This podcast explores the trials and tribulations of growing up in today's world. Filled with discussion, debate and a few facts here and there, Lucie tries to find a way to make peace with the inevitability of ageing and what it means to grow up.
Sometimes "just give yourself permission" isn't enough. Sometimes you have to make the permission with your hands.
I sat down with my playbook, opened Pinterest first (as you do), and started hunting for the perfect page to make. Then I stopped, grabbed one of my son's stubby crayons, and wrote, big and ugly, "The point is to have fun." Once the page was already messed up, it was surprisingly easy to mess it up more.
In this episode:
A handful of ways to mess up a page on purpose: the nearest crayon, X pages (inspired by Lynda Barry's Syllabus), non-dominant hand scribbles, starting with your eyes closed, and "to be deleted" for blank documents
What happens when trial and error leaves the notebook: getting dressed in the morning, and the daily feelings of a toddler
Quietening the internal judge, and whether you can be enough in the moment
A little teaser about living our creativity rather than performing it
One question to take with you: where could you add a little mess this week?
Happy growing.
10 Sept 2026
Why Play Feels Like a Chore With My Kid (But Not Alone)
This summer I gave myself a playbook, a loose structure of prompts and questions to keep creativity alive during six weeks of full-time toddler care. In this episode I'm looking back at what actually happened: a library book that spiralled into a Cy Twombly rabbit hole, a shared-notebook ritual with my son that never quite became a ritual, and a summer of "failed" games that turned out not to have failed at all.
More than anything, this one's full of questions — why play feels different alone than it does with my son, what's actually worth my time, and what I found out about my own nervous system along the way.
If you want to start a playbook of your own, or follow the ongoing, unfinished version of mine, I share it weekly on Substack: https://creativemumsclub.substack.com
Happy growing.
17 Aug 2026
The Summer I Try to Remember How to Play
Six weeks of summer. A toddler at home full-time. An honest attempt to remember how to play again... In this unscripted episode, Lucie shares the questions she has no answers to yet; how to stay present and playful with her son, and how to rediscover what she personally loves doing for fun. Inspired by Lynda Barry's Syllabus, she's building a daily "playbook," and deliberately chasing randomness outside the algorithm: library shelves, source material, books that pair fiction with nonfiction. No resolutions here, just an honest starting point, and an invitation for you to share how you're finding play this summer.
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YouTube views
2,002
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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Quality
56
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
32
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