The Deep Place: On Creativity and Spirituality

Friends, we've come full circle. We are home. And we've been changed. But the world back home is exactly as we left it… So how do we come home well, especially when the creative life continues to call us into new adventures over and over again?  In this final episode for Season 3, Joel asks us to consider the idea of what it means to truly find Home, and to carry this with us, like a snail shell on our backs - a place of belonging within ourselves, so that with each new journey, we lean into the wilderness and challenges of our creative lives with more resilience and clarity.  We also talk through how in coming home well, we return to the reason we started in the first place, and prepare to embark on the next adventure. Because like every good story, we cant wait to start it over again!

Lesley Wirth is an American-born poet, author, and speaker, with a masters in spiritual psychology, who works to inspire women to embrace their humanity and be open to the power of their spirit.    In this conversation, Lesleys shares about her own journey towards healing through the practice of listening - to her intuition, to her body, and through the power and surrender of creative flow through poetry. And along the way, becoming somewhat of a master at tapping into those beautiful, almost unexplainable moments that we as creatives strive for - to become a vessel for the transcendent to write trough us.    https://lesleywirth.com/   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

Have you ever had a transcendent creative experience but then when you finally brought your work out into the world…  it felt like a bit of a letdown? In todays episode, we're talking through how to come back down the mountain of our creative highs and release our work into the world in a meaningful way. Yep, we're talking marketing, and as it turns out… it's not such a dirty word after all!    Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM   This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

Joel speaks to Chelsea McGough - a cellist, composer, and producer based in Nashville, who's compositions have been featured in films, television, social media and ad campaigns in the U.S. and abroad.  In this conversation, Chelsea talks through losing her love for music and how she found her way back again, finally landing in a place that felt more like home.  Chelsea and Joel recently performed together at Story Festival in the US, and off the back of that went on to record a fully improvised contemplative meditation album together, while living on opposite sides of the world. Chelsea and Joel discuss the creative process of bringing this album together and experiencing the magical “pixie dust” moments that can happen when we let go of perfectionism, and embrace the vulnerability of creating in the flow. The album FLOW - An Improvised Poetic Meditation is out everywhere now.  ---- The music used throughout this episode is from Chelsea McGough's various collaborations: Chelseamcgough.com Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

If you've ever felt the pull towards two different directions within yourself or that life is just too short or not big enough to allow all the parts of you to thrive, then this just might be the episode for you. This week on the podcast, Joel speaks to singer, songwriter and musician from Melbourne band The Gentling - Emma Wyndham Chalmers. Emma shares about her relationship with creativity, and how this has changed over time as she made peace with the two “voices in her head” - or different parts of her character, that felt like they were pulling her in different directions. It's a fascinating conversation that delves into the inner landscape of our lives, and we discover that perhaps when we spend time nurturing and listening to and reconciling the different parts of ourselves, that they actually have a fair bit to teach us.  The Gentling have just released their new EP, “Running at the Dark” and their music is featured throughout this episode.   The Gentling: https://linktr.ee/thegentling   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM   This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

In this episode, we've come finally to the place we've been journeying towards all along… The Innermost Cave. The Centre of everything. The place where we meet ourselves and humanity and God and where all creativity flows out of.  Joel gets pretty philosophical as he invites us beyond the Deep Place (our individual inner-self) to the DEEP DEEP (where our inner-selves connect with the inner reality of all things). We find that at the centre of everything is both our deep longing for and fear of connection, and all the ways we can get lost or blocked from accessing the wonder of this place. And we learn to see ourselves with compassion and love as we are broken open and filled up again and held here.    Music: The piano music used in Joel's story is from David Andrew - The Kitchen Tapes Other music licensed via Audiio.com   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne  

Well, you've have arrived. You made it to the City Of Success and it feels glorious! …or does it? Is something missing?What is success anyway, and now that you are here, what does it look like to live authentically and genuinely in this life and still be able to give yourself to things that make you feel wonderful?    In this episode, we're building a house. YOUR house, in the City of Success. Not a mansion but a home. A refuge to dwell in and create in and welcome others into.    Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

Candace Smith is The Essence Photographer - a light seeking, photo ninja on a mission to help women come home to their bodies and see themselves as the perfectly imperfect, radiant, powerful beings that they are.  Formerly an art model, Candace knows a thing or two about being on both sides of the camera. In this conversation, she shares her journey from modelling for others to becoming her own artist, and the immense power there is in allowing the beauty and essence in others to be truly seen by them, as they are.    You can find Candace via her socials handle: @theessencephotographer Or via her website: www.theessencephotographer.com   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

This week, we're talking TRIBE.    The Creative Journey was never meant to be walked alone. Like it or not - we NEED other people. So, in this episode, we name some of the different kinds of people that might intersect our paths along the way, and what this could look like as a movement towards community and belonging.    Joel challenges us to truly see people and to live with the kind of empathy that allows us to be affected - that through being present to the real stories of others, we become changed. Or perhaps, even saved.    Show notes Books:  Gail Carriger - The Heroins Journey Pip Williams - The Dictionary of Lost Words  Oliver Jeffers - Lost & Found  Joel McKerrow - Woven  Colum McCann - Letters to a Young Writer    Music: The piano music in this episode is from David Andrew - The Kitchen Tapes Other music licensed via Audiio.com   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM   This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne  

In this final episode for the year, we hear from Ingrid Laguna - an award winning novelist and educator, having published a memoir and multiple childrens books. In this conversation she opens up about her love affair with creativity in all the ways it shows up for her. She talks through collaboration & building trust, to her writing process, to the terrifying joy of discovering improv theatre, how creativity has helped her process unimaginable loss and make friends with risk and failure, and so much more, giving us a glimpse into a wonder-full and deeply rich life where creativity and curiosity lead the way. This episode comes with a trigger warning as Ingrid briefly talks about the death of two babies. There is also some mild coarse language.   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne   Season 3 continues in 2023...

This week on the podcast Joel interviews the artistic director of Clock & Spiel Productions in Sydney - Hailey McQueen. Hailey shares her story from moving to Sydney to study acting at 17, to learning to create her own opportunities in the acting world and finding her way into artistic directing, now running a professional theatre company that works with some of Australia's best talent. Meanwhile Joel & Hailey take on an impromptu challenge to write a monologue mid podcast (!!) and then dissect the process as it happens. This is a good one folks, get ya cuppa's and listen in!   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

When was the last time you did not have to succeed? When was the last time you did not feel guilty for doing nothing? When did you last think about why you started this creative journey in the first place? In this episode, hosted by Joel McKerrow - we enter into sanctuary; a time of slowing down, of looking inward, of remembering and reflecting and of play, without any agenda. This is indeed, the deep place, the well from which we draw our creativity out of.   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne  

In this episode, Joel interviews author and Words and Nerds podcast host Dani Vee who gives us the inside view of what it's like to live with anxiety and a wildly creative mind. Dani goes deep on how she has come to make a companion out of her anxiety, how to sit with it and channel this energy into her various creative projects.   Show notes:  Dani Vee: https://www.wordsandnerds.com/ Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne

This week on the podcast we launch the School For Creative Development! An online communal learning platform combining four different creative modules, over 50 hours of audio and video content, workbooks and zoom sessions with Joel McKerrow,  to inspire your art, grow your audience and blow your creative practice out of the water!   As we launch this, Joel talks us through what to do when we feel we've landed in the desert (creatively speaking), when the inspiration has run dry, and we are barely surviving. How do we find that lush fertile land again and what does the desert have to teach us?   Show notes:  Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM. This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne. All music sourced from audiio.com

Liz Milani is writer and creator of The Practice Co. In this conversation, Liz shares about her creative practice and battles with imposter syndrome, and gives us a deep dive into her story of leaving the church, deconstructing and reimagining her faith, and coming home to her creative, physical and spiritual self.   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM. This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne.    

As humans, almost all of us have woken up at some point in our lives feeling lost and aimless, unsure of which path to take or where the path even is. And for many of us - and especially in our creative lives - the temptation to just give up at this point is real. In this episode, we find ourselves lost in the forest and Joel McKerrow shares five key tools for getting back on track and what this lostness might have to teach us along the way. Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM. This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne.

In this episode we have begun the Creative Journey. We face into the wild unknown and the foreboding blankness of the empty page and take a few tentative steps forward. Perhaps feeling like an imposter in this strange new landscape and longing for the comfort of home, and yet here we find ourselves. Joel McKerrow talks us through how we begin our journey, how we move forward and who to look to for guidance along the way.   Show notes: The books referenced in this episode are: The Creative Habit, by Twyla Tharp, Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott and The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams.   Our sponsors are The Practice Co. and ACOM. This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne.

Based in North Carolina, Stephen Roach is a musician, author, podcaster and founder of The Breath & The Clay - a creative arts community exploring the intersections of art, faith & culture. In this conversation, Stephen shares about his creative process, how he sees the relationship between creativity and spirituality, seasons of transition and facing into the dark night of the soul.   Show Notes: The music featured throughout this episode is by Stephen Roach's band, Songs of Water. Find them on Spotify here. The Breath and the Clay community Stephen's book: Naming the animals  Stephen's podcast - Makers and Mystics   This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & Produced by Richelle Bourne.  

In this episode we find ourselves at the “threshold” of our creative lives, and we have a choice to make. Will we stay within the boundaries of the familiar and comfortable that we know so well or will cross over into the Great Unknown, and embark wholeheartedly on the Creative Journey? What will we take with us and what will we leave behind? We also explore why this decision can be so hard, and what it means to find ourselves in the liminal space - when one thing has ended and the next has not yet begun.   Show Notes:  Richelle Bourne - The solo project Richelle mentioned in her story was Iris. Her current musical projects are with Tinman and Joel McKerrow & The Mysterious Few.    David Andrew - The instrumental piano music is from David Andrew's album The Kitchen Tapes   Books Wild by Cheryl Strayed The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran   This podcast is hosted by Joel McKerrow & produced by Richelle Bourne

In this interview, actor, acting coach and writer Grace Naoum speaks about her creative process and approach to acting and storytelling - how she accesses the magic and how she does this with presence, vulnerability and authenticity. You can find Grace on instagram @grace_naoum_acting_coach The music in Grace's poem is by David Andrew. Find his music on Spotify

In this episode we explore the Call to Adventure. The inciting incidents and patterns of synchronicity that have brought us to this place in our creative journeys, of leaving our comfort behind for the hope of something more. Anna McGahan (Anna's story) - annamcgahan.com/

In this first episode of Season 3 Joel welcomes us to the Creative Journey inviting us for this whole season to step out on a new path.  In this episode he guides us in exploring where we are at in our creative lives and acknowledging the parts of us that may have become too comfortable making a home in the “shallows”.

Snuck in between season 2 and season 3 Joel McKerrow shares a bunch of SUPER exciting things happening that you really need to know about... So check them all out...

Back in 2019 at the GreenBelt festival in the UK Joel interviewed hip hop dancer, choreographer, activist and educator Amirah Sackett about the intersection of her dance and her Islamic faith. Check out her work at- https://www.amirahsackett.com

This episode of the podcast is an interview with Laura Lindsay and covers things like the Royal Commission on Child Abuse in religious organisations, IVF and miscarriage and the role of creativity to bring healing in these realities. It is a weighty episode, but one about things that need to be spoken about.  This is not one you want to listen to with young children. You can Laura's safe-guarding work at https://glasshousesafeguarding.com Music in this episode by Taylor Leonhardt- https://www.taylorleonhardt.com   DEEP PLACE- www.thedeepplacepodcast.com INSTA- https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast Joel- www.joelmckerrow.com Joy- http://www.wildflowersphotos.com PATREON- https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joel interviews artist, actor and writer Sabrina Lloyd about how she sees creative success having moved from Hollywood stardom to travelling the world to living on an island and taking up painting. www.sabrinalloyd.com https://www.instagram.com/sabrina.lloyd_ STORY COURSE- www.joelmckerroweducation.com Music on todays episode mostly by Taylor Leonhardt.

Joel interviews singer/songwriter Colleen O'Connell about creativity whilst parenting two toddlers and the intentionality it requires. All music in this episode by Colleen O'Connell-  https://colleenoconnellmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/colleenoconnellmusic

The third in the HUMAN enneagram series, a poem for all the achievers out there. www.joelmckerrow.com/human Music by Colleen O'Connell- https://colleenoconnellmusic.com  

The second in the HUMAN series from Joel McKerrow. www.joelmckerrow.com/human MUSIC on human:two:heavy by MEENA SHAMALY- http://www.meenashamaly.com  

Joel McKerrow and Richelle Bourne start from the blank page and attempt to write a whole poem/song together by the end of this episode. Talk about creative risk. Check out more of Joel and Richelles work together including their latest collaboration HERE The music from todays episode is from RICHELLE BOURNE.

Are you a perfectionist, a critic, too harsh, on yourself, on others. Are you someone who sees what needs to be done, the details of it all, how it could come together if people would only... Are you someone who sees the injustices of the world and demands that they be changed. May this poem speak to you. The first of the poems from HUMAN: An Exploration of the Inner Life by Joel McKerrow. With Music by Richelle Bourne and Matthew Bourne. Check out www.joelmckerrow.com/human to see the full project.

Joel interviews actor, writer, producer Eliza Charley about her Chronic Illness and her creativity and how she manages to live her creative life whilst facing sickness. _______________________________ To see Eliza's work go to- www.elizacharley.com And to see her support group for those with Chronic illness go HERE. _______________________________ To sig up as a PATREON supporter of THE DEEP PLACE go HERE. All music from todays episode is from Taylor Leondhardt.

Todays episode is an Easter reflection, an excerpt taken from Joel McKerrow's book- WOVEN: A Faith for the Dissatisfied. Check it out at www.joelmckerrow.com All music on todays episode by David Andrews. ________________________ Find Joel at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy at- www.theproutys.co Find the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com Find the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Find the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joel Interviews hip hop artist Dylan Joel. WEBSITE- www.dylanjoel.com SPOTIFY- https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PsZs1L8zuW49bEUbkQ4JD?si=eNfFaZktQ9mrLQJ1jDuu2A _________ All music on this episode by Dylan Joel. _________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joy and Joel talk presence, families, animals, artworks and so much more. Music by Taylor Leonhardt except for the poem by Joel McKerrow with music by Brett Anthony Shaw. Check out Joels projects talked about in this episode: HUMAN: An Exploration of the Inner Life (launches March 19th) at www.joelmckerrow.com Register NOW for Joy Prouty's THE PRESENT FAMILY course at www.thepresentfamily.com

In this episode Joel reflects on what happens when light strikes materiality and how that might help us in our self-knowing. This is the third of a new episode series for THE DEEP PLACE: Smaller episodes reflecting on Life, Spirituality, the Self and Creativity.  _______________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt- https://www.taylorleonhardt.com and SPIKE MASON- SPOTIFY ________________________ Find Joel at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy at- www.theproutys.co Find the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com Find the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Find the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Having worked on movies like Men In Black, The Mummy and Emma as well as an upcoming MARVEL movie Edwina James is a costume maker, artisan and Mastercraftswoman at the top of her game. In this episode, recorded in London 2019, Joel talks to her about slow fashion, sustainability and so many more good things. Oh my! See Edwina's work at- web- www.edwinajames.com insta- edwina.james.costumemaker _______________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt (https://www.taylorleonhardt.com). ________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

In this episode Joel confronts his own frailties and false motivations. This is the second of a new episode series for THE DEEP PLACE: Smaller episodes reflecting on Life, Spirituality, the Self and Creativity.  _______________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt (https://www.taylorleonhardt.com). ________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joel talks with Kerryn Fields, the winner of the New Zealand Country Music' Song Writing Award. CHECK OUT Kerryn's work at https://www.kerrynfields.com All MUSIC on todays episode is by Kerryn Fields. ________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joel shares a piece from Kahlil Gibran's THE PROPHET.

The first of a new episode series for THE DEEP PLACE: Smaller episodes reflecting on Life, Spirituality, the Self and Creativity.  _______________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt (https://www.taylorleonhardt.com) and Spike Mason (www.spikemason.com) ________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

Joel talks with Award winning, Archibald finalist Australian Painter Jess LeClerc about what she learnt through surviving a massive haemorrhage at the end of 2020. CHECK OUT JESS's work at www.jess.art _______________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt (https://www.taylorleonhardt.com) and David Andrew (https://open.spotify.com/artist/44nxpJ4QALHoSoUFpWiIQc?si=bvOeKetXRp-L16Avtiij5g) ________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

WELCOME TO SEASON 2!!!!!! Joel and Joy are back having a chat about the monster that was 2020 and how they each got through the past year. __________________________ MUSIC by Taylor Leonhardt- https://www.taylorleonhardt.com ____________________________________ You can sign up to Joy's ONLINE COURSES at www.apertureoftheheart.com You can sign up to Joel's online course at www.joelmckerroweducation.com ____________________________________ Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast

In this final episode of season one Joy and Joel talk through the power of Stories in our lives and how, for many of us, it is time to tell a different story about who we are. _____________________________________ Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. Other MUSIC in this episode by: Thomas Hoey- www.thomashoey.co.uk ____________________________________ You can sign up to Joy's ONLINE COURSE as spoken about on this episode at www.apertureoftheheart.com You can sign up to Joel's online course at www.joelmckerroweducation.com. ______________________________________  

In this episode Joel interviews artist, activist and priest Alex Sangster. They talk through how these three life callings may indeed be based on the very same thing, that is, the art of Deep Listening. Hear more of Alex from Alex Sangster at:  https://soundcloud.com/rev-alex-sangster ____________________________________ Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. Other MUSIC in this episode by: Thomas Hoey- www.thomashoey.co.uk and David Andrew (https://open.spotify.com/artist/44nxpJ4QALHoSoUFpWiIQc?si=bvOeKetXRp-L16Avtiij5g). ____________________________________ SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joel interviews American Spoken Word Artist Carrie Rudzinski now living in New Zealand. Carrie shares about what she needs in her life to move herself forward as an artist and how poetry can then move society forward. Carrie Rudzinski is a renowned performance poet. Born in Illinois and an alumni of Emerson College, Rudzinski has toured and travelled throughout the world, including to many sold-out shows in New Zealand. She has published four collections of poetry, A History of Silence (2010), The Endless Return Home (2012), The Shotgun Speaks (2013)and The Blood Mouth (2014). A champion performance poet, in 2014 Rudzinski achieved 4th Place at the Women of the World Poetry Slam and in 2013 she won 7th Place at the Individual World Poetry Slam. Rudzinski currently lives in Auckland.  _______________________________ Music in todays episode is from Zach Winters- you can find his work at http://www.zachwinters.com Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. ____________________________________ SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joy and Joel talk about the incredible legacy of Mary Oliver and what it means to listen to that still, small inner voice rather than loud voices of our lives. An episode about creativity, purpose, calling, vocation and our connection to the earth. ____________________________________ Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. Other MUSIC in this episode by: Thomas Hoey- www.thomashoey.co.uk and David Andrew (https://open.spotify.com/artist/44nxpJ4QALHoSoUFpWiIQc?si=bvOeKetXRp-L16Avtiij5g). ____________________________________ SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joel interviews the mother of an amazing family. The Dove Londons. She and her husband are raising two delightful boys who have had an incredibly rough start to their life. Both with Cerebal Palsy and other medical conditions, and yet, this is not what defines them. This is an inspirational episode about creativity in the dark times, choosing joy and hope and the art of Vlogging ones life. ___________________________________ To see the VLOG of the Dove Londons look up ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY on youtube. You can also find them on instagram and facebook under the same name. There too you can go and support their crowdfunding efforts to get needed treatments and interventions for their boys. Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. Other MUSIC in this episode by: Thomas Hoey- www.thomashoey.co.uk and David Andrew (https://open.spotify.com/artist/44nxpJ4QALHoSoUFpWiIQc?si=bvOeKetXRp-L16Avtiij5g). ____________________________________ SUPPORT the DEEP PLACE with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joel talks to New Zealander, Suzie Lea Harris about her journey of recovery from severe mental health issues. The discussion revolves around how creativity, community and spirituality helped her upon this journey. A warning that this episode focusses a lot on things like self-harm, drug use, mental health, etc.  _________________________________ Suzie's Instagram for her work- https://www.instagram.com/monumentsofhope Suzie's Facebook for her work-https://www.facebook.com/monumentsofhope All music in todays episode by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. _________________________________ SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joy and Joel talk through the choice that it takes to find beauty in the mundane realities of our lives. ____________________________ SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find us both on instagram or Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com and Joy's at www.theproutys.co JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast Theme MUSIC by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. Other MUSIC in this episode by: Thomas Hoey- www.thomashoey.co.uk The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________

In this episode Joel talks to Australian actor, writer and mother Anna McGahan, who is best known for her roles in the TV-shows Underbelly, House Husbands, Anzac girls, the Doctor Blake Mysteries and Picnic at Hanging Rock. The discussion revolves around the emotional cost of acting, being a mum and a creative, the spiritual journey, the #metoo movement within the acting industry and the journey of reconciliation with the body. SO MUCH GOODNESS!! _________________________________ Anna's BLOG- http://www.aforbiddenroom.com  and her Insta- https://www.instagram.com/annamcgahan All music in todays episode by Joshua Fuhrmeister-  www.joshf.com.au. _________________________________ SUPPORT the PODCAST with a monthly amount at https://www.patreon.com/thedeepplacepodcast Find Joel's work at- www.joelmckerrow.com. Find Joy Prouty's work at- www.theproutys.co FIND the podcast at www.thedeepplacepodcast.com JOIN the Podcast FB community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeepplacepodcast Check out the INSTAGRAM at https://www.instagram.com/thedeepplacepodcast The Deep Place is sponsored by https://www.whitley.edu.au ___________________________