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Creative Pep Talk

A Weekly Podcast Companion for Your Creative Journey Transform your creative potential into reality by making your creativity a practice. A “creative discipline” can feel like an oxymoron. Creativity is about doing something new. Discipline is about doing something consistently. The aim of this podcast is to help you strike that elusive balance. Each week, New York Times Bestselling Author Illustrator Andy J. Pizza shares everything he’s learning about building a thriving creative practice

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548 - 5 Creative / Neurodivergent Friendly...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2026/03/25

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word: invisiblethings.co--- This episode is for you if: 1 - You have so many ideas but struggle to realize many of them! 2 - Most productivity advice doesn’t work for you. 3 - You need to feel excited and hopeful again about your creative practice. SHOW NOTES: Creative Pep Talk Ep 548 with Jarod K.

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28:06

546 - How to Transform What You're Drowning in Into...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2026/03/11

This episode is for you if:1 - You want to figure out how to put your deep personal experiences into your work, but you have never seemed to figure out how to. 2 - You are currently overwhelmed and can’t find the energy or ideas for your creative practice. 3 - You are ruminating on painful things from your life or from the state of the world, and it’s stopping you from taking action. 4 - You feel your best ideas are in the past or escaping you, and you can’t seem to “bottle that lightning”

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72:14

545 - Make Your Life & Creative Work More Rich with...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2026/03/04

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word!--- This episode is for you if: 1 - You need a reminder to feel how vital making personal creative work is to your life. 2 - You are a creative type or neurodivergent person needing an example of how to do lots of things well. 3 - Your soul could use some warmth and grounding! This chat is with wonderful Poet and Author Jarod K. Anderson AKA The CryptoNaturalist! SHOW NOTES: Jarod K.

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55:14

542 - When to Reboot Your Work + A Better Option than...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2026/02/11

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- My editor Conner loved this episode, which is always a good sign! Two reasons to listen to this: 1 - If your work feels stale or a long term project feels stuck, and you have been wondering if you need to switch it up, reboot, or pivot, this episode is for you. We talk a lot about how to navigate this with Zak Rosen, who just did

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47:10

537 - Reignite Creative Drive with This Energizing...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2026/01/07

Pre-Order “Mysterious Things”--- How do you get excited for the New Year when things feel so unstable? How do you get jazzed about planning and goals, when you don’t know what future you’re planning for? In times like these, I find it more effective to tap into the creative drives you already have, than working towards a future that may or may not come to pass. Tune in to check out the 3 creative drives and figure out which you can employ today to get excited about making creative work

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74:00

536 - Rest and Retreat as a Neurodivergent Creative...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/12/24

This is a special HOLIDAY episode featuring the chat I had on Katherine May’s Podcast “The Clearing” where guests explore their ideal real or fantasy retreat. Here’s what Katherine said about the episode:The ADHD and autistic tendency to rest in motion is fully realised in American author and illustrator Andy J. Pizza’s vision of the ideal retreat. Choosing an extraordinary fictional setting which incorporates an ingenious method of traveling the world, this episode showcases the wonder of a

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45:28

535 - If You Only Listen to One Episode of this...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/12/17

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- The Creative Pep Talk Top 5 BEST IDEAS from 2025. This is a FUN BLITZ through the most essential ideas and tactics from our past year of episodes. This was exciting and helpful for me to review, and I can’t wait for you to hear this jam packed, end of year episode!‌ SHOW NOTES:502 - How to Beat the Analysis Paralysis of "The

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34:54

532 - THIS is Your Creative Secret Weapon that You’re...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/11/26

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- Who doesn’t want better opportunities? The key is standing out and having a unique creative offering. But that is much easier said than done, when it feels like EVERYTHING has been DONE! How do you find your edge? I have had some client opportunities come may way recently that felt SO perfectly custom tailored for me, and it got

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528 - Overcome Urge to Bury Artwork, Escape...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/10/29

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- We cover a LOT in this episode. If you want some PEP but you’re not sure exactly what it is you need, we probably cover it in this episode! We explore: When the reality of creating isn’t what we thought it would be. How to find your flow when things got stale. Escaping the voices that tell you to hide. Finding that “magic

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53:27

527 - Visual Journaling: Generate Ideas, Mindfulness...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/10/22

Stay pepped ALL NEXT YEAR with our 2026 Calendar: creativepeptalk.etsy.com--- Visual journaling can unlock your creativity, but it can also enhance your life. If you are struggling to tune into your everyday life and find inspiration there, this is the episode for you! Samantha Dion Baker has written the book on this! Well 3 books on this!! So much goodness in this episode! SHOW NOTES: Samantha Dion Bakerhttps://www.sdionbaker.comhttps://samanthadionbaker.substack.com Draw Your

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31:50

526 - Your Niche is Hiding in The Last Place You’d Look

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/10/15

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- Find your niche. Stand out from the competition. Find your unique selling point. Easier said than done. Right? In this episode we explore where your creative edge might be hiding and how to strategically think about your place within the creative markets you find yourself in. SHOW NOTES: Get the Creative Career Path Handbook by

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42:43

525 - The Prerequisite to Connecting with Potential Fans

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/10/08

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- Do you feel like the stuff you’re putting out is white noise in an already noisy world? In this episode we explore what you need to cut through and connect with the hearts of your potential fans. SHOW NOTESStudy: “Seeing your life story as a Hero's Journey increases meaning in life”https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36972106/ The

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45:37

523 - The Power of Finding Your Attention Aperture,...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/09/24

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: http://andyjpizza.substack.com--- This episode contains three small things that made a huge difference in my creative practice! Tune in if you know you need a creative boost, but you’re not EXACTLY sure what it is you need because this is like THREE mini episodes in ONE. SHOW NOTES: Strengthsfinder

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37:47

515 - Want to Quit Social Media? 3 Essential...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/07/23

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: andyjpizza.substack.com--- Social media has become a very difficult space for artists and lots of folks are looking for other places to share their work. Before we all bail, there are a few things to consider. This episode identifies 3 essential needs we have been attempting to satisfy with social media, so that we can be clear on what it is we’re leaving and how

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67:21

514 - Tap Your Mood, Connect to Your Target Audience...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/07/16

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter: andyjpizza.substack.com--- You know those people who are SO FREE and CREATIVE that spending time with them just opens you up and makes you want to be more authentic and creative yourself? Eliza Kinkz is a human like that. If you need some of that, THIS EPISODE HAS GOT YOU COVERED! We talk: PROCESS TIPS: How to keep the FUN, FLOW, and LIFE in your process so that

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46:42

513 - Why Creatives Have to Build Habits Differently...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/07/09

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter.---You know that in order to make progress you have to show up in a disciplined way or have good creative habits, but no matter how hard you try, you always end up throwing in the towel. If that’s you, listen to this episode! Let’s talk CREATIVE DISCIPLINE! SHOW NOTES: Atomic Habitshttps://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie

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36:22

511 - A Message for Sensitive Creatives Who Are...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/06/25

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter.--- Listen to this if you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling to focus and unable to find the fuel you need to show up. There’s a cliche that says artists are depressive types, and although this isn’t completely unfounded, this disposition creates a powerful opportunity that you may be missing! SHOW NOTES: Andre 3000 on Broken

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38:07

506 - The Career Defining Breakthrough I Found in...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/05/21

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter.---When times are hectic and industries freeze, it can feel like creative progress is impossible. In times like these, rather than bang your head up against the same wall over and over again, you can see this external block as a sign that it’s time to shift your focus and ways of being. In this episode I share one of the most essential breakthroughs in my creative

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505 - How Demystifying Your Craft can Enhance the...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/05/14

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter.--- This was an INCREDIBLE CHAT. I left so pepped. If you are overwhelmed by the blank page, scared to try and fail, or feel the pressure to exist in a vacuum, this episode is for you! In this episode, Poet Maggie Smith is back with her brilliant new book “Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life”. I LOVED this book and this chat JUST AS

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28:58

504 - Reduce Overwhelm and Unlock More Creative Work...

Creative Pep Talk ·

2025/05/07

Feeling lost on the creative journey? Download our 7 step Creative Career Path Handbooklet for FREE by signing up to our newsletter here: andyjpizza.substack.com--- Are you overwhelmed pretty much no matter what you do? Are you overwhelmed by long to do lists? Short ones? Complex and simple ones? In this episode I will share a recent shift that has made a big impact on me that resulted in me feeling less overwhelmed and more able to be creatively productive. SHOW NOTES: Co-Writing / Editing:

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