Even the calmest of minds is being tested in these times. Drawing upon my inner work during a period of anxiety, stress and at times, despair I've compiled a list to serve as a possible sanity toolkit! 

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Tina Rapp works with creatives, founders, and visionaries who appear successful on the outside yet feel disconnected from themselves in their creative and professional lives. Her work sits at the intersection of art, psychology, and spirituality, helping people untangle the performance patterns, expectations, and identities that once drove their success but no longer reflect who they truly are, so they can lead from a grounded, embodied sense of direction and authenticity.

She joins me to discuss the importance of feeling over theory when seeking growth, change, and flowing creativity.

To connect with Tina, find her on Linkedin or head to https://tinarapp.de

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

For Ben's illustration portfolio https://www.illustrationx.com/artists/BenTallon/

We default to tools, to software, to digital prisons before we've considered how best to play, to serve the idea.

A reflection on analogue's role in the information age.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

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Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

Here's a little tool I've begun helping my creativity coaching clients with. 'Your Universe' can bring a vital lift in lethargic, low, or pensive moments. Here's how it works.

Please consider subscribing, reviewing, or rating the podcast, and tell a friend to help me elevate creativity through the work!

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Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

It's all, always unfolding. As we change and grow, so must our creativity. Otherwise, that way lies discontent, frustration, and diminishing returns.

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

Tethering Presence is a stunning project, encapsulating the truisms of Micah Purnell and the photography of Harris, exploring the role of distraction and smartphones in our lives across two books – a London and a New York edition. They join me to discuss the role of smartphones in our creativity and our lives, and the origins of the project.

The book is out now: https://micahpurnell.com/books-prints/p/power-giclee-69gmj-g9sks-atjb6

https://micahpurnell.com

https://www.the1harris.co.uk/

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Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

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To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

I reminder to self, and to all artists that we are artists, and this is our way of life.

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

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To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

The latest instalment of The Creative Condition's Creativity Diary.

Covered in this edition:

• Fear over AI ignorance and analog loyalty
• Being unafraid of disorder and acknowledging the messy ways of creativity
• An old friend returns in a second-hand bookshop

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

Music for the show is by Dirty Freud https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

Owen Smith was delighted to see I'd discovered and had begun using Stoicism teachings to improve my mental health and creativity. He told me so, and we hopped on a call to talk about getting active in your own rescue and the exhilarating feeling of being the author of the career you want to live.

We cover:

• Responding, not reacting
• Recognising what you can impact
• Being the author of your next chapters
• The upsides of shitty situations life throws our way

https://abbyandowen.com/

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

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To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

Humans have finite mental energy.

Creativity thrives when our battery is well-managed.

But we live in a world drowning in information and data.

Some thoughts on the mental battery.

Hear the full episode of Do Radio on the mental battery now at https://thedoradio.com

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

Join the Paradiso Institute and a new wave of creative leaders at https://paradisoinstitute.org/

https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua

The creative industry is deep in a damaging obsession with the external. We're terrified of the tools, spending our energy arguing in black and white about artificial intelligence, starting the design process trapped in programmes before we've considered what will serve the idea.

But really, we should be starting with the internal, and that's all grounded in self-awareness. Only then can we truly connect in the wider world.

Supported by https://illustrationx.com - the show's founding sponsor

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c5NcXidirDDqL3sc3vW8S?si=bL3qx6zWQn6Mn03anHRPfQ

https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfreud/

To coach with Ben, https://thecreativecondition.com/coach

To support the Ukrainian creative community https://ui.org.ua