When was the last time you actually met you? Not the role you perform for your family, your job, or your community, but the version of you that exists when no one else is watching? In this week’s conversation, I’m talking with playwright and actress Anne Odeke. We talk about why the rigid discipline of adulthood […]
Have you ever had a brilliant “Aha!” moment about your own behavior, only to find yourself repeating the same pattern just a few days later? In this week’s Report from the Creative Closet, I’m looking at the Insight Trap. We talk about why understanding your patterns isn’t enough to actually change them—and why your brain […]
This episode discusses sensitive subjects, including psychiatric abuse, false memories, psychiatric over-medication, and mental health struggles involving self-harm. What happens when a culture’s collective fear is weaponized against the very people seeking help? In this week’s conversation, I’m talking with my friend and author Jamie Lyn Weaver. Jamie’s new memoir, Locked in the Psych Ward, […]
Have you ever looked at your life and realized that while everything is “okay” on paper, you feel like you’re just playing a role? In this week’s Report from the Creative Closet, I’m diving into the Performance Trap. We talk about why the modern world is obsessed with optimization and metrics—and how that obsession is […]
What happens when you realize the very things meant to connect us are actually stealing your creative spark? This week, we conclude our special 30th-anniversary archive release with actor Paul McGann. Originally recorded in 2020, this conversation remains a vital guide for anyone trying to navigate a creative life without losing their humanity to the […]
Have you ever told yourself you don’t have a creative bone in your body? This week, we’re looking at why that belief is a trap—and why it’s almost certainly a lie you were taught to believe. In this Report from the Creative Closet, I explore why we’ve narrowed the definition of creativity so far that […]
What happens when the “masterpiece” you expected turns out to be just the beginning of a very different journey? In this first part of a special release from the archives, I’m sharing the beginning of my landmark conversation with the legendary Paul McGann. Recorded in May 2020 and originally released in August 2020, this was […]
What if the very thing you think is “childish” is actually the life skill you need most right now? In this “Report from the Creative Closet,” I’m looking at the fear of uncertainty that keeps so many adults stuck. We discuss why we’ve become so uncomfortable with open-endedness and why we feel like we need […]
What do you do when the world tells you “no” for seven years straight? This week, I’m talking with legendary TV and film producer Phil Segal. With a 38-year career that includes everything from Twin Peaks and SeaQuest DSV to Deadliest Catch, Phil is perhaps best known to sci-fi fans as the man who fought […]
What happens when you spend so much time being “reliable” that you forget how to be meaningful? In this third Report from the Creative Closet, I’m exploring the “Be Good” trap. We often learn very early that being predictable and agreeable is safer than being fully alive, but that safety comes at a high price. […]
What happens when you realize that “anything you want to be” actually includes the thing people told you wasn’t practical? In this week’s conversation, I’m talking with my good friend Katie DeBonville. Katie is an emerging author whose new book, Grace Notes, explores the intersection of music, memory, and the courage it takes to speak […]
Have you ever realized that “adulting” has become a fancy word for getting really, really good at ignoring your own signals? In this week’s Report from the Creative Closet, I’m exploring the eerie reality that we aren’t actually “lost”—we just forgot where we put ourselves. I’m sharing why that “force of will” you had as […]