Pockets of Time

In this episode, Jisun and Susan share how they are working and continuing to work on building businesses that work with their lives. Often times, it means that tough decisions need to be made, some things have to take priority, and other things need to be let go. We hope this isn’t a final goodbye, but thanks for listening and take care for now!

In this episode, Jisun and Susan share some takeaways and lessons learned after completing their 100-day project. They reflect on the reasons why they started, whether their projects served those purposes, and how things turned out differently than they planned.

In this episode, Jisun and Susan talk about their experience with creative resistance - what it feels like, how we deal with it, and how we’ve accepted it as part of our long-term creative journey. Come join us as we offer some helpful tips on how to navigate and embrace periods of creative resistance.

Jisun and Susan are back after a short break, and in this episode, they have a quick mid-year check-in discussing how much things have changed since the beginning of 2020.

In this episode, Jisun and Susan share how their previous careers and educational backgrounds have carried over into their businesses. While it may seem like their past and current businesses are unrelated, none of their experiences have gone to waste.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan talk about the reasons why sharing your work is important not only for yourself but for others too.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan discuss their thoughts on social media and personal privacy - specifically around the topic of posting personal photos of themselves and their children online.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan share a raw conversation around the experience of being a mom to little ones while navigating the early stages of creative entrepreneurship. We talk about how lonely and misunderstood that path can be, and the tough decisions that have come with it. Join us for one of our most honest talks yet.

Two weeks into their 100-Day projects, Jisun and Susan share their experiences and some of the lessons they’ve learned through the process so far. They also share some tips on how to get started on your own creative project.

Jisun and Susan have a casual chat about some of the random things that they are doing while staying at home during the Coronavirus pandemic.

In this episode, Jisun and Susan talk about their feelings around slowing down and being ok when things have to go slowly - especially for their businesses. Come join us as we encourage you (and each other) to celebrate small wins and keep going, no matter how slow it may seem.

In this episode, Jisun and Susan are giving you permission to do whatever it is that brings you rest during this pandemic - even if it’s absolutely nothing.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan share their favorite resources that are being offered during the COVID-19 crisis. If you’re home and looking for fun or educational ways to spend your time, come join us for this chat. Resources are also listed in the show notes: www.pocketsoftimepodcast.com/episodes/32.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan discuss how they’re spending their time as the world battles the coronavirus and how they’re choosing to find calm in the chaos.

Why don’t you just get some help? This is another question that people might wonder when it comes to juggling motherhood and creative entrepreneurship. In this week’s episode, Susan and Jisun address this question and talk more about their decisions around getting help and the help they already have.

In this week’s episode, Jisun is celebrating her son’s second birthday and Susan asks her some questions around life with a toddler and running a business as a stay-at-home mom.

As full-time stay-at-home moms and creative entrepreneurs, we often get asked this question: how do you get it all done? In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan answer this question and talk about some of the strategies and sacrifices that have helped them along the way.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan share about their experience participating in The Brooklyn Art Library’s Sketchbook Project and the lessons they learned from letting go and creating for fun.

In this episode, Jisun and Susan are putting it all out there and talking about all the things that hold us back from showing up and doing more of the things we love. Ugly hands, bulging eyes, and more - come join us for one of our most ridiculous chats yet.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan talk about some fresh perspectives around how we can approach Instagram and share more authentically on social media. Come join us as we talk about channeling our inner Eva Chen and connecting deeper with our audience.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan have a quick check in and have a casual conversation about how their week’s been going.

In this week’s episode, Susan shares about a new membership community she is building and how you can be a part of it!  Come join us as Jisun chats with Susan about what the experience has been like running the Paint With Me Challenge along with how it led to her wanting to build and lead a new creative community.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan talk about what it means to take 100% responsibility and stay in integrity with the promises that you make to yourself. Come join us for a fun discussion on how this mindset is helping us to take control of our actions and move us closer to our goals.

In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan discuss the meaning of abundance as Jisun shares more about The Year of Abundance Letters, a new email series that she is sharing with her subscribers this year. Come join us as we talk about what it looks like to practice abundance even on our bad days. You can also head to everleafdesigns.com/subscribe to sign up and find out more.

Things don’t always go as planned, but it’s up to us to decide whether or not we’re going to let that affect the way we move forward with the promises we make to ourselves. Come join Jisun and Susan as they chat about the start of their 2020 and the realizations it brought.

We’ve all heard that writing down your goals and saying them out loud can have huge impacts on turning them into reality. In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan are putting that into practice and sharing their goals out loud for 2020. Come join us!

As we wrap up 2019, Jisun and Susan are talking through their highs and lows of the year and all the lessons we’ve learned along the way.

Happy holidays, everyone! In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan talk about what it’s like to grow up without holiday traditions, how we plan to spend the holidays, and future traditions we’d like to pass on to our children.

In Episode 16, Jisun and Susan chat about Susan’s upcoming plans for Brandon’s first birthday and share a heartfelt conversation about their first year of motherhood.  

On Episode 15, we’re talking about “ugly” dog paintings, challenging yourself through learning different painting styles, and learning when to let things go and lean into your strengths instead. And if you’re curious about these ugly dogs, be sure to check out the links in our show notes on pocketsoftimepodcast.com/episodes/15.

If you’ve ever taken part in a creative practice, you’ve probably encountered your share of creative blocks. It’s that paralyzing feeling of not being able to create and not knowing how to get started again. In Episode 14, Jisun and Susan share 8 different types of creative blocks in hopes that it can help you: (1) identify the blocks that are keeping you from moving forward, and (2) take specific action to overcome them. We also share some of our own recent creative blocks and how these identifications have helped us move forward as well. See you inside!

“When do you have time to work on that?!” That’s a question that Susan and Jisun get asked frequently, especially after becoming full-time stay-at-home-moms. It’s not a big secret how we make time for our personal creative projects, and we’re sharing all about it here in Episode 13. We’re also sharing some tips on how to identify your own pockets of time and show up consistently for a creative practice. Come join us!

In today’s episode, Jisun and Susan share 5 of their favorite resources to help you get started with a creative hobby. These resources are great for finding inspiration, connecting with a creative community, and learning from seasoned artists. And the best part - they’re all free! Tune in for all the details and get started on your creative hobby today!

There’s a reason why we pursue creative hobbies. Do you know what yours is? We asked ourselves why we started our creative hobbies, and the simple answer was this: it brought us fulfillment. But that fulfillment looks different in each of our lives. Is your hobby fulfilling the need for an escape? Or is it simply fulfilling the need to try something new? In today’s episode, we talk about 8 different types of fulfillment a creative hobby can bring, in hopes it might inspire you to get started on one too.

Sometimes life circumstances force us to sit and reflect, and sometimes we need to take imperfect action in order to find clarity. On this week’s episode, Susan and Jisun share about a challenging week they both had, the realizations that came up, and the conversation that almost ended in scrapping this entire podcast. Tune in to find out what happened and to hear more about some new changes happening here on the Pockets of Time podcast.

Jisun & Susan share what their personality types are, how it shows up in their lives and what it looks like when they work together.

What’s your Myers-Briggs? This is a question that you may have heard before. In this week’s episode, Jisun and Susan walk you through a self-assessment of this popular personality test - the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). By the end of the episode, you’ll be able to assess your Myers-Briggs personality type without ever taking an online test. We love this method and we hope you will too!

Jisun and Susan are back with another ‘Get To Know Us’ episode, where they share a little more about themselves and the things that they’re good at. In a world where we often focus on the negative - things we lack, things we can’t do, or things we don’t do well - we thought we’d flip things around and focus on the positive instead. Come join us as we practice the act of lifting ourselves up and share a little exercise for you to do as well.

We all have so much more to us than what gets shared on social media. In this episode, Jisun and Susan share some things about themselves that might surprise you - a secret love of competitive sports, holding more licenses and certifications than the average human being, and being a professional napper. Find out who’s who in this light and fun, “get to know us” episode.

In this episode, we chat all about the biggest struggles we had when starting our creative businesses. Listen in as we talk about everything from how we figured out what we were doing to how we were supposed to show up to work everyday.

In Episode 4, Jisun and Susan share their creative journeys, how they found their way back to art, and the lessons they learned in the process. We talk about chronic health issues, our corporate experiences before becoming creative entrepreneurs, seeking happiness during tough seasons of life, and how our lives and businesses have been shaped through these experiences.

In this episode, we’re answering a question people often wonder about creative entrepreneurs: “What are you working on anyway?” Jisun and Susan share more about what goes on behind the scenes of running their own businesses: the projects they’re working on, the day-to-day responsibilities, and all the little things that often go unnoticed. Tune in to hear about what it really looks like to run a creative business.

In episode 2, Jisun and Susan take you through a typical day in their lives. Join us as we talk through what our days typically look like, where we’re finding pockets of time, and some of the struggles that we encounter as we strive to balance parenting, work, and life in general.

Welcome to the first episode of Pockets of Time, a podcast hosted by Jisun Park and Susan Chiang. In this episode, Jisun and Susan share a little more about themselves and what you can expect from this podcast.