Let yourself live

The journey of one little cucumber 💛 Kim Sujovolsky: a kind & inspiring chef 👩‍🍳

I got to chat with my lovely friend Kim. Kim and I became email pen pals a few years ago after I reached out from being blown away learning from her brilliant online vegan cooking school Brownble. She is one of the kindest, most loving, wise, creative people I know and I’m so grateful I got to speak with her in this episode. 🩷 The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I feel like food is a topic people dance around. There’s so many unreachable standards for the way we’re supposed to look, and that gets intertwined with the way we’re ‘supposed to eat.’ I’ve had life threatening food allergies since I was a baby. So I have innate restrictions I have to accommodate. I also became vegan - which for me was just taking out the meat as I’m allergic to milk and eggs. With the pressure and force of society, cooking nourishing food in a simple & available way feels impossible. It also feels hard to know where to start. How can I quiet the thoughts & opinions society hold’s about food - which involves information that always contradicts each other - and learn how to cook for myself and trust that I know what’s best for my body? How can I make cooking less intimidating and more like a fun skill I can grow & use to take good care of myself? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ [https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/] Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Kim: Kim’s vegan cooking courses: https://www.brownble.com [https://www.brownble.com] Kim’s Instagram & Youtube: http://instagram.com/brownble [http://instagram.com/brownble] https://www.youtube.com/c/Brownble [https://www.youtube.com/c/Brownble] (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com [https://baileycreativity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

A long time in the making - last episode of this series with special guest, my friend Lauren Sowter ❤️

The last episode of this series! I am so grateful for everyone I got to chat with and to you for listening. There will be more to come, but for now I’ll continue to encourage people to listen to these episodes, and if you’ve enjoyed, spread the word 🩷 My friend Lauren & I chat about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, mental health/anxiety, sharing on social media, trusting our intuition (Lauren’s magical!) and more ✨ The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: Throughout my life I’ve immersed myself in various passions and things that have excited me. I would get an idea for a business and jump right into it even if it was something totally new and unfamiliar to me. The shallow end of the pool was not in sight - I dove heart first into the deep end. I also would lose interest in things after a while, become bored or it wouldn’t be as fun or positive as I expected and I allowed myself to do that. But I struggled to experience my mental health challenges at the same time as wanting to work on things that excited me. How can I trust that I can create something that lasts, that I care about and that can support me financially and is fulfilling while knowing my ideas will evolve and change over time. How do I continue going after what I want even while experiencing mental health struggles and knowing that that will slow me down sometimes? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ [https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/] Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Lauren: Lauren’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurensowter/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurensowter/] (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com [https://baileycreativity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Sensitivity as your gift 🩷 Alissa Boyer: A highly sensitive mentor & a wise, kind role model

I discovered Alissa’s Instagram where she shares honestly & informatively about the experience & life of a highly sensitive person and how to thrive with this trait years ago. I was 15 or 16 at the time and through her wisdom, began to learn how to love and embrace my sensitive nature. I’m so grateful to still be connected with her and to have had this lovely chat. ✨ The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: Everybody says I’m too dramatic. People like me if I’m quiet, not if I’m loud but also if I’m quiet everyone says I’m shy and then I’m just trapped within myself with no voice. I feel everything so deeply. I’m angry at the scary things that happen in the world. I’m confused on why people aren’t kind. And everyone around me seems to be desensitized to it? I feel just so different from everyone else and seem to notice and care about things that everyone else seems to ignore. I don’t fit in and I have so many feelings. I want to feel free like I did as a little kid and have fun and be playful but I can’t ignore my deep thoughts. I feel like I can’t handle things that everyone else seems to handle just fine. Is there something wrong with me? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ [https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/] Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Alissa: Alissa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifebyalissa/ [https://www.instagram.com/lifebyalissa/] Alissa’s Website: https://www.sensitiveandsoulful.com [https://www.sensitiveandsoulful.com] (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com [https://baileycreativity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Letting go of needing all the answers 🍁 A solo episode reading old poems & chatting

This week I decided to do a solo episode, just me chatting with you and reading some of my own poetry. I explore themes around letting go of needing all the answers, the power of asking questions, the gift in letting yourself be inspired by others vs feeling less than, and more :) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ [https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/] Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com [https://baileycreativity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

You are innately worthy 🌟 The warm, caring, self worth therapist, Nicola Jayne

I got to chat with the incredible Nicola all about our innate worthiness and how we can stop putting others on pedestals. I felt so seen and heard while speaking to her and she made the (virtual) space feel so warm and safe- even though I was the one interviewing her. I can’t wait for you to listen to all the wisdom and magical insights she shared. 💓 The theme we dove into/the “caller question”: I’ve always had a really hard time speaking up for myself and standing tall. I’ve often felt smaller and less than others, always putting the people around me on a pedestal and putting my true feelings & opinions to the side/pretending they don’t exist. I spend time trying to mold myself however I think others want me to be for them: quieter or louder or lesser or bigger. I even laugh along when people say demeaning things about me. At home I constantly have to defend my emotions and prove that they’re valid which leads me to always feeling misunderstood. How can I start seeing myself as a human being who isn’t less than anyone else? How can I honor the fact that sometimes I’m quiet, other times I’m loud, and I have deep emotions while not trying to prove the validity of myself? -a younger Bailey (me! I’m Bailey! I’m the caller) Connect with me: https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/ [https://www.instagram.com/baileycreativity/] Let’s chat! baileycreativity@gmail.com ✨ Connect with Nicola: Nicola’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theselfworththerapist/ [https://www.instagram.com/theselfworththerapist/] Nicola’s Website: https://nicolajaynetherapy.co.uk [https://nicolajaynetherapy.co.uk] (music) Stock Media provided by ELEM65274 / Pond5 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit baileycreativity.substack.com [https://baileycreativity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]