The Creatives' Coffee Club: Recent Episodes
Charlie India
The Creatives' Coffee Club is a podcast and online community for anyone who is curious about their creativity. For those who want to rediscover their creative side, to those that already have a creative practice but want a bit of support in the process. From big conversations with people who have ditched the 9 - 5 to pursue a creative career, to discussing road blocks like fear, imposter syndrome and self doubt, to sharing practical tips about how to navigate your creative journey your host and creative companion, Charlie India, will leave you inspired, supported and ready to dive in to your creative journey.
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Find me elsewhere on YouTube and Instagram.
For business enquiries please email: charlierewilding@gmail.com
👋 who am i?
Welcome! I'm Charlie. I spent 30 years creating a life I thought was expected of me. Eventually I burned out, quit my job, discovered I am autistic & embarked on a journey of self rediscovery. Welcome to my journal, where I share stories, learnings, and reflections from my journey building a new life for myself on my own terms.
💌 Access the rewilding community chat, extra content like Q&As, and support my work creating this podcast by subscribing to The Rewilding Journals newsletter as a free or paid subscriber: https://charlierewilding.substack.com/ Thank you so much to all of our paid subscribers in this Rewilding Community - your support allows me to keep creating and sharing.
Find me elsewhere on YouTube and Instagram.
For business enquiries please email: charlierewilding@gmail.com
👋 who am i?
Welcome! I'm Charlie. I spent 30 years creating a life I thought was expected of me. Eventually I burned out, quit my job, discovered I am autistic & embarked on a journey of self rediscovery. Welcome to my journal, where I share stories, learnings, and reflections from my journey building a new life for myself on my own terms.
💌 Access the rewilding community chat, extra content like Q&As, and support my work creating this podcast by subscribing to The Rewilding Journals newsletter as a free or paid subscriber: https://charlierewilding.substack.com/ Thank you so much to all of our paid subscribers in this Rewilding Community - your support allows me to keep creating and sharing.
Find me elsewhere on YouTube and Instagram.
For business enquiries please email: charlierewilding@gmail.com
👋 who am i?
Welcome! I'm Charlie. I spent 30 years creating a life I thought was expected of me. Eventually I burned out, quit my job, discovered I am autistic & embarked on a journey of self rediscovery. Welcome to my journal, where I share stories, learnings, and reflections from my journey building a new life for myself on my own terms.
💌 Access the rewilding community chat, extra content like Q&As, and support my work creating this podcast by subscribing to The Rewilding Journals newsletter as a free or paid subscriber: https://charlierewilding.substack.com/ Thank you so much to all of our paid subscribers in this Rewilding Community - your support allows me to keep creating and sharing.Samantha Craft's list of autistic traits: http://www.myspectrumsuite.com/samantha-crafts-autistic-traits-checklist/
Find me elsewhere on YouTube and Instagram.
For business enquiries please email: charlierewilding@gmail.com
👋 who am i?
Welcome! I'm Charlie. I spent 30 years creating a life I thought was expected of me. Eventually I burned out, quit my job, discovered I am autistic & embarked on a journey of self rediscovery. Welcome to my journal, where I share stories, learnings, and reflections from my journey building a new life for myself on my own terms.
💌 Access the rewilding community chat, extra content like Q&As, and support my work creating this podcast by subscribing to The Rewilding Journals newsletter as a free or paid subscriber: https://charlierewilding.substack.com/ Thank you so much to all of our paid subscribers in this Rewilding Community - your support allows me to keep creating and sharing.
Find me elsewhere on YouTube and Instagram.
For business enquiries please email: charlierewilding@gmail.com
👋 who am i?
Welcome! I'm Charlie. I spent 30 years creating a life I thought was expected of me. Eventually I burned out, quit my job, discovered I am autistic & embarked on a journey of self rediscovery. Welcome to my journal, where I share stories, learnings, and reflections from my journey building a new life for myself on my own terms.
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we: 1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (setting up our membership community ready for launch in a few weeks... sign up to my newsletter The Brew at www.imcharlieindia.com for details!)2. Discuss my struggle of the week - the challenges of social media as a creative... boy, oh boy, it can be a struggle!3. 'Creative of the week' - thank you to @hanillustrating and @ellenslittlesketchbook for sharing their thoughts on the challenges of social media
You can watch this week's episode on YouTube too. Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclubJoin the club on TikTok: @thecreativescoffeeclubFollow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindiaOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, here: www.imcharlieindia.comStay creative! Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we:
1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (catching you up on a potential new idea for a community space for us all to hang out in!!)
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - procrastination, procrastination, procrastination.
3. 'Creative of the week' - thank you to @katbluejay and @bybethwhite and @forestglassstudio and @annasartndoodles and @mynameismollyjoy and @thelisaohare for sharing their tips for getting over procrastination on their creative journeys
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindiaOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we:
1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (catching you up on my new campervan and progress on my healing journey!!)
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - limiting beliefs about my value as an artist and how to overcome them with my favourite journaling tip of all time
3. 'Creative of the week' - thank you to @bybethwhite and @forestglassstudio for sharing their struggles with limiting self beliefs
You can watch this episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-9v2c8UwYs
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindiaOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we:
1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (exciting milestones have left me anxious!)
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - a conversation about anxiety and burnout when it comes to exciting milestones leading to creative rush
3. 'Creative of the week' - thank you to @artistakhilasyamala for sharing her creative goals for her life!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
You can watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIlQ8T836wBB7LxUTT4b-g
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindiaOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we speak with poet Lisa O'Hare about her creative journey from tax advisor to poet in her early 40s and through a global pandemic! A truly inspirational story.
FIND LISA:
WEBSITE: https://lisaoharewriter.com/
INSTAGRAM: @thelisaohare https://www.instagram.com/thelisaohare/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thelisaohare
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏼 FIND ME:
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub https://www.instagram.com/thecreative...
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindia https://www.instagram.com/imcharliein...
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Business/Collaboration enquiries: charlie@imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew at The Creatives' Coffee Club where we:
- Catch up - what I've been up to this week (developing my illustration process including using a lightbox(!), starting a new vlog series called Artist Diaries about my journey to becoming an artist)
- Discuss my struggle of the week - the fear I felt in owning my goal of making a living via my art, and why I did it anyway
- 'Creative of the week' - you share how you make decisions on your creative journeys. Thank you to the following lovely creatives for contributing:
@hanillustrating
@caitlyn.brousson.art
@katbluejay
@amberhowie_art
@hunterartdesign
@ellens_little_sketchbook
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Lightbox
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindiaOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew for this week's espresso episode where we:
1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (turning 30, making an art vlog (you can watch it here), hitting 1000 downloads of this podcast(!!!) )
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - feeling like I need a roadmap for my creative journey, like I'm missing the 'right' turn
3. 'Creative of the week' - you are all creatives of the week this week!! I report back on the poll about self doubt from last week's episode.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Icarus Deception by Seth Godin
Join the club on Instagram: @thecreativescoffeeclub
Follow me on Instagram: @imcharlieindia Oh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew for this week's espresso episode where we:
- Catch up - what I've been up to this week (making films (my latest is here), writing letters, rediscovering my personal style... )
- Discuss my struggle of the week - the big ol' self doubt!
- 'Creative of the week' - you share stories about how you get out of a creative slump on your creative journey. Thank you to this week's Creatives:
- Fe (House of Brunswick - online antiques shop)
- Hollie (healing, food, creativity and adventure)
- Alice (creative guide)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- How to Fail with Elizabeth Day (the episode with Brene Brown)
- Caroline of fieldflowerstudioOh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
You can follow me for updates between episodes:
- on Instagram
- on Youtube
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, join me with a warm brew for this week's espresso episode where we:
- Catch up - what I've been up to this week (trepidation of starting back on YouTube, my first illustration commission, and a podcast recommendation)
- Discuss my struggle of the week - how to get over a creative slump
- 'Creative of the week' - you share stories about something that you doubted you could do, but did anyway, on your creative journey. Thank you to this week's Creatives:
- Alice (creative guide)
- Laura (bookworm and foodie)
- Hollie (healing, food, creativity and adventure)
- Suzanne (artist)
- Charlotte (creativity coach)
- Aishwarya (artist and illustrator)
Next week I'd like to hear what you do when you hit a road bump or lack inspiration... If you'd like to contribute your answer to next week's episode, email me at charlie@imcharlieindia.com or DM me on Instagram @imcharlieindiawith your contribution or any questions :)
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Changes with Annie Macmanus
- Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon (Please note that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) (paid link) Oh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, I've missed you :) Join me with a warm brew for this week's espresso episode where we:
1. Catch up - what I've been up to this week (embracing my multi passionate ways!)
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - the difficulty with knowing what steps to take to build a creative and intentional life
3. Introduce 'Creative of the week' - I introduce you to Soniya of Thesps Design Studio (@thesps_designstudio) who shares a story about two of her successes in her art business over recent weeks. If you'd like to contribute to next week's episode, email me at charlie@imcharlieindia.com or DM me on Instagram @imcharlieindiawith your contribution or any questions :)Oh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting my website and leaving your email here: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello creatives, I've missed you :) Join me with a warm brew for this week's espresso episode where we:
1. Catch up - where I've been and a big life update...
2. Discuss my struggle of the week - new year's overwhelm and how I overcame it...
3. Introduce 'Creative of the week' - I invite you to contribute to the podcast.... email me at charlie@imcharlieindia.com or DM me on Instagram @imcharlieindiawith your contribution or any questions :) Oh and make sure to join The Brew, our email community, by visiting and leaving your email: www.imcharlieindia.com
Stay creative!
Charlie x
Hello Creative Beans!
Are you plagued with questions like how to have it all, how to find your calling in life, how to find your passion or how to find your favourite things? In today's Espresso Episode I share a poem and my story about my path to discovering and celebrating the fact that I am a multipotentialite (also referred to as renaissance person, scanner, multi creative or multipassionate). There is no such thing as 'too many interests and hobbies' - if anything, it is your superpower...
You can also watch the video I made to accompany this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YmQyHV_mvU
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
- Sign up for The Brew: www.thecreativescoffeeclub.com/thebrew
- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativescoffeeclub/
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Buy us a coffee to sip on throughout the coming episodes: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcccpodcast
Email me: charlie@thecreativescoffeeclub.com
To all of you that have contributed to this community so far, THANK YOU, truly, you are the caffeine to my coffee!
Charlie x
My guest this week is Iasonas Bakas. Iasonas is a full time structural engineer, part time PhD candidate and a creative at heart. He dedicates the majority of his spare time to drafting portraits in graphite and exploring the influence of graphic design on traditional drawing. He is fascinated by the individuality of each one of us and as such he tries to capture not necessarily the fine detail in his work but mainly the gesture, expression and emotion. He is just stepping into the use of oil paint, while he is also planning to start exhibiting again as art spaces become available after COVID.
I loved talking with Iasonas about how his technical career as a structural engineer benefits his art. In my experience, we do not often hear stories exemplifying how we can be both corporate and creative (usually the end goal is making enough money from your art to leave the corporate world behind!). But, like me, Iasonas actively enjoys integrating both into his life. I am happy to share this conversation in the hope it inspires even just one of you to take up your space as a creative despite having a technical background... there's no rulebook for creativity and, as Iasonas shows in this episode, your multi faceted nature is what makes you and your creativity oh so beautifully unique.
In this episode we discuss:
- How Iasonas's career as a structural engineer, and pursuits as a PhD student, inform his art.
- How he, as a self taught artist, structures and executes creative projects like learning to draw.
- How to avoid overwhelm when juggling a career and creative pursuits on the side.
- The importance of focusing on progress over perfectionism, and how to value progress first.
- The harsh truths about the difficulties of selling art online and how he intends to set himself up for creative business success.
SAY HI TO IASONAS: https://www.instagram.com/bakas.artist/
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
- sign up for The Brew (our newsletter): https://www.thecreativescoffeeclub.com/thebrew
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- Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIlQ8T836wBB7LxUTT4b-g
BUY US A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcccpodcast
Business enquiries: charlie@thecreativescoffeeclub.com
To all of you that have contributed to this community, THANK YOU, truly - you are the caffeine to my (very) decaffeinated coffee!
Charlie x
Hello Creative Beans!
In today's Espresso Episode I share 5 simple tools that allowed me to move from fear, perfectionism and a lack of self-belief to creativity. It wouldn't be an understatement to say they changed my life in the process!
You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VsFhRWejdU&t=21s
STRUTHLESS, MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dArgOrm98Bk
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
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- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VsFhRWejdU&t=21s
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Email me: charlie@thecreativescoffeeclub.com
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- Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itscharlieindia
To all of you that have contributed to this community so far, THANK YOU, truly, you are the caffeine to my coffee!
Charlie x
My guest this week is Alex Kate. Alex is a British singer-songwriter and producer who has been writing songs since she can remember but until recently kept them to herself. She was classically trained and had even featured in professional operas and orchestras, but it took the global pandemic to wake her up and realise that she wanted to share the songs she had been writing over the last decade with the world. Alex previously worked in the music industry in various guises as the 'person behind the person', and in this conversation reveals why and how she claimed her own space as a creative.
This is a warm, generous and insightful conversation that I am sure you will leave feeling inspired. This week's topics include:
- listening to your inner voice
- claiming your creativity and sharing it with the world
- the importance of vocalising who you are
- moving from living vicariously through your dreams to taking action
- getting over perfectionism, starting, and learning as you go
- finding unjudging and supportive community
and so much more!
SAY HI TO ALEX:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexkatemusic/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6PUla9e4QeuKItSyAEmI2l?si=8a336838798c43d4&nd=1
Website: https://www.alexkatemusic.com/music
Book referenced in this episode: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
- Sign up for The Brew: www.thecreativescoffeeclub.com/thebrew
- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativescoffeeclub/
- Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itscharlieindia
- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIlQ8T836wBB7LxUTT4b-g
Buy us a coffee to sip on throughout the coming episodes: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcccpodcast
To all of you that have contributed to this community so far, THANK YOU, truly, you are the caffeine to my coffee!
Charlie x
Hello, Charlie India here! In this episode, I introduce myself as the host of The Creatives' Coffee Club and tell the story behind its making. Listen to get to know me a little better, and find out what The Creatives' Coffee Club has in store for you in the coming episodes...
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY:
- Sign up for The Brew: www.thecreativescoffeeclub.com/thebrew
- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativescoffeeclub/
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- Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIlQ8T836wBB7LxUTT4b-g
Buy us a coffee to sip on throughout the coming episodes: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tcccpodcast
To all of you that have contributed to this community so far, THANK YOU, truly, you are the caffeine to my coffee!
Charlie x