Creative Engagement Podcast

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Gavin Goska is a wonderful explorer of genres and his interview is a bookend interview with Ed Douglas as they together make up Midnight Syndicate. I’m really captivated by the kindness and thoughtfulness of Gavin Goska. It is so fascinating to hear how Gavin approaches creating mysterious and frightening scores for imagined movies! As you might guess, Gavin’s talents extend beyond composing and playing multiple instruments. He’s also explored restoring Victorian homes and creating early classical compositions. It’s wonderful to have conversations like this with Gavin, learning how he approaches each project, what’s known, and what’s unknown. I have a feeling that whatever Gavin focuses on, it will be delightful, and we can all learn from his approach and his willingness to tackle each project. Gavin is another example of finding his own unique work-life balance through imagining possibilities and bringing them to life through his artistic expression. For more information on Gavin:https://gavingoszka.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I have known my guest Ruven Hannah for many years through the Billys organization in Northern California. I have seen Ruven’s performance art and recently witnessed Ruven focusing on pure storytelling. I did not know what  international experiences had played a part in Ruven’s creativity until he explained the circumstances of moving from Israel to England  and then the United States. Along his adventures Ruven displays an amazing gift of “going for it” experimenting and trying out different modes of expression that paved the way from Puppetry to Performance Art and ultimately storytelling. To find out more visit:https://www.instagram.com/ruven.hannah/https://www.threads.com/@ruven.hannah?If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Diane Samuels has a history as a playwright, as an educator and as an author. Diane’s openness and honesty is notable as she tackles some very personal and taboo topics. Diane has a very clear sense of what therapy is and what creativity and artistry is for her and she has engaged deeply with both. I was fascinated to hear about Diane’s work with Family Constellations. Diane explains the background and her history and relationship with the Cinderella story and her own novel called Cinders. To discover more go to:https://www.dianesamuels.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My Guest Billy Maxwell Taylor is a Dance Theater Maker and Ambient Dance Artist. I met him in the Forest of Dean through my connection to Actor & Filmmaker Henry McGrath as I was getting to know the Eden’s Cave Theater & Film Company. Billy is both a calm and joyful presence in my experience. It was delightful to get to know Billy’s influences and I would say (spoiler alert) you may want to have pen & paper handy to capture all of the amazing references that have inspired Billy in this interview. Billy describes how many aspects of Japanese culture have come to influence his artistry. I so appreciate Billy’s honesty and his attention to burnout which is affecting so many young people as they try to keep pace with change and modern life. To discover more follow these links:www.billymaxwelltaylor.uk  www.instagram.com/billy.maxwell.taylor  www.instagram.com/eiradancetheatreIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I met my guest Jude Williams as a participant on a Discipline of Freedom workshop on the Scottish Island of Lismore many years ago. In my opinion Jude has a gloriously expressive beautiful singing voice. My main memory of that shared experience was hearing Jude sing the Sondheim song Being Alive over and over again exploring different prompts and approaches, sometimes in joy and sometimes in tears and sometimes in joyful tears! Jude has a very wonderful and dynamically beautiful voice. Recently I heard lots of positive feedback about Jude’s theatrical offering called Chunky Jewelry and I realized how much I wanted to add her voice to the Creative Engagement podcast. I’m so glad I followed that instinct because Jude has been investigating creativity and engagement deeply. I especially appreciated her ideas about how to know when her work feels satisfying. To find out more follow these links:https://theworkroom.org.uk/residencies/chunky-jewellery-022024https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/chunky-jewellery/https://www.judewilliams.co.uk/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I have to say I was so impressed when my guest Nemanja Kovač Barbarossa reached out to me about being interviewed to talk about his new book Visions from the Unconscious. Nemanja is the founder of the emerging artistic movement  Arawnonciousness (A-RAW). Nemanja describes his experience of discovering how to investigate his unconscious through line drawing and then later larger painted canvases. It was delightful to meet and explore this topic that has also captured my imagination and my songwriting as well. To find out more about his new book and his work follow this link:http://www.nemanjabarbarossa.eu/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!It feels profound to meet someone like my guest Andy Squiff. Andy describes himself as a creative and I am so impressed how Andy’s stories put engagement and passion and curiosity front and center. Andy’s enthusiasm and energy were apparent when I met him on a recent trip to the UK and the Forest of Dean. Andy is also very honest about looking back and understanding his path to exploring and leading breath work and energy movement groups. It’s always exciting to meet a kindred spirit who appreciates the mystery and awe of exploring creativity. Explore Andy’s creativity:www.inspiralflowstate.co.ukwww.squiffweb.co.ukhttps://squiffeye.bandcamp.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!ABOUT MIDNIGHT SYNDICATEFor almost three decades, composers Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka have been known as Midnight Syndicate, creating symphonic soundtracks to imaginary films that facilitate a transcendental and adventurous escape into the secret dimensions of the mind’s eye. To many of their fans, they are horror music pioneers with their genre-defying signature blend of gothic instrumental music and immersive sound effects. To others, they remain the haunt music icons that forever changed the haunted attractions and Halloween music industries while becoming a staple of the October holiday season.  Still others, know them as the for their collaboration with Dungeons & Dragons and contributions to the use of music in the roleplaying games and development of the RPG music genre.For more info go to:http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Eleanor Buchan is an artist and storyteller. I have known Ellie through the years and have participated in some amazing artist workshops side by side with her. Having said that there are many aspects of Ellie’s story that I was not aware of, and the last time I was in her presence prior to this interview was before her marriage and before the birth of her two children. Ellie’s magical voice was captured during a visit to her home in the Forest of Dean. It was a truly mystical visit so ripe with opportunities to explore what it means to be a creative person over the arch of a life and how engaged creativity can serve our beings. We also take a conscious look at those times when creativity cannot be accessed, and the road back to healing and self. To discover more visit: https://www.edenscave.org/f you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Patrick Boylan, Cofounder of MuseFlow and multi-instrumentalist. MuseFlow is a computer program that uses AI to teach piano. Patrick walks us through creating MuseFlow to recreate how he learned to play piano. I am fascinated as an adult learner with how we overcome frustration and unpack the constructs that keep us from learning and growing. Patrick has created a special code for 1/2 of of your MuseFlow using ENGAGEMENT50 (Please Note: if you copy and paste the code into the field, even if it says invalid, just press submit and it should work),Discover more at:https://museflow.ai/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest for this episode is Holly Stoppit. Yes that’s her name! Holly is a facilitator, educator, dramatherapist, IFS therapist, clinical supervisor, creative consultant, clown, fool, idiot. With all those titles you can be sure that Holly is delightful. Holly brings so much play and compassion and empathy to the conversation of what creativity does to and for our lives! Discover how Holly differentiates Clowning and Fooling. Learn how Holly infuses her work with Internal Family Systems parts work through embodied play! Also you have permission to laugh and enjoy this conversation! To find out more go to:https://www.hollystoppit.com/blog/autumn-programme-2025If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I’m so pleased to include my guest and friend, artist Iddo Oberski. I have known my guest Iddo Oberski for many years through the lens of his creative expression in our shared experiences at an artist retreat called the Discipline of Freedom. As it turns out many of Iddo’s artistic explorations have become a part of his creation called BALANCING IN FREEDOM. I have always been in awe of Iddo’s thoughtful approach to experimenting with art forms and exploring the underlying philosophy in a way that satisfies his curiosity. Find out more at:https://vimeo.com/1073153170https://iddo.org.uk/index.htmlIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Mary Telfer is an Artist and  founder of The Creative Collective, a $9/month online membership where creative people get weekly art challenges, monthly creative Zoom calls, and a supportive space to make and post art. I found Mary to be a delightful and passionate example of someone who has truly and deeply engaged with her own creativity.  It shows in her enthusiasm for color. Mary walks us through some basic aspects of how to achieve the colors and how to express them. Mary is also a true champion of community as her Creative Collective is so open and inclusive whether you are a professional artist or a raw beginner. Mary just added a freebie for everyone, Income Ideas for Artists, and other free guides and videos. For more info go to: https://www.marytelfer.com/the-creative-collective.htmlIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I have known John Sparks on and off through several artist retreats and through his wife Christine. We have seen each other grow and learn and create over the years, and this latest expression of chakra healing seems like a potent example of John’s life work. I am so pleased to encourage John as he has also inspired and motivated me! I hope that you also see in John’s example that we each have a way forward. As John indicated we each can make a choice to be heart led and to remember our highest values.To find out more about John’s offerings:https://stan.store/divine-sparksIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest this episode is Kisha Burlinson. Kisha is a community builder who specializes in initiations into the divine feminine for men and women. Kisha is part of a long lineage of shamanic healing work. She is a founding member of Shematrix. For more information go to:https://shematrix.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Baker Mukasa Actor, Singer, Teacher and Lover of Life! I have had the privilege of getting to know Baker Mukasa in the context of an artist workshop. Baker is the youngest participant in our group and met our teacher Kath through the Youth Music Theatre or YMT organization in England. In our interview Baker describes a play where his character has a role of being the custodian of another character named Joy, but I think this is also applicable to Baker himself. I’ve witnessed his amazing singing in a full throated late night jam session and I think that custodian of Joy is a label he could easily carry. If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Emily Sly an artist exploring improvisational Fooling and Clowning and Singing. I met Emily as we are both participants of a course called PathMakers, and I was not aware until I witnessed Emily sharing her clown with the group that she was in fact a clown, and I was overjoyed and delighted! Emily has some profound insights about how creativity within her family shaped her life. Emily shares a few of her poems with us as well.If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!In this Encouragement Session my guest Michael Towne describes his project of bringing creativity and meaning to the work of End of Life Doula where he will be creating a Dark Sky Plunge experience for his clients. Michael Towne is a queer California Bay Area creative type, with witchy sensibilities, a big heart that is addicted to being of service and a garden that is his main spiritual and artistic outlet.  He has just completed a 30 year career focused on the humanity and creativity of children who are medically involved and in the hospital.  If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!Meet Jenny Leigh Hodgins, a true creative powerhouse! Jenny Leigh is a Creative Empowerment Coach, Pianist-Composer, Author/Poet, and Host of Your Creative Chord Podcast. She’s a leader, and piano instructor who’s got all aspects of creativity mapped out. Her Creative Empowerment Coaching Program is perfect for anyone who’s feeling stuck, blocked, or disconnected from their creativity. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, Jenny Leigh’s got you covered. She’ll guide you through overcoming obstacles and helping you rediscover your unique, authentic voice. Say goodbye to feeling stuck and hello to living a creatively inspired life! Together, Jenny Leigh and her clients focus on clarity and a sustainable, aligned approach to personal and creative growth. Jenny Leigh is so down to earth and approachable I would highly recommend her work.  Follow these links for more information:https://www.YourCreativeChord.comhttps://www.YourCreativeChord.com/burnoutguide If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest for this Encouragement Session is Author Joe Bielling a certified level 3 Internal Family Systems practitioner and Coach with a Master’s degree in Therapy. This is Joe’s 2nd appearance in what I’m calling his FULL CIRCLE ENCOURAGEMENT SESSION following his 1st Encouragement Session about a year ago.  Joe is a wonderful example of what transformation is possible when a person is willing to listen deeply within. You will hear Joe’s journey to complete his book From Broken to Badass that he wrote with Kate West. You will also hear a willingness to transform and heal that is profoundly inspiring.https://joebielling.com/frombrokentobadass/https://joebielling.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Sarah Campbell has a delightfully welcoming presence. I have had the opportunity through several workshops and retreats to visit, sit in with her church choir and see the home that she and her husband Yorik have created on the Island of Lismore. I have even visited the Red well that Sarah describes in this interview! The beauty of Lismore is truly awe inspiring. Sarah is offering several kinds of workshops related to creativity and nature using “mostly” the native plants on the island. To find out more go to:  https://www.mogwaiidesign.com/Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Rabbi Adina Allen author of The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom. I feel very aligned with the ideas in this book. Rabbi Adina explores how ancient Jewish text, not only the Torah but related writings and teachings connect to creativity and curiosity. Each chapter invites us in to experiments to allow us to experience directly what is described. I would highly recommend this book! Here are some links to find out more:www.jewishstudioproject.orghttps://adina-allen.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Molly Clasen is an Illustrator and Visual Story Teller. This is Molly’s 2nd appearance or Full Circle interview following her Encouragement Session back on February of 2024. We discuss how speaking in this public forum put a certain gentle pressure that comes along with the attention. Molly is wise at every turn, you may even want to be ready to pause and take notes!TO BUY YOUR CRITTER COMFORTS TAROT DECK:https://www.mollykatdraws.com/storeWEBSITE: https://www.mollykatdraws.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Musician, Composer Anne Wood. I thank Niloo Kahn for introducing me to Anne. It is so fascinating to learn about Anne’s life story and the story of how her theatrical experience called When Mountains Meet came to life. I won’t give away any plot twists here. I especially loved hearing how each part of Anne’s life contributed to the artist that Anne is today. Anne graciously acknowledges her artistic team that helped bring her story to life in this way. I hope you enjoy this complex and real life story as well and at the end you will get to hear a song from the album When Mountains Meet, the song is called Gilgit Going. To find out more:https://www.whenmountainsmeet.com/instagram: @annewoodmusicIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I remember artistic retreats where I met my guest Tamsin Haggis and I was in awe of her creative exploration, her different styles and as I learned more I was fascinated with her background. Recently Tamsin has begun writing her own Substack which you can find here: Art Pilgrim which I find fascinating. I’ve seen Tamsin create sand paintings and abstract images that look similar to cellular images from a microscope as well as figures of dancers and images from her various travels that intrigue and inspire me. If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Writer Lisa Martens joins us all the way from Costa Rica! I want to thank Yolande Brener for introducing us. We discuss Lisa’s Novel: Like It Never Happened a humorous yet insightful exploration of generational trauma. Lisa has become an expert in family dynamics, drawing from some personal experiences while also crafting the fictional journey of Alice as she navigates a complex web of relationships. The novel delves into Alice's internal world as well as her external family, all striving to understand their place in the world. I was particularly drawn to Lisa's humorous approach to storytelling. She demonstrates how family can be a powerful trigger, and how creativity can help us untangle the complexities of life and gain self-discovery. Here is a link to her novel Like It Never Happened: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DS2R58KCIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I had the privilege of being paired with my guest Christel Knappe on a songwriting retreat on the Greek Island of Crete last summer. Christel’s creativity is multifaceted. As we get to know how Christel’s creativity manifests in her life we remember together the process of writing our song called Let The River Decide. It am so interested to explore the parts that flowed with ease and the parts where we got stuck or frustrated. The image for this episode is Christel’s artwork for Eva Hillered’s song called Tiger Lily! At the end of the interview you can hear the song Christel and I wrote together called Let The River Decide.To find out more about Christel go to:https://www.christelknappe.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Henry McGrath Creative Entrepreneur, filmmaker, performance artist, actor, lover of the wild places and Founder of The Solo School and Eden's Cave. I was able to attend the online screening premiere of Henry's film Red Bird, and I have experienced Henry as a cohort of the Discipline of Freedom workshops and Kath Burlinson's PathMakers. Henry's presence feels like a master class in discipline and focus. It has been a wonderful privilege to get to know Henry through his creative engagement! To find out more about Henry and his offerings:https://www.thesoloschool.com/https://www.instagram.com/thesoloschool/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativityFind out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!Adam "Tex" Davis is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Atomic Entertainment as well as a podcaster, and Producer and Writer of Films and Television. You can find out more at:https://www.atomicentertainment.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Svend-Erik Engh a storyteller and story coach from Edinburgh, Scotland and Denmark. I was introduced by his wife Alice Fernbank who also appeared as a guest recently. This discussion helped me distinguish the difference between a writer of stories and a storyteller. Svend-Erik has a delightful way of engaging and being of service to those learning to tell stories that I found heartwarming and very helpful. He has published an audio book in Danish. Stories from my English book Danish Folktales, History Press 2023. To find out more:https://www.svenderikengh.com/Book and Audio Book links:https://amzn.eu/d/bmSs34khttps://storybox.dk/24-fortaellinger-fra-folkedybet/https://www.svenderikengh.com/books/Svend-Erik's Lyrics:https://on.soundcloud.com/cHRNGHNib39sKAhz9https://amzn.eu/d/98uZcpIUsing storytelling in organisationshttps://svenderikengh.com/Tell_a_Story_Svend-Erik_Engh_FokusForlaget.pdfStorytelling school, so far only in Danish, ambition is to open an English speaking version Spring 25https://www.svenderikengh.com/j-ttes-hjerte-fort-lleskoleIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Tina Rath multidisciplinary artist using neuroesthetics as a guide. Tina and I discuss a wide range of topics including the muse and motivation, embodiment, regulation and healing. Tina has created a public memorial to address the trauma and death from the Covid-19 Pandemic she has called the REQUIEM PROJECT with ongoing compassionate drawing events and she has just published a book to support the REQUIEM PROJECT. To find out more about Tina Rath:https://tinarath.com/https://tinarath.com/requiem/Here are the instagram links:@therequiemproject@tinarathstudioIf listeners want to purchase a copy of The REQUEIM Project book documenting the project, please send $45.00 per book + $8 for shipping  through VENMO @Tina-Rath. Last four digits of my phone number are 0068. Please include your shipping address in the What's This For? line. All proceeds from the book go to support the memorial project.If you would like to add a name to the memorial, please send an email with the name of your person(s) to [email protected]. She will add the name and send you an image plus the drawing number in the memorial.If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Veronica Love is a Coach, Artist and Painter and Global CEO of Newfield Network. I appreciated this discussion about embodiment and the Applied Somatics Coaching Course that Newfield is offering. Veronica leads us in a body awareness meditation and also shares a poem. To find out more:https://newfield-learning-collective.teachable.com/p/somatics-course2https://newfieldnetwork.comIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest this episode Theater Maker Niloo Khan and I captured this interview on the Scottish Island of Lismore as we are both participating in a course called PathMakers created by Kath Burlinson. It was wonderful to meet and get to know Niloo in this context. We discuss Niloo's various roles in theater and in life as the daughter of immigrant parents from Pakistan and Italy. You will hear Niloo's experiences with the show When Mountains Meet created with Anne Wood and Kath Burlinson, and you will hear a selection from the album at the end, Eddrachillis Horo.  Follow these links to learn more:Website - www.whenmountainsmeet.comLinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/niloo-far-khan-a1b926201my website - https://niloofarkhan.weebly.comMusic -https://whenmountainsmeet.bandcamp.com/album/when-mountains-meethttps://open.spotify.com/album/2IgxzuIZMZOBjgSe4sjHv6If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Actor and Theater maker Nigel Hollidge lives in Brittany. I have encountered Nigel through several Discipline of Freedom artist workshops and in this interview we found ourselves both participating in a PathMaker workshop on the Scottish island Lismore offered by our teacher and friend Kath Burlinson. Watching Nigel work is truly amazing, and I have really cherished each opportunity to get to know him better. To discover more about Nigel: www.cietrodidro.frIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest this episode is Storyteller Alice Fernbank. I was so delighted to reconnect with Alice in a new cohort of the PathMakers workshop offered by Kath Burlinson. Alice and I initially met at a Discipline of Freedom artist workshop in France many years ago. One magical element of Alice's storytelling is that she is known to create stories completely from scratch, seemingly out of nowhere and deliver them in her captivating style. To find out more about Alice:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alicefernbankstorytellerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afernbank/Website: alicefernbankstoryteller.comIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!It is so wonderful to include my guest, my friend, Singer Songwriter Christine Sparks! I have known Christine for many years since we have both attended many Discipline of Freedom workshops and are now in our 2nd PathMakers workshops. Christine shares her experiences in creativity with music, visual art and video. Christine's painting is featured in this episodes artwork. We discuss Christine's new album release Love Yourself Wildly, and you'll get to hear a track from the release called My Little Engine. Precious Minute : https://youtu.be/Svunqg80e4U?si=KIY2amvMhrDPBPBFDiamond On Your Back https://youtu.be/0bZjMxD5f4I?si=-AgI_AQgr_KhBkkQLittle Engine That Could https://youtu.be/DMqLFK64lgk?si=MlJII_NhhFmKK9DMAccustomed To Working For Love https://youtu.be/lyP4fFbtUyk?si=xAvg7vvqcwvtQec2Love Yourself Wildly https://youtu.be/xtpYQbLMqtE?si=09N_0lZr-srlk_EGInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/justloveyourselfwildly?igsh=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrLove Yourself Wildly Radio Show Facebook Page. Every Friday, 12-1pm BST https://www.facebook.com/share/BH7N6rccVBTUuJ2Q/?mibextid=LQQJ4dIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Author Charles Smith returns for his 2nd Creative Engagement interview. Charles and I met at a Billy Gathering several years ago. We discuss Charles' recently published short story, The Silver Ring and Charles reads an excerpt from a new story called the Serpent Pool. You can also travel back in time to hear Charles 1st interview from 2023! Additionally you can follow Charles here:https://linktr.ee/sfsmithchaIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!For this Special "Double" episode my guests are Eva Hillered and Patrick Rydman. They are both performing Singer Songwriters, Musicians, Theater Makers and as we discuss they are Songwriting Retreat Facilitators! I had the privilege of attending this summer's retreat on the Greek Island of Crete. You'll hear us discuss positivity, vulnerability and the importance of community as we explore their approach to songwriting. At the end there is a mini-example of a song circle and you'll hear offerings from Eva and Patrick.To find out more about Eva:https://www.evahillered.se/english-summary/https://lendaseasthill.org/kurser/crete-songwriting-retreat/Link to Strange Light songTo find out more about Patrick:https://www.patrickrydman.comLink to Tower Sailors songIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest this episode is Author and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Art History, Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago. We discuss Robert's new novel Roman Ivory from Beautiful Dreamer Press. Robert's novel Roman Ivory takes us into the late 19th century to consider what life would have been like for men who loved men as a wealthy young man travels and explores the world of art with an intrigue of a murder mystery casting a shadow.https://www.beautifuldreamerpress.com/product/roman-ivory-a-novel-by-robert-bruegmann/http://robertbruegmann.com/Amazon LinkIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!I am so blessed to be a part of a creative community where I can invite artists such as my guest Daniéle J Minns. Their creative output spans film projects, writing, dancing and martial arts as a starter list. I contacted Daniéle after seeing a short film Death and Beauty created in collaboration with Yolande Brener who I interviewed in the prior episode. Later I attended an amazing workshop entitled Question and Dancer. Daniéle's engagement and commitment to their authentic expression is beautiful to behold. Daniéle also shares an original poem and a song "Beautiful Idea".To find out more:Daniéle on Instagram:Instagramhttps://www.facebook.com/danieleimaramusicIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Yolande Brener currently in New York was introduced to me by a UK artist Daniele J. Minns. I saw their short collaborative film Death and Beauty and contacted Daniele who introduced me to Yolande. I so love meeting new artist friends through the lens of creativity. It is such a rich and delightful way to explore thoughts and ideas and feelings. Yolande has so many ways of expressing herself. She provided an insightful look at how to keep creativity central and bouyant in her life and she also inspires this same encouragement for her students. To find out more about Yolande:http://yolandebrener.com/Instagram & ThreadsIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest for this Encouragement Session is Joe Bielling a certified level 3 Internal Family Systems practitioner and Coach with a Masters Degree in Therapy. Joe is seeking encouragement relative to the launch of his new brand and series of courses under "UnifyYourSelf". We have a course and community we are building for post psychedelic integration experiences, and various other courses for mental health. CO-Founder, Unify Yourself LLC - www.unifyyourself.com Linked in - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-bielling-1040187/Coaching Practice – www.joebielling.comEmail – [email protected] you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!In this episode of the new Encouragement Session format I welcome my guest Miriam Mandell. Miriam describes herself as a Creative Practitioner and her focus has been collage and paper. Miriam is seeking encouragement as she looks to gain confidence in her skills and experiences. To find out more go to:Instagram: mnm_art7If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Writer and Storyteller Dougie Strang. We discuss his new book The Bone Cave (A Journey Through Myth and Memory). Dougie has wonderfully captured an amazing camping adventure incorporating place names and ideas from Scottish folklore and at the same time shared his love and kindness seamlessly with ecology and his own personal history — magically as the folk tales themselves. I felt invited in traveling right alongside Dougie , and I’m so thrilled to invite you into our conversation! To find out more:https://dougiestrang.org/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest is Coach and Facilitator Polly Chandler. Polly is also an explorer of various art forms including creating mandala's on the beach! Polly describes her lifelong relationship with the natural world and how her life has been enriched by her discovery of the many ways she can express herself with creativity.  To find our more:https://pollychandlercoaching.com/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest for this Encouragement Session of the Creative Engagement podcast is Tom Purtill. It is easiest for me to encourage songwriters being a songwriter myself. Tom brings a real sense of openness to collaboration. We met in the context of a gathering where we were both performing original songs and I invited Tom to record in my home studio.  After the interview you are invited to listen to Tom's song that we recorded called, "I Found It Under There". https://tompurtill.bandcamp.com/track/i-found-it-under-there-2If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest host this episode is a longtime friend, Artist, Coach and Instructional Designer Melissa Padgett. Melissa suggested that she would be interested in interviewing me and after some initial resistance I viewed this as another example of innovation. Melissa explores a variety of art forms and is a deeply curious and creative artist and you can tell we share many values and perspectives.If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest for this Encouragement Session is Voice Teacher and Songwriter Chris Penney. Chris brings a new musical as a work in progress. I admire Chris' honesty as he wrestles with birthing a new musical from the ground up starting with a collection of songs. Follow these links to learn more:https://www.facebook.com/chrispenney1968https://christopherpenney.co.uk/make-me-a-musicalIs this it? An opener probably. Likely a quartet/ensemble dependent upon show and casting. https://youtu.be/L2E4S7NqVto?si=6zGPG0CvzbnRPQGTTurn the corner - a solo ballad - being (left) alone in later life.  This is a lovely cover of the original by guitarist and singer John Davies - included to show the song but also to have a different interpretation/instrument in the mix https://youtu.be/e9HVJnv2hrs?si=9ESu0RyXxb5j-ta0Running with Georgie - solo - a song about ageing/Alzheimer's and the safety of memory. https://youtu.be/pQyAh8RAvho?si=qLhgrDrcBXwPjAwVIf you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest this episode is Roger Bygott, singer songwriter with his first album release "Bonfire of Fortune". Roger is not only a singer songwriter, but has also explored many modes of expression and many art forms. To find out more follow these links:https://rogerbygott.bandcamp.com/album/bonfire-of-fortunehttps://www.instagram.com/rogerbygott/ If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!

Engage with us via Text Message!My guest Ari Samuel is a Violinist and Singer Songwriter. In this conversation we discuss Ari's album In The Cartoon. We explore how the album came into being, as well as Ari's relationship to playing the violin and to creativity itself. Follow these links to find out more:arisamuel.com https://www.facebook.com/arisamuelmusichttps://www.instagram.com/arisamuelmusic/If you enjoyed this podcast please give us a rating and write a review where you listen to podcasts. Please share this with friends by sending the link. If you would like to share your thoughts about this podcast you can also email Daniel Mandel. About your Host Daniel MandelDaniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.Discover how to Activate Your Creativity!Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.My purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! I am a Creativity Coach and I’m the chief encouragement officer! I work with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.Support the showConnect with Daniel about Creative Engagement:Facebook   Twitter  EmailWebsite: https://www.danielrmandel.com/Please write a review where you listen to podcasts. Apple podcasts go to the show page scroll to bottom click to write review rate show!