Stepping Off Now: Lessons in the Art and Craft of Creativity

By Kendra Patterson

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Stepping Off Now is a podcast about how to live your creative best life. I’m Kendra, a social scientist and writer. I spent decades feeling creatively unfulfilled while I pursued conventional life goals, culminating in severe burnout that took years to recover from. This podcast chronicles my journey in real time as I find my way home to my essential creative self. I discuss topics like harnessing the intuitive creative process, using creativity to manage mental health, and sorting through all the external pressures and expectations to figure out what YOU really want. My hope is that you’ll find inspiration and solace here. You are not alone, and you are stronger and wiser than you know! You can find out more by visiting my website, kendrapatterson.com.


Episode Date
E141. Following What's Alive in Your Creative Work
Mar 22, 2024
E140. Update Episode! Plans for Pitching My Novel
Mar 08, 2024
E139. Ordinary vs. Extraordinary Times in the Creative Process
Feb 23, 2024
E138. Recognizing and Recovering from a Creativity Injury
Feb 09, 2024
E137. Good vs. Bad Discomfort in Creative Practice and Life
Jan 19, 2024
E136. Crafting Your Artist Origin Story
Jan 05, 2024
E135. Magical Thinking in the Creative Life: Use and Misuse
Dec 22, 2023
E134. Celebrating Not Accomplishing Goals
Dec 08, 2023
E133. Connecting With Your Greater Purpose for Your Art
Nov 24, 2023
E132. Maintaining a Creative Practice Under Conditions of High Stress
Nov 10, 2023
E131. Developing Your Artistic Voice
Oct 27, 2023
E130. The Deadline Experiment
Oct 06, 2023
E129. How Not to Get Stuck in the Doldrums of Almost Done
Sep 22, 2023
E128. (Final) Summer Updates + Upcoming Programming
Sep 08, 2023
E127. Summer Updates + Creative Breakthrough
Aug 18, 2023
E126. Summer Updates + Redefining My Creative Identity
Jul 28, 2023
E125. Summer Updates + Thoughts on Humbling Yourself to Art
Jul 07, 2023
E124. Some Changes Going Forward
Jun 16, 2023
E123. A Defense of the Lone Wolf
Jun 09, 2023
E122. Three Kinds of Creative Boredom and How to Handle Them
Jun 02, 2023
E121. I Think I'm Done with Ambition
May 26, 2023
E120. Embracing Messy Art in the Age of AI
May 05, 2023
E119. Using Interruption Constructively in Life and Your Creative Practice
Apr 28, 2023
E118. Entropy as Art: Turning Pessimism and Negativity into Appreciation
Apr 21, 2023
E117. You Know What You Need To Do
Apr 14, 2023
E116. Catching Ladybugs (aka Cultivating Creative Inspiration)
Apr 07, 2023
E115. What Science Says About Creativity and Mental Illness (bonus cut)
Mar 31, 2023
E114. Casting Yourself in Your Role
Mar 24, 2023
E113. Three Types of Creative Risk and How to Take Them
Mar 17, 2023
E112. The Future of Art: A Discussion about AI and Creativity
Mar 03, 2023
E111. Has Magic Abandoned You?
Feb 24, 2023
E110. The Impossible Dream (Birthday Weekend Re-Release)
Feb 17, 2023
E109. A New Way of Understanding Done with Creative Projects
Feb 10, 2023
E108. The Anatomy of Creative Breakthroughs
Feb 03, 2023
E107. Playing the Long Game: Inspirational Hollywood Stories
Jan 27, 2023
E106. The Sneak-Attack Motivation Killer
Jan 20, 2023
E105. Dealing With Lack of Clarity in the Creative Experience
Jan 13, 2023
E104. Why Do We Feel Nervous When Things Are Going Well?
Jan 06, 2023
E103. Special Release: Aron vs. Dabrowski on Being Highly Sensitive
Dec 30, 2022
E102. Holiday Help: Dealing With Holiday & End-of-the-Year Blues
Dec 23, 2022
E101. Special Release: Eastern vs. Western Storytelling Structures
Dec 16, 2022
E100. Interview! Lindsay Getz on Combining Art & Spirituality
Dec 09, 2022
E99. Creative Courage Starts Small
Dec 02, 2022
Let the Holidays Begin + Thoughts on Social Media
Nov 25, 2022
E98. Two Perspectives on Art as Healing
Nov 18, 2022
E97. Art vs. Entertainment: What's the Difference?
Nov 11, 2022
E96. Why I Don't Try to Get Over Shit Anymore (and what I do instead)
Nov 04, 2022
E95. An Analysis of Elia Kazan's Actor's Vow (It's not just for actors!)
Oct 28, 2022
E94. Midlife "Crisis" My Ass
Oct 21, 2022
E93. Balancing Routine and Change in the Creative Life
Oct 14, 2022
E92. How to Handle Creative Boredom
Oct 07, 2022
Hurricane Coming Through
Sep 28, 2022
E91. How and Why Does Creativity Make Us Happy?
Sep 23, 2022
E90. Do You Have to Suffer to Create Good Art? Kind Of, but Also Not Really
Sep 16, 2022
E89. Mind-Wandering and the Default Mode Network's Role in Creativity
Sep 09, 2022
E88. Getting Through the Void Stage of the Creative Process
Sep 02, 2022
E87. My 2022 Update on Creative Entrepreneurship and Earning a Living as an Artist
Aug 26, 2022
E86. The Feedback Episode: When to Ask--and Not Ask!--For It and How to Deal With It
Aug 19, 2022
E85. What to Do When Your Artistic Plan Changes + When to Seek Feedback
Aug 12, 2022
E84. The Two Kinds of Hard Work and Which Is More Important for Creatives & Artists
Aug 05, 2022
E83. Interview! Jill Patterson and I Discuss Her Big Cycling Win + Handling the Ups and Downs of the Unconventional Life
Jul 29, 2022
E82. Reconciling the Tension Between Making Art and the Business of Art
Jul 22, 2022
E81. Do We Really Fear Success More Than Failure?
Jul 15, 2022
E80. How to Be Your Own Biggest Fan (And Why It Matters for Creatives & Artists)
Jul 01, 2022
E79. What the Heck Does "Trust the Process" Mean, Anyway?
Jun 24, 2022
E78: Something New! An Exercise to Help You Find More Fulfillment AND Reach Goals
Jun 17, 2022
E77. A Summer Update + Challenge
Jun 10, 2022
E76. Recognizing the Damage Formal Schooling Does to Creativity
Jun 03, 2022
E75. On Taking the Time You Need to Recover and Adjust
May 27, 2022
E74. When Change Comes
May 20, 2022
Interlude: My Cat Lucy
May 13, 2022
E73. What, Exactly, Is the Creative Life?
May 06, 2022
E72. Why I Don't Seek Balance and What I Do Instead
Apr 29, 2022
E71. Writing a Novel Without a Plan (The Intuitive Approach to Writing)
Apr 22, 2022
E70. Interview! Pete Mosley Discusses Being Quiet and His Work as an Advocate for Quiet Inclusion
Apr 15, 2022
E69. How to Write an eBook: The Indefinitive Guide
Apr 08, 2022
E68. Interview! Sophia van Hees Discusses Growing Up Shy in Australia and Her Life as an Artist
Apr 01, 2022
E67. Dealing With Writer's Block
Mar 25, 2022
E66. Becoming a Knight of Faith in Yourself
Mar 18, 2022
E65. In Which I Read One of My Short Stories
Mar 11, 2022
E64. How to Judge the Value of Your Creative Work
Mar 04, 2022
E63. Let's Normalize Complex Feelings, Shall We?
Feb 25, 2022
E62. Interview! Matthew Bellringer on Neurodiversity (ADHD & HSP) and Creativity
Feb 18, 2022
E61. Life as a Continuous Intentional Return to the Self
Feb 11, 2022
E60. The To-Do List Experiment
Feb 04, 2022
E59. How I Manage My Depression Through Creative Practice
Jan 28, 2022
E58. Think You Need More Self-Discipline? You Probably Actually Need Less
Jan 21, 2022
E57. Interview! Frances Khalastchi on the Many Meanings and Uses of Art
Jan 14, 2022
E56. It's Never Too Late, aka What Would Betty White Say?
Jan 07, 2022
E55. An Anti-Resolution New Year
Dec 31, 2021
E54. Making Friends With Your Ultradian Rhythm
Dec 24, 2021
E53. The Challenges of Creative Entrepreneurship as an Introverted HSP
Dec 17, 2021
E52. Doing Procrastination the Right Way (for Enhanced Creativity)
Dec 10, 2021
E51. Recognizing and Managing Burnout BEFORE It Gets Bad
Dec 03, 2021
E50. How Do We Know What We Really Want in Life?
Nov 19, 2021
E49. Interview! Jas Hothi Talks the Empowerment of Self-Publication and Taking the Downtime You Need as an Empath/HSP
Nov 12, 2021
E48. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 2
Nov 05, 2021
E47. Dealing With Creative Rejection as an HSP Part 1
Oct 29, 2021
E46. The Benefits of Seeing Creative Practice as Sacred
Oct 22, 2021
E45. Interview! Carlos Saba Talks Combining Creativity with Entrepreneurship
Oct 15, 2021
E44. The Uses of Irrationality. Or, What Listening to Your Feelings Really Looks Like
Oct 08, 2021
E43. Everyone Is Creative and Creativity Is for Everyone
Oct 01, 2021
E42. How I Went From Thinking Networking Is a Dirty Word to Loving It
Sep 24, 2021
E41. The One About Writing: My Writing Journey and Path Toward Publication
Sep 17, 2021
E40. Interview! Samara Powers Talks Ministry as a Non-Theist, Alternative Family/Relationship Models, and So Much More
Sep 10, 2021
E39. How Anti-Productivity Practices Help With Burnout Recovery and Creativity
Sep 03, 2021
E38. A Craving for Solitude + A Report From My Summer of Solitude
Aug 27, 2021
E37. How to Survive Periods of Inertia in a Transformation-Driven Life
Aug 20, 2021
E36. Interview! Chrissa Trudelle Talks Personality Typology (Myers-Briggs & Enneagram) and the Cognitive Side of Flow
Aug 13, 2021
E35. Oops, I Went and Made a Manifesto: Thoughts On Doing Creative Entrepreneurship My Way
Aug 06, 2021
E34. The One About Mental Health: All About My Struggles With Depression As a Creative Sensitive Type
Jul 30, 2021
E33. What I've Learned About Maintaining a Consistent Creative Practice
Jul 23, 2021
E32. Interview! Ann Wainscott Talks the Alchemy of Teaching and Creativity as Transformation
Jul 16, 2021
E31. Using Active Flow in Your Creative Practice: Here's How I Do It
Jul 09, 2021
E30. Do You Remember When You Stopped Having Fun?
Jul 02, 2021
E29. Are You Ready to Feel Proud That You're an Introvert? Here's How to Start Seeing Our Deficit as Our Advantage
Jun 25, 2021
E28. Interview! Lauren Sapala Talks Intuitive Writing, Guarding Your Creative Energy, and Alcohol Abuse Among Creatives
Jun 18, 2021
E27. Breaking Into the Chocolate Factory (or Hogwarts, If You Prefer)
Jun 11, 2021
E26. Demystifying Flow: Active vs. Passive Flow and How They Work for Creativity and Life
Jun 04, 2021
E25. Experimental Types Are Especially Prone to Creative Impasse. Here's How I'm Dealing With Mine
May 28, 2021
E24. Interview! Jill Patterson Talks Being a Competitive Cyclist and Living Life Experimentally
May 21, 2021
E23. Insecure About Your Creative Product? Have Imposter Syndrome? Me Too. Here's How I Deal With It
May 14, 2021
E22. The One About Money! All About My Finances, My Creative Business, and Being a Creative Trying to Earn a Living in 2021
May 07, 2021
E21. Why Burnout May Be an Inevitable - and Positive! - Developmental Stage for HSPs
Apr 30, 2021
E20. Interview! Andy Mort Talks Working As an Undertaker and Being an Experimental Creative
Apr 23, 2021
E19. This Episode's Topic Is the Most Exciting Yet: Boredom! Oh, and There's Some Neuroscience, Too
Apr 16, 2021
E18. It's Maladaptive to Be Gentle but I Don't Care, I'm Gonna Be Me Anyway!
Apr 09, 2021
E17. The Place Where Time Isn't Linear (Stop Bullying Your Creative Self)
Apr 02, 2021
E16. Interview! Manuel Cordero Talks Building Haunted Houses for a Living and the Creative Process in Fine Arts Painting
Mar 26, 2021
E15. I Almost Ruined My Life Using Reasoning to Make Decisions, But You Don't Have To!
Mar 19, 2021
E14. How to Be a Late Bloomer
Mar 12, 2021
E13. This One Skill Can Be a Secret Superpower for Creatives During Times of Turmoil
Mar 05, 2021
E12. Cultivating a Generalist Mindset for the New Era, aka I Love Being a Generalist!
Feb 26, 2021
E11. My Experience With Severe Burnout and How I Got Through It
Feb 19, 2021
E10. Does Rational Cognition Impede Creativity? (Spoiler: Yep, It Definitely Can)
Feb 12, 2021
E9. How to Steal Fire from the Gods (The Radical Rebellion of Living a Creative Life)
Feb 05, 2021
E8. We Have a Societal Addiction to Goal Setting and It's Draining Our Joy
Jan 29, 2021
E7. Let's Stop Playing to Our Strengths
Jan 22, 2021
E6. Feel Like a Late Bloomer? This May Explain Why
Jan 15, 2021
E5. Embracing the Ugly to Increase Creativity and Banish Judgy Voices
Jan 08, 2021
E4. Being a Gentle Soul (HSP/Intuitive/Empath) in an Ungentle World
Jan 01, 2021
E3. Anti-Productivity and My Intentional Practice of Wasting Time
Dec 25, 2020
E2. Using Generative Energy to Tap Into Your Creative Potential
Dec 18, 2020
E1. One Thing I Got Wrong About "Follow Your Bliss"
Dec 11, 2020