The We Turned Out Okay Podcast

Hello friends! Today's is a quickie, in which I share about this upcoming season of Art Creativity & Wellbeing and what we will be doing around here through September! And I wrap up with some words that meant a lot to me when I saw them last summer – I'm offering them out in case you need to hear them today. Wishing you very well! Talk soon. Love, KayConsider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Kay Lock Kolp is a coach, podcast host, writer, and artist who helps people achieve wholeness and well-being. After experiencing a health crisis in 2011 that limited her mobility, Kay embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery.She now coaches clients to envision bold futures while taking manageable steps toward their goals, with a special focus on supporting leaders, creators, and first responders. Kay demonstrated her resilience by hiking England's Coast-to-Coast Path solo in 2023, an experience that embodies her philosophy of gentle, persistent self-actualization.As a host for Pathfinders For Good, Kay shares stories that amplify positive change, emphasizing that authentic self-care creates ripple effects that benefit others. Her approach blends vulnerability, compassion, and practical support to help clients create meaningful transformation in their lives and communities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings friends! Today's guests are two close friends who've been incredibly inspiring to me on my journey, Gail Clanton and Janine Halloran! I know they'll be super inspiring for you as well.Before we jump in: Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Today's is a special conversation sharing about the books that we three have written, why we wrote them, how they've been helpful in the world, and sparking who knows what interesting ideas in you listening and watching!You'll find Janine Halloran https://encourageplay.com, and Gail Clanton at https://www.gailclanton.com/Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy :)About this podcast's new homePractical Intuition with Kay has become Art Creativity & Wellbeing.I am doing a happy dance about this!Last summer I started a newsletter called Art Creativity & Wellbeing.And then things got complicated as I tried to figure out what the newsletter is, what my podcast should focus on – practical intuition felt embedded, and not the focus anymore.So I've been letting it all kind of rest.Lo and behold, the next steps just kept showing up and showing up.Now, we've got a great new home in the Substack app!What this means for youIf you're subscribed in your favorite podcatcher, it's still there.. Or I guess it's still here.If you're subscribed so that these come into your inbox, that'll still happen too.If you'd like you can subscribe to get this podcast delivered into your inbox -SubscribedYou'll also get my weekly newsletter and monthly video for subscribers.It's a very vibrant new home that we have here and – if it's something that you're enjoying – I'm excited to bring you along on this ride :)What I'm Up ToNew Art Available in My Online Store"I keep your painting on the shelf with my mom['s ashes] so she can see something beautiful every day.”This was said to me recently and I am changed.If you are in need of inspiration, or if you'd like to add to your art collection with some of my original works, view my art by clicking here.Pathfinders Podcast HostI'm now a Podcast Host at "the premier platform for changemakers and innovators," Pathfinders.social!When you think there's no good in the worldWhen you're stuck in a bad energyOr a bad news cycleBoogie on over to PathfindersWhere you will always be inspiredBy the cool things that your fellow humans are up toBy the many ways that humans are creating a better world for everyone.Here is my Pathfinders interviewIf you're doing something cool in the worldHead to Pathfinders.social and add your voiceThen I can interview you!I am also:A Coach supporting those who lead from their heart ❤️An Artist & Creator of Podcasts, Newsletters, and an Award-Winning Memoir✨

Hello friends! Settle in for a story! I'm taking you into an exciting development in my life as an artist: my first five-figure art commission.Listen for the story.. here in these show notes I'll give you: The brief answers to the questions I've been asked about thisThe five-step plan through which I brought it about.Before we jump in: Consider subscribing to this newsletter so that it shows up in your inbox, instead of you having to go search for it :)Questions I've Been AskedOkay! Here are the answers to the questions:1. Was this a scam? – No :) Instead of a scam the creation of this yuge art commission was an example of trust and commitment.2. How did you do this? How did you bring it about – did you advertise? Was it word-of-mouth? – The majority of today's episode is the story of how it happened. So I'll allow you to listen and enjoy that!It can be summed up in the following five points, so read on for the quickie version:How I Brought This About1. I cultivated creative enjoyment every day. For at least an hour at first, and then early this year I upped that to two hours per day of creative enjoyment.2. I asked. I mean this in a cosmic sense. I was open to the possibilities without understanding exactly how everything would happen, just knowing that something fun would happen. It always does!3. I gave and received trust "for no reason." I did this because generosity, enjoyment and trust are my defaults. They also happen to be wonderful in a professional, creative sense because people enjoy doing business with people they trust.4. I brought Kindhearted Purposeful Leadership – and commitment – to the process of envisioning and negotiating this commission. Click here to see the LinkedIn profile of my dear colleague and leadership partner in crime, Dr. Patricia Burlaud.5. Same as the first… I cultivated the daily practice of enjoyment. And that's your challenge. See below!Your Creative Challenge.. cultivate at least one hour each day this week of creative enjoyment.This is enjoyment where you're in solitude and you are not consuming but creating. Can be writing or art; can be cooking or dancing; can be walking or hiking or taking a bath or lying in a favorite spot looking out at the sky.Be bold and give yourself this gift! Remember… If I can do it, literally anyone can do it. :)Thank you for being here! Listening in today, and in the cosmic sense. I'm glad we are journeying together.Love,KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.About KayI'm Kay! I am a Coach and Creator helping people feel inspired to believe in themselves.My background is in human development.I've spent more than 30 years supporting as people of all ages connect, communicate, enjoy their lives and bring about their best and biggest dreams.What fun!I am also the creator of art, an award-winning memoir and multiple newsletters for creatives, for leaders, and for inspiration.I live in Massachusetts with my partner of 29 years, and I am Mom to two amazing young adults. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Back when I did not have a clear understanding of the values that I held most dear, it's no coincidence that I didn't feel like a creator.It turns out: one of my most deeply held values is Freedom. I was not giving myself permission to feel like a creator.How do your most deeply held values align with your self, and your view of yourself as a creator?Today I'm taking you into an exercise that's helpful in those times when you feel like you could use a compass to stay centered amidst the disruption. Best of all – you provide the compass! It's in you.In the today's newsletter I share an exercise in two parts/2 questions:1. What are your (3 to 5) most deeply held values? What's most important to you, when are you at your most joyful? If it's challenging articulating your values… They'll show up in your responses to those two questions.2. How does what you create align with your values?I'd love to hear! Please feel free to share in the comments of this post or, if this shows up directly in your inbox, you can hit reply and write right back :)What I'm CreatingThis coming Thursday 29th of May I am offering a Tarot for Coaches Workshop!For years, I have used tarot cards in my coaching practice. Not to predict the future, but to help the person I'm working with see their blocks and overcome them to build their future.If you are a coach… Join us!

Hello friends! Welcome to the 8th out of 10 editions of this season of Art Creativity & Wellbeing, the newsletter!Today we're discussing collaboration in art and creativity. Who are collaborators that you admire? Who do you love to collaborate with? Hope you enjoy!And if you're seeing this in your podcast app and you'd like to subscribe to get future episodes of Art Creativity & Wellbeing right into your inbox, click below..What I'm Up ToTarot for Coaches: Complimentary WorkshopFor years I have used tarot cards in my coaching practice.Not to *predict* the future.Instead to help the person I'm working with see their blocks and get past them to *build* their future.This will not be a workshop about telling coaches how to get better at coaching. Instead it's the opportunity, if you are a coach and you're curious, to:

Hello dear friends! I'm excited to share my conversation with a beloved coaching colleague, Heather Egginton. Heather joins us to discuss how it feels to be a millionaire! Recently, Heather's net worth topped $1 million. We discuss how that intersects with her feelings of worth inside herself.It's a fascinating conversation and Heather brings curiosity herself, inviting me to share about how I came to be writing a book about how it feels to be a millionaire. So for part of our conversation interviewer becomes interviewee!This conversation will show up in your inbox (if you're subscribed to this publication) or listen in your favorite podcast app!We'll return to the last few editions of season two's newsletter, about staying creative in disruptive times, next week.Happy Tuesday!About This SeriesThis is a podcast series within Art Creativity & Wellbeing and one that I'm excited to share. It's also research for my forthcoming book, How It Feels to be a Millionaire. I've become curious, as I've grown in this way myself, to understand how “worth” and “net worth”intersect for people living in our modern world.Sometimes millionaires do not feel like a million bucks.. Sometimes non-millionaires do. So, what are the commonalities and challenges? What is there to be learned here about myself, my fellow humans and our world? I'm excited to discover - and share - the answers and I know one thing, conversations like today's are an important part of how we get there. Joyfully so!What I'm Up ToInstagram Live Storytime throughout MayMay 1, 2023 was the day I got on an airplane and flew to England to begin my solo cross-country hike of the Coast to Coast path!I'm celebrating that all this month by reading to you from my memoir about this journey, Waking Up!The times are varying, and you can see when I'll be going live next in each Instagram live post in my Instagram feed @weturnedoutokay .Production Note – While there are swears in the book I am keeping these Instagram lives safe for work and sensitive ears – see you there!New Art Available in My Store"I keep your painting on the shelf with my mom['s ashes] so she can see something beautiful every day.”This was said to me a few weeks ago and I am changed.If you are in need of inspiration, or if you'd like to add to your art collection with some of my original works, view my art by clicking here.Pathfinders Podcast HostI'm honored and excited to share that I have accepted the role of Podcast Host at "the premier platform for changemakers and innovators," Pathfinders.social!When you think there's no good in the worldWhen you're stuck in a bad energyOr a bad news cycleBoogie on over to PathfindersWhere you will always be inspiredBy the cool things that your fellow humans are up toBy the many ways that humans are creating a better world for everyone.Here is my Pathfinders interviewIf you're doing something cool in the worldHead to Pathfinders.social and add your voiceThen I can interview you!About this podcast's new homePractical Intuition with Kay has become Art Creativity & Wellbeing.I am doing a happy dance about this!Seriously if emoji were thing I could do in these show notes you would see so many dancing-people, magic-sparkles, and heart emoji right hereLast summer I started a newsletter called Art Creativity & Wellbeing.And then things got complicated as I tried to figure out what the newsletter is, what my podcast should focus on – practical intuition felt embedded, and not the focus anymore.So I've been letting it all kind of rest for winter and early spring.Lo and behold, the next steps just kept showing up and showing up.Now, we've got a great new home in the Substack app!What this means for youIf you're subscribed in your favorite podcatcher, it's still there.. Or I guess it's still here.If you're subscribed so that these come into your inbox, that'll still happen too.And OH MY GOOD GOLLY, I just checked and all 430+ back episodes of the podcast AND every newsletter I've written since I started this publication are available in the archives!! This is blowing my mind!If you'd like you can subscribe to get this podcast delivered into your inbox -You'll also get my weekly newsletter and content for subscribers.It's a very vibrant new home that we have here and – if it's something that you're enjoying – I'm excited to bring you along on this ride :)Thank you for being here with me. See you soon – enjoy this episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello friends! It's the second Thursday of the month and that means a great conversation with friend and and now-former colleague Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo hike across northern England in 2023.This one's about the tool that is really behind all the other tools: “I am not my thoughts.”In today's conversation you'll hear about how this idea has shaped each of our lives and how differently it has shown up for each of us. Andrew and I also each give you a way to try it out if you'd like!About the Series… It's really a podcast within a podcast!In these "Waking up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me transform my experience and grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.FYI My hike was taking place exactly 2 years ago right now! To celebrate I am reading from my memoir, Waking Up, throughout May in a series of Instagram lives which you can access here.We've called this series Waking up: The Tools because they're featured in my book, Waking Up: How I Grew to Love My Body and My Self While Solo-Hiking Across Northern England (available everywhere you get your audiobooks and Amazon in paperback and e-book format.)Each Waking Up Tools Conversation is hosted by Pathfinders, the amazing platform that exists to amplify good people doing good work in the world. Andrew is the CEO and cofounder of Pathfinders and shares what it's all about in this episode. Please visit the Pathfinders.social website if you're in need of some hope or inspiration today – and if you're doing good work in the world please click the “Add your voice” button and share about your vision for a better world and what you are doing to bring it about. Here's mine!Hope you enjoy our conversation!Find Andrew athttps://pathfinders.social, and find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.Use the button below to subscribe so that these land right in your inbox, or search Art Creativity & Wellbeing in your favorite podcast app and click the "subscribe" button. That way you'll get them as soon as they drop.See you soon friends – thank you for being along on the journey. Cheers!With Love, Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

My dudes! TODAY IS THIS PODCAST'S 10TH BIRTHDAY! How did that happen!! From a show that existed to support parents of young children starting in 2015… To one that celebrates the doers and the dreamers like the one you will hear from today… It has been a wild ride. For those of you who've been here since the beginning, please know how grateful I am that you've rolled with the changes. You rock! And those of you who are new, or new-ish – welcome! I'm glad you're here. You rock too!Also we've got a new name and a new home – more about that below! Best of all we're kicking it all off with an amazing guest..I have waited so long and now it's finally time to introduce to you – Speech and Language Pathologist Dr. Katrina Miller! Here's a bit from Katrina's about page. I'm so inspired each and every time I read this..”Dr. Miller's commitment to communication empowerment spans 25 plus years and has improved the lives of countless patients, as well as the over 300 novice speech-language pathologists she has trained. The daughter of first-generation educators, the value of education was instilled in her as a young person and continues to fuel her drive within her profession. It was within her household that she learned the significance of effective communication and how it could dictate the course of a person's life and livelihood.”Katrina shares with us what it's like to found an entire school within a university, how it all came about, and where this journey began for her. It goes deep and gets back to who Katrina is as a person and the importance she sees in fostering human communication. Join us!What I'm Up ToInstagram Live Storytime throughout MayMay 1, 2023 was the day I got on an airplane and flew to England to begin my solo cross-country hike of the Coast to Coast path! I'm celebrating that all this month by reading to you from my memoir about this journey, Waking Up!The times are varying, and you can see when I'll be going live next in each Instagram live post in my Instagram feed @weturnedoutokay .Production Note – While there are swears in the book I am keeping these Instagram lives safe for work and sensitive ears – see you there!New Art Available in My Store"I keep your painting on the shelf with my mom['s ashes] so she can see something beautiful every day.” This was said to me a few weeks ago and I am changed.If you are in need of inspiration, or if you'd like to add to your art collection with some of my original works, view my art by clicking here.Pathfinders Podcast HostI'm honored and excited to share that I have accepted the role of Podcast Host at "the premier platform for changemakers and innovators," Pathfinders.social!When you think there's no good in the worldWhen you're stuck in a bad energy Or a bad news cycleBoogie on over to PathfindersWhere you will always be inspiredBy the cool things that your fellow humans are up toBy the many ways that humans are creating a better world for everyone.Here is my Pathfinders interview If you're doing something cool in the worldHead to Pathfinders.social and add your voiceThen I can interview you!About this podcast's new homePractical Intuition with Kay has become Art Creativity & Wellbeing.I am doing a happy dance about this! Seriously if emoji were thing I could do in these show notes you would see so many dancing-people, magic-sparkles, and heart emoji right hereLast summer I started a newsletter called Art Creativity & Wellbeing. And then things got complicated as I tried to figure out what the newsletter is, what my podcast should focus on – practical intuition felt embedded, and not the focus anymore. So I've been letting it all kind of rest for winter and early spring.Lo and behold, the next steps just kept showing up and showing up.Now, we've got a great new home in the Substack app!What this means for youIf you're subscribed in your favorite podcatcher, it's still there.. Or I guess it's still here.If you're subscribed so that these come into your inbox, that'll still happen too.If you'd like you can subscribe to get this podcast delivered into your inbox -You'll also get my weekly newsletter and monthly video for subscribers. It's a very vibrant new home that we have here and – if it's something that you're enjoying – I'm excited to bring you along on this ride :)Thank you for being here with me. See you soon – enjoy this episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Happy April friends! As you'll hear I am creating quite a bit this month, all very joyful and thankfully I have given myself the time and space to do this from a full cup.Here are two things that are so new, they didn't even make the video!1. For pretty obvious reasons I called this painting Up On the Roof of the World! It's of a special place in Colorado, and I just completed it this morning. Read more about it here!2. Book Research RequestWould you like to be interviewed for my next book?They say that when you learn something, you should pass it on – so, I am writing a book called How It Feels to be a Millionaire!Fellow millionaires! I would love your input! I'm curious: if you are a millionaire and/or spend a lot of your time feeling like a million bucks, I'd love to interview you.Click here to go to my contact page, and in your message please share how it feels for you to be a millionaire. I'll follow up to schedule a chat. And thank you!I'm curious: what are you up to? What are you creating, what's lighting you up? Please share! Either in the comments, or simply by hitting reply and sharing with me if this is in your inbox.And now for the bazillion links Related to the things I am up to, that I share in the video above :)Events and WorkshopsI have been having lots of fun envisioning ways that we can play together!Seeds & Self-Discovery: Spring Tarot WorkshopVirtual four week workshop in which we will Plant the seeds of intention (Earth Element), Ignite passion in action (Fire Element), Embrace flow and emotion (Water Element), and finally Celebrate transformation and freedom (Air Element)! I've been asked for years to create an adventure/journey where we utilize tarot cards as a group – and this is the moment!$50 for the complete four-week workshop; begins Tuesday April 15, 2025Click here to learn more and register!Café & Courage: Embracing Your PathIn-person Lunch, Lecture, and Workshop at the epic restaurant Uxlocale in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, on April 19! This is going to be SO MUCH FUN and it would be awesome to see you there, if it aligns geographically and internally for you. $80 includes lunch, lecture, workshop, and unique Journal keepsake11-2, The Uxlocale, April 19, 2025Click here to learn more and register!Harmony & Hope: Transformative Coaching Opportunities– I am creating an online coaching group if you'd like some company on your journey in a warm place where you feel seen and understood. This group will have lots of ongoing online fun! There will be the companionship of like-minded people who GET it, as well as weekly community calls and a self-directed course on the essential mindset tools I've learned on my journey.It's about a month from opening, so stay tuned!– A one-to-one coaching spot has opened up in my practice.If you're feeling a little stuck AND you're open to trying something different to get out of the trap! Message me and let's explore your future together.Three Newsletters:This one – Art Creativity & WellbeingHere's the subscription link if you're new here…In LinkedInThe Heart of Leadership.. Exploring our ability to lead in a way that's profoundly human, meaningful, and effective.The Saturday Salon.. Featuring Epic Writing on Important Topics by Wonderful Leaders, Creators and OrganizationsTwo PodcastsWhat will become Art Creativity & Wellbeing, currently called Practical Intuition with Kay… Available wherever you get your podcastsThe Waking Up Podcast… Available either at its Substack page or in Spotify! With more places coming soon.Waking Up: The Tools ConversationTHIS COMING Thursday April 10 at 12 noon Eastern time – hooray! The LinkedIn live will be live on this page in LinkedIn…My Pathfinders InterviewAnd here is my Pathfinders interview!What a month! I'm wishing you a really great April. Lots of love and talk soon!KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello friends! I hope you've been enjoying yourselves as we have been on our hiatus! It's been a little longer of a hiatus than I had originally intended. Sometimes life throws curveballs, and there've been some fascinating curveballs in these last several months! I hope to share about them with you soon! We are on hiatus for a little longer, but behind the scenes I have been having some epic conversations with the folks you'll be hearing from today! They are, in the order you will hear them: Speech and Language pathologist Dr. Katrina Miller Therapist and former First Responder Bill Dwinnells Author and Anthology Creator Gail Clanton Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Author Janine Halloran Author and Entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz Founder and COO of Pathfinders.social Jeff Lamb You're also getting a sneak peek at the intro and outro for the newest iteration of the show, even though in the feed it's still called Practical Intuition with Kay. There will be new artwork too! I am sooooo excited to share it all with you. Want to hear something crazy? This show is 10 years old on May 1! I'll aim to have it out in its new iteration by then. In the meantime I am wishing you so very well! Lots of love, Kay Lots of places to find me! Coaching | Art | Writing | Podcasts: https://kaylockkolp.com Award-winning memoir.. Waking Up: How I Grew to Love My Body and Myself While Solo-Hiking Across Northern England.. https://amzn.to/3VlbEak And wherever you get your audiobooks  Newsletter for Creatives: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com Newsletter for Leaders: https://bit.ly/4gOfqT5   Podcast: Practical Intuition with Kay  In your favorite podcast app  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ The quote I live by: “It's such a good feeling, to know you're alive.“ – Fred Rogers

Hello friends! I hope March is starting off very well for you! What are you up to creatively?I see that I have been feeling better by creating.Late last year I decided to spend at least one hour per day in what I think of as "creative enjoyment." This is everything from taking a walk or hike – or over the last week or so, getting out to go skiing where I'm staying with my parents in the Colorado Rockies – to creating art, writing, making fun stuff!The rule has been that it's not about consuming somebody else's creations. It's about doing something creative from a place of enjoyment.Here's what I have been working on!This newsletter, Art Creativity & WellbeingA newsletter published in LinkedIn for leaders, The Heart of Leadership

Hello, friends, and welcome to Art, Creativity and Wellbeing!I'm really glad you're here!Today I'm sharing:* What I'm up to creatively * What's new here at Art Creativity & Wellbeing* My curiosity about what YOU'RE up to creatively :)One thing that's new!I decided to give everyone the opportunity to view everything, whatever your situation is, and regardless of whether you choose to support me or my work. There's this interesting idea that I read a while ago in a book.. Information wants to be free. And I feel like that's kind of what we do here, right? I share out some information and I would love for that to be available for everyone who would like to read or watch it or listen to it. And then those of you who choose to support my work financially - that is so appreciated! It makes it possible for me to do what I do here. Here's the link if you would like to see more about ways you can support me.I'm really super grateful for it. And I feel so grateful for you free subscribing folks too. It's an honor to have you pay attention to my work and me, in whatever form that takes for you.Another new thing!Schedule change - I'm sharing our regular weekly newsletter each Tuesday, and then a video each month like today's about what I am working on currently.. read on if you'd like to see one project where my creative brain has gone in the last couple weeks!And a fun new publication.. the first edition was/will be printed in 2035!(If that's a bit confusing I do share more about this in the video.)Please share!Soooo.. that's me. Well, except for the changes to my podcast, which I forgot to share about in the video and which will keep until March!I'm curious, what are you up to creatively?I'd love to hear!See you tomorrow for our regularly scheduled newsletter!Love,KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello my darlings! This is the final installment of our study of The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a super influential book for me personally, and (as we've gone along in this book study) a super helpful one for many of you as well. We are talking today about the Addenda to the 25th anniversary edition – in which George along with his wife Linda shares about their own marital challenges and triumphs. It's a really special end to an amazing and inspiring book! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 This is also the FIRST installment of Art Creativity & Wellbeing, the podcast!! Same bat time and same bat channel – with a slightly different focus and an opening up to the possibilities that art, creativity, and well-being bring to our enjoyment of life. I'm glad you're here along for the ride. It means a lot! And I'll see you the second Tuesday in January with the first of lots of great conversations, which will be the focus of 2025. Some of you may know about my weekly share, which is also called Art Creativity & Wellbeing! If you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay I am excited for all that is to come.. Happy new year!!  

Hello friends! Happy holidays!! I hope you get some enjoyment time, some downtime, and some fun time over the next couple weeks and I'll see you next year!!Love, love, love,Kay This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Hello my darlings! We're continuing to study The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 14 and 15 – some great and meaningful ideas in these chapters! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or the Addenda to the 25th anniversary edition, which we will talk about a on the last day of the year – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, December 31 will be discussing chapters the addenda to the 25th anniversary edition. I'm excited! Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and if you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Cheers and see you next time!

"The Law of the Universe is that you receive back that which you put your focus and attention on. So be very careful what you choose to put your focus and attention on.” – Coach Andrew Moss, in a mic drop moment that was essential in my training to become the person who solo-hiked across northern England in 2023 :)This week's Art creativity & well-being takes you into this tool a little bit deeper!And shares an experience that I had this past autumn which illustrated the law of the universe as nothing else could.I hope you enjoy this installment of our Autumn Curriculum! December is all about showing up how we want to… For ourselves, and for others.The last installment will drop the third Thursday of December… in the meantime I hope you are well and happy.Cheers!KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Gifts and fun! My 2nd annual Grateful Art Sale is happening right now – 50% off every work on my website through Thursday, December 12, 2024 Come take a look! At https://kaylockkolp.com/art I am grateful for you : ) Hello dear ones! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 12 and 13 – hard to believe how quickly our book studies going! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 14 and 15 which we will talk about a little later in December – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, December 17 will be discussing chapters 14 and 15. I'm excited! Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and if you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Cheers and see you next time!

Hello hello friends! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 9, 10, and 11 – we are flying through this book! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 12 and 13 which we will talk about in December – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, December 3 will be discussing chapters 12 and 13. I'm excited! Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and if you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Cheers and see you next time!

Greetings! In this module of our Autumn Curriculum – which, while ordinarily for the paid supporters, I'm sharing with everyone in case a tool for feeling okay inside might be helpful for you right now – is about becoming aware of the self talk within.I've heard this self talk referred to as the psyche, and my favorite term: the "inner roommate."However we think of this entity, it's good to be aware of because once we can observe, it means we can pause and respond rather than reacting to events in a knee-jerk way.I'm curious if you utilize this tool already? Or if you've got questions as you give it a try?I'm here if so.Sending you lots of hugs and positive energy, today and every day. Thank you for being here! If you think this might be useful for someone in your world, please feel free to share it with them.So much love,KayArt Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Greetings, fun seekers! We're reading The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. We are talking about chapters 6, 7, and 8 – woo hoo! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 9, 10, and 11 which we will talk about in later in November – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, November 19 we'll be discussing chapters 9, 10, and 11. I'm excited! Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and if you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Cheers and see you next time!

Take 2! I apologize.. I meant for everyone to be able to see this one. So, trying again : )For our third installment of Art Creativity & Wellbeing's autumn curriculum I am taking you directly into the work that I do!Please note: We are using tarot cards todayTarot cards were originally a game created by Italian nobles 400 years ago. They are the origination of our modern day card decks with the four suits, the aces, the Jack, Queen and King, etc.I find tarot cards to be an outstanding coaching tool.I don't use them in a divinatory sense, like to tell the future. Instead they are very useful in helping someone CREATE the future that they would most like to bring about for themselves.Every October 31 now for several years, in my own deep work for myself, I have utilized tarot cards to reflect on what has been and to bring some curiosity to what is to come! You get to be present and witness as I do this today.The questions you'll hear me ask myself in this video are below. Feel free to get a cup of tea and snuggle up and watch this video as if it were a movie – or, play along! If you've got a tarot deck (or more than one : ) grab it and follow along with me. Or simply utilize the questions below to reflect for yourself on your own journey. Please share in the comments below, or by hitting "reply" if this landed in your inbox, what comes up for you!Okay! Here are the questions!1. What am I ready to let go of in my life?2. Where is my energy best dedicated?3. Where am I finding balance in the process of change?4. What is the fire that drives my expansion?(Good golly… THIS one.)5. What does divinity have to say about it all? Also this is the “turning point” in today's spread.6. What do I need to begin harvesting? (I substituted in the word "receiving" for harvesting.)7. How will my change fuel those around me?8 Guidance from my ancestors – a three parter!Ancestors on the Maternal, Paternal sides and the "Mighty Dead."This was a blast! And extremely helpful for me. There's lots of food for thought and now I am going into the evening looking at the cards and their relationships to each other as I reflect on what is here for me to remember and learn.So much love and a huge THANK YOU for being here!KayPS It's part of our autumn curriculum because of the "remember to use periods, not commas" tool that I have found super useful. Tarot cards do not leave room for commas. They are such a great coaching tool because they are objective. They have a message – different for each person and helpful, if we are paying attention – but there's no trying to talk a tarot card out of being what it is. In other words, no commas!Art Creativity & Wellbeing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.If you are receiving this as a free subscriber, first of all, I appreciate you! If you'd enjoy more of the autumn curriculum, here's where you can become a paid supporter. Paid supporters, thank you for your support. It means a lot and it helps me bring you more of what's helpful. And fun!Thank you all for being with me on the journey. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the second installment of our first ever book-read – we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. I share today about an experiment I tried recently that more than proves the adage that what we focus on grows – and it's interesting because I did not associate the challenges coming up for me (and boy did they multiply) with the experiment itself. So I kept plugging away and… Well, I share what happened in today's episode. We are talking about chapters 3, 4, and 5 – woo hoo! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 6, 7, and 8 which we will talk about in Novembet – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, November 4 we'll be discussing chapters 6, 7, and 8. I'm excited! Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and if you'd like to see the most recent installment, click here: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com . Cheers and see you next time!

Welcome to the first installment of our first ever book-read – we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. In this episode we talk about chapters 1 and 2 – woo hoo! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 If you've got questions, comments, or ideas about these chapters – or 3, 4, and 5 which we will talk about later in October – get in touch! Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com Contact page = https://www.kaylockkolp.com/contact/ LinkedIn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/kay-lock-kolp/ And Instagram @weturnedoutokay New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. Next up: on Tuesday, October 15 we'll be discussing chapters 3, 4, and 5. I'm excited!   Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and over there this autumn we're diving into the Tools That Have Been Helpful For Me - seven important principles that I share about in my memoir, Waking Up. During these next 3 months I'm going to take you into the seven key tools that have been helpful for me on my journey. We'll explore together through a deep dive series of videos for AC&W paid supporters which will be released every other Thursday starting October third – plus Halloween. All you supporters are amazing… I'm so grateful for your attention! Whether free or paid you'll always have access to my weekly art share, which during autumn will embrace these seven principles. And if you'd like to be a part of the deep dive, you can do that by becoming a paid subscriber to Art Creativity & Wellbeing – I'm offering 40% off your subscription if you redeem by Tuesday, October 8. Come along on a joyful journey of discovery As we utilize the tools I have found helpful And see what they create for you! With love and gratitude, Kay

Hello friends - there's some fun stuff going on around here this autumn! To start with, on this show we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. This book also brings me right back to the most important principles of relating to other humans… And who couldn't use a little bit more of that right now? On Tuesday, October 1 we will talk about chapters 1 and 2, so grab a copy of this fantastic book and we will get reading! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. I'm excited!   Also! I create a weekly share called Art Creativity & Wellbeing, and over there this autumn we're diving into the Tools That Have Been Helpful For Me - seven important principles that I share about in my memoir, Waking Up. During these next 3 months I'm going to take you into the seven key tools that have been helpful for me on my journey. For my weekly Tuesday art share we'll dive into these tools. But the real fun will be deeper in the Art Creativity & Wellbeing community! Paid subscribers will join me in exploring these tools in the following ways: October: We'll explore the tools that help us stop carrying everybody else's problems/making them our own November: We'll explore helpful ways of thinking about our self-talk, our psyche December: We'll explore how to show up the way we want to show up… For ourselves and others. Come join me in exploring the mechanisms that helped me overcome challenges With my physical body With my identity and sexual orientation With claiming support and resources so that I could live the life I really wanted to be living. We'll explore together through a deep dive series of videos for AC&W paid supporters which will be released every other Thursday starting October third – plus Halloween. All you supporters are amazing… I'm so grateful for your attention! Whether free or paid you'll always have access to my weekly art share, which during autumn will embrace these seven principles. And if you'd like to be a part of the deep dive, you can do that by becoming a paid subscriber to Art Creativity & Wellbeing – I'm offering 40% off your subscription if you redeem by Tuesday, October 8. Come along on a joyful journey of discovery As we utilize the tools I have found helpful And see what they create for you! With love and gratitude, Kay

Born and raised in India, today's guest, amazing artist Priya Gore of  https://www.priyagore.art/ , is now based in Australia.  Along with her husband and their young daughter, Priya lives a life of joyful exploration.  Throughout her life she has busted through the expectations of what someone in her position "should" do and instead chose for herself.  In our conversation today, Priya shares about some wonderful role models and opportunities she's had as she's grown into herself, her art, and her life. I am so excited to introduce you to this beautiful human. Join us! Important Program Note: we'll spend the rest of this year reading a book together! I've chosen The Relationship Handbook: A Simple Guide to Satisfying Relationships by George Pransky, a book that's been helpful for me in coaching and in my life. This book also brings me right back to the most important principles of relating to other humans… And who couldn't use a little bit more of that right now? On Tuesday, October 1 we will talk about chapters 1 and 2, so grab a copy of this fantastic book and we will get reading! Link for the book in all formats: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Handbook-Satisfying-Relationships-Anniversary/dp/0998874205 New episodes the first and third Tuesdays in October, November, and December… As we progress through our read together. I'm excited! Links Where You Can Find Me: Art Creativity & Wellbeing (for weekly art shares and a whole curriculum teaching on the 7 Tools I've Found Helpful On My Learning Journey, beginning October 3!) https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ My website: https://www.kaylockkolp.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/

We are ALL leaders. How are we leading, is the big question. Is it how the leaders we love lead?  I am excited to share about something special that a beloved colleague and I are cooking up this autumn: a leadership development experience! In this episode I take you into one module of the program: The Upside-Down Leadership Model. Enjoy! LINKS.. KPL Information Session coming up on Wed. 11 September: https://bit.ly/KPLInfoSesh2 Kickass Purposeful Leader Experience Page: https://bit.ly/KPLexperience Art Creativity & Wellbeing (for weekly art shares and a whole curriculum teaching on the 7 Tools I've Found Helpful On My Learning Journey, beginning October 3!) https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Share what makes you feel good: https://kaylockkolp.com/contact   Here is a bit about who the KPL experience is for! The 10-week Kickass Purposeful Leader (KPL) Experience will support leaders who:

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Skipper Mike Miller and AQP Lottie Wade, the amazing leadership duo of the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! What fun to sit down in conversation with them, ON the boat! YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Mark Hagan, crew on the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! What fun to sit down in conversation with him, ON the boat! YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Ronaldo Souza, crew on the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! What fun to sit down in conversation with him, ON the boat! YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Lisa Franklin and Andrew Moss, crew on the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! I felt so honored to be able to sit down in conversation with them, ON the boat in Washington, DC, USA.. just before they raced across the north Atlantic to Oban, Scotland in the final leg of the race!  YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Joe Govier and Charlie Whewell, crew on the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! I felt so honored to be able to sit down in conversation with them, ON the boat in Washington, DC, USA.. just before they raced across the north Atlantic to Oban, Scotland in the final leg of the race!  YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!

*Sensitive ears alert! An F bomb happen in all the excitement as we recorded! Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Celebrating Kate Frischkorn and Brian Arnold, crew on the racing yacht PSP Logistics in the Clipper Round the World Race! I felt so honored to be able to sit down in conversation with them, ON the boat in Washington, DC, USA.. just before they raced across the north Atlantic to Oban, Scotland in the final leg of the race!  YouTube Playlist for this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBqS3lNqXHd23YZ6mtYCvHhKx10SgcTkf Clipper Race website: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ The PSP's team hub: https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/team/psp-worldwide-logistics/team-hub On on friends!  

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together in June in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on my new book, Waking Up – since, as he shares somewhere in here, "we are two of the characters who show up with some frequency!" This is the fourth installment you'll get to hear - it is from the podcast that Andrew and I create together about his journey around the world, Where in the World is Andrew Moss? Hope you enjoy. Happy summer! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Waking Up, my new memoir, in paperback: https://amzn.to/3VlbEak Art Creativity & Wellbeing, my letter that goes into peoples' inboxes: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn:  Search 'Kay Lock Kolp' And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on my new book, Waking Up – since, as he shares somewhere in here, "we are two of the characters who show up with some frequency!" I have divided our conversation into three parts, and the fourth installment you'll get to hear is from the podcast that Andrew and I create together about his journey around the world, Where in the World is Andrew Moss? Hope you enjoy. Happy summer! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Waking Up, my new memoir, in paperback: https://amzn.to/3VlbEak Art Creativity & Wellbeing, my letter that goes into peoples' inboxes: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn:  Search 'Kay Lock Kolp' And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on my new book, Waking Up – since, as he shares somewhere in here, "we are two of the characters who show up with some frequency!" I have divided our conversation into three parts, and the fourth installment you'll get to hear is from the podcast that Andrew and I create together about his journey around the world, Where in the World is Andrew Moss? Hope you enjoy. Happy summer! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Waking Up, my new memoir, in paperback: https://amzn.to/3VlbEak Art Creativity & Wellbeing, my letter that goes into peoples' inboxes: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn:  Search 'Kay Lock Kolp' And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Hello friends! Bringing you something a little different this summer, bite-size episodes that you can enjoy with a little more frequency than usual. Over these next few episodes, you'll get to hear from my friend and former coach, Andrew Moss! We had the opportunity to sit down together a few weeks ago in Washington DC. That's where my book tour took me, and it was such fun to meet Andrew in person while he was there as part of his sailing race around the world. Andrew suggested that we record a conversation together focused on my new book, Waking Up – since, as he shares somewhere in here, "we are two of the characters who show up with some frequency!" I have divided our conversation into three parts, and the fourth installment you'll get to hear is from the podcast that Andrew and I create together about his journey around the world, Where in the World is Andrew Moss? Hope you enjoy. Happy summer! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Waking Up, my new memoir, in paperback: https://amzn.to/3VlbEak Art Creativity & Wellbeing, my letter that goes into peoples' inboxes: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn:  Search 'Kay Lock Kolp' And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Hello friends! I am just back from an inspiring and fun trip, traveling from Massachusetts to Washington, DC, with stops in between in New York State, Pennsylvania, and then back to New York! I learned a lot about myself on this book tour/visit with folks I've only ever known virtually and got to meet in person/solo art retreat. I am excited to share with you! Thank you for being along on this journey with me. I appreciate you! Links I share in this episode: Waking Up, my new memoir, in paperback: https://amzn.to/3VlbEak Art Creativity & Wellbeing, my letter that goes into peoples' inboxes: https://kaylockkolp.substack.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weturnedoutokay/ LinkedIn:  Search 'Kay Lock Kolp' And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Hello friends! I am excited to introduce you to my friend Tom Mattox, a coach and artist who has a beautiful, gentle and open approach to creating art and living life. I hope you enjoy our conversation! Find Tom (and his lovely postcard paintings, which he's happy to send one to you if you wish, I have one :) here: https://www.instagram.com/tom.mattox/ And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Important note: I'm fine and the podcast is not ending! This episode's title was said - unironically, because that's who she is - by a beloved colleague of mine in her last-ever posting in social media. During today's episode you'll find out more about her. Also, friend-of-the-podcast Janine Halloran has invited me to be the guest expert in her wonderful Community Hub! Janine writes: "Kay's second book, Waking Up, is about her identity shift from a helicopter parent (living for everybody else) to becoming her whole, strong, unapologetic and true self. "We'll discuss our well-being and how much more supportive we are for others when we are in a place well-being ourselves. This is not easy to accomplish… We'll talk about what that could look like in our complex modern lives. "There will be time for Q&A at the end – join us live so you can ask Kay your questions!" Here is the registration link for the event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/876647284627?aff=oddtdtcreator Thank you for listening! Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay PS Today I ask a question "What is the last thing you'd like to share out with the world?" I'd love to hear – drop me a line kaylockkolp.com/contact

Hi friends! You are in for treat with my guest today! Monique Giroux is on a joyful and fascinating journey, traveling the globe and being open to the experiences and connections that come her way. Plus she's been on a writing journey! Monique's book is due out in June and you get to hear all about it and the extremely cool way that it came into being during our chat today. You can find Monique at her everything button: https://linktr.ee/flourishment And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

In my inner toolkit there are several ways to get back into alignment with myself and restore inner peace... THIS one takes first prize in importance. Thank you for listening! Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay

Hi friends! I am SO excited to share this conversation with teacher, coach, and entrepreneur Gary Marcus Judge. Gary and I met when he invited me onto his show, BeWell - here's the link https://youtu.be/FmgIuUrsaEs?si=hwBOQsYrCUogm-Qi -  to talk about "decision making from the heart."  That, I think, is where Gary's strength lies - in being along on the journey with others, inviting collaboration and sharing from his heart. I hope you enjoy my conversation with this genuine, warm, and helpful human being. Here's the link to the video in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/BqrtRLbbxhs You can find Gary at https://garymarcusjudge.com/en/ And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide is a big theme in this episode and if that's not your jam, feel free to skip this one.. Lots of love to you and we'll see you next time! It's February 1st 2024 - the first anniversary of the day I gave serious thought to ending my life. Here's what happened. If you're in a tough place, I hope this episode is helpful for you.. and please share it if you think it'll resonate for someone in your own life. Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay

Hi friends! I am SO excited to share this conversation with my friend - and wonderful coach - Brian Bogert.. We are kindred spirits and I am excited for you to hear from him! Here's the link to the video in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/hOtjq-hN7c8 You can find Brian at https://www.brianbogert.com/  And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

Happy new year friends! Today I'm bringing you three tools that I'm using to create a really good year!  Here's the video in YouTube (if you'd like to see my floral garland) https://youtu.be/Kgw6k1wJZL0?si=-75FHFRaTos6ggE8 Lots of love and gratitude to you from me :) Kay Find me at https://kaylockkolp.com And Instagram @weturnedoutokay

Hi friends! This is a special episode sharing the latest in a new series I've been creating with Andrew Moss, my friend and colleague, about his journey traveling around the whole world in a sailboat!  In this episode our favorite ocean sailor brings us a conversation that feels perfect for reflecting, looking out into the future, and seeing what's possible in our own lives. Join us! Deets: Find Where in the World is Andrew Moss? in your favorite podcatcher and in: YouTube: https://bit.ly/45qHRjN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3M8lpVL Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3FtTHiB Today Andrew answers quite a few great questions from members of the Climb Aboard Andrew's Adventure Facebook group - thank you Karin, Angele, Taras, Ashley and Ian! Jump in to the group for a front row seat to Andrew's adventure! He also describes the awesome – in the greatest sense of the word – experience of being in nature and the wildlife that he's encountering… And takes us deep into what he's really working on right now in his own growth during this circumnavigation of the globe. (Oh yeah - plus Andrew gives us the scoop on the boat's current game of Assassin!) It's a conversation to truly savor. So grab a favorite beverage or take us out on your favorite walk.. And give over to the enjoyment of hearing about this most recent leg of Andrew Moss's experience competing in the Clipper Round the World Race! A Front Row Seat: ~ Tons of fun race-related links at Andrew's website, http://coachandrewmoss.com ~ Join Andrew's 'Climb Aboard My Adventure' Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/andrewsailingadventure Donate if You're Inspired: ~ Help Andrew cover some of the expenses of his year at sea - and away from his beloved coaching practice, https://www.gofundme.com/f/xqqbkk-help-andrew-fulfill-his-dream ~ Contribute to Andrew's boat's UNICEF fundraiser here, https://www.justgiving.com/team/teamcr03 ~ PS There's a really cool picture of Skipper Mike on the fundraising page! Next Up: Stay tuned for the next episode, the first of 2024! Happy new year!! Safe and joyful travels Andrew, and everyone, until then :)

Hi friends! Today is a conversation that I have been so looking forward to sharing with you! In it I get to talk with Frederick Buskey, a creator, author and educator who has lots of good ideas on supporting others. (Which often come down to how we can be a good support for ourselves : ) Here's the link to the video in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/tYHRiHelTlY You can find Frederick at his Assistant Principal Podcast and at https://frederickbuskey.com. And you can find me at https://kaylockkolp.com.. Wishing you well until next time! Love, Kay

I am thrilled to share my conversation with Dr. Pamela Ellis today! Dr. Pamela goes deep in our conversation, sharing about early experiences and how they have shaped her into the person she is today… Someone truly passionate about getting helping young adults be on the path of their true choice. Enjoy! So much love, Kay Here's the link to Dr. Pamela's website… https://compasscollegeadvisory.com/ Here is our conversation on video: https://youtu.be/U6oer6q8Jio And I want to say thank you and share a story in these notes today. So here goes! Thank You Two years ago I began asking myself the question, “Who gets to decide if I'm an artist or not“ Lots of listeners and viewers of this show have supported me as I have seen that the answer is, “Me!” I get to decide. Now I joyfully share my art out with gratitude and love  And that is what I receive back. Early on this art journey a friend and beloved colleague shook up my thinking When he shared his frustration with the “starving artist“ stereotype. I began dreaming about creating art and joyfully sharing it out… And what if that art could support me and my family? What a fun journey to be on  I'm so grateful in my heart for all the support. And I'm offering that gratitude out in a sale! 50% savings on all my paintings now through November 30 So if you've had your eye on a Kay Or if you'd like to give the gift of my original fine art to loved ones Now is your opportunity Link is https://bit.ly/kayartsale2023 THANK YOU for helping me realize this dream With love, Kay

Hi friends, today I recorded a conversation with Frederick Buskey, an educator and author and podcaster who embodies leadership from the heart. The full interview will be out a little later in the year, but I wanted to share a part of it today in hopes it helps you navigate through challenging times.  Frederick reminds us of an important, not complicated, thing we can do that really REALLY helps. And if I can be a support for you as you're going through something, please don't hesitate to reach out. So much love from me.

It was a biggie, and reached all the way into our bank.. Here's how I felt empowered instead of victimized. Here's the wonderful First This Podcast episode on Loving Kindness.. https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/first-this/loving-kindness-meditation Here's the link to this episode in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/mC8J72KYauA Here's the link to the conversations coming up Tues. 10/24 and Wed. 10/25 on how I became friends with food.. https://bit.ly/kisfriendswithfood Thank you for listening! So much love, Kay

There are lots of aspects to safety and feeling safe.. My solo crossing of the UK's Coast-to-Coast Path taught me so much about feeling safe. Not just while doing a high-performance trek like this, but in like everyday life. Join me in exploring! Here's today's episode in YouTube.. https://youtu.be/RF4Gp6-3wAU I'm going deeper into the most epic lessons I learned (about myself while crossing England) in zoom conversations each month throughout the rest of 2023! October's is all about how food and my own body stopped being my enemies! View and register for the zooms on this topic - taking place Tues and Wed 10/24 and 10/25 - at this link: https://bit.ly/kisfriendswithfood View and sign up for any you'd like to at this link: http://bit.ly/ilearnedcollection Enjoy! So much love, Kay Kay Lock Kolp Coach, artist, adventurer http://kaylockkolp.com