Follow, Listen, Rate & Review (thank you!)  in Apple Podcasts Subscribe & Listen in SpotifySubscribe & Watch clips on YoutubeOR listen in your favourite podcast app  What if your nervous system—the very force that protects you—was also the key to unlocking your creativity, joy, and deeper self-connection? In this profound and heartfelt conversation, Kate sits down with emotional healing specialist and nervous system guide Natalie (NatNat) Bédard of LiftOneSelf. Together, they explore how our nervous systems shape our experiences, how integrating soul and humanity allows us to embrace the full spectrum of being alive, and why vulnerability is at the heart of creative expression. Natalie (NatNat) Bédard is the founder of LiftOneSelf and a devoted emotional healing specialist and nervous system guide. After surviving a life-threatening health...

UPDATE!  Today we gathered as a community at our annual street party to paint our Baby Salmon Warriors, and we had such a great time. Our youngest painter was just 18 months old! At one point, the skies opened up with a surprise downpour—the first rain after weeks of dry weather. Instead of dampening spirits, it felt like a blessing, especially with the nearby forest fires. We all huddled together under the tents, laughing and waiting for the clouds to pass. When the storm passed, we picked up our brushes again and carried on. The resilience of the salmon felt mirrored in us and in the art that emerged. I’m so delighted to share some of the wonderful fish paintings...

In a world that tries to tell us we’re not enough, this conversation with Albert Bramante feels like a breath of fresh air. We talked about what happens when we stop taking rejection so personally, how fear can secretly protect us, and why the best thing we can do for our creative dreams might be to play more and control less.

I want to share something deeply personal — a small but powerful shift that’s been unfolding in me lately. It started with a chance encounter at Granville Island — the kind of unexpected, heart-wide-open moment I treasure so much in my work.

What if the collapse of old systems — the patriarchy, relentless productivity, and hollow doing — is really the birth pangs of something necessary and beautiful? In this conversation, I sit down with Leo Marrs, a writer, creative strategist, experience designer, and the author of the upcoming The New Creator: Rise of the Mindful Artist in the New Meaning Economy.