Why does a song sometimes make us cry? Why can a simple sketch, journal entry, or creative project help us process feelings we didn't even realise we were carrying?

In this episode of The Creative & Curious Podcast, Leanne explores the connection between creativity, identity, and emotional wellbeing. Drawing on research into the psychology of creativity and her own experience of motherhood, burnout recovery, and rebuilding a creative practice, she reflects on why making something, even something small, can help us reconnect with ourselves.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why creativity is about more than making art
• How creative activities support emotional processing and self-reflection
• Why so many adults lose touch with their creativity
• The hidden connection between creativity, curiosity, and wellbeing
• How journaling, sketching, storytelling, and daydreaming can help you feel more like yourself again

If you've been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or creatively stuck, this episode is a gentle reminder that creativity isn't a luxury, it's part of what makes us human.

✨ You don't need to be an artist to be creative. You simply need permission to begin.

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In this episode of the Creative & Curious Club podcast, Leanne Foley shares a gentle update on her mission to rebuild creativity in small, realistic ways, even during busy and overwhelming seasons of life. From working on her children’s book in tiny pockets of time to sketching a turtle after a trip to Bristol Aquarium, this episode explores what creativity can look like beyond productivity, perfectionism and pressure.

If you’ve been feeling creatively blocked, disconnected from yourself, or waiting for the “right time” to begin again, this honest conversation is a reminder that creativity doesn’t have to be big to matter. Sometimes the smallest moments of curiosity, storytelling and noticing the world around us are enough to help us reconnect with joy, wonder and ourselves again.

Welcome back to the Creative and Curious Club podcast! This week, I share a personal revelation about the pressures of constant content creation and the creative process. I discuss feeling the need to always deliver amazing content and know my direction, realising this might not be the focus for my current creative season. This episode offers some reflections on how to podcast and navigate these feelings.