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My guest for this episode is Holly Stoppit. Yes that’s her name! Holly is a facilitator, educator, dramatherapist, IFS therapist, clinical supervisor, creative consultant, clown, fool, idiot. With all those titles you can be sure that Holly is delightful. Holly brings so much play and compassion and empathy to the conversation of what creativity does to and for our lives! Discover how Holly differentiates Clowning and Fooling. Learn how Holly infuses her work with Internal Family Systems parts work through embodied play! Also you have permission to laugh and enjoy this conversation! To find out more go to:

https://www.hollystoppit.com/blog/autumn-programme-2025

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

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Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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I’m so pleased to include my guest and friend, artist Iddo Oberski. I have known my guest Iddo Oberski for many years through the lens of his creative expression in our shared experiences at an artist retreat called the Discipline of Freedom. As it turns out many of Iddo’s artistic explorations have become a part of his creation called BALANCING IN FREEDOM. I have always been in awe of Iddo’s thoughtful approach to experimenting with art forms and exploring the underlying philosophy in a way that satisfies his curiosity.

Find out more at:

https://vimeo.com/1073153170

https://iddo.org.uk/index.html

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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My guest Mary Telfer is an Artist and founder of The Creative Collective, a $9/month online membership where creative people get weekly art challenges, monthly creative Zoom calls, and a supportive space to make and post art. I found Mary to be a delightful and passionate example of someone who has truly and deeply engaged with her own creativity. It shows in her enthusiasm for color. Mary walks us through some basic aspects of how to achieve the colors and how to express them. Mary is also a true champion of community as her Creative Collective is so open and inclusive whether you are a professional artist or a raw beginner. Mary just added a freebie for everyone, Income Ideas for Artists, and other free guides and videos. For more info go to:

https://www.marytelfer.com/the-creative-collective.html

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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I have known John Sparks on and off through several artist retreats and through his wife Christine. We have seen each other grow and learn and create over the years, and this latest expression of chakra healing seems like a potent example of John’s life work. I am so pleased to encourage John as he has also inspired and motivated me! I hope that you also see in John’s example that we each have a way forward. As John indicated we each can make a choice to be heart led and to remember our highest values.

To find out more about John’s offerings:

https://stan.store/divine-sparks

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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My guest this episode is Kisha Burlinson. Kisha is a community builder who specializes in initiations into the divine feminine for men and women. Kisha is part of a long lineage of shamanic healing work. She is a founding member of Shematrix.

For more information go to:

https://shematrix.com/

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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My guest is Baker Mukasa Actor, Singer, Teacher and Lover of Life! I have had the privilege of getting to know Baker Mukasa in the context of an artist workshop. Baker is the youngest participant in our group and met our teacher Kath through the Youth Music Theatre or YMT organization in England. In our interview Baker describes a play where his character has a role of being the custodian of another character named Joy, but I think this is also applicable to Baker himself. I’ve witnessed his amazing singing in a full throated late night jam session and I think that custodian of Joy is a label he could easily carry.

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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My guest is Emily Sly an artist exploring improvisational Fooling and Clowning and Singing. I met Emily as we are both participants of a course called PathMakers, and I was not aware until I witnessed Emily sharing her clown with the group that she was in fact a clown, and I was overjoyed and delighted! Emily has some profound insights about how creativity within her family shaped her life. Emily shares a few of her poems with us as well.

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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In this Encouragement Session my guest Michael Towne describes his project of bringing creativity and meaning to the work of End of Life Doula where he will be creating a Dark Sky Plunge experience for his clients. Michael Towne is a queer California Bay Area creative type, with witchy sensibilities, a big heart that is addicted to being of service and a garden that is his main spiritual and artistic outlet. He has just completed a 30 year career focused on the humanity and creativity of children who are medically involved and in the hospital.

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Daniel Mandel is a Life Coach, Singer Songwriter and Story teller.

https://www.youtube.com/@engagecreativity

Find out about Daniel's Encouragement Sessions.

Daniel's purpose is to stimulate curiosity that will lead to play so that we can all live our most meaningful adventure! He is a Creativity Coach and the chief encouragement officer! He works with people as creators and artists to generate change through curiosity and imagination that invites creativity into problem solving to address life challenges.

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