Jul 27

The Care Manager's Canvas with Lora Arbrador

At the intersection of medicine and masterpieces.Lora Arbrador is a nurse and artist who uses the ancient technique of egg tempera to explore profound human experiences. In this episode Lora shares her childhood memories of art lessons in New York, her experience of the countercu ... Show More

35m 31s

Jul 20

Thrilling New Chapters with Michael Wendroff

Turning a lifelong dream into a published reality.Marketing-consultant-turned-thriller-writer Michael Wendroff shares his fascinating journey of being raised within a literary family – surrounded by manuscripts and legendary authors like Robert Ludlum – before carving out his own ... Show More

18 m

Jul 6

Rom-Com Lessons for Real Life with Sheila Kazan

"I know what it feels like to be the bird in the cage that doesn't sing. I know that feeling and I don't want to go back to that again."Sheila Kazan, creator of the podcast Small Talk with Sheila chats with me about navigating the expectations of her Iranian immigrant parents – w ... Show More

29m 52s

Sep 2015

Elizabeth Gilbert

When was the last time you felt creative, light and free? Elizabeth Gilbert says we all have a creative genius in us. The writer of seven books, including the bestselling Eat Pray Love, she's just published her latest book, Big Magic, about the flow of creative ideas an ... Show More

34m 2s

Aug 2025

Dare to Evolve: Owning Your Story and Finding Your It Factor: Liz Brunner

This one hit deep. I sat down with the extraordinary Liz Brunner—a woman who has reinvented herself more times than most people dare to dream. From singing in Vatican Square to anchoring the news, to building a business from the ground up in her 50s—this episode is about owning t ... Show More

50m 54s

Jul 2019

#210 Liz Ward: Do You Want To PIVOT?

Liz Ward is a personal/business coach with over 12 years experience developing and mentoring high performing individuals, from entrepreneurs in the start up world to people in corporate management roles. With a background in brand, digital and business development, her career his ... Show More

32m 54s

Mar 2023

Lisa Olivera on Why Making Art is Great for the World

Today Amie had the pleasure of interviewing the author of Already Enough, creator of Human Stuff on substack, and one of our instagram heroes, Lisa Olivera. Topics Discussed by Lisa and Amie:  The magic of being introverted and ... Show More

1 h

Jul 2025

Horse racing and erotica: how I survived the fickle world of freelance writing

Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career began By Gabrielle Drolet. Read by Kate Handford. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

31m 3s

Oct 2016

#41 Lisa Owens (Author): So What Do You Do?

Lisa Owens is a writer who quit her job as an editor at independent publisher Profile Books to study creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Her debut novel Not Working was published last year by Picador about a girl called Claire who quits her job to “find herself”. W ... Show More

31m 39s

Apr 2016

#1 Elizabeth Gilbert - Talking Creativity & Finding Your Voice

We spoke about the 10th anniversary of Eat Pray Love and what that journey would have been like if Liz had an Instagram account at the time(!). We discuss the new book from Riverhead books called "Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It". Also how to switch off from social media and how your ... Show More

35m 36s

May 2023

More Happier: Elizabeth Talks About Being on Strike as a TV Writer and Reveals Her New Philosophy of Life

Elizabeth talks about the experience of being on strike as a Hollywood TV writer (and, relatedly, working on her new novel), and she also reveals her new insight about how she wants to live her life. Plus we discuss people’s enthusiastic responses to the “What’s Your Neglected Se ... Show More

25m 50s

Apr 2025

Living Through Grief, Finding Wonder, and Becoming Whole Again | Suleika Jaouad

Take Our <a href="http://goodlifeproject.com/survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podcast Listener Survey</a>! How would you transform life's greatest challenges into inspiring works of art? Suleika Jaouad shares her journey of "creative alchemy," turnin ... Show More

59m 34s

Nov 2021

Ep 307: Writers start as readers

If you've ever dreamed about becoming a writer, you're not alone. Writers begin as readers, after all, whether they're grounded in a love of memoir, fantasy, or any other genre on the shelf. Today's guest has built a career around coaching people from all backgrounds to embrace t ... Show More

42m 27s

Liz Alterman – writing after redundancie...