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The Creative Collective

Allie Joy and Emily Sharp

The Creative Collective Podcast is an inviting space where we explore how creativity can weave its way into everyday life and help us feel more connected to ourselves and others. Hosted by licensed art therapists Allie Joy and Emily Sharp, it’s rooted in one simple belief: you don’t have to be an artist to benefit from creativity. You just need a little curiosity and a willingness to begin. Each week, we share honest conversations and practical tools to support a creative life that feels

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00:42:39

What If Creativity Looked Like a Garden? with...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/09/28

What if the most creative thing you did this year was grow something?Dominique Begnaud is an art therapist in St. Louis who works with art, play, and gardening — and it's the gardening that we couldn't stop thinking about. She runs art and garden groups in community nonprofits and schools, and her practice is built on a simple idea: that tending something is a creative act.In this conversation she gets specific about what making art with plants actually looks like and how this changes with

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00:32:51

Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Ask an Art Therapist

The Creative Collective ·

2026/09/21

Here's the listener requested episode where we chat about all your Art Therapy FAQs! Emily and Allie answer the questions they get asked at parties, on airplanes, in comment sections, and occasionally by other mental health professionals who should probably know better. They cover what art therapy actually is, what it takes to become an art therapist in the US, and what those two letters after our names really mean.We cover some funny stories and the times we recommend lying about your job, as

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00:39:39

Did Adulthood Make Us Less Creative? with Rukmini Poddar

The Creative Collective ·

2026/09/14

Rukmini Poddar didn't initially set out to teach anyone about drawing their emotions. In 2015, burnt out at the end of a graphic design degree and convinced she was the least consistent person alive, she started The 100 Day Project with no plan beyond touching the page every day. Ten years later she's the author of Draw Your Feelings, she leads workshops for individuals, schools, retreats and corporate teams, and she's built a global creative community out of people who mostly don't

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00:33:49

Can We Please Stop Monetizing Every Hobby?

The Creative Collective ·

2026/09/07

You bake the cake, finish the sweater, frame the painting — and someone asks when you're going to start selling it.They mean it as a compliment, and it usually is one. But when did, "someone would pay for that" become the main way we tell people their creativity has value? On this art therapy podcast, Emily and Allie get into what that does to the making itself, and why the pressure shows up fastest on the things we love most.Allie explains why she has never sold a single piece of the

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00:44:15

Is Doing Nothing the Secret to Being More Creative?...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/08/31

What happens when you stop trying so hard to be creative?This week, we’re joined by therapist and ceramic artist Melissa Grisi to talk about creativity, clay, imposter syndrome, and what it actually looks like to find your way back to making when you feel stuck.Melissa shares how clay has followed her through different chapters of her life, why it took her years to fully claim the word “artist,” and how slowing down has completely changed her relationship with creativity.We also get into creative

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00:30:20

15. Did We Accidentally Ruin Whimsy?

The Creative Collective ·

2026/08/24

Whimsy is having a moment.Searches are up, whimsymaxxing is everywhere, brands are bedazzling their products, and what started as people sharing the tiny, weird things they do to make ordinary life more fun has somehow turned into… a shopping list.So, did we accidentally lose the point?This week, we’re talking about what whimsy actually means, why we think so many adults are craving more play, color, silliness, nostalgia, and everyday magic right now, and whether something changes when a mindset

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00:36:40

14. Art Is Your Superpower with Leah Guzman

The Creative Collective ·

2026/08/17

Somewhere along the way, most of us picked up the idea that creativity is something you have to earn — that you need the right studio space, the right technical skills, and a long stretch of free time before you're allowed to make anything. Our conversation today our our creativity podcast takes all of that apart.Leah Guzman is a board-certified art therapist with twenty years in the field, an artist, and the author of five books on creativity and healing. She's spent twenty-two years

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00:38:24

13. Please Let Yourself Be Bad at Something

The Creative Collective ·

2026/08/10

Being a beginner sounds fun until you are staring at a blank page, comparing yourself to a version of you from ten years ago, or thinking, “I do not have time for this.”In this episode, Allie and Emily talk about what it really feels like to begin. Sometimes that means trying something completely new, like learning mahjong. Sometimes it means returning to an old creative practice and discovering that it somehow feels familiar and brand new at the same time.They share their recent experiments with

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00:35:59

12. A Table Can Be Just as Creative as a Canvas with...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/08/03

The fastest way to turn a room of strangers into a room full of friends isn't a good icebreaker question — it's giving them something to make, share, and taste. In this episode of The Creative Collective, our art therapy podcast and creativity podcast, we sit down with Kiki Canuto, the chef and founder behind Getaway Plate — a traveling culinary studio that thoughtfully builds creative community. She moves from city to city, working with local artists, designers, and organizers, and builds

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00:39:10

11. Creative Check-In: Your Creativity Deserves...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/07/27

What if the creative friendships that actually last aren't built on grand gestures, but instead, on your average Wednesday afternoon standing-date?In this episode of The Creative Collective, our art therapy podcast and creativity podcast, Emily and Allie talk about creative friendships — the specific kind of connection that forms when you make things alongside someone else. They get into why shared vulnerability speeds up closeness, why a weekly standing plan might be the most useful friendship

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00:45:30

10. Flowers Die and We Still Plant Them with Cheryl...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/07/20

What happens when the career you were promised doesn't show up as promised — and you have to build one from scratch?In this episode of The Creative Collective, our art therapy podcast and creativity podcast, we talk with Cheryl Walpole Tiku, a licensed art therapist who started her career in product development at Ralph Lauren before training at Pratt Institute and spending nearly two decades across hospitals and private practice in New York. She's now the editor and co-author of a new book

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00:37:38

9. So...When Did We All Stop Making Art?

The Creative Collective ·

2026/07/13

What if coming back to creativity didn't have to look like a commitment — what if it could look like one small, imperfect thing you did on a Tuesday afternoon and never showed anyone?In this Creative Check-In episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie get into the real reasons people drift away from creativity — and more importantly, what it actually looks like to find your way back. Whether you've been away from a creative practice for a few weeks or a few years, or you're

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00:51:30

8. Creative Risks Are Less Scary Than Creative Regret...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/07/06

What if the secret to a creative life isn't waiting until you're ready — it's deciding that ready is overrated?In this episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie sit down with Gabrielle Siegel — founder of The Aura Creative design agency, writer published in Teen Vogue and beyond, fiddle player, and competitive Irish dancer who walked into her first class in her twenties with zero training and quietly decided she was going to make it to the top anyway. Gabrielle writes a Substack

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00:34:24

7. Move Over Girls' Trips...Creative Retreats Are Here

The Creative Collective ·

2026/06/29

What if the most restorative thing you can do while traveling isn't simply relaxing, but making something — surrounded by people, in creative community, seeing the world (and yourself) a little differently than when you arrived?In this Creative Check-In episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie recap their recent trip to Folegandros, Greece — a Creative Club retreat Emily co-hosts, and the first one Allie has attended. Morning swims, linoleum stamp carving, watercolor doodles made

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00:55:23

6. The Best Thing You Can Make Is Bad Art with Meagan...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/06/22

What if the thing standing between you and a creative life isn't talent — it's the belief that you need it?In this episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie sit down with Meagan Mahaffy, founder of Art Gurl — a global creative wellness community that has reached people in over twenty countries and is built on one foundational belief: that creativity is not a skill reserved for artists. It's a practice that belongs to everyone.Meagan's path to building Art Gurl is not a straight

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00:46:13

5. Creative Check-In: Finding Your Creative Community...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/06/15

Are you craving creative community — but not quite sure where to find it, how to build it, or why it feels harder to hold onto as an adult?In this Creative Check-In episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie get into one of the topics closest to both of their hearts: creative community. What it actually looks like, why so many people are craving it right now, and what gets in the way of (finding or building) the kind of community that actually fits.They draw on their own experiences

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00:36:45

4. The Long Way Around: Emily Sharp on Creativity,...

The Creative Collective ·

2026/06/08

What if the path to your creative life was never supposed to be a straight line?In this episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Allie interviews co-host Emily Sharp — licensed art therapist, author, retreat host, and someone who has built an entire life and career around making things in unexpected places. You've already heard Emily on the show. This episode is where you find out how she got here.Her path to art therapy was anything but direct — and that's exactly what makes it worth hearing

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00:33:31

3. Creative Check-In: What's In Our Creative Bags

The Creative Collective ·

2026/06/01

What if the only thing standing between you and a more creative life was a bag you haven't packed yet?In this first Creative Check-In episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, Emily and Allie open up their creative bags and share what's inside. They talk through what they each carry, reasons behind those specific supplies, and what it actually means to keep creativity accessible. Not as a productivity strategy, but as a daily permission slip to make things without a plan, a point, or an

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00:44:23

2. Allie Joy on Coming Home to Creativity

The Creative Collective ·

2026/05/25

What happens when creativity isn't just something you do — but something that shaped who you became?In this episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, co-host Emily turns the mic towards co-host Allie Joy to hear the creative story behind the person. Allie is a licensed art therapist, content creator, and community builder — and while you've already heard her voice on the show, this episode is the first time you're hearing her story.Allie traces her relationship with creativity from an art-filled

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00:25:54

1. Welcome to The Creative Collective!

The Creative Collective ·

2026/05/18

What if creativity didn’t have to be productive, polished, or even shared to matter?In this opening episode of The Creative Collective Podcast, hosts and licensed art therapists Emily and Allie invite you into a softer, more expansive way of thinking about creativity. This podcast is rooted in the belief that creativity belongs to everyone — and that it becomes even more meaningful when experienced in community.Together, they share why they started the show and the gap they hope to fill: moving

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