01:02 – 03:02
Anna introduces the episode and reflects on why so many people turn to creativity when life becomes difficult.
03:02 – 07:02
Anne Cheshire introduces her work and reframes trauma and overwhelm as nervous-system experiences, not just major life events.
07:02 – 15:02
Why creativity can be healing: how making engages the unconscious brain through the senses and safe, purposeful action.
15:02 – 19:32
The idea of flow and why jewellery-making helps people step out of everyday pressure and mental noise.
19:32 – 25:02
Overthinking, decision paralysis and 'doing without moving forward' - what's happening in the survival brain after overwhelm.
25:02 – 29:32
Practical exercise: using gentle physical 'pushing' movements to switch on calm engagement and action.
29:32 – 37:02
Inner critic vs healthy striving: how to recognise when fear of the new is shutting you down creatively.
37:02 – 45:02
Making creativity feel safer: opening and closing routines, boundaries, and working within a clear creative brief.
45:02 – 49:02
Overwhelm, big-picture thinking, and why constraints and themes support focus, play and progress.
49:02 – 53:02
Grounding techniques for dissociation and feeling spaced out, including simple, discreet body-based tools.
53:02 – 55:22
How to find and work with Anne Cheshire, final reflections, and episode sign-off.