The Creative Threshold
If you feel like you have no time to create, are feeling overwhelmed by starting or sticking with your personal creative work, or have lost your purpose, and want to start finding ways to return to your creativity again, this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Leeanne Brennan, Artist and Mindset & Accountability Coach. Listen to learn how to release perfectionism, fit your art, writing, music or making into your impossible day and come alive to create work you love!
Episodes
69 episodes
Returning to the Canvas after Intense Life Events with Megan Craft
69. A bunch of intense personal life events transpired and rightly so, Megan was having trouble retuning to her painting practice. In this episode we see that it is possible to get back in the flow when life turns your emotions upside down.&nbs...
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Episode 69
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1:04:56
How to Write a Book Amidst the Chaos of Life: 100 Epic Days with Leslie Bishko
68. Leslie had a book on her heart, and decided her day job and busy personal life didn't have to stand in the way of getting it done! In this episode you will hear how 100 Epic Days helped Leslie release the pressure, stabilize a solid daily w...
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Episode 68
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59:01
How I'm Buying My Freedom as an Artist & Mother
67. In this episode I share my personal approach to making art and building a business around it and mostly importantly the motivating factors for why and how I'm doing that. If you find yourself constantly saying, "I want to make a living from...
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Episode 67
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41:08
"I'm confused on where to start and what to pick for my creative practice" [Coaching Session]
66. Want to return to your personal art...but you're not sure where to start? You're going to love this coaching call with Melissa where I help her sift through her ideas, lower the stakes, and make a game plan for her new daily creative practi...
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Episode 66
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51:52
The 6 Steps to Return to Your Art & Make a Living Doing What You Love
65. If you're an Artist that has been wanting to return to your personal work and build a business doing what you love, this episode is for you. I detail out the 6 steps that will take you from zero art to in the flow making a living fr...
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Episode 65
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50:13
"How do I find clarity to start a painting series?" [Coaching Session]
64. If you have already stabilized your consistent creative practice and are ready to get the next step underway (creating a series / body of work) this episode is for you! Megan Craft, a client from my latest round of Awaken, Channel & Cre...
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Episode 64
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1:09:01
How Lauren Started From Scratch as a Drummer and Has Been Rocking Out in Bands Ever Since
63. Lauren Recchia, aka LoWreck, and I were in a punk band together about 20 years ago. In this episode she shares her incredible story of joining that first band with no formal training in drums and a $200 drum kit...and how that led to her gr...
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Episode 63
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1:18:45
How Kate Developed Her Style & Process Inside 100 Epic Days
62. Kate wasn't really sure how it would all work, but she really wanted to become the type of person that could create her digital drawings without the mental friction, and feel a solid path for it leading eventually to a cohesive body of work...
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Episode 62
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1:03:29
Why You're Getting Bored & Giving Up Your Creative Practice & What to Do About it
61. You all are hearing me on lowering the bar and making your creative work approachable and easy if you don't have a lot of time to work on it. However, then you're coming to me and saying you're getting bored and giving up on it. I TOTALLY g...
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Episode 61
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29:35
Jessica's Spiritual Activation Inside Awaken, Channel & Create
60. Jessica Flynn was already in the flow with her art and creative workshops that she runs, but Awaken, Channel & Create amplified her passion! She said the 7 weeks together was like a study session with herself through the lens of magic, ...
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Episode 60
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1:16:23
How Angela Stopped Overthinking and Got to Work Inside Awaken, Channel & Create
59. Angela Montano identified for herself that in order to make progress on her Art, she really needed to pick one direction and...get started. That's exactly what happened for her inside Awaken, Channel & Create. In this episode she ...
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Episode 59
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44:06
How to Return to Your Creativity Through Healing & Magic with Helena Krolak
58. Despite a demanding day job in the software and tech industry, Helena was able to courageously return to her Art. In this episode we learn what it was like taking those first baby steps back to the canvas, and how personal development work ...
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Episode 58
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56:27
How to Make Epic Progress on a New Music Album by Sharpening Your Intuition with Elena Seigman
57. Tapping into the spiritual realm was a key factor in helping Elena Siegman finish producing her new cover album. Through the different lessons and guest experts inside Awaken, Channel & Create, Elena shares how she is now more open to f...
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Episode 57
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53:17
How Writing a Children's Book Inside 100 Epic Days Led Rosanna to Launch a Mindset Coaching Business
56. Despite a demanding day job, new baby, and moving house, Rosanna Collars followed her intuition and joined 100 Epic Days so that she could write a children's book based on her pregnancy journey. While it is absolutely incredible tha...
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Episode 56
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52:15
How Design Director Sean Brennan Makes a TON of Art Outside of Work...Without the Fuss
55. This will be super expansive for anyone who finds themselves piling on the pressure with their Art, and stalling out because of it. Design Director for Deloitte Digital, Sean Brennan, has a very demanding day job, and yet he does not let th...
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Episode 55
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54:42
The BIGGEST Manifestation Mistake Artists are Making & How to Fix it
54. Learn how to apply the powerful practice of manifestation to your desires as an artist, writer, musician or maker, and how to course correct the most common mistake that's being made out there. This episode is all about wielding the power o...
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Episode 54
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19:06
Helen's Epic Return to the Stage After a 10 Year Music Hiatus + Turning Your Gap in Skill Into a Superpower
53. Helen McWilliams has navigated some serious life stuff in this past decade- everything from becoming a new mom, advancing in her day job to divorce. In this episode she shares her miraculous comeback story of how she returned to making musi...
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Episode 53
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1:00:07
052. How to Overcome Time & Energy Constraints by Rescoping Your Personal Work
If you don't have time to create personal art... what you've taken on is TOO BIG! Take it down a notch and lower the stakes. Your ego will push back with "this isn't good enough," but I want you to ignore that. In this episode, I explai...
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Episode 52
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22:44
051. How Lynda Stabilized a Daily Painting Practice Despite a Stressful Day Job Inside 100 Epic Days
Lynda had just had 2 people quit at her day job, and she was working hard to do the work of 3 people! On the outside, it may have seemed illogical to enroll in a program like 100 Epic Days at this time, but Lynda had the intuitive pull that she...
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Episode 51
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57:11
050. Why Technical Skill Alone Will Never be Enough to Walk the Art Journey you Desire
A lot of people think if they can just be the BEST at their craft, then everything will click into place. However, in this episode, I share the different phases you will move through in your Art journey, and how ALL of them involve very specifi...
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Episode 50
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32:41
049. 5 Lessons I'm Taking with Me into 2024 to Grow as an Artist
I had a HUGE up level this year with my Art and business, and what I share in this episode will reveal the inner workings of a speedy transformation. Go into next year ahead of the game after listening to this one. This is the short cut!
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Episode 49
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44:09
048. Tips for Returning to Your Creativity that I REALLY Wish I Knew Earlier
Proof that time, day jobs, health challenges...etc...are not the problem preventing us from returning to our creative goals. WE are the problem. Our unwillingness to compromise on what our Art will be given our limitations is the real problem. ...
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Episode 48
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32:06
047. Reasons to Share Your Personal Work... and Not to Share
Sometimes it's hard to know when it's time to share the personal Art that you've been making for yourself. In this episode, I walk you through reasons not to share your work, and arguments to absolutely share with the world. There's more than m...
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Episode 47
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38:33
046. ADHD Artist on How to Work with Your Constraints and Build a Full-time Career Doing What You Love with Kyla Yager
Overwhelm and procrastination are one of the BIGGEST reasons artists find it hard to show up and create their personal work. However, add ADHD on top of that, and now you've got a tricky nut to crack. Kyla Yager, a visual artist based i...
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Episode 46
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58:29
045. An Established Artist's Journey of Intuitive Pivots: From Tattooing to Macramé to Painting with Abby Williams
What does an established Artist's career look like? It's not always a straight linear shot to the work you see them doing now. Abby Williams is a Painter creating beautiful work with a growing following and business, but it didn't start there. ...
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Episode 45
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58:26