Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee Podcast
A podcast celebrating Milwaukee women who are not afraid to dream BIG. Or maybe they are, but they dive in anyway. Women who are following their instincts, making mistakes and trying again, and honoring their resilience. Ultimately these are women making Milwaukee a better place for everyone through their leadership, their hard work and their radical generosity.
In this podcast, you'll hear what it takes to live into a dream with answers to questions like: Should I start before I'm ready? Who do I need around me in order to begin? Should I say YES? What if I fail? What does success look like?
The guests on Cream City Dreams show us that a dreamy life is possible with one small step after the next. Something we ALL can do.
What's YOUR Cream City Dream?
If you've got a suggestion for a Milwaukee women for Cream City Dreams, email Meagan at meagan@creamcitydreams.com
Episodes
179 episodes
An Update from my Cream City Dreams Hiatus!
It's been a whirlwind of a month over here at Cream City Dreams! Which, as you know, is a one-woman-show. (that's me!) Today, after a month away from the airwaves, I'm returning with an update of what's next for Cream City Dreams ... or what I'...
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Season 9
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Episode 178
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11:49
Season 8 finale plus what's next for Cream City Dreams?
Thank you thank you thank you! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for listening, subscribing, sharing and enjoying the pod. In today's episode a look at what might be ahead for Cream City Dreams after an indeterminate hiatus. See what's bee...
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Season 8
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Episode 177
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10:02
Takeaways from the 14 INCREDIBLE Milwaukee women from Season 8 on finding JOY!
Another week, and this time hear from FOURTEEN of this season's guests about JOY. I've taken snippets from each conversation with these incredible women and compiled them to help YOU, dear listeners, find more joy in your own life. ...
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Season 8
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Episode 176
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40:00
Cream City Digest on why I just can't get back online
Another week off the socials ... and I thought this week I'd FINALLY hop back online to see what I've missed. But I just couldn't pull the trigger. Find out why in this week's short and sweet Cream City Digest. But if I would have p...
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Season 8
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Episode 175
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7:21
Reflections on a JOYFUL summer away from the socials with Thekla Brumder Ross
Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman! She's back, for the last episode (with a guest) of the summer, and today we are reflecting on a summer off the socials. The JOMO, the FOMO, the emotional triggers (and baggage) that ...
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Season 8
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Episode 174
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31:55
Cream City Digest on facing the fears and living creatively
Every so often, I reread books. I don't have that many that I'll put up with again and again, but Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic is one of them. So today, a little excerpt from the book f...
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Season 8
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Episode 173
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8:11
From Heartbreak to Hope: The Story Behind Stella’s Playground with Rese Schneider
Rese Schneider is Stella’s mom. And when life handed her the kind of news no parent should ever have to hear, she didn’t shut down—she rolled up her sleeves. When Stella was eight, she looked at a neighborhood playground and said,&n...
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Season 8
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Episode 172
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58:56
Cream City Digest on what I would have shared if I'd been online this summer!
Another Digest and I've got lots of links for you, SO MANY incredible Milwaukee women doing cool things this summer. I would have shared ALL of these online (and more) had I been on the socials ... so instead, a summer roundup. Here...
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Season 8
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Episode 171
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15:10
JOY in the (Creative) Mornings with Annie Werner and Kelly Winarski, Milwaukee Chapter Hosts
Another week, TWO more incredible Milwaukee women! If today's episode is the first time you're hearing about Creative Mornings, you are in for a TREAT. A global movement with a chapter here in Milwaukee, Creative Mornings is the mon...
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Season 8
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Episode 170
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1:04:31
Cream City Digest with tips on returning to social media (if and when!) with Thekla Brumder Ross
This week's episode is chock FULL of tips on how to set boundaries if and when we decide to return to social media after this summer detox. If you've been following along on your own detox, but fear the dip back into the socials like I do, this...
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Season 8
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Episode 169
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25:11
Finding JOY behind Open Doors in Milwaukee with Grace Fuhr of Milwaukee Historical Society
Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman! In this episode I'm talking with Grace Fuhr, Events Director at Historic Milwaukee, and she is cracking open the city for us —one door at a time— to explore some of the Cream City's ...
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Season 8
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Episode 168
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49:28
Cream City Digest gets existential with Thekla Brumder Ross
This week we are going deep! If you've been following along this social media detox I've been taking this summer, you've heard me talk about the spaciousness it has allowed. And today, I'm talking with Thekla Brumder Ross - friend and clinical ...
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Season 8
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Episode 167
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17:52
When a dream becomes a reality for Rosha Brister at Style Pop Cafe
Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman. Talk about bringing a dream to life. Style Pop Cafe has been at LEAST two years in the making (and MANY more years in the dreaming) ... and finally, coffee is brewing on the corner o...
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Season 8
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Episode 166
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29:45
Cream City Digest with an update from Thekla Brumder Ross
Thekla is back today! Regular listeners will remember that Thekla is a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction medicine and self-compassion who shared the mic with me in May for my series on attention. She's also along for the ride on t...
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Season 8
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Episode 165
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17:49
JOY at the Threshold with Rita Bertrand and Marjorie Moon of Milwaukee's Threshold Choir
Today on the podcast, I'm talking with Rita Bertrand and Marjorie Moon, the founding members of Milwaukee's very own Threshold Choir. These two women, along with eleven other members of the Milwaukee chapter's choir sing soft, quiet and calming...
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Season 8
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Episode 164
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49:22
Cream City Digest on the nostalgia of landlines and another POEM
This week I'm keeping it short and sweet with my reasoning for a new tech device in our household. Nope, not a smartphone, a landline!
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Season 8
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Episode 163
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7:22
Finding JOY in every body and every BOOTY with Rachal Duggan
Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. Yep, in this episode we're talking about butts. That's because my guest is Rachal Duggan, the esteemed Milwaukee artist and illustrator famed for drawing butts. She's so much m...
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Season 8
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Episode 162
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55:35
Cream City Digest on JOMO in the forest, plus a poem!
Today on the digest, thoughts from a listener on the social media detox, plus details on the forest walk I took with a group of Cream City Dreamers and a forest healing guide! Links I mention:
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Season 8
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Episode 161
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11:16
JOY is a space to BLOOM with Tiffany Miller of Fruition MKE
Today I am SO excited to introduce you to Tiffany Miller, the founder and owner of Fruition MKE - an INCREDIBLE space on 27th Street where some serious creative magic is happening. Fruition MKE is a cafe, a makers space, a co-workin...
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Season 8
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Episode 160
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54:32
Cream City Digest with insight on parental screen use from a SEVEN year old!
Today on the Cream City Digest, I'm talking with my seven-year-old daughter. I wanted to get HER opinion of what it's like to see her mom on screens. Find out what kids notice, what she wishes I'd do less of, and her thoughts on social media. A...
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Season 8
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Episode 159
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13:48
When JOY is in your job description with Steph Salvia of Joy Engine
Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. Today's guest is the woman in town that people turn to when they want uniquely creative, impossibly JOYFUL and unconventionally fun outdoor events. S...
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Season 8
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Episode 158
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41:24
Cream City Digest with special guest Thekla Brumder Ross (and a mid-June detox check in!)
A treat today listeners! Thekla is back and we are debriefing the detox. I bring the stories, the updates and allllll the feels ... and she helps me put it in perspective with the expertise and neuroscience behind the experience. Listen as we t...
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Season 8
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Episode 157
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24:29
Rocking out with Mary JOY Hickey of Girls Rock MKE
Ever dreamed of being a rockstar? I know I did! Today's guest knows ALL about this dream, she's a musician in her own right. But she is also making this dream a reality for girls, women, non-binary, trans and gender expansive indivi...
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Season 8
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Episode 156
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46:39
Cream City Digest on FOMO ... what FOMO?
Today, more reflections on life off the socials. I thought I'd have FOMO, but turns out, if a tree falls, I don't hear it! What do I hear instead? Listen today to find out. I'd love to hear how you are doing if you are following alo...
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Season 8
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Episode 155
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10:00
Dancing toward JOY with Karlies Kelley of Panadanza Dance Company
If you can walk you can dance. So says today's guest, Karlies Kelley, founder of Pandanza Dance Company! Yes, we're talking about dance today, but lest you think this isn't for you because you wouldn't ordinarily call yourself a dan...
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Season 8
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Episode 154
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49:54
