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This week on the Beyond Pickles and Doughnuts Podcast I interview the pioneering teacher, coach, and inspirational speaker Melissa Casas. Melissa is the author of the book "The Power of Small Change: How one new thought can change your life." Her work in the field of self-development specializes in self-empowerment and inner communication. In particular, she is the originator of the 3-C Communication -- a way for us to cultivate the clarity of mind needed to fully communicate with others and with our own internal intuition. It was a method born out of her post doctorate research and personal experience. In this creative people radio interview, Melissa shares her own creative career changes starting from her undergraduate degree in philosophy, to her successful career in banking, to her current career in self development. She explains why listening to one’s feelings and intuition is important, but stresses that we also need to cultivate the clarity of thought necessary to truly understand what our intuition i

This week on the Beyond Pickles and Doughnuts Podcast we interview the distinguished psychology professor, and creativity coach, Susanne West. Susanne is a life long teacher who has dedicated her life to helping improve the lives of others. She is the former Chair of the Department of Liberal Arts at John F. Kennedy University as well as the former director of the University's BA Psychology program. Her in-depth knowledge of psychology, spirituality, and creativity makes her one of the most unique and effective instructors in the field of creativity. As the founder of Insight to Action Coaching and The Creativity Awakening Process, Susanne has helped many overcome creative blocks, including New York Times best-selling author Debbie Ford. In this internet radio interview, Susanne shares how she became involved with creativity, discusses the relationship between creativity and spirituality, and provides some keen insights on overcoming creative blocks. To read more about Susanne, checkout this feature articl

This week on the Beyond Pickles and Doughnuts Podcast we honor the professional creative choices made by photographer and mixed media collage artist Katrina Martin Davenport. Her undergraduate work was in journalism and english. However, since then, her journey has taken various creative turns including working as a substitute teacher, establishing her own professional tutoring company, and even becoming a published children's book author. In this internet radio interview, Katrina shares the importance of listening to one's heart. To read more about Katrina, checkout this feature article: The Art of Listening to Your Heart. Or listen to the entire interview below. The post Creative People Podcast Interview with Katrina Martin Davenport: Creative Career Changes appeared first on Beyond Pickles & Doughnuts: Creativity and Happiness Blog.

This week on Beyond Pickles and Doughnuts we honor the professional creative choices made by Marcia Estarija. Her years of undergraduate study in accounting led to a short lived career in that field. After discovering her heart was elsewhere, she made a creative career choice, leaving accounting behind in order to pursue a life involved in nonprofit branding. To read more about Marcia, checkout this creative career choice article. Or listen to the podcast below. The post Podcast Interview with Marcia Estarija: Creative Career Change appeared first on Beyond Pickles & Doughnuts: Creativity and Happiness Blog.