Stumbling Toward Genius

Jun 22 2022
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Stumbling Toward Genius is your haven when it seems like a good idea to give up your creative dreams. Hosted by writing and creativity coach Cynthia Morris, this podcast features interviews with writers, artists, and entrepreneurs on how they overcame the obstacles in their creative process. Tune in for actionable inspiration to feel less alone and more empowered as you stumble toward your genius.

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How Our Creative Ancestors Influence Our Art: Adri Norris on Stumbling Toward Genius

Jun 22 2022 62 mins  
Who are your creative ancestors, and how can their stories influence your creative journey? Your creative ancestors are those people who make you, you. They build you up and inform your creativity through the things they teach you, even from a distant past. Their legacies inspire you to share their stories with future generations through your art. They are part of what I call your

The Link Between Spirituality and Creative Inspiration Stumbling Toward Genius, With Kim Roberts

Jun 08 2022 44 mins  
Have you ever had a spiritual awakening that opened your eyes to a new or deeper creative practice? My friend Kim Roberts did. Her long-time yoga practice opened her eyes to the deeper dimensions of life, eventually leading her to Paris, where she started painting. Kim is multifaceted, sharing her gifts as a yoga practitioner and instructor, psychotherapist, coach, artist, and writ

Courage to Write the Book of Your Heart with Heather Stimmler on Stumbling Toward Genius

May 25 2022 57 mins  
How do you know when it is the right time to write and publish your book? And then, how do you find the courage to step back from a project that you’ve poured your heart into so you can create a larger body of work? Today, you’ll hear a conversation with my friend, Heather Stimmler from the highly acclaimed Secrets of Paris website and newsletter. A labor of love, Secrets of Pa

Creating on Your Own Terms with Cory Huff on Stumbling Toward Genuis

May 11 2022 54 mins  
Sometimes we get stuck thinking that someone else’s way should work for us, then we get frustrated when it doesn’t. Today, on Stumbling Toward Genius, I talk with my friend Cory Huff about how he is navigating his creativity his way. Cory Huff is Chief Marketing Officer at Productive Flourishing, founder at The Abundant Artist, and serial fiction writer. His background also inc

Finishing What Matters Most, Stumbling Toward Genius with Charlie Gilkey

Apr 27 2022 64 mins  
Do you have an unfinished project you’ve been working on for months, years, or maybe even decades? You know, the one you keep putting on the back burner for “some” day. But that day never seems to come? Today, we’re talking with Charlie Gilkey, author of the book Start Finishing about what happens to us when we don’t finish the projects we start, and how we can “start f

Initiating Change Through Intimacy with Krissy Shields on Stumbling Toward Genius

Apr 13 2022 48 mins  
Have you ever heard someone say something that felt like a dart to your heart? My guest on the show today, Krissy Shields, had just such an experience when she heard Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams speak about racism at Camp Good Life Project a few years ago. That moment became a catalyst for change in her and led her to host a peer group called Brave Circle. Krissy Shields is a wellness

Art, Sketching and Inspiration in Paris: Stumbling Toward Genius with Marcus McAllister

Mar 30 2022 64 mins  
Today on Stumbling Toward Genius I am excited to talk with one of my favorite people, Marcus McAllister. Marcus is a French-American professional artist based in Paris for the past twenty-five years. In his acrylic paintings and long-term Sketchbook discipline, he layers figures, animals, text, abstract signs, and mystic symbols to create meaningful, dream-like glimpses of his inne

Carving Out Time For Our Creative Pursuits Infuses Our Vitality with Dallas Woodburn

Mar 16 2022 42 mins  
Who are you writing for? ⁠Who counts in determining what we create? Sometimes we get bogged down by the idea of what our audience, peers, or the people in our lives will think of our creative pursuits. That can lead to a muddying of the waters of the creative process. In this episode, Dallas shares how she broke through those barriers to write the books that were in her heart. Li

Life is Better Sketching: Stumbling Toward Genius with Koosje Koene

Mar 02 2022 66 mins  
What happens when you lose your mojo by making the stuff you are told to make instead of what you want to make? Today, we’re sitting down with Koosje Koene to talk about how burnout in her photography business led her to a series of dull “cubicle” jobs. It was then that she started spending all of her free time soaking in her creative pursuits and drawing each day. Now she te

Books that truly change lives with Nicholas Hutchison

Feb 16 2022 52 mins  
Why do you read books? We might read all kinds of books, but not have an intention for our time spent with that author. What if you read books more intentionally? Nicholas Hutchison of Bookthinkers, spends his days reading books with the aim of learning, growing and applying what he’s learned right away. I love that idea, but personally don’t have systems in place for turning b