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Stepping Off Now: Lessons in the Art and Craft of Creativity

Kendra Patterson

Stepping Off Now is a podcast about how to live your creative best life. I’m Kendra, a social scientist and writer. I spent decades feeling creatively unfulfilled while I pursued conventional life goals, culminating in severe burnout that took years to recover from. This podcast chronicles my journey in real time as I find my way home to my essential creative self. I discuss topics like harnessing the intuitive creative process, using creativity to manage mental health, and sorting through all the external pressures and expectations to figure out what YOU really want. My hope is that you’ll find inspiration and solace here. You are not alone, and you are stronger and wiser than you know! You can find out more by visiting my website, kendrapatterson.com.

Episodes
E151. When All You Have Is a Drum... PlayAugust 23, 2024
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E150. The OG Society Thought Experiment: Why and How We Share Our ArtAugust 09, 2024
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E149. Are Big Dreams Bad for Us? Learning to Not Miss the StarsJuly 26, 2024
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E148. Looking for Your Lights in the DarkJuly 12, 2024
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E147. In Search of Continuities in Our Artistic IdentityJune 28, 2024
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E146. In Which I Read My Short Story "The Trash House"June 14, 2024
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E145. Re-Envisioning the Creative Journey through the Kishotenketsu LensMay 31, 2024
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E144. Special Release: The Calming Effects of Kishotenketsu Narrative StructureMay 10, 2024
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E143: The Writing Conference and Live Pitching ExperienceApril 19, 2024
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E142. Handling Rejection Sensitivity for Neurodiverse and Highly Sensitive CreativesApril 05, 2024
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E141. Following What's Alive in Your Creative WorkMarch 22, 2024
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E140. Update Episode! Plans for Pitching My NovelMarch 08, 2024
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E139. Ordinary vs. Extraordinary Times in the Creative ProcessFebruary 23, 2024
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E138. Recognizing and Recovering from a Creativity InjuryFebruary 09, 2024
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E137. Good vs. Bad Discomfort in Creative Practice and LifeJanuary 19, 2024
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E136. Crafting Your Artist Origin StoryJanuary 05, 2024
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E135. Magical Thinking in the Creative Life: Use and MisuseDecember 22, 2023
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E134. Celebrating Not Accomplishing GoalsDecember 08, 2023
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E133. Connecting With Your Greater Purpose for Your ArtNovember 24, 2023
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E132. Maintaining a Creative Practice Under Conditions of High StressNovember 10, 2023
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E131. Developing Your Artistic VoiceOctober 27, 2023
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E130. The Deadline ExperimentOctober 06, 2023
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E129. How Not to Get Stuck in the Doldrums of Almost DoneSeptember 22, 2023
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E128. (Final) Summer Updates + Upcoming ProgrammingSeptember 08, 2023
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E127. Summer Updates + Creative BreakthroughAugust 18, 2023
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