The Modern Creative Woman
The art and science of creativity, made simple.
Through the lens of art therapy, neurocreativity, and cutting-edge research, you’ll learn not just why you create, but how to create with more freedom, intention, and joy. Dr. Amy Backos — author, art therapist, psychologist, professor and researcher, with 30+ years of experience — unpacks the evidence-based psychology behind creative living.
Come for the science. Stay for the transformation.
Episodes
130 episodes
129. Why Compassion Is the Hardest (and Most Powerful) Thing You Can Do
“Extending yourself in compassion to another human being changes the nature of your relationship. The acknowledgment of one human being to another is what bonds, strengthens, and expands the human connection.”— Oprah Winfrey...
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Episode 129
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128. Curating Your Psychological Environment: The Art of Inner and Outer Harmony
“The environment is where we all meet. Where all of us have a mutual interest. It is the one thing all of us share.” - Lady Bird Johnson In this episode, Dr. Amy Backos, psychologist and art therapist, explores the powerful relation...
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Episode 128
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37:03
127. Your Body Knows: The Science of Embodied Cognition
The body remembers the bones. Remember the joints. Remember even the little finger remembers. Memory is lodged in pictures and feelings in cells themselves." -Clarissa Pinkola, EstesEpisode Summary:I...
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Episode 127
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126. Five Ways to Reignite Your Creative Power
"Play is the state of mind that we can use in our creative process to our advantage." Jessica Walsh Grab your Modern Creative Woman Manifest Here!
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Episode 126
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23:57
125. Desire, Sex & Creativity: Interview with Sex Therapist, Skylar Collé
"Is this hot or not hot?"Skylar Collé holds a dual Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy, and she is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical Sexology. Her research focuses on the 4-D Wheel as a tool for embodied, li...
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124. Tea, Community, and the Psychology of Awe
"Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day." – Henri NouwenThis week on The Modern Creative Woman Podcast, Dr. Amy shares reflections from hosting a benefit tea party for I ...
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Episode 124
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14:58
123. From Hopeless to Hopeful: Simple Creative Shifts
“I would sooner live in a cottage and wonder at everything. Then live in a castle and wonder at nothing.” Joan Windmill Brown Hope is not just a feeling — it’s a practice, a mindset, and a vital ingredient for healing and grow...
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Episode 123
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122. The $100 Experiment That Changed My Self Image
“It is only a thought and thoughts can be changed.” - Louise Hay In this powerful episode of The Modern Creative Woman Podcast, Dr. Amy Backos dives into one of the most liberating concepts fro...
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Episode 122
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121. Add this One Habit for Peace of Mind
“A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.” -Marilyn Vos Savant Join your Modern Creative Woman retreat here: https://...
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Episode 120
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120. Women in Community
“If we're by ourselves, we come to feel crazy and alone. We need to make alternate families of small groups of women who support each other. Talk to each other regularly, can speak their truths and their experiences, and find they're not alone ...
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Episode 120
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119. Happy Birthday to My Mom
“Knowing what you don't want is just as important as knowing what you do want.” -My MomIt's my mom's birthday today and I thought I would share 12 of the truisms she taught me growing up and ho...
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Episode 119
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13:43
118. Let's Catch Up!
This episode is just you and me. I thought it would be a great time for us to catch up on what's happening and let you know what I've been up to. It will be a little bit of a different episode...rather than talking with you about art therapy an...
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Episode 118
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21:52
117. Feasting with Your Eyes: Interview with Bebe Black Carminito
BEBE BLACK CARMINITO is a food stylist, recipe developer, content creator, cooking teacher and professional makeup artist. Her debut cookbook, The Curated Board: Inspired Platters & Spreads for Any Occasion, was published in Septem...
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Episode 117
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51:52
116. The Myth of Multi Tasking
Leonardo da Vinci says time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. So many of the women I work with experience time anxiety. They are relating to thoughts about time in a really unhelpful way. They're using thoughts about wha...
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Episode 116
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16:34
115. Art as a Neurological Product (part III)
Making art is a biological process. This is the third episode in a series about the biology of making art, and the science that informs how and why we are creating. Today we're wrapping up this three part series on the b...
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Episode 115
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14:29
114. Art as a Neurological Product (Part II)
“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” Twyla Tharp This episode builds on last week's conversation (episode 113) about what happens in your brain when making art. And we're taking a deep dive into the neurosci...
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Episode 114
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113. Art as a Neurological Product (part I)
"Art is magical, but it's not magic. It's a neurological product, and we can study this neurological product the same way that we study other complex processes, such as language." Dr. Charles Limb The next three episodes...
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Episode 113
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19:59
112. Women in Leadership: Interview with Dr. Shilpa Reddy
Dr. Reddy is currently the Mental Health Service Chief for the Veterans Administration Clinical Resource Hub in Visn 21, and that's a virtual mental health program that serves Nevada, California and the Pacific Islands. And she has been a tele ...
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Episode 112
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111. Expert or Someone Selling Snake Oil?
A person selling "snake oil" is trying to get your money with a promise of a cure of a variety of problems (business, money, emotional care, mental health, etc.). These cure-alls for various ailments lack any real medicinal properties (Although...
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Episode 111
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35:48
110. Honor Your Foundations
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." This quote by Audre Lorde starts us off today. We're talking all about the philosophical foun...
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Episode 110
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109. Who's fault is this anyway?
Our minds are a wonderful thing to have, and I want to remind you that your mind and your thoughts are not the boss of you. It's a function in our brain. It's a neurological biological phenomenon to have thoughts. Thoughts are not facts. They'r...
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Episode 109
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25:33
108. Accepting Your Fate
Welcome to Season Three of The Modern Creative Woman Podcast!"Acceptance is the bridge that connects us to genuine happiness and peace." - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Episode 108
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27:14
107. Ten Reasons Why You Aren't Making Art
What if you took the time for things that truly nourish you and bring you joy? You might have a lot of reasons why you can't or won't partake in those activities that are nourishing your soul: being creative, connecting with friends, moving you...
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Episode 107
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105. Modern, Creative Communication
"Every person has a responsibility to be a participant in this society and make it a better place for everybody, in whatever capacity they can." -Megan RapinoeWhen was the last time you updated and strengthened your communicatio...
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Episode 105
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