• Nourishing Creativity with Chef Carla Contreras (formerly Show Up Fully)

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Nourishing Creativity with Chef Carla Contreras (formerly Show Up Fully)

By: Chef Carla Contreras
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  • Nourish your creative life by listening to interviews with creatives and entrepreneurs how they create move through their creative blocks. Chef Carla Contreras is a food stylist and content strategist. Head to @chefcarlacontreras on Instagram to continue the conversation! Find her at www.carlacontreras.com

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Episodes
  • Episode 99: How to Stay Authentic During The Holiday Season with Alexa Juanita Jordan Founder of Wild Cozy Free

    Episode 99: How to Stay Authentic During The Holiday Season with Alexa Juanita Jordan Founder of Wild Cozy Free
    Nov 28 2024
    This week’s episode is an invitation to show up this holiday season as the most authentic version of yourself. I’m joined by Alexa Juanita Jordan, a certified life coach, published author, and playwright. Alexa takes us behind the scenes in creating her newest offering, Holiday Survival Kit, designed to support people through the holiday season’s rawest moments.We peel back the layers of holiday expectations and get real about the support we deserve to give ourselves through one of the busiest (and most social) times of the year. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. Get the full show notes & transcript here.What’s in This Episode:Alexa Juanita Jordan opens the episode with a grounding meditation to help you get into the energy that you want to embody this holiday season and shares her process of creating the Holiday Survival Kit.She talks about the resources inside of the kit as tools that can hold people through the vulnerable moments that can often feel so isolating. Moments like being back in your childhood bedroom or navigating grief around the holidays when nobody knows the “right” thing to say to you. As someone who loves to let ideas marinate for long periods of time, Alexa is a strong believer in not rushing or forcing the creative process. She shares how she can feel the energetic difference between a flow state vs. blocking off time in the calendar to “do it.”Alexa tells us how she moves through creative blocks by identifying the root cause and shares a powerful cooking metaphor for helping us understand what is standing in our way. Topics Covered:Grounding meditation practice designed to support you this holiday season Defining creativity as the truest and most authentic expression of yourselfMarinating on ideas and trusting the pieces will come together without force Embracing the complexity of one's identity and experiences Navigating the holiday season’s rawest moments with the Holiday Survival KitPreviewing Carla’s favorite part of the kit with Alexa’s sneak peek into Hallmark vs Reality Overcoming creative blocks by identifying the root cause and taking breaks when neededHow are you nourishing your authenticity this holiday season? Tag us on IG @chefcarlacontreras & @alexajordancoaching so we can celebrate you!PS: Dreaming of starting your own Substack? Join us live on 12/7 for the Build Your Substack in a Day Workshop. Sign up + learn more hereJoin My Community:WebsitePinterestInstagramSubstackDisclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe
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    21 mins
  • Episode 98: Building Your Digital Home on Substack with Jenna Knapp of Have Cake Creative

    Episode 98: Building Your Digital Home on Substack with Jenna Knapp of Have Cake Creative
    Nov 21 2024
    In this week’s episode, we’re shaking things up a bit! I’m pulling back the curtain and sharing the behind the scenes of my upcoming Substack workshops. I’m joined by Dear Self with Love founder, Jenna Knapp. She is also my workshop co-teacher, virtual assistant, and the founder of Have Cake Creative.Jenna is a creative assistant who supports me in pressing publish on the Nourishing Creativity Podcast and Sunday newsletter, each week. Being supported by Jenna has made me realize how important it is to have community around getting your work out into the world. This is exactly why both our workshops include virtual coworking after each session!In this episode, Jenna and I share what we love about Substack, our personal experiences with the platform, and the inner-workings of the workshops we are offering to support others who are ready to press publish and are seeking community and support in getting it done.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. Get the full show notes & transcript hereWhat’s in This Episode:Jenna Knapp and I reflect on being introduced to Substack (years ago!) and what makes this platform different from other social media and newsletter platforms. We both have unique ways of sharing their creative projects through Substack and highlight the flexibility people have to express themselves in this space. Jenna and I emphasize the importance of mindset and confidence in the creative process, and how the workshops aim to cultivate a supportive community while also empowering participants with clear action steps and accountability to launch your creative project on Substack.Jenna and I share behind the scenes details of their upcoming Substack workshops:Getting Started With Substack & Building Your Community 101 11/21 Building Your Substack In A Day 12/7Topics Covered:Getting started on Substack, even without a newsletter Fostering genuine connection on Substack (it’s a special corner of the internet!) Celebrating community and receiving support throughout the creative processHonoring your nervous energy (hello, fear of being seen) and nurturing your mindset as you prepare to launch a creative project Moving through doubt and taking action, even if it’s messy action The unlimited ways the Sustack platform can be used Details about the 101 Workshop Details about the Build Your Substack In A Day WorkshopWhat creative projects are you working on? What wants to be born through you? Leave a comment below or tag us on IG @chefcarlacontrears & @havecakecreative so we can cheer you on! xo Chef CarlaPS: Are you craving community this season? Dreaming of starting your own Substack? Join us on November 21st for Getting Started & Build Your Community On Substack 101 or on December 7th for Build Your Substack In A Day!Join My Community:WebsitePinterestInstagramSubstackDisclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only. Get full access to Nourishing Creativity at chefcarla.substack.com/subscribe
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    23 mins
  • Episode 97: Creating in Isolation, Peeling Back the Layers, and Connecting to Nature with Photographer Beth Galton

    Episode 97: Creating in Isolation, Peeling Back the Layers, and Connecting to Nature with Photographer Beth Galton
    Nov 14 2024

    Welcome to this week’s episode, which is all about celebrating the shift from creating in isolation to launching your work into the world. I’m joined by Beth Galton, an award winning photo-based artist.

    Beth shares about her experimental creative process and what it was like to be an artist living in New York City during the pandemic.

    She also shares the fear and doubt that can come with sharing a new project publicly. Plus, using your voice when you were told to be “seen and not heard.”

    Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform while you cook, clean, or create. Get the full show notes & transcript here.

    What’s in This Episode:

    Beth tells us about how she became a photographer after quitting her secure job as an administrative assistant. After just one day in a photography studio, she knew she found what she wanted to do.

    That certainty led her to assisting established photographers while she honed her craft before later launching her own commercial photography career.

    Beth opens up about what it was like to use photography to process the isolation and anxiety of the C*VID pandemic and how she prepared for the shutdown as an artist.

    Beth shares her struggles with self-doubt and fears of putting her personal work out there, and how she is working to overcome those challenges through promoting the Kickstarter campaign for her new photo book project.

    Topics Covered:

    -Approaching the world in your own creative way, even if you’re not a traditional artist

    -The power of being in community with others

    -The power of finding a creative medium as a form of self-expression and using it as a path to finding your unique voice

    -The isolation of the pandemic and what it was like to be in NYC during lockdown

    -Connecting to nature through photography and using found materials as inspiration

    -Struggling with self-doubt and a fear of putting personal work out into the world

    xo Chef Carla

    PS: Dreaming of starting your own Substack? Join us on November 21st for Getting Started & Build Your Community On Substack 101!

    Join My Community:

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    Substack

    Disclaimer: Always seek the counsel of a qualified medical practitioner or other healthcare provider for an individual consultation before making any significant changes to your health, lifestyle, or to answer questions about specific medical conditions. This podcast is for entertainment and information purposes only.



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    16 mins

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