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The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering Creativity
Welcome to Syncreate, where we explore the intersections between creativity, psychology, and spirituality. Our goal is to demystify the creative process and expand the boundaries of what it means to be creative.
Creativity. It’s a word we throw around all the time, but what does it really mean? On the Syncreate Podcast, we share stories of the creative journey. We talk to changemakers, visionaries and everyday creatives working in a wide array of fields and disciplines. Our goal is to explore…
Episodes
The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering CreativityEpisode 70: Creative Spark Series - New Year's Creative Intentions with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
Happy 2025, Everyone! To kick off the new year, we encourage you to consider your creative intentions and aspirations for the next 12 months. We focus on three…
The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering CreativityEpisode 69: Creative Spark Series - Reflecting on the Year with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, as we approach the new year, we discuss the benefits of taking time to reflect on our creative lives…
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Episode 67: Creative Spark Series - Moving Through the World with a Creative Eye with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss what it means to move through the world with a creative eye, to be a creative traveler, as…
The Syncreate Podcast: Empowering CreativityEpisode 68: Wonders of Creation with Dr. Ladan Akbarnia
This episode explores the theme of wonder as it relates to art and science in the Islamic world, as well as the role of museum curator. Dr. Ladan Akbarnia is…
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Episode 66: Finding Ease Through Body Awareness with Jennifer Roig-Francoli
As creatives, and as humans more broadly, we can find ourselves holding habitual tension and pain in our bodies by virtue of our work, whether it be playing a…
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Syncreate Podcast Episode 65: Creative Spark Series - Creative Flow with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Charlotte interviews Melinda about her creative habits and daily practices, including meditation and…
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Episode 64: Synesthesia, Consciousness & Creativity with Zoe Martell and Archie Frink
Synesthesia is defined as a blending or mixing of the senses. It can take many forms, such as tasting colors, seeing visuals when hearing music, and s on. It’s…
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Episode 63: Creative Spark Series - The Writing Life with Charlotte Gullick & Melinda Rothouse
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Melinda interviews Charlotte about her writing life, creative practices, and how creativity has made…
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Episode 62: The Neuroscience of Creativity with Dr. Indre Viskontas
Dr. Indre Viskontas is a woman of many talents: an opera singer and director, a neuroscientist, a professor, host of the Inquiring Minds podcast (and several…
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Episode 61: Creative Spark Series - Isolation vs. Solitude with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore how isolation and solitude can show up in our creative process, how to distinguish between…
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Episode 60: Intuition & Creativity with Intuitive Medium and Spiritual Director Steven Ross
Steven Ross is the Co-Founder of Wisdom Pathways, co-host of The Way to Go podcast, and host of the Intuition Radio podcast. He is a gifted intuitive medium…
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Episode 59: Creative Spark Series - How Creativity Opens Doors with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss how creativity opens doors, and how saying yes to our creativity also helps to build…
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Episode 58: Creative Problem Solving with BEST Robitics Executive Director Michael Steiner
Michael Steiner is the Executive Director of BEST Robotics, an annual student robotics competition for middle and high school students that facilitates…
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Episode 57: Creative Spark Series - Accountability Partnerships with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we share our insights and best practices on accountability partnerships for our creative work…
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Episode 56: Asking the Questions with Broadway Stereophonic Cast Member Chris Stack
Chris Stack plays the role of Simon in the current Broadway sensation Stereophonic, winner of a Tony award for best play, and the most Tony-nominated show of…
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Episode 55: Creative Spark Series - Experimenting Across Media with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore the possibilities that can emerge from experimenting across media in our creative work. For…
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Episode 54: Creativity as a Spiritual Endeavor with Musician and Author Peter Himmelman
Peter Himmelman is a Grammy and Emmy nominated singer-songwriter, visual artist, best-selling author, film composer, entrepreneur, and rock and roll performer…
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Episode 53: Creative Spark Series - Preparation vs. Spontaneity with Melinda Rothouse and Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we explore the delicate balance between preparation and spontaneity in our creative work. How do we…
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Episode 52: Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston
Amanda Johnston is the 2024 Texas Poet Laureate, the first Black woman appointed to the role by the Texas State Legislature. She is also the recipient of a…
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Episode 51: Creative Spark Series - Curiosity & Exploration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss the role of curiosity, exploration, openness to experience, and the spirit of adventure in…
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Episode 50: Life Review: The Hospice Musical with Benjamin Kintisch
Benjamin Kintisch is a cantor, chaplain, and music teacher. He created a musical based on his experiences as a chaplain working with patients and families…
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Episode 49: Creative Spark Series - Creativity in Challenging Times with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, Charlotte and Melinda discuss the importance of exercising our creativity in challenging times, not…
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Episode 48: Can You Learn Creativity? with Creative Director Chris McKenna
Is creativity something you’re born with, or can you learn it? In this episode, we talk with creative director and writer Chris McKenna about creativity as a…
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Episode 47: Creative Spark Series - Creativity & Meaning Making with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark series, Melinda shares the connection between creativity and meaning making. We can use our creativity in service of…
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Episode 46: Sharing Stories - Creativity & Podcasting with Reena Friedman Watts
Reena Friedman Watts is the host of the Better Call Daddy podcast, which features guests from all walks of life with stories to share. She got her start…
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Episode 45: Creative Spark Series - Giving and Receiving Feedback with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we discuss the art of giving and receiving feedback in the context of our creative work. It’s so…
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Episode 44: Conscious Facilitation & The Power of Presence with Jimmy Johnny Juste
Jimmy Johnny Juste leads groups and organizations through a process of conscious facilitation, helping them to resolve conflicts, navigate change, and embrace…
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Episode 43: Creative Spark Series - Time Management & Prioritizing Your Work with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark mini-episodes, we emphasize the importance of time management and prioritizing our creative work. Though we have a…
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Episode 42: Creativity and Depth Psychology - The Underworld Journey with Jennifer Leigh Selig
Our guest today is Jennifer Leigh Selig, author of the new book Deep Memoir, and founder of Mandorla Books, an award-winning boutique publisher. Our…
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Episode 41: Creative Spark Series - Creative Practice, Process & Product with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte explore the distinctions between our creative practice…
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Episode 40: Creating a Culture of Innovation with Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown
This episode is a co-release with From Illumination to Innovation Podcast (Episode 4) with Stephanie Crain and Shaniqua Brown, where I was a guest discussing…
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Episode 39: Creative Spark Series - The Vulnerability of Sharing Works in Progress with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte discuss the vulnerability of sharing work we know is not…
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Episode 38: Leadership for Creativity and Innovation with Jamie Gallagher
With a 40-year career in the toy and art supply industry, most recently as CEO at Faber-Castell USA, Jamie Gallagher brings a wealth of insight into how…
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Episode 37: Creative Spark Series - Giving Back to the Community with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this installment of our Creative Spark series of bite-size, mini-episodes, Melinda & Charlotte discuss the importance of giving back to our creative…
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Episode 36: Creativity and Transpersonal Psychology Part 2 with Marina Smirnova, PhD
Picking up where we left off in Part 1 (Episode 34), we continue the conversation about creativity and transpersonal psychology with Marina Smirnova, Ph.D…
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Episode 35: Creative Spark Series - Navigating the Creative Wilderness with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, we explore the creative call to adventure and subsequent journey through the wilderness. We often start our…
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Episode 34: Creativity and Transpersonal Psychology Part 1 with Marina Smirnova, PhD
Where do our creative ideas and inspirations come from? For many of us, our creativity is deeply intertwined with questions of meaning, consciousness, and…
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Episode 33: Creative Spark Series - Incubation & Time Away with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte emphasize the importance of creative incubation, and of stepping away from our work at key…
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Episode 32: Creativity and Synchronicity with Dr. Steven Pritzker
How does synchronicity shape a creative life? In this episode, we explore how a shared connection, a chance meeting, or a risk taken can lead to opportunities…
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Episode 31: Creative Spark Series - The Power of Collaboration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte discuss the power of collaboration. It’s in our name, Syncreate: synergy and co-creation…
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Episode 30: Creative Mornings Austin with Ben Thoma & Brian Thompson
Ben Thoma and Brian Thompson are the Co-Founders of Creative Mornings Austin, a local chapter of Creative Mornings, a monthly creative gathering in cities…
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Episode 29: Creative Spark Series - Iteration with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the process of iteration, where we revise, refine, rehearse, and otherwise…
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Episode 28: From Healing to Wholeness with Eben Britton
How do we move from healing to wholeness in body, mind, and spirit? How can we communicate and create from a place of deep integrity? We explore these…
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Episode 27: The Spirit of Collaboration with Attorney & Musician Randy Langford
Collaboration is vital for getting things done, for innovation, and for solving complex problems. But do we really understand collaboration, and what…
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Episode 26: Creative Spark Series - Produce! with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the final phase of the creative process: Produce. In this phase, according to our…
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Episode 25: Between Order & Chaos - Creativity, Neuroscience & Psychedelics with Bradley Cooke, Ph.D.
What distinguishes creativity from other modes of thinking and being? How do we understand creativity from a neuroscientific perspective, and how do…
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Episode 24: Creative Spark Series - Creative Planning with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the Plan, or organizational, phase of the creative process. The word “plan” might…
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Episode 23: The Corporate Mystic - Archetypes of Leadership & Creativity with Stephanie Crain
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this episode explores the archetypes, personas, and roles we embody in our work life and beyond, beginning with the archetype…
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Episode 22 - Creative Spark Series: Creative Play with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte describe the Play, or ideation, phase of the creative process. In our view of the creative…
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Episode 21: The Walk of Faith and Courage with Shakespearean Actor Warren "Ren" Jackson
Following the creative path professionally requires faith and courage, as exemplified by our current guest Warren “Ren” Jackson. Originally from Indianapolis…
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Episode 20: Creative Spark Series - The Syncreate Model of Play, Plan & Produce with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
In this episode of our new Creative Spark series, Melinda and Charlotte give an overview of the Syncreate model of Play, Plan & Produce to help you move from…
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Episode 19: Creativity, Sexuality & The Sacred Feminine with Leah Shadwick, Marie Commisso and Thais Bicalho Silva
For our first full-length episode of 2024, we’re taking things in a more personal direction, as Melinda shares the story of her recent hysterectomy journey…
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Episode 18: Creative Spark Series - 2024 Creative Intentions with Melinda Rothouse & Charlotte Gullick
For our very first episode of the new year, we’re doing something new! A couple of things, actually. We’re moving to a weekly release schedule, and introducing…
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Episode 17: Creative Collaboration - The Joy and The Pain with Syncreate Podcast Producer Mike Osborne
In our final episode of 2023, Melinda and Mike reflect on our collaboration in developing and producing The Syncreate Podcast over the last year, from its…
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Episode 16: Creativity, Innovation & Leadership with Robert Cleve, PhD
What is creativity and how do we study it? If you’re curious to learn more about the study of creativity and innovation, this episode is for you. My guest…
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Episode 15: Leadership, Burnout & Personal Sustainability with Dr. Katherine Semler
We’ve all likely experienced some degree of burnout or overwhelm in the course of our lives, especially since the pandemic. But what exactly is burnout? How…
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Episode 14: Anatomy of a Song with Singer/Songwriter George McCormack
Songwriting, like many creative pursuits, can be a mysterious process. There’s no set formula for writing a song, and each songwriter approaches it in their…
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Episode 13: Creativity as a Foundation of Resilience with Cyrus Gray III
This episode, featuring Cyrus Gray III, demonstrates how creativity can support resilience, even under extremely difficult circumstances. In Episode 11, I…
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Episode 12: Creativity, Inclusivity and Community Theater with Sharanya Rao
Sharanya Rao is a leadership, team, and career coach with an emphasis on equity and inclusion. She’s also the Artistic Director of Leela - An Indian Community…
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Episode 11: Leadership, Values, and Criminal Justice Reform with Dylan Hayre
Dylan Hayre is a leader in criminal justice reform focusing on supervision in probation and parole. We connected through his work and leadership, and from the…