Creative Genius

About Creative Genius

Humanity is glitching. And it can all be traced back to a series of limiting beliefs we hold around creativity; what it is, what it has to look like, and who has it in them (or doesn't). I speak to artists, actors, award winning musicians, TV producers, comedians, creative psychologists, writers (including a New York Times bestselling author) and even an Oscar nominated film director about creativity, the creative process, limiting beliefs that keep us stuck AND the magic that can happen when we relearn how to listen to our hearts. Creative Genius is a love letter to the creativity that lives inside ALL of us - through these conversations, I am on a mission to help as many people as I can to remember that it is in all of us, so we can stop glitching.

Publisher

Kate Shepherd

Category

arts · business · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jun 2021

Latest episode

13 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 114 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 99 - On Grief, Rest, and Creative Return

   After a long and necessary silence, Kate is back - and she comes bearing something real. In this tender welcome-back episode, Kate shares honestly about the months she spent unable to show up: the depression, the grief, the days she couldn't get out of bed, and the slow, quiet process of finding her way back to herself and to this work. She reflects on what it means to be a guide for others when you've temporarily lost your own footing — and why trusting the wisdom of stopping was, in fact, the most important creative act of all. But this episode isn't just about the dark. Kate also shares the luminous knowing that's been growing in her even through the silence, a bone-deep sense that what we're living through right now, as painful and terrifying as it is, is nothing less than the birth of a new humanity. The ancient, tarry weight of old ways is rising to the surface to be burned away. And we - all of us, together - are the ones bringing something more beautiful into being. She talks about the unexpected conversations she's been having at her jewelry kiosk at Granville Island, the messages from listeners that finally tugged her back, and what this next chapter of the podcast might hold. This is a short episode. An outstretched hand. A hello. And an invitation to walk forward together. In this episode: Why Kate went quiet - and why she had to The physical weight of depression and what it asked of her What she's been witnessing in her daily conversations with people from around the world The knowing underneath the fear: why she believes we are living through the birth of something magnificent What's coming next for the Creative Genius Podcast Mentioned: Meredith Hite Estevez — Artists for Joy podcast Tracy Mazuer — Trees Have Feelings, and her book about Ravina the Raven Kate's jewelry and artwork at Granville Island Public Market, Vancouver If this episode moved you, please share it with someone who needs it right now. One quiet recommendation can be the spark someone else has been waiting for.

2. 

   24 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 98 - Jaime Townzen Creativity as a Lifeline

   Host Kate Shepherd interviews artist and author Jaime Townzen about how creativity served as a lifeline through grief, guiding her to publish her debut novel and embrace her artistic calling.

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   Ep. 97 - Natalie Bedard on The Warrior Work of Being Human

   Emotional healing specialist Natalie Bédard and host Kate explore how integrating soul and humanity unlocks creativity and deeper self-connection through nervous system understanding.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 99 - On Grief, Rest, and Creative Return

Published 13 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We haven't heard from you for a while. It's okay but we just want to let you know we miss you and those messages have kind of started to speed up a little bit lately which is interesting because it's also coincided with me feeling like the podcast has been kind of tugging at my skirt, trying to get my tension. […]

Who has been a guest on Creative Genius

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jaime Townzen
• Natalie Bédard
• Albert Bramante
• Leo Marrs
• Ben Rennie

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

178 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

64 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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