Creative Adventures is a scrapbook of my mind, shared as a podcast and Substack newsletter.
The subject matter varies wildly, but often wanders through creativity, philosophy, psychology, nature, creatures, neurodiversity, mental health, wonder, and whatever weird projects are taking over my life.
Episode #8: Eels, outsiders and the excruciating greyness of normal
In this episode I reflect on the cyclical emotional process of making this podcast, tumble down a fascinating eel rabbit hole, ponder the excruciating greyness of “normal”, and explore my love of the brilliant weirdo.
Episode #7: Kinstonymus Bosch, the man who loved dragons and the ghostly posters on the super-ego's bedroom wall
In this episode I talk about how discovering a bizarre mural has helped me approach the festive season with a little more resilience, reflect on ego ideals as the posters my inner critic keeps on its bedroom wall and tell the story of the man who loved dragons as a way of exploring the phenomenon of aboutism.
Episode #6: Welcome to my world, a love letter to autumn and reflections on masks that reveal
In this episode I reflect on how much I love autumn, tell the story of a crow reunion, play a weird song I wrote and performed in assembly age 8, experiment with less censored/more eccentric social interaction and talk about the power of masks that help reveal more of who we already are.
Episode #5: Learning about lightning, the fish that makes dreams and reflections on beautiful inexpertise
In this episode I tell the story of how getting trapped on an exposed beach in a lightning storm became the highlight of a disastrous snorkelling trip, explore how dreams can be a scary, intense but ultimately helpful healing process and reflect on the beauty and power of inexpertise through the lens of the Portsmouth Sinfonia.
Episode #4: Kindness for crabs, thoughts on the creative slump and learning to see the world as strange
In this episode I reflect on the big creative slump I found myself in August, explore how learning to see the world as strange can help us experience wonder, and share the story of a beach trip with Poppy the dog that inspired me to make a little zine entitled “Be kind to crabs”.
Episode #3: Quantum flirting, Back Gaemen and a live crow/spider skirmish
In this episode I talk about The Windowsill Gang and how they bring me joy but also steal my crab shells, all about Arnie Mindell’s beautiful concept of Quantum Flirting and share the story of how I have ended up inviting strangers to play Backgammon with me.
And a bonus LIVE crow/spider skirmish!
Episode #2: The union of onions, the trouble with windows and the importance of niche environments and reasonable adjustments
In this episode I enjoy following the random gifts of a dyslexic mind, ponder the idea of opening windows into my world and reflect on the importance of niche environments and reasonable adjustments for our creative wellbeng.
Episode #1: An accidental podcast, the carcinisation of tech and four lightly held philosophies for living a creative life
In this episode I realise that I have accidentally created a podcast,consider the idea that all apps and digital platforms are evolving to eventually become the same thing and share my "Four lightly held philosophies for living a creative life".