​​Holly and Thea are back with less of a bang and more of a gentle fizz… it’s the end of a busy creative year and we’re talking burnout! On this episode of The Creative Life Podcast we discuss what creative burnout looks like for us and offer a variety of helpful tips — whether you want to get straight back to creating or make the most of a full rest, we’ve got you covered!

It’s been an absolute blast sharing our creative lives with you this year, thank you for tuning in and supporting us as we’ve grown! Here’s to more adventures in the Holly-and-Thea-verse next year!

Oh God, I do not belong on this podcast, I don’t have anything insightful to say, oh God, what am I doing here, oh help, oh… wait, is this thing on?

On this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, we’re talking all things imposter syndrome. Have you ever had an underlying feeling that you’re not good enough? What about a moment of crisis, where everyone else in the room seems to know what they’re doing, and you feel about as welcome as a carrot in a fruit bowl? Fear not! It turns out Holly and Thea have felt that way too! They’re here to share one or two hair-curling anecdotes from times when they have faced creative imposter syndrome, as well as offering some top tips on how to move past the Big, Scary Crisis Moment. When you look at it this way, could imposter syndrome actually be your friend? Also featuring: girls being fed to wolves, novels being two-thirds finished, and the most important advice of all: give up! (Don’t really...or at least listen to the pod first) Let’s dive into it!

Holly’s creative shoutout: The Woods, new album by Ldia the Bard

Thea’s creative shoutout: Notes on the Sonnets, poetry collection by Luke Kennard

This week, Thea and Holly swap their paintbrushes and word docs for something a little more… movement-based. We’re joined by guest Dance Artist Catherine Sleeman (@inkstainedballerina on Instagram), whose creative journey takes us from a childhood fondness for pink tutus (thanks, Little Pink Ballerina) to the rich, tangled world of contemporary dance, folk traditions, and finding meaning through movement.

We chat about what it means to make art with your body, and how dance circles can be uniquely obsessed with physical technique over storytelling and meaning-making. Catherine shares her refreshingly honest thoughts on being a “professional” dancer (spoiler: it’s complicated), balancing creativity with the realities of earning a living, and rediscovering why dancing for love - not perfection - might just be the point.

Also featuring: jaw-droppingly stunning metaphors, the mysterious loss of dances that disappear the moment they end, and a deep dive into how movement can unlock language itself. Plus, a few classic best-friend tangents, as always.

Keeeeeep dancing!