Creatively Curious
by ashleadwalter
Latest episode
Episode 38: The Work by Byron Katie - Questioning our Thoughts
Episode 38: The Work by Byron Katie - Questioning our Thoughts
About this podcast
Welcome to the Creatively Curious Podcast, a space where creativity, life coaching, and occupational therapy intersect to inspire and empower your most authentic life. I’m your host Ashlea Walter. I’m a Life Coach, Artist and Occupational Therapist.
Each episode we’ll explore the processes, struggles, and breakthroughs that shape our personal and creative journeys. Together, we’ll see how creativity could be the missing piece you’ve been searching for, whether you’re an aspiring or seasoned creator, or someone who just loves to explore new ideas.
So let’s get Creatively Curious!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- Episode 38: The Work by Byron Katie - Questioning our Thoughts · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 38I go through the "The Work" by Byron Katie this week and use one of my own thoughts as an example: I suck at ART. Anchor into a specific situation: 1. Is this True? 2. Can you…
- Episode 37: Art2Life FREE Workshop March 2 - 6, 2026 · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 37Art2Life is hosting its FREE Creative Visionary Blueprint Workshop March 2 - 6, 2026. Creative Visionary Blueprint Workshop Sign up…
- Episode 36: Kawa Model by Dr. Michael Iwama - A Metaphor for Life · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 36Kawa is the Japanese word for ‘river’. The Kawa Model uses the metaphor of a river to represent a person's life journey. Occupational therapists try to support, restore and…
- Episode 35: Viola Desmond - Black History Month Acknowledgement · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 35Viola Desmond (1914-1965) • Viola lived in Halifax Nova Scotia • She stood up to Canada's racist laws in 1946 • She opened Vi's Studio of Beauty Culture • In 1944 she opened…
- Episode 34: Eros, Sex Retreat and Aliveness with Dr Kirstin Hotelling Zona · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 34In this Episode we talk about Eros, the Sex Retreat Kirstin is hosting in Mexico March 17 - 22, 2026 and what it means to feel the Aliveness of Life. We discussed how painting…
- Episode 33: Emotional Regulation - WTF Can I Do to Calm my Body? · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 33My Favourite Regulation Tools: • Deeper than regular breaths OR Box Breathing: 4 counts in, Hold for 4 counts, 4 breaths out, out for 4 breaths • EFT Tapping (see link to…
- Episode 32: Coaching Framework (C-T-F-A) · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 32The Coaching Framework (Categories for Human Experience) helps a coach organize the client's experience so the coach can understand it better and help identify distressing or…
- Episode 31: ENERGY CONSERVATION · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 31In this week's Episode, I discuss what Energy Conservation is and how I use it in an Occupational Therapy role as well as as a Life Coach. Energy Conservation is simple saving…
- Episode 30: DREAMING TREE VISUALIZATION 2.0 (Re-mixed) · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 30Here is a guided visualization to help you connect with your dreams. Sometimes coaching clients have a hard time even letting themselves dream about what they really want so…
- Episode 29: Martha Beck's Change Cycle Square 4 - THE PROMISED LAND · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 29Change Cycle Square 4 - THE PROMISED LAND Mantra "Change is happening and that's okay." • Things are working well • Kids are sleeping through the night • You've had surgery and…
- Episode 28: Martha Beck's Change Cycle Square 3 - THE HERO'S JOURNEY · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 28The Change Cycle Square 3 - The Hero's Journey "This is much harder than I expected and that's okay." *** I talk about the poor audio in the intro to this episode but it's…
- Episode 27: Martha Beck's Change Cycle Square 2 - DREAMING & SCHEMING · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 27Square 2 DREAMING & SCHEMING Key Points: Mantra: "There are no rules and that's okay." - You'll get thoughts or ideas about something you want to do and maybe never done before…
- Episode 26: Martha Beck's Change Cycle Square 1 - DEATH & REBIRTH · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 26Square 1: Death and Rebirth Mantra: "I don't know what the heck is going on and that is okay" - Meltdown of our previous selves to give way to our metamorphosis - Pain: from…
- Episode 25: Creative Visionary Program (CVP) Week 12 - LAUNCH · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 25CVP Week 12 - LAUNCH 2026 CVP Sign up Link Key Take Aways: • Scaling art requires scaling your tools and especially your thinking. • The risk to get a bigger studio is often…
- Episode 24: Creative Visionary Program (CVP) Week 11 - BALANCE · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 24CVP Week 11 - BALANCE 2026 CVP Sign up Link Key Take Aways: 1. Value and Design have the most visual weight. 2. Design, Value, Colour and Texture all can be used to balance…
- Epsiode 23: Creative Visionary Program (CVP) Week 10 - MOMENTUM · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 23CVP Week 10: MOMENTUM Key Take Aways: 2026 CVP Sign up Link 1. Stay Open, Present and Curious in your process to maintain momentum 2. Most of the time adjusting design and…
- Episode 22: Creative Visionary Program (CVP) Week 9 - PROCESS · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 222026 CVP Sign up Link CVP Week 9 Process Take Aways: • You have everything you need to create your art • Your Path is what you are creating; your art is merely an artifact…
- Episode 21: Creative Visionary Program Week 8 - TEXTURE · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 212026 CVP Sign up Link CVP Week 8 TEXTURE Take Aways: 1. Play and Experiment with texture to learn and remember 2. Thick paint is a beautiful contrast to thin paint 3…
- Episode 20: Creative Visionary Program (CVP) Week 7 - COLOUR ASPECTS · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 202026 CVP Sign up Link CVP Week 7 REVIEW: Colour has 5 Components: • Value • Complements • Saturation • Harmony • Temperature Take Aways: • Saturation: The intensity or…
- Episode 19: Creative Visionary Program Week 6: COLOUR VALUE · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 192026 CVP Sign up Link Creative Visionary Program Week 6 - COLOUR VALUE COLOUR has 5 Components: - Value - Complements - Saturation - Harmony - Temperature Key Takeaways: •…
