Creativity Found: Finding Creativity Later in Life
Real-life stories of finding or returning to creativity in adulthood.
I'm Claire, and I re-found my creativity after a time of almost crippling anxiety. Now I want to share the stories of other people who have found or re-found their creativity as adults, and hopefully inspire many more grown-ups to get creative.
I chat with my guests about their childhood experiences of creativity and the arts, how they came to the creative practices they now love, the barriers they had to overcome to start their creative re-awakening, and how what they do now benefits their whole lives.
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- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 132
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Gaelle Jolly – letters and loss, messages and miniatures
Navigating life's ups and downs by embracing creativity.
In this episode Gaelle Jolly shares her journey from feeling unfulfilled in her job and struggling to find her place in a competitive sector, …
Bianca Giarola – learning to blossom
Perseverance through practice and imperfection
As a child Bianca Giarola loved drawing, partly influenced by her aunt – who encouraged her and her siblings to explore their creativity – and encouraged…
Shirley Novack – blending fact and fiction
From selling sweets to Cyndi Lauper to being questioned by the US Secret Service, Shirley Novack has lots of stories to tell, but when her father died she came across the story that she wanted to wri…
Rebecca Norris – turning ill health into inspiration
2023 Great Pottery Throw Down contestant Rebecca Norris tells me how she reignited her creative flame through pottery while navigating the demands of a teaching career.
Rebecca was brought up in North…
Chelsea Pensioners start potting
How a group of senior ex-servicemen and women experience the calming and therapeutic facets of pottery, and through that explore human connection, creativity, and the sheer joy of crafting.
I was invi…
Claire Waite Brown on the Feminine Roadmap podcast
Remember the joy of finger painting as a child or the thrill of your first dance recital? As adults, we often lose touch with these creative pursuits, trading them in for routine and productivity. In…
Tammy Euliano – medicine and mysteries
When the day job is a launch pad for creative exploration.
Tammy Euliano is an obstetric anesthesiologist who has transitioned from authoring a medical textbook with her mentor to penning a mystery no…
Heather Moore – finding joy in the print studio
Heather Moore, a former teacher turned printmaker, shares her journey of rediscovering her passion for art and creativity, and making the decision to leave a stressful career in education.
As a youn…
Kerry Lyons – rediscovering the inner artist
Navigating change and inspiring creativity.
Kerry Lyons shares her inspiring path, starting from her childhood love for art – influenced by her architect father – to overcoming societal expectations a…
Martin Whiskin – from management to microphone
Swapping the 9-to-5 office job for a home recording booth
While managing databases during the day, Martin Whiskin spent all of his spare time gigging with his band as well as handling a lot of the pro…
Liz Alterman – writing after redundancies
Imagine turning a challenging life event into an empowering and cathartic creative outlet. That's exactly what Liz Alterman achieved when she channelled her emotions during a period of unemployment i…
Imogen Tinkler – turning personal loss into career growth
What is it like to truly reinvent yourself? To take the twists and turns of life and turn them into an opportunity for growth and reinvention? Imogen Tinkler did just that. From her unique upbringing…
Caro Giles writes herself back onto the page
Rewriting your identity
Ever felt like you've lost yourself along life's journey, and wondered how you could possibly find your way back?
In this episode, Claire chats with Caro Giles, a theatre arts …
JP Kalonji – art and social change
Art, life and advocacy
In this guest episode of the Narratives of Purpose podcast, Claire Murigande discusses with editorial illustrator Jean-Philippe Kalonji the role artists and culture play in soc…
Yellow Shed Pottery – patience in clay
Creativity, the learning process, and the mesmerizing world of pottery.
In this bonus episode I’m joined by Creativity Found Collective member Kelly Drewett and friend of Creativity Found Carola Moon,…
Leona Fensome – juggling motherhood and a creative career
Ever found yourself scrambling to manage your time, juggling motherhood while nurturing a creative career?
In this episode of the Mother of All Solutions podcast, Laura Broderick chats with Leona Fe…
Glasshouse Theatre – prison officers turned playwrights
Navigating the UK criminal justice system and healing through creativity
What happens when creativity and a desire for social reform collide with the harsh realities of the UK criminal justice system?…
Anna Stoecklein and The Story of Woman
The Creative Brain is a catalyst for change
For many years Anna Stoecklein believed that creativity was limited to traditional forms of art, such as painting or drawing. However, after watching the Ne…
Jaclyn Sanders – community over competition
Making time for art.
Jackie Sanders primarily works with abstract, geometric shapes, and bold colors using acrylic paint on panels. She creates visually interesting pieces that can be taken at surface…
Practising what I preach!
A printmaking class helps me to get over my fear of 2D.
When Gerry Coles invited me to one of her printmaking workshops my initial reaction was that there was no way I would go because I would be rubb…