Art Creativity & Wellbeing

Today we discuss mechanisms for choosing our mindset, especially during challenging times. In this episode I introduce a question that’s been really helpful for me: “What would help me return to center after witnessing all of this?”This question helps me recognize when I’m trying to control circumstances beyond what I can actually control, and bring my focus instead to centering practices, like drawing, breathing, or enjoying small pleasures.We discuss identity, too. My example is of overcoming a 30-year identity issue related to being told I wasn’t an artist, and leading to something exciting! My upcoming solo art exhibition in October.Let’s remember that we get to choose… And part of that is about not letting others’ opinions change our sense of self.Nuts and Bolts* Read about – and play along at – the Days of Creation 2026 game (that this episode is about) by clicking here.* Here is my conversation from a few weeks ago with pleasure activist and violist Meena Bhasin.* Here is July’s workshop signup link, called Let's Go Outside – Channeling What Your Soul Most Wants to Create. You can find out more about it here.* For just about a year now I've been leading an online community for leaders who are learning to give ourselves the same love and care that we are so accustomed to giving to others. We'd love to have you join us, if that resonates: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/aboutCheers and lots of love from me Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today I am here with Kathryn Nicolai, creator of the wonderful sleep podcast Nothing Much Happens, the amazing mindfulness podcast First This, and the lively and delightful podcast Stories from the Village of Nothing Much. Kathryn'new book, On the Street Where You Live, comes out next month, in July 2026. Here is her Instagram, a great place to see what’s going on with Kathryn and her creations!Kathryn is intentionally cultivating joy. She began drawing earlier this year, despite having aphantasia (lack of visual imagery – no sound, colours, shapes or forms) and is loving the playful creativity. She’s taking online courses and filling her walls with new designs.In our conversation today, Kathryn reflects on letting go of perfectionism and claiming the identity of ‘writer’ simply because she chooses to.How she got hereKathryn once believed she wasn’t creative, surrounded by artistic friends and family. Over time she learned creativity is a practice. She’s now 400+ episodes into Nothing Much Happens, on her second book and running three podcasts.Growing up in Flint, Michigan, she told herself bedtime stories from the age of four. After 20 years teaching yoga/meditation, storytelling was a more accessible way to help people rest and regulate.Kathryn has known sound designer Bob Wittersheim for some time and when she started working with him on Nothing Much Happens, he worked for free. Kathryn describes his compassionate and protective energy and credits him with grounding her.Characters and perspectivesKathryn realised early on that all her stories lived in the same universe. Writing in first person helps listeners to ‘pull the story around them’ and she includes a broad range of representative characters. Her upcoming book expands this catalogue of characters. She is now experimenting with a more eagle‑eyed view of the village while keeping her intuitive, centered style. She wants to stay inspired and genuine.InclusivityAs a queer woman, Kathryn values creating spaces where everyone feels safe. We discuss the joy of stories where characters live freely and fully.Anorexia and OrthorexiaKathryn speaks openly about her eating disorders, now seven years into recovery. She reflects on the years lost and the creativity gained since healing; she wants to model recovery.Recovery and identityHere is a lovely moment in our conversation – I share how First This supported me during a period of reclaiming my name and intuition. Kathryn emphasises that creators often help people they’ll never meet. She quotes the Regina Spektor song ‘Better’, with the line ‘If you never say your name out loud to anyone they can never ever call you by it’. Kathryn describes bodily awareness, connection, her dog beside her, and the joy of this conversation as what feels present for her in this moment.I’m filled with gratitude, to have had this conversation and to be able to bring it to you.Invitations to Play with Kay* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and lots of love to you today!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

A reflective one today. I am getting to be a facilitator at the Rebels for Peace Summer Internship Program, and in this episode I give you a little bit of what I'll be bringing to them.Questions for reflection:1. What do I like, what do I enjoy doing?2. What's an example of a time that I showed courage, even just a tiny amount?3. How is this thing that sucks, a gift?I'd love to hear – drop me a line at my contact page! You'll see a message there that says: “There are no strangers. Only friends not yet met.”Invitations to Play with Kay* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* come join a lovely community! It's called Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and much love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I'm excited to bring you today's deep, beautiful, very warm and loving conversation.Today's guest, Mheena Bhasin, is a violist, mother of two and Pleasure Activist living in Noe Valley, San Francisco. Her work centers the arts as a vital part of civic life and community wellbeing.Mheena feels deep gratitude for her life, her family and her community. She has co-created a concert series with her husband, that brings world-class artists into neighbourhood spaces and sees music as a vehicle for community care and connection.Programming includes concerts for neurodivergent youth, lunchtime town-square performances, and wellbeing concerts.Pleasure activism is integrated into her work, especially with women, through music, movement, meditation and love as a source of energy.How she got hereMheena began her training in music at the age of four. Her early classical training was intense and rule-bound. Music was always her way of feeling deeply and now she teaches others to access that same inner wellspring.About ten years ago music had become a source of anxiety and pressure and Mheena experienced burnout. Moving from New York to San Francisco gave her a clean slate to rebuild her relationship with music. She learned to pause, reset and choose what to return to. Pregnancy and early motherhood planted the seeds for her current work.How did pleasure activism come into her life?Mheena was inspired by adrienne maree brown’s book Pleasure Activism and Audre Lorde’s essay Uses of the Erotic, which helped her understand that pleasure is a birthright, not a hierarchy or commodity.Pleasure is not escapism, but feeling safe, beautiful and fully alive. Society often misinterprets pleasure as indulgence or hypersexuality, when it can be as simple as sensory presence and love.Mheena doesn’t label herself an activist but sees activism as putting a stake in the ground, naming your values, being willing to be seen and going first so others feel permitted to follow.At the time of our recording, Mheena was on day 11 of a gratitude practice. She encourages building a toolbox of small, accessible ways to return to love and aliveness to yourself.On her website, www.Mheenabhasin.com, she offers a free pleasure meditation and a 75-minute meditation practice for those who’d like to go deeper.Mheena welcomes conversations with anyone exploring pleasure in their life.Hope you enjoy this one!Invitations to Play with Kay* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and lots of love to you today Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I’ve been on retreat, and I learned lots.. sharing with you today.Here’s what the Zoom Summary had to say about today’s episode, I think it’s pretty spot-on.Kay shared her experience taking a week-long digital detox, disconnecting from the internet entirely to immerse herself in a retreat-like experience reminiscent of 1987. During this time, she discovered how frequently she relied on the internet for information and how many automatic digital habits she had developed. Kay discussed specific examples of how she adapted, including visiting an art museum to learn about framing principles from a curator, exploring a local bookstore, and continuing work on her memoir by writing in a physical notebook rather than on a computer. She reflected on the benefits of reduced digital distractio for herself, including increased focus for creative work and a return to more intentional human connection. Kay emphasized the importance of taking brave steps toward living in ways that feel authentic, noting that people don't want us to break ourselves in service to them and that doing what's best for ourselves in integrity is ultimately beneficial for everyone involved.I am wishing you well - see you next time!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

May has been a wild ride! I take you into it today.Also, THERE ARE SOME SWEARS.. fyi :)Nuts and Bolts* Read about – and play along at – the Days of Creation 2026 game (that this episode is about) by clicking here.* Here is June’s workshop signup link, and you can find out more about it here* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/aboutCheers and lots of love from me Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I am soooo excited to bring you this conversation, a Roundtable with the Rebels for Peace leaders! Here’s how Zoom summarized the conversation…In this Roundtable, Rebels for Peace Prince Jimmar, Logan Griggs-Mitchell, Devlin Chestang and Melina Navarette explored the concept of peace and its impact on their personal and professional lives, sharing their experiences before and after joining the organization. The team discussed the importance of being rebels for the right reasons and how their work with youth in Chicago has transformed their own lives and perspectives. They also shared their visions for expanding Rebels for Peace nationwide and worldwide, emphasizing the need for social-emotional learning and creativity in education. The conversation highlighted the team's commitment to empowering youth and creating positive change in their community.Nuts & BoltsFind Rebels for Peace in Instagram by clicking here, and in Facebook by clicking here.Hear more deeply from each Rebel: Here you can find each of our individual conversations, Melina Navarette’s here, Devlin Chestang’s here, Prince Jimmar’s here, and Logan Griggs-Mitchell’s here. Thank you for being here!Invitations to Play* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and lots of love to you today!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today I’m speaking with Melina Navarrete, Lead Facilitator, Lead Bilingual Facilitator, and Lead Trainer for Rebels for Peace. I am SO excited to share this one with you!Here is how Zoom summarized our conversation, I think it did a pretty good job..Melina shared her personal mental health journey, including struggles with depression and anxiety during high school, hospitalizations, and how she found healing and purpose through her work with Rebels for Peace after completing an internship there. She discussed how the organization helped her feel supported and valued, leading to a permanent role where she now helps train new interns and facilitate programs for youth. The conversation explored themes of self-care, family dynamics around mental health, and the importance of letting others grow independently rather than trying to solve all their problems. They also discussed the metaphor of carrying "security items" for dreams and aspirations, with Melina sharing her vision list of 400 goals and her Bible as key items she keeps with her.Nuts & BoltsFind Melina in LinkedIn by clicking here.Find Rebels for Peace in Instagram by clicking here, and in Facebook by clicking here.Next up: Our Rebels for Peace Roundtable! Get pumped with each of our individual conversations, Melina’s here in this space, Devlin Chestang’s here, Prince Jimmar’s here, and Logan Griggs-Mitchell’s here. Thank you for being here Invitations to Play* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and lots of love to you today!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Get ready for a quickie meditation today! I take you to your very own beautiful deserted island, and we spend the majority of this episode exploring there.If you'd like to explore some more, you are cordially invited to this Monday's workshop, That Time You Found Yourself on a Deserted Island:In a lovely spot on the island you’re hanging out on, you find a letter that the Universe wrote to you.What does it say?Come find out.60 minutes; Monday, May 18, 2026, 6 PM Eastern; via Zoom, link sent prior to the workshop. $34, or $21 for Dreamers & Doers members.Find out more/register: https://kaylockkolp.com/eventsHope to see you there!Cheers and much love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

As we go through this magical series of conversations with the leaders of the Rebels for Peace, I just keep feeling more and more inspired… Hope you enjoy this one!Here’s the Zoom summary…In this heartfelt conversation, Kay interviewed Devlin Chestang, the Lead Youth Facilitator at Rebels for Peace, about his personal journey and his work with young people in Chicago. Devlin shared his challenging upbringing, including growing up in a single-parent household and dealing with undiagnosed ADHD, which led to him being labeled as a "bad kid" in school. He described how a close friend's death in 2021 inspired him to pursue his creative passions, leading to a career in multimedia and eventually to his current role at Rebels for Peace. Devlin discussed his approach to teaching and mentoring young people, emphasizing the importance of creating safe spaces for them to express themselves and overcome the stigmas they face. He also shared his personal philosophy of "knowing myself, trusting my intuition, and taking accountability," which he uses to navigate his busy life balancing his work at Rebels with his own creative projects. The conversation concluded with Devlin offering insights on how society can better support young people, including reducing assumptions, combating consumerism, and breaking down labels that separate individuals.Nuts & BoltsFind Devlin in LinkedIn by clicking here.Find Rebels for Peace in Instagram by clicking here, and in Facebook by clicking here.Next up: Rebels for Peace Lead Trainer, Lead Facilitator, and Lead Bilingual Facilitator Melina Navarette.Thank you for being here Invitations to Play* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/about* Connect with me to talk about coaching or facilitation* Or, apply to work 1-1 with me (currently waitlisted)Cheers and lots of love to you today!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello lovely, I challenged myself to a short and sweet episode that shares what feels true for me in this moment. I hope it finds you well * May’s Hug Yourself excerpt is coming for supporters. This month it’s about one of the most important self care practices I use. Can’t wait to share!* I’m offering online workshops throughout 2026, and an in-person retreat here in Maine in September - see more at https://kaylockkolp.com/events* If community is something you value, consider joining Dreamers & Doers. Here is where you can check it out: https://www.skool.com/dreamers-and-doers-8465/aboutCheers and lots of love from me!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

WHAT a conversation we get to experience today! Rebels for Peace Co-Founder and Executive Director Prince Jimmar joins me to share deeply about his own journey, and how connected his journey is with the beautiful organization he now leads. Growing up, Prince felt cast into roles that were the opposite of how he knew himself to be. Hearing him share about breaking free of those roles, it becomes clear how inevitable Rebels for Peace was. How inevitable that Prince found a way to serve and support from his full and open heart.Over the coming weeks we’ll get to spend time with several of Prince’s Rebels for Peace team (we heard last time from Program Coordinator and Lead Facilitator Logan Griggs-Mitchell), and we will wind up the series with a Roundtable. What fun!Hope you enjoy this wonderful conversation about choosing with awareness the roles that we inhabit. Choosing to love ourselves and then seeing what gets created from there… and taking a deep dive into the magnificent co-creation today's guest has co-founded and grown.Nuts & BoltsFind Prince in Instagram by clicking here, and in Facebook by clicking here.Find Rebels for Peace in Instagram by clicking here, and in Facebook by clicking here.Next up: Rebels for Peace Youth Leader and Facilitator Devlin Chestang. Thank you for being here!Invitations to PlayI am offering a series of workshops throughout 2026! They are designed to help you feel aligned and alive.Learn more and register at my events page.Come to the retreat that I’m hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded souls in the Dreamers and Doers Online CommunityConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationOr, apply to work 1-1 with meCheers!Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I'm so excited to bring you this conversation with Logan Griggs-Mitchell, Lead Facilitator and Program Coordinator of Rebels for Peace, a youth-led nonprofit on Chicago's South Side. The Rebels for Peace support kids to "let their environment be a product of them,” rather than feeling like they're stuck being a product of their environment.Over the coming weeks we'll get to spend time with several of Logan's colleagues in Rebels for Peace, and we will wind up the series with a Roundtable conversation. Today, settle in for a wonderful conversation about fostering resiliency beginning at very young ages; the simple and joyful ways that Rebels for Peace brings in the money that fuels their programs; and what it really looks like to build trust with kids who so often get discounted or pushed away.Thank you for being here!Nuts & BoltsFind Logan in LinkedIn by clicking here.Learn more about Rebels for Peace by clicking here.Next up: Rebels for Peace Co-Founder and Executive Director Prince Jimmar. Invitations to Play with Coach KayLearn more and register at my events page.Come to the retreat that I’m hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded souls in the Dreamers and Doers Online CommunityConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationOr, apply to work 1-1 with meCheers!Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Once I began reflecting on the verbs that got me into trouble as a kid, I got curious about two things:First, how might these verbs show me myself as I am now?And second, what are your verbs?Zoom Summary:In this episode of Art, Creativity, and Wellbeing, Kay Lock Kolp discussed the concept of identifying and examining "verbs" as a way to understand behavior, curiosity, and interests. Drawing from her experience as an early childhood educator and personal reflections on her health journey, Kay explained how focusing on verbs can help people reconnect with activities that bring joy and well-being. She shared how certain behaviors that were once seen as problematic, such as talking excessively or creating art, can be reclaimed as positive aspects of life. Kay announced a series of upcoming workshops focused on various themes including favorite verbs, creativity, and well-being, with the first workshop "A Few of Your Favorite Verbs" scheduled for April 27th.InvitationsUpcoming workshop: A Few of Your Favorite VerbsLearn more and register at my events page.Come to the retreat that I’m hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded soulsConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationOr, apply to work 1-1 with meThank you for being here with me. Cheers!Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

What an interesting podcasting experiment, to return to the same subject matter once each month and see what shows up.March was a wild ride, in the way that whitewater rafting is. See below for links that come up today, and the invitations I'm offering now.Also, click here - my homepage in Substack - for the portrait I painted of Jesse, at the Butterhorn Bakery in Frisco, Colorado, last week. You'll find it at Episode 474, it's called The Fluffy Seedheads of Potential, Days of Creation 2026, Part 3/12.Thank you for being here with me. I’m glad to be here with you.Love, KayNuts & BoltsDays of Creation 2026: Read about – and play along at – the Days of Creation 2026 game (that this episode is about) by clicking here.View Art Creativity & Wellbeing in YouTube here, find it in your favorite podcast app, or subscribe below so it shows up right into your inbox.InvitationsCome to the retreat that I’m hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded soulsConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationOr, apply to work 1-1 with meCheers!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

3 A’s Framework for AlivenessKay discussed the final portion of a series on aliveness, focusing on the “3 A’s” framework which includes awareness, acceptance, and agency. She explained how agency represents growth that continues beyond these stages, creating a spiral of ongoing development and self-understanding. Kay mentioned that the podcast, which has over 470 episodes, is approaching its 11th birthday in May and is available on the Substack platform.Agency and Feeling AliveKay discussed the concept of agency and its relationship to feeling alive, explaining how the words “disconnected,” “exhausted,” and “fearful” represent states before having awareness, acceptance, and agency respectively. She outlined the three components of agency as courage, choice, and creativity, using examples like a woodpecker’s creative problem-solving and the idea that people always make their best choice at any moment. Kay encouraged listeners to reflect on times when they demonstrated courage, made choices, or acted creatively, emphasizing that these actions are fundamental to experiencing agency and feeling alive.Agency and Control Diagram DiscussionKay discussed the opposite side of a diagram representing missing agency, focusing on feelings of overwhelm, paralysis, and suffering that arise when individuals don’t feel in control. She encouraged participants to reflect on when they feel most agency and invited them to use the chart as a tool for self-reflection when facing challenges. Kay shared a personal example of how the diagram helped her during a morning walk, demonstrating how it can provide clarity and guidance in navigating difficult situations.Dynamic Aliveness and Money PerspectivesKay discussed the dynamic nature of aliveness and shared insights from the book “Love Money, Money Loves You,” which describes money as beings that observe and facilitate human requests. Kay noted how people often panic when positive changes begin to happen, thinking they cannot handle the new experiences, but emphasized that they actually can manage these changes. The discussion concluded with an invitation for the audience to use the series for personal growth and experiencing life.Workshop and Community AnnouncementsKay announced plans to offer a workshop on the “3 A’s to feel alive” later in spring or summer 2026. She invited listeners to join her Dreamers and Doers community and mentioned that while her one-to-one coaching practice is currently full, interested parties can join a waiting list by responding to a series of questions. Kay also announced an upcoming series featuring interviews with the leadership of Rebels for Peace, a youth-led initiative in Chicago.Invitations from MeCome to the retreat that I’m hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded soulsConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationEnjoy some love from the pinesLove, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

In Part 3 of our series on feeling Alive, we explore the second of the three A's: Acceptance.Hope you enjoy this one!Zoom Summary:The Three A’s to Feeling AliveKay discussed the second installment of a series focusing on the three A’s to feel alive, following awareness with acceptance. Kay emphasized the importance of personalization in learning, encouraging participants to engage with the content in a way that works best for them rather than adhering to a strict structure. Kay then transitioned to discussing the concept of awareness, inviting participants to reflect on its meaning for themselves.Venn Diagram of Aliveness ConceptsKay discussed a Venn diagram about aliveness, explaining that movement through the diagram starts with awareness and then moves to acceptance. She noted that the word “disconnected” was near the awareness circle and “exhausted” was near the acceptance circle, suggesting a connection between being disconnected and lack of awareness, and between exhaustion and acceptance.Radical Acceptance Concepts DiscussionKay discussed the concept of radical acceptance, explaining how it involves allowing circumstances to be as they are rather than trying to control them. She outlined three qualities of acceptance: “own business minding” (practicing appropriate involvement in others’ lives), curiosity, and trust.Own Business Minding Concept DiscussionKay discussed the concept of “own business minding,” which involves understanding and accepting one’s own truth while letting go of control over others’ actions. She emphasized the importance of acceptance over judgment, referencing Walt Whitman’s idea that curiosity is better than judgment. Kay encouraged participants to reflect on their own experiences related to these concepts and invited them to share their thoughts via email.Components of Acceptance DiscussionKay discussed the components of acceptance, which include curiosity about someone’s experience, open-mindedness, and trust. Kay emphasized that trusting can be challenging due to fears of betrayal or misplacement of trust, but emphasized that acceptance involves embracing reality as it is rather than wishing it to be different.Acceptance and Aliveness ConceptsKay discussed the concept of acceptance as part of a series on aliveness and agency. She encouraged listeners to reflect on how acceptance applies to their own lives and suggested exploring this topic with friends, therapists, or coaches. Kay also introduced a diagram showing the opposites of feelings that help us feel alive, including suspicion, anxiety, and over-control, which can help identify the need for acceptance.Invitations from meCome to the retreat that I'm hosting in SeptemberOr, hear more about itCome be in company with some like-minded soulsConnect with me to talk about coaching or facilitationThank you for being here with meLove, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

A quick announcement!!See more here: https://kaylockkolp.com/eventsSummary (via Zoom :)Maine Camp Retreat InvitationKay announced an invitation to join a main camp retreat in September, describing it as a combination of camp and retreat experience designed to help people connect with friends and find restoration.She shared personal experiences about how camp had positively impacted her life during challenging times in high school, and explained that she has incorporated elements from both her camper and counselor perspectives in creating this retreat.The retreat will take place from September 19-23, lasting 5 nights and 6 days, with a maximum of 9 participants and multiple lodging and pricing options available.Kay expressed her enthusiasm for creating a flexible retreat experience that could range from restful activities to more engaging activities depending on participants’ preferences.Sheepscot Pond Retreat PlansKay discussed an upcoming retreat at a beautiful space on Sheepscot Pond in Palermo, Maine, describing it as bright, lively, and peaceful with great views and Adirondack chairs.She shared her personal connection to the location, having kayaked by it previously in 2023 and been inspired to paint the chairs.Kay expressed her excitement about hosting a retreat at this venue.Kay announced an upcoming camp retreat scheduled for September, coinciding with the fall equinox.She invited listeners to visit https://kaylockkolp.com/events to learn more and expressed excitement about creating the experience together, including potential excursions and activities like a local chef cooking class.Kay mentioned she would see attendees next week for another podcast episode and look forward to meeting them at the camp in September.xoxo, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today, we’re focusing in on one of the 3 A’s that are helpful in feeling alive, Awareness. Hope you enjoy this one!Find the diagram here if for example you are in your favorite podcast app, and it doesn’t support images.Thanks for being here. See you for part three next week!KayNuts & BoltsIn-Person Retreat! Stay tuned for more info on the epic Fall Frolic (so-named by one potential retreat-goer :) taking place on a beautiful lake, at a beautiful location, here in my home state of Maine this coming September 19-23.View Art Creativity & Wellbeing in YouTube here, find it in your favorite podcast app, or subscribe below so it shows up right into your inbox.Dreamers and Doers Group: Click this link to to learn about the online community I created to do just that… Be in community together.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

We are starting something new today, a series on feeling alive!Today's question: What makes you feel alive?I'll see you next week for the next part of our series.Here is the very fun Venn diagram that I reference today:Find it here if for example you are in your favorite podcast app, and it doesn't support images.Thanks for being here. See you for part two next week!KayNuts & BoltsDreamers and Doers Group: Click this link to to learn about the online community I created to do just that… Be in community together. View Art Creativity & Wellbeing in YouTube here, find it in your favorite podcast app, or subscribe below so it shows up right into your inbox.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

What an interesting podcasting experiment, to return to the same subject matter once each month and see what shows up. I see progress with strengthening my muscles of staying with what's aligned, and of remembering that I can give my body feelings of safety and love, no matter the environment that I find myself in.Also - I am hosting an in-person retreat on a beautiful lake here in Maine in September! It is six days, beginning Thursday, 17 September to Wednesday, 23 September.The theme is Grown-up Summer Camp. It's an antidote to the stress, the overwhelm, the burnout that is so prevalent right now as we grown-ups work to find solutions for what's wrong in our society.Stay tuned for more info on that, I am so excited to be able to offer it out. Thank you for being here with me. I’m glad to be here with you.Love, KayNuts & BoltsDays of Creation 2026: Read about – and play along at – the Days of Creation 2026 game (that this episode is about) by clicking here.Dreamers and Doers Community: Click this link to see the About page in the Skool platform. If joining fields aligned, that’s awesome! And if you have any questions, please get in touch at https://kaylockkolp.com/contact View Art Creativity & Wellbeing in YouTube here, find it in your favorite podcast app, or subscribe below so it shows up right into your inbox.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

This conversation reset my perspective in a most helpful way. Today's guest, Historian Alnoor Dhanani, shares about human curiosity and ingenuity over millennia, and all across the globe. One of my favorite things about the conversation is how he speaks of ancient times in the present tense. I hope you enjoy this uplifting and elevating conversation is much as I did.Nuts & BoltsQuestions and Thoughts: If you’ve got further questions or thoughts for Alnoor, please direct them to me at my contact page and I will pass them along: https://kaylockkolp.com/contactMy Brain & Me Workshop: I am co-facilitating a workshop along with wonderful coach and very dear colleague Sarah-Jayne Juniper, this coming Saturday, February 28. It’s about making peace with our internal operating system. This feels important now, more than ever. Click here to read more about it.ACWB in YouTube: View the Art Creativity & Wellbeing show in YouTube here.Thank you for being here. Sending you much love – Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

My Brain & Me Workshop: I am co-facilitating a Roundtable along with today's guest! She is wonderful coach and very dear colleague Sarah Juniper, and our roundtable is about making peace with our internal operating system. This feels important now, more than ever. Click here to read more about the Roundtable, taking place on Saturday 28 February.Welcome to a conversation that I hope you really enjoy, Sarah and I being open and vulnerable about our own brains.Sarah lives with dyslexia; I live with ADHD. Or as I prefer to call it, Creative Energetic Curiosity Syndrome.Our lives have been filled with challenges and opportunities for learning and enjoyment, what with how our internal operating systems work. Knowing how they work and understanding ourselves well has been an important part of our growth, and I am so excited for you to be able to listen to how that shows up in our lives.Nuts & BoltsTo connect with Sarah in LinkedIn, where she is called Sarah-Jayne, click here.To learn more about the My Brain & Me Roundtable on Saturday 28 February, click here.ACWB in YouTube: View the Art Creativity & Wellbeing show in YouTube here.Thank you for being here. Sending you much love – KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Here we are at the finale to this series on Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset! Today we bring the ideas we’ve been discussing together and I share two tiny steps that you can take – and keep taking over time – that are super helpful in cultivating this mindset.So open up the notes app on your phone or find yourself a journal, grab a cup of tea and your favorite blanket, and let’s hop in!Important Money Mindset Resources:How to Solve All Your Money Problems Forever, by Victor BocLove Money, Money Loves You, by Sarah McCrumProfit First, by Mike MichaelowiczArt Creativity & Wellbeing Episode 444, my conversation with Mike MichaelowiczDreamers & Doers, the community I founded to cultivate – and be among people with – positive mindsets in general!Write to me at this link with questions and commentsAnd/orSubscribe to the newsletter form of this podcast so that future episodes land right in your inboxThank you for being here! It means a lot, as do you.Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

If you’d like to feel some hope and know that you are among people who, like ourselves, are searching for solutions that support everyone, this is your conversation.Ashland, Massachusetts Chief of Police Cara Rossi spent a wonderful hour talking with me today, and I'm so excited to bring you our conversation.Shared with lots of gratitude to Cara – and to you for listening and for sharing your questions. (We had lots of great questions! Thank you so much.)Nuts & BoltsQuestions and Thoughts: If you've got further questions or thoughts for Chief Rossi, please direct them to me at my contact page and I will pass them along: https://kaylockkolp.com/contactRebels for Peace: Cara and I briefly talk about the wonderful youth led nonprofit supporting South Side Chicago, Rebels for Peace. See more about them and what they do at their lovely website, which I honestly sometimes visit just to feel their amazing vibe, https://www.rebelsforpeace.org/My Brain & Me Workshop: I am co-facilitating a workshop along with wonderful coach and very dear colleague Sarah-Jayne Juniper, coming up at the end of February. It’s about making peace with our internal operating system. This feels important now, more than ever. Click here to read more about it.ACWB in YouTube: View the Art Creativity & Wellbeing show in YouTube here.Thank you for being here. Sending you much love – KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

This one's a little messy. Not a surprise, given how messy January has been.I wanted to bring it to you even though it's messy, because it's real too. It's about real things that really matter. You're here, reading and listening, so I think they’ll matter to you as well.Thank you for being here with me. I'm glad to be here with you.Love, KayNuts & BoltsGot a question for this coming Tuesday's guest, Chief of Police Cara Rossi? Chief Rossi is my friend and does a great job in her suburban Massachusetts Police Department of, as she puts it, "leading with love.”Ask Chief Rossi a question by clicking over to my contact page, by 9 AM Tuesday morning, February 3. Here's the link – https://kaylockkolp.com/contact. If this arrived in your inbox feel free to simply hit reply to ask your question.Read more about Chief Rossi by clicking here.Read about – and play along at – the Days of Creation 2026 game (that this episode is about) by clicking here.My Brain & Me Workshop: I am co-facilitating a workshop along with wonderful coach and very dear colleague Sarah-Jayne Juniper, coming up at the end of February. It's about making peace with our internal operating system. This feels important now, more than ever. Click here to read more about it.View the Art Creativity & Wellbeing show in YouTube here.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today’s show brings in an important idea when cultivating a positive money mindset: being curious about what we are really good at and enjoy doing.How we feel about money will improve as we do more and more of that which we are really good at and enjoy doing.Hope you enjoy this one!I keep bringing this up, because it keeps being true: the most important person who will hear your responses to the questions being asked in this series, is you.So open up the notes app on your phone or find yourself a journal, grab a cup of tea and your favorite blanket, and let’s hop in!Here’s the Days of Creation 2026 Game Book and guidelines for playing – next week I’ll share how January has shown up as related to what I wrote about the whole month, back on January 1.The following week stay tuned for the conclusion to this series on Cultivating a Positive Money Mindset. Woo hoo!Write to me at this link with questions and commentsAnd/orSubscribe to the newsletter form of this podcast so that future episodes land right in your inboxThank you for being here! It means a lot, as do you.Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

How we spend our time, and how aligned our days are spent with how we wish to spend them, is directly influenced by the kind of money mindset we have.Today I’ve got a couple questions to help you get a sense of this alignment for yourself.I keep bringing this up, because it keeps being true: the key person who will hear you, is you.So open up the notes app on your phone or find yourself a journal, grab a cup of tea and your favorite blanket, and let’s hop in!Write to me at this link with questions and commentsAnd/orSubscribe to the newsletter form of this podcast so that future episodes land right in your inboxThank you for being here! It means a lot, as do you.Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I HAD NO IDEA how negative my money mindset used to be. Lack was the word that best describes it.Over several years I’ve opened more and more to feeling abundance.Even with all that growth, 2025 blew the absolute doors off of any abundance mindset I’d ever had.Between the dream home and property my life partner and I now live on, and the up-leveling of service that I have been able to provide with my better money mindset, both as a coach and also creatively, I simply have one thing to say:If I can do it… You can too.I’m taking you into how, with a multipart series on cultivating a positive money mindset.Today we start with two important questions. I’d love to hear your responses to each of them, and your questions about cultivating this mindset too.But the key person who will hear you, is you.So open up the notes app on your phone or find yourself a journal, grab a cup of tea and your favorite blanket, and let’s hop in!Write to me at this link with questions and commentsAnd/orSubscribe to the newsletter form of this podcast so that future episodes land right in your inboxThank you for being here! It means a lot, as do you.Love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Happy new year! For this episode I share three questions that have been super helpful for me in envisioning a wonderful 2026. I share my responses to them… With such curiosity about you. I wonder how you would answer these questions?Here are the questions:1. A Magical Three from this year’s Year Compass:“I will have the power to say no to these three things.”… What are your three things?2. & 3. These next two come from my conversations with my AI thinking partner:“What does 2026 wish for you to remember about your own aliveness – especially in the quieter, slower, or less certain moments?”“What felt newly possible for you in 2026 – something that once lived only in your imagination, but that this year brought into form, presence, or even just tangible steps forward?”I hope they help you create a really wonderful coming year!Come Play a Game with MeToday I share about Days of Creation 2026, a way to "proactively build your coming year.” Click here for the post where you can download your complimentary copy of the Game Book and then we can play together!Come Be in Good CompanyLast year I founded Dreamers & Doers, a group that has grown into a really wonderful and quite magical place. If wonder, magic, and being in good company sound like your cup of tea, click here to read more about it.As always, thank you so much for being here with me. It means a lot that you are on the journey.See you next week!Love, KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber by going to https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Well, here we are at the end of a fascinating and pretty buckwild year! I have got a quickie self-care practice for you today, and a game that we can play together all throughout 2026. (The link below is where you can play.)Happy 2026, dear friend. I hope it's an awesome year for you. You deserve it. And you rock!Love,Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

On 23 December 2022 I sustained a head injury that took me many many months to recover from. I spent half the following year in physical therapy supporting my eyes to work properly again. The head injury permanently changed how I engage with print and reading.It had one other, very beneficial, effect: at the hospital I was told “You need lots of rest. If you want to get truly better from this you must take it easy.”It was two days before Christmas. How in heck was I going to “take it easy” two days before Christmas?For the first time in a very long time, I did. The ease that that brought into my life made it one of the most pleasant Christmases in years.Ease. That’s what we’re talking about today.I share a quickie self-care practice that can help us remember that there’s such a thing in the world as ease, and that maybe we can allow some of that into our experience.I also bring a question for you:What does it take for you to allow ease into your life?I would love to hear. You can share in the comments for this post, hit reply to write directly to me if this landed in your inbox, or share via my website contact page, https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/. Thanks for being along on this journey with me.Sending you love today KayInvitations for You* Earlier this year I founded a group, Dreamers & Doers. It’s a place to grow, be in good company, and have some fun! If that’s a space you might appreciate, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers. * Subscribe to this newsletter so that these posts land right in your inbox, and to receive chapters of my new book, Hug Yourself, right into your inbox too, as they are being written, by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.This week we bring our focus to feeling okay even amidst those who do not. Hope it's helpful.Sending you love today KayNew Book Cover and New Book Name!I am excited to share the first of a couple covers I am having designed to bring Hug Yourself into reality.Click here to take a look!Thank you for being along this journey with me. It means a lot. Invitations for You* Earlier this year I founded a group, Dreamers & Doers. It’s a place to grow, be in good company, and have some fun! If that’s a space you might appreciate, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers. Price goes up on 1 January, 2026.* Subscribe to this newsletter and receive chapters of my new book, Hug Yourself, right into your inbox as they are being written by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

This game came in really handy when my eardrum ruptured over Thanksgiving week! It was great to have a little reminder that even on the worst days, there's still good around when we look for it. THANK YOU to my dear friend and colleague Dr. Alice Ackerman for the game.Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.Sending you love today KayInvitations for You* Add to your art collection… or enhance somebody else’s… Visit kaylockkolp.com/art. I'm adding new pieces in frequently, what fun!* Earlier this year I founded a group, Dreamers & Doers. It's a place to grow, be in good company, and have some fun! If that’s a space you might appreciate, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers. Price goes up on 1 January, 2026.* Subscribe to this newsletter and receive chapters of my new book, Hug Yourself, right into your inbox as they are being written by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com.Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us, if I’m being honest… To take into our days and say “I love you lots!” to ourselves.In this one, we’re seeing how it feels to celebrate a creative win.Sending you love today KayInvitations for You* I am offering an art sale at my website! Through THIS COMING Friday, 5 December, use coupon code GRATEFUL2025 to get 50% off your purchase over $199. So if you’d like to add to your collection… or enhance somebody else’s… Visit kaylockkolp.com/art. What fun!* Today’s practice comes directly from the group I founded earlier this year, Dreamers & Doers. We have been enjoying the community as a place to take a breath and be in good company. To feel understood and loved. If that’s a space you might appreciate, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers.* Would you enjoy receiving all future episodes of this show directly into your inbox, as well as access to lots of other goodies, and all the newsletter archives? Subscribe for free by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello fellow fun seeker! Today and for the rest of the year, I am offering out one tiny little micro practice each week for you… for us, if I'm being honest… To take into our days and say "I love you lots!” to ourselves.In this one, we’re practicing a simple noticing: what do I need right now? If possible, we're giving it to ourselves.Sending you love today KayInvitations for You* I am offering an art sale at my website! Through Friday, 5 December, use coupon code GRATEFUL2025 to get 50% off your purchase over $199. I’m adding more items throughout the sale and I’m even experimenting with offering prints of my art for the first time ever. So if you’d like to add to your collection… or enhance somebody else’s… Visit kaylockkolp.com/art. What fun!* Today's practice comes directly from the group I founded in August, Dreamers & Doers. We have been enjoying the community as a place to take a breath and be in good company. To feel understood and loved. If that’s a space you might appreciate, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers.* Would you enjoy receiving all future episodes of this show directly into your inbox, as well as access to lots of other goodies, and all the newsletter archives? Subscribe for free by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

There are a couple F bombs! So maybe headphones or listening away from sensitive ears are good choices for this episode today.I love when it happens that stories that I hadn’t really been intending to share just present themselves as what feels right to say in the moment.It turns out that taking you into my art means taking you into my LIFE over this last year-ish, a time of disruption, growth, relocation, retreat… In a word, transformation.Zoom summary below - it did a good job reflecting this episode.If you'd like to see my artwork, go to https://kaylockkolp.com/art – and if you are there before December 5, while my annual art sale is taking place, you can enjoy 50% savings on everything that you see!* If you’d like to become a subscriber to my newsletter, you’ll receive all future episodes directly into your inbox, as well as have access to all the newsletter archives… These podcast episodes as well as other goodies… Subscribe for free by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com.Thanks for being here with me. This one felt pretty vulnerable in some spots! Means a lot to have you along on the ride. Love, KayHere are the Zoom AI Summary Notes.. they were pretty spot-on todayArt, Creativity, and Personal StoriesKay introduces a bonus episode of her show “Art, Creativity, and Wellbeing,” where she shares her recent art creations and the stories behind them. She discusses a series of small pastel paintings, including a moonlit scene inspired by a drive home and a series of six sunset paintings that were later transformed into moonrise pieces. Kay explains her creative process and the emotional impact of sharing her art with others.Mini Paintings and Pricing StrategyKay discussed her mini paintings, explaining that they are the size of a Pokemon card and come with a protective plastic covering and a mini easel for display. She described her shipping process and mentioned that she includes a care note on the back of each painting. Kay also talked about her pricing strategy, noting that as her art becomes more successful, she has made some pieces more affordable to make them accessible to a wider audience. The sale is set to run until early December, with a possible extension to the 8th.Art Sale and Promotion UpdatesKay discussed her ongoing art sale, highlighting discounted prices for smaller pieces and a 50% off website-wide savings using the coupon code GRATEFUL2025. She explained her decision to offer more affordable options, particularly for smaller studies, and mentioned plans to introduce prints based on customer feedback. Kay also shared details about a pastel painting she created while sitting in her car, inspired by a scene from a park in Massachusetts.Plein Air Painting ExperiencesKay shared her experiences with plein air painting, including a pastel piece of Hopkinton State Park and a painting titled “In the Bee Garden” created during a trip to England. She described the reactions of innkeepers and fellow travelers to her artwork, particularly the appreciation for her depiction of Yorkshire’s timber and stone elements. Kay also discussed her progression as a plein air painter, highlighting a 5x7 inch painting of Riverbend Farm and a diptych piece, expressing her love for the artistic concept of diptychs and triptychs.Artistic Journeys and Landscape InspirationKay shared her artistic journey, highlighting her fascination with diptychs and triptychs, and described a recent commission piece and an art demo in Colorado. She explained the inspiration behind a painting of Loveland Pass and the Continental Divide, expressing her awe at the natural landscape. Kay also discussed her experience creating watercolor paintings during a trip to Spain, emphasizing the ease of travel with watercolor materials compared to pastels.Galicia Co-Living Retreat ExperienceKay shared her experience of staying at iSlow Co-Living, a restored stone house in Galicia, where she and seven others had exclusive use of the property during their week-long retreat. The hosts, Julio and Ines, who grew up in the area, provided generous hospitality and shared insights about the historical features of the house, including an indoor well. Kay described her artistic process of creating a drawing on-site and later incorporating it into a painting using colors from her other works.Impressionist Coastal Art DiscussionKay shared her latest painting, which depicts a coastal scene reminiscent of the beach near Laxe, and expressed satisfaction with her decision to embrace an impressionist style rather than striving for photorealism. She explained that her work often conveys a sense of motion and energy, which she now appreciates as a strength rather than a shortcoming. Kay also mentioned a previous painting of her son playing the guitar, and expressed relief at completing her latest work.Pastel Prints and Life TransitionsKay shared her excitement about new pastel prints and discussed the process of creating and signing them. She explained how she used a pastel diptych as a reference for a larger painting, which was then turned into a print. Kay also talked about a painting of amaryllis that helped her find mindfulness during a turbulent winter, and one of a Maine sunset that symbolized her family’s intention to move to Maine. She described the challenges of selling their Massachusetts home and finding a new one, ultimately discovering their current home through a Facebook Marketplace posting.Moving Homes and Artistic JourneyKay shared her personal story about moving homes, highlighting the emotional journey and the overwhelming response to their previous house, which received 22 offers and sold quickly. She described the serendipitous process of finding their current home, which they viewed during open houses for their old property. Kay also discussed her artistic process, mentioning that she often creates watercolor paintings in sketchbooks, and she showcased her first watercolor painting, which she made in England.Kay’s Artistic InspirationsKay shared her recent artistic creations, including paintings and prints inspired by her experiences at Wachusett Mountain and Coast Guard Beach. She explained the process of creating prints from two of her sketches and expressed her love for her sketchbook, which she is not yet ready to part with. Kay also described her vision of a beach in Laxe, Spain, called Sea Glass Beach, located on the Costa da Morte peninsula.Sea Glass Beach Cultural ExplorationKay shared her experiences exploring a sea glass beach in Laxe, where she learned about its history as a result of centuries-old shipwrecks. She described the local culture and language, noting the kindness of residents despite language barriers. Kay also recounted a chance encounter with a gardener who redirected her to a different path, highlighting the welcoming nature of the community.Chapel Art and Holiday SaleKay shared her experience painting a chapel called Santa Rosa de Lima, located on a hill above Laxe town, and described the surrounding landscape and her visit with Gloria. She explained the details of her art sale, offering 50% off all items on her website with a coupon code, and mentioned that the sale would likely end on December 5th. Kay expressed gratitude for the opportunity to create and share art, and shared of a new series of mini episodes aimed at providing support during the holiday season. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings friend! I'm geeking out a little bit today on something that's been both a passion of mine and my professional work for more than three decades: human dynamics, the study of how humans interact with each other.We human beings are fascinating creatures.We can seem very unpredictable to someone who’s not inside ourselves.We can even seem unpredictable to ourselves at times.Over the last several months I have reflected on and developed two Universal Laws of Human Dynamics. They are based on my work over the decades as an educator and coach – there's been lots of opportunity to observe humans over all of this time – plus the many years of dedicated learning that I started with as an undergrad and continued with into my graduate degree.These two Universal Laws invite looking at our neighbors and ourselves through a different lens, one that you might find extremely useful in interacting with others.Hope you enjoy this one!Invitations for You* I am offering an art sale at my website! Through Friday, 5 December, use coupon code GRATEFUL2025 to get 50% off your purchase over $200. I’m adding more items throughout the sale and I’m even experimenting with offering prints of my art for the first time ever. So if you’d like to add to your collection… or enhance somebody else’s… Visit kaylockkolp.com/art. What fun!* I’ve been growing a group community over these last few months. It’s called Dreamers & Doers. The people in this group – and I include myself in this – have been enjoying the community as a place to take a breath and be in good company. To feel understood and loved. If that’s a space you might appreciate, and you’d like to learn more or join, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers.* If you’d like to become a subscriber to my newsletter, you’ll receive all future episodes directly into your inbox, as well as have access to all the newsletter archives… These podcast episodes as well as other goodies… Subscribe for free by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com.Wishing you well! Until we meet again Love, KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed.Founder, Dreamers & Doers CommunityCoaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings friend! I'm just back from a transformative and restorative retreat in northern Spain where I got some essential solo exploration time and also took part in a lovely and amazing group retreat offered by friend-of-the-podcast Monique Giroux (here's her website so you can get to know her better!) and spent with some truly amazing women.Today's episode is about an important part of my learning, an important reminder as I am integrating back into my life: to place the big rocks first.I hope it's helpful! Especially at this interesting time of year in which we find ourselves.Invitations for You* I am offering an art sale at my website! Starting THIS Friday, 14 November, use coupon code GRATEFUL2025 to get 50% off your purchase over $200. I'm adding more items throughout the sale (which ends on Friday, 5 December) and I'm even experimenting with offering prints of my art for the first time ever. So if you'd like to add to your collection… or enhance somebody else's… Visit kaylockkolp.com/art. What fun!* I've been growing a group community over these last few months. It's called Dreamers & Doers. The people in this group – and I include myself in this – have been enjoying the community as a place to take a breath and be in good company. To feel understood and loved. Throughout this time of transformation in my own life, I've been especially grateful for the community. Our weekly Office Hours feel like fun and meaningful time together, the conversations in the forums are helpful and delightful. If that's a space you might appreciate, and you'd like to learn more or join, visit skool.com/dreamersanddoers.* If you'd like to become a subscriber to my newsletter, you’ll receive all future episodes directly into your inbox, as well as have access to all the newsletter archives… These podcast episodes as well as other goodies… Subscribe for free by going to kaylockkolp.substack.com.Wishing you well! Until we meet again Love, KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane Austen This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! Today’s is another in this series of “lost” Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It’s about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today, I Am Not My Thoughts. We hope that this will be a super helpful episode for you on your journey.Enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It’s really a podcast within a podcast!In these “Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We’ve called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up. We’re featuring these tools here on ACWB in this latter part of 2025, collecting them all together for your listening pleasure.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love,KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! Today’s is another in this series of “lost” Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It’s about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today, The Law of the Universe. A note for paid supporters: with my travel this past month I have drafted, but not yet finished, the chapter of my forthcoming book that should have been yours in October. I am excited to share it with you in early November.. Thank you for your patience ❤️ I appreciate you and your support.This was done as a LinkedIn live back in Spring 2025, so the production and sound quality is a little different than what you’re used to… But we hope that this will be a super helpful episode regardless.Enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It’s really a podcast within a podcast!In these “Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We’ve called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up. We’re featuring these tools here on ACWB in this latter part of 2025, collecting them all together for your listening pleasure.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love,KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! Today’s is another in this series of "lost" Tools Chats recorded with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss . It's about an important tool on my journey that I still find extremely helpful even today.This was done as a LinkedIn live back in Spring 2025, so the production and sound quality is a little different than what you’re used to… But we hope that this will be a super helpful episode regardless.Enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It’s really a podcast within a podcast!In these “Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We’ve called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up. We’re featuring these tools here on ACWB in this latter part of 2025, collecting them all together for your listening pleasure.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love,KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! Today's episode is the first-ever chat with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.This was done as a LinkedIn live back in Winter 2025, and I hear a little bit of nervous energy in my voice as we get rolling in the conversation. I wonder if you'll hear that as well?Today we chat about a tool we call Minding My Own Business. This was, and continues to be even today, something I bring patience for myself with. When I am going through something, part of my brain is really challenged to mind its own business. Hope this is helpful if you're familiar with those moments too.You can look forward to a whole month worth of Tools Chats – “lost episodes”! We recorded them out over winter and spring 2025, and I’ve been really looking forward to the opportunity to get them to you.Hope you enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It’s really a podcast within a podcast!In these “Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We’ve called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love,KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! It’s time for another chat with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call Periods. Not commas. Back when Andrew was my coach and I was training to cross northern England on foot, this was the first tool that my brain was able to take in. It's been interesting to see where and how the tool has shown up in both of our lives.You can look forward to a whole month worth of Tools Chats – “lost episodes”! We recorded them out over winter and spring 2025, and I've been really looking forward to the opportunity to get them to you.Hope you enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It’s really a podcast within a podcast!In these “Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We’ve called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love, KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane AustenArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

I am excited to bring you this one, an update as the upheaval settles after my life partner and I relocated from where we just kinda ended up… to where we really wished to be.Paid Supporters: Your Chapter Is Here At the end of this post is the most recent chapter from my forthcoming book, a.k.a. little piece of my heart, thank you to you paid supporters for allowing me to be vulnerable and courageous to share with you. It means a lot.This particular chapter is a departure in terms of how it's written. It feels real, honest, fun… Me! I hope you enjoy it.If you're not yet a paid supporter, and you'd like to receive this and future little pieces of my heart straight into your inbox (as well as having access to all the archives and previous chapters), click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribeStop Enduring Systems That Suck(That title is literally what Substack named one of the clips I'll be sharing out about this episode! I'm still laughing about it. What a great title :)Changing Systems, the workshop, starts tonight! Here’s the link if you’d like to take part: https://www.kaylockkolp.com/system/Celebrating Transformation, Celebrating Presence… Celebrating CoachingThis is what we will be doing around here over the next couple months! In a fun way, as I continue sharing out the Waking Up: The Tools conversations with my colleague and friend Coach Andrew Moss. I'm even bringing you the lost episodes. Stay tuned!If you'd like to be part of our wrap up Tools Chat which will take place in November, get in touch with me here: https://kaylockkolp.com/contact and we’ll get you in the room.Lots of love, and excitement for what's ahead – thanks for being here with me.❤️KayMy memoir is available wherever you get your audiobooks, and in e-book and paperback formats here.Kay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself.” - Jane Austen* Subscribe so that this shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Paid Supporters, Here is your Chapter: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/p/477-a-joyful-update-also-whats-in(Log in to Substack to see it :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings! It's time for another great conversation with my friend and colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo-hike across northern England in 2023.Today you’ll hear about a tool we call Negative Thoughts are Opportunities for Growth. It’s a conversation that will feel relevant and helpful, if you've ever been derailed by the thoughts inside yourself.Hope you enjoy!* Would you like to be part of our final Tools Chat coming up in November 2025? Email me here and we’ll get you in the room!* Here's the first in the series I did about The Relationship Handbook by George Pransky. This book comes up today as it is a favorite of both Andrew’s and mine.* Here's where you can find out more about the Rebels for Peace Program.* Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)About this Series…It's really a podcast within a podcast!In these "Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.We've called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my award-winning memoir, Waking Up.See you soon! Thank you for being along on the journey.With Love, KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed. - Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself." - Jane Austen This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today's episode is another one that I have been WAITING FOR SO LONG to bring you! Please welcome Jeff Lamb, creator of the Pathfinders original podcast series and cofounder of Pathfinders for Good, which is all about celebrating and supporting everyday heroes. This episode is uniquely done – I get to bring the wonderful framework that Jeff developed for the Pathfinders show, on him! The result is a wonderful synthesis that gets to the heart of who Jeff is, and why.You are going to love our conversation!I’m offering a workshop on transforming systems – what system would you change if you could? Register for this workshop to really do it!Starts on 30 September. Here’s the link if you’d like to join! https://www.kaylockkolp.com/system/Wishing you well today, cheers!Kay* Subscribe to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Kay Lock Kolp is a coach, podcast host, writer, and artist who helps people achieve wholeness and well-being. After experiencing a health crisis in 2011 that limited her mobility, Kay embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery.Kay demonstrated her resilience by hiking England's Coast-to-Coast Path solo in 2023, an experience that embodies her philosophy of gentle, persistent self-actualization.She now coaches clients to envision bold futures while taking manageable steps toward their goals, with a special focus on supporting those who've put others first and are ready to see what happens when they bring the same care to themselves. Her approach blends vulnerability, compassion, and practical support to help clients create meaningful transformation in their lives and communities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings from Maine, USA, where I LIVE now, after 28 years of trying! I am OVER the MOON and sharing this short update celebrating dreaming, doing, and changing systems. It was recorded on my epic 1 mile walk to the mailbox this morning!I'll be back a little later this week with an interview that I'm super excited to bring to you :)In the meantime, if changing systems from a place of feeling good inside resonates, read more about the workshop I'm offering (starts September 30) here: https://kaylockkolp.com/systemIf you'd like to learn more about the group I've just opened for people who have been caring for others and would like to see how it feels to bring that same care for themselves, click here: https://www.skool.com/dreamersanddoers/aboutRecordings and engagement on the workshop above are included in membership in this group. Hooray!Subscribe to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Wishing you lots of love, talk soon! – KayKay Lock Kolp M.Ed.Coaching | Art | Writing | Shows: https://kaylockkolp.comThe quote I live by: “Till this moment I never knew myself." - Jane Austen This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings friend! Today's a quick update on what-all is happening around here.. and gets into a bit of what 'here' means for my life partner and I right now!Here's the poem that I read for you in this episode:The Taste of FreedomI couldn’t find a forkOr oilOr salt.The pan had been packed.Couldn’t make my preferred breakfastNo eggsQuinoaAvocadoAvailable even if I could.So I ate my breakfast greensWith my fingersEnjoyed the hell out ofA cheesyGreasyEgg-on-croissant from a local coffee shopAlong with twoDeliciousTinySungold cherry tomatoesFrom the garden that will soon belongTo other stewards of thisThe place we’ve called home for 20 yearsThat was my breakfast on moving day.YesterdayAs I ate with my fingers I repeated to myself“This tastes like freedom”Such joy in my heart.Anxiety about what could go wrongFear about what bad might happenUsed to stop meFrom doing things I really wished to do.All the unknowns.How would I be okay withoutFor exampleMy usual favorite breakfast?Who am I if I don’t stick to these routines?And anywayHow do I reimagine my relationshipWith my grown children?What happened that they are now grownupsAnd not babies in my charge any longer?AlsoWhat’s lurkingIn all the corners of this homeThat I haven’t touched for 20 years?Where do I start if I wish to move onTo what’s next.How do I bring intentionTo this new phase of my life?Yikes!These were some of the many questionsSome of the thousands ofMicroMacroDecisionsThat I used to avoidAs I tiptoed around trying to make everything not explode.How wonderful to discoverThat it is all goodIt’s really okay to just be on my journey.All figureoutableI live everywhereI have people to lovePeople who love me.I take you with meWherever I liveAs I take myself.- by Kay Lock Kolp, Ripley Pond, Maine, Thursday, 21 August 2025Subscribe to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today's episode is another one that I have been WAITING FOR SO LONG to bring you! Please welcome Mike Michalowicz, the author of many best-selling books, one very formative one for me and which we talk quite a bit about today, Profit First.Mike specializes in helping entrepreneurs and creative people figure out their financial stuff in a way that is truly life changing. It's changed my life, and if you read Profit First you'll see how it changed Mike's. He's a great storyteller and a super inspiring person.You are going to love our conversation!Cheers! Thank you for being here with me.Kay* Subscribe to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.SubscribedKay Lock Kolp is a coach, podcast host, writer, and artist who helps people achieve wholeness and well-being. After experiencing a health crisis in 2011 that limited her mobility, Kay embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery.She now coaches clients to envision bold futures while taking manageable steps toward their goals, with a special focus on supporting leaders, creators, and first responders. Kay demonstrated her resilience by hiking England's Coast-to-Coast Path solo in 2023, an experience that embodies her philosophy of gentle, persistent self-actualization.As a host for Pathfinders For Good, Kay shares stories that amplify positive change, emphasizing that authentic self-care creates ripple effects that benefit others. Her approach blends vulnerability, compassion, and practical support to help clients create meaningful transformation in their lives and communities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe