.today/fourwords
At 12:01 this morning you got paid. 24 hours, deposited...
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Notes on how you can be more creative with guest Vanessa Harnik
Ever catch yourself thinking, "I wish I were more creative"? You've come to the right place.
🎨 My guest Vanessa Harnik is an advocate for creatives and she shares her tips and secrets about how you can lead a (more)...
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E145 - The Happiness Health Behind Having a Pen Pal. (Get on the Trend Wagon!)
✉️ Think for a moment...it feels sweet to get a handwritten envelope in your mailbox, right?
This week on Create Today, Beth explains the brain health and happiness boost behind writing to...and receiving letters...
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E144 - Deborah Shoemaker and her success mantra: "What if I tried that?"
Here's what happens when you just "see what happens".
Deborah retired after 38 years in government, tried knitting, watercolor, and acrylics (turns out she’s not a patient painter), and somehow ended up running her...
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E143 - 7 cards to 7 people in 7 days…Make It a Party and Multiply the Goodness!
This week we explore the creativity in sending greeting cards, and the unbelievable goodness they deliver to a chaotic world.
Last week we learned about: “Thinking of You Week” (September 21–27, 2026) AND then…how to...
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7 cards to 7 people in 7 days - will create happiness (especially for you!)
Send 7 Cards to 7 people in 7 Days: Surprising Science on Why It’ll Make you Happier
Every now and then as you flip through your mail – junk, junk, a bill, a catalog... you'll find one...an envelope with a handwritten...
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E141 - It's Not Too Late to Get Creative Again with Guest Ilene Berns-Zare, PsyD and author
You're Not Too Old (And It's Not Too Late) to Get Creative Again
Psychologist Ilene Berns-Zare joins Beth to unpack the real secret to resilience, creativity, and thriving at midlife and beyond. 🌿
In this episode of...
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E140 - Ghosting Your Creativity? Seven signs you need to know.
Have you been ghosting your creativity?
If your sketchbook, camera, or craft table has gone quiet, this episode covers the real signs of creative burnout, the science behind why creativity keeps you steady, and how to...
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E139 - How to Train for Life Using Your Creativity | Lisa Murphy, Vibrant Living Coach
She's 60 and Hiking 133 Miles. Here's Her Secret.
What are you training for?
Beth welcomes back one of her favorite recurring guests, Lisa Murphy, a Vibrant Living Coach (who helps women in their middle years,...
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E138 - What are you afraid to let go of? Let's explore your creativity
How to increase happiness with a Creative Process that really WORKS!
In this episode of Create-Today, you will explore struggles like unfinished projects and creative burnout – and how having a successful creative...
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E137 - Neuroscience and Creative Play - The power of creating with your hands
Your Hands Can Fix Brain Fog
Ever notice how you feel wired AND tired after a scrolling binge? That foggy, restless feeling has a name, and this episode is about the science-backed fix hiding in your own two hands.
In...
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