Resilience Is a Talent

Good morning and welcome back to Creative Parenting Club. This week on CPC we present a new episode of the Creative Parenting Podcast with Emo Rugene, a DJ, community builder, and father from Kenya who has been living in Berlin for more than a decade. Emo is involved in several creative communities across the city, from music to running culture. Alongside his work as a community manager in the footwear industry, he is part of projects such as In Living Colour and Run & Rave, initiatives that bring people together around music, movement, and shared cultural spaces. In the conversation, Emo speaks about the path that brought him from Kenya to Europe, from starting a shoe brand and studying in Austria to building a life in Berlin while raising two children. His story includes questions of resilience, identity, and the unexpected directions that careers and family life can take. We also discuss parenting from the perspective of a father raising children between cultures. Emo explains how he approaches creativity at home, why asking questions can sometimes be more useful than giving answers, and how he tries to pass on confidence and cultural roots to his children. Press play to hear the full conversation. New here? Creative Parenting Club is for parents who are leading creative lives: whether that's a business, a practice, a project, or simply trying to find time for long-lost hobbies. If you’ve got big ideas and small kids — or if you're in a different stage of parenting and have some lived experience to share — subscribe to our newsletter and come join our global family. creativeparents.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativeparents.substack.com/subscribe