Creative Nectar: Talks & Tools for Heart-Centered Living in a Changing World

Jenny Hahn & Stephanie Gray

Creative Nectar is a safe space for exploring all things creative and transformational. Your hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray bring together conversations and practices around art-making as a path to self-discovery, heart-centered living and finding wholeness. Receive tips, teachings, and plenty of stories to inspire your own creative journey in these changing times--whether or not you identify as an artist. Whatever your own unique path or medium, come drink up support and nourishment for your soul's truest expression.

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Episodes

Your Creativity Questions Answered
Sep 3 2024
Your Creativity Questions Answered
Let’s change things up before our hiatus! In this different format episode, your hosts Stephanie Gray and Jenny Hahn chew over some of your great listener-submitted questions: What’s the connection between process art and art you sell? How do you price your art? What’s the difference between art journaling and process art for healing and self-connection? What do you do with completed process art that’s piling up? How does process art relate to Internal Family Systems work? How does using different mediums expand the imagination? How is creativity related to suffering? Listen in for juicy conversation and insights.Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
What is Creative Flow?
Jul 2 2024
What is Creative Flow?
There's a lot of talk about creative flow and "flow state" in general, but what exactly is it? How do you know when you’re in the flow? What are the benefits? Do you have to be a professional artist or athlete to experience it?Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray as they discuss why creative flow is so important not only for personal bliss and fulfillment, but also for the wellbeing of the collective. You won’t want to miss this episode because co-host and author Jenny Hahn shares excerpts from her book Creative Flow and offers practices for your creativity journey. Resources:Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence, by Jenny HahnFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
"Will I Always Paint Like A First Grader?" Questions From the Studio
Jun 18 2024
"Will I Always Paint Like A First Grader?" Questions From the Studio
We hear this question, or a version of it, in almost every workshop we facilitate. As humans we have the need and desire to create... Also as humans, we want to “get it right” and be good at whatever we decide to do. But what would happen if you didn’t have to get it right or paint like a pro the first time you tried something new creatively? What if playing and getting curious like a first grader was enough? In today’s episode, hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray talk about how it feels to play  with curiosity without attachment to results, and why painting like a first grader is something that even professional artists often try to get back to.Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
The Art of Vulnerability
Mar 5 2024
The Art of Vulnerability
Making art or engaging in any creative endeavor requires a certain amount of vulnerability. So does just being ourselves in the world in an open and authentic way, especially when things feel risky or uncertain. In this episode, we address the challenges of “showing up naked” and being seen for who we are in life and how creative expression supports the practice of vulnerability by getting honest and up close with ourselves. Join hosts Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray for a raw and revealing conversation!Resources:Brené Brown’s TED talk: The Power of VulnerabilityJenny’s deck: Wisdom of the Shadow: Oracle for Self-Discovery, Soul Work & TransformationJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
Trust the Process: How to Creatively Step Into the Unknown
Jan 9 2024
Trust the Process: How to Creatively Step Into the Unknown
Stepping into the unknown can be scary, but what if there was a way to make it easier? Can we use the creative process to help us trust what we don’t know or understand? Join Jenny and Stephanie as they discuss this possibility and share experiences where their studio experiences have spilled over into their daily lives, bringing magic and mystery to both the journey of creating and to life itself.Resources:Steph's blog post about allowing magicBook: Trust the Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go by Shaun McNiffBook: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence by Jenny HahnYouTube video: Taoist concept of Wu WeiJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
“I don’t have a Creative Bone In My Body”: Are We ALL Creative?
Dec 26 2023
“I don’t have a Creative Bone In My Body”: Are We ALL Creative?
What stories do you tell yourself about your creativity? Do you believe we are ALL creative? Join Stephanie and Jenny as they weigh in on this question and explore the way creativity is defined in western culture, how we often limit creativity and keep it in a box, and how fear, worry, and doubt can get in the way of creating the future we most want to see - even though engaging creativity is proven to increase happiness and wellbeing. Whether you identify as an artist or claim you don’t have a creative bone in your body, listen in on this thought provoking discussion and receive tips for engaging your curiosity and tapping your own inherent creative potential.Resources:Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, by Elizabeth Gilbert Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip to Unleash Your Best Ideas, by Becky BladesJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
When Authentic Truths Collide: How to Meet Each Other From The Heart
Dec 12 2023
When Authentic Truths Collide: How to Meet Each Other From The Heart
Sharing our truth and perspective while bumping up against another’s can feel uncomfortable and even a bit scary sometimes. The need for a change in how we communicate is necessary if we are to move forward into a life of diversity, harmony and inclusion. Is this even possible? Could the creative process retrain us to move from the heart even in the midst of difficult conversations? Join your hosts Jenny and Stephanie as they dive into this multilayered topic with creative insights and tools for moving into a new way of relating.Resources:“You can’t hate someone whose story you know” fromTurning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future by  Margaret J. WheatleyNon violent communicationAuthentic RelatingConscious Connections KC (Meet Up Group)Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
Meeting Sacred Rage: Creatively Giving Voice to What Matters
Nov 28 2023
Meeting Sacred Rage: Creatively Giving Voice to What Matters
The experience of anger or even rage can be uncomfortable, but when we don’t have an outlet it can project outward as violence or inward as self-destruction, helplessness and dis-ease. Sacred rage is a natural protective and expressive impulse that arises when we become aware of an injustice and feel compelled to take action - and creative expression can be a healthy outlet for meeting sacred rage and gaining clarity on what we’re most passionate about. Join your hosts Jenny and Stephanie  for a conversation and tools for working with your own sacred rage through creative expression. Resources:Jenny's painting titled Sacred RageJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
Restoring The Nervous System With Creativity
Nov 14 2023
Restoring The Nervous System With Creativity
Is your nervous system overwhelmed? Chances are you’re familiar with some of the signs of a taxed nervous system - in fact, this may quickly be considered the “new normal”. So how do we counterbalance the effects of stressors in our lives using creativity? Jenny Hahn and Stephanie Gray dive into this topic and share their own stories of what it’s like to recalibrate their nervous systems with art making and more.Resources:The Nervous SystemThe Vagus Nerve and Soothing The Nervous System (article by Anna Mikhova) Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us (book by Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen)Join our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)
Does Shadow Work Need to be Scary? How to Creatively Work With Your Shadowy Layers
Oct 31 2023
Does Shadow Work Need to be Scary? How to Creatively Work With Your Shadowy Layers
Shadow work is a topic gaining more awareness in pop culture, but it's a process that can bring with it lots of fear and resistance. The shadow refers to the aspects of ourselves that are buried, forgotten, or still completely unconscious ~ and often get projected onto others. However, shadow work doesn't have to be scary! In this latest episode (released on Halloween day) we delve into stories of meeting our own shadows and how to use creativity to support your own shadow exploration and integration. Resources:Wisdom of the Shadow Oracle for Self-Discovery, Soul Work & TransformationJenny's brand new book! Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy EssenceBook referenced by Pema Chodron: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult TimesJoin our Soul Nectar Online Community! Our private Facebook group is our free tier, open to all. The paid monthly membership includes live Zoom gatherings and resources for your creative self-discovery journey (hosted on Ko-fi.) More information at www.creativenectarstudio.com (Also reach out to us here with questions, topic requests, or just to send some love)Check out Jenny's new book, an essential resource for your creative journey: Creative Flow: Tap and Express Your Juicy Essence**If you love our show, PLEASE leave a rating &/or review through the platform you are listening. This helps us tremendously, and we are SO grateful 🙏**Discover more on Instagram - the podcast comes to life with stories, reels and images around today’s topic! @creativenectarstudioFollow our individual work: Jenny Hahn Art and Steph Gray Art(Intro and outro music by Tim Behrens)