Are you a creative person? Everyone answers this question differently. Whether you feel too busy to participate in your old hobbies, or you think there's "not a single creative bone in your body”, there's no limit to the obstacles keeping us from exploring our creative sides. But as it turns out, there's a science to the way we define our creative potential--and knowing the odds makes it easier to beat them. Lisa chats with Drs. Lynne Vincent and Jack Goncalo, as well as James Valentine, about what makes a person creative or not--and how to overcome some of the biggest misconceptions standing between us and our most creative selves.

Creativity E1: You're More Creative Than You Think

People will often talk about creative pursuits as a way to make friends--maybe you'll meet people at a pottery class, or you'll find people who are interested in the same music as you. But what we don't often discuss is how creativity connects us not only to the people around us, but also to ourselves! In the episode of The Lisa Show's series on creativity, Lisa talks with friends and experts to find out how being creative can help us understand ourselves, the people around us, and our place in the universe. No small task!

Creativity E2: Finding Connection and Community

Lisa sits down with Studio C showrunner and producer, Jake Van Wagoner.

Creativity Interview E1: Jake Van Wagoner

James Rees

Creativity Interview E2: James Rees

Sam Payne

Lisa chats with Sam Payne about the show he hosts, BYU Radio's The Apple Seed, before we hear their recent episode, "The Shiny".Welcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers. Some of our favorite stories are about people just like us. Ordinary individuals thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Sometimes, however, our heroes are very different than us; perhaps they are extremely silly, or greedy. Sometimes, they’re not even human at all. In today’s stories, we’ll get to hear about all kinds of animals; foolish ones and clever ones, brave ones and cowardly ones, cruel ones, and kind ones. On today’s episode, enjoy the following:“Piggy Wiggy” by Willy Claflin from Sleeping Beastly and Other Tales Radio Family Journal: "Mercedes Benz" by Sam Payne The Daily Mix: "10 Ways to Hear Snow" “The Shiny”: an original radio drama produced at BYU Radio“The Gypsy Wagon” by Dan Keding from The Gypsy Wagon and Other Neighborhood Tales

Lisa chats with Sam Payne about the show he hosts, BYU Radio's The Apple Seed, before we hear their recent episode, "The Shiny". Welcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers. Some of our favorite stories are about people just like us. Ordinary individuals thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Sometimes, however, our heroes are very different than us; perhaps they are extremely silly, or greedy. Sometimes, they’re not even human at all. In today’s stories, we’ll get to hear about all kinds of animals; foolish ones and clever ones, brave ones and cowardly ones, cruel ones, and kind ones. On today’s episode, enjoy the following: “Piggy Wiggy” by Willy Claflin from Sleeping Beastly and Other Tales Radio Family Journal: "Mercedes Benz" by Sam Payne The Daily Mix: "10 Ways to Hear Snow" “The Shiny”: an original radio drama produced at BYU Radio “The Gypsy Wagon” by Dan Keding from The Gypsy Wagon and Other Neighborhood Tales

Featuring: The Apple Seed with Sam Payne

As a parent, it can feel like no matter how much we prepare, we're never ready for what's coming next. There is always some new wrinkle to figure out to keep things running smoothly. Lisa is joined by her longtime improv partner Hailey Smith to talk about how their years performing long-form improvised comedy have prepared them for parenthood.

S2 E23: Improvising Through Life

Pentatonix join us to share the process of preparing for the Christmas under the stars special.

S1 E10: Home for the Holidays: Pentatonix

We learn about an institution that is helping kinds have a "heavenly sleep".

S1 E2: Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Life is busy and sometimes it feels like it won’t get any easier. In the midst of so many things it’s easy to get overwhelmed. When that happens the last thing we can find time for is for relaxation. So how can we find time to relax when we are so busy with everything going on in our lives? And what does relaxation looks like in those circumstances? Lisa convenes with the Council of Moms and talks to Thomas McConkie, host of the Mindfulness+ podcast, to find out.

S2 E11: Relaxing When You're Overwhelmed

It's been said that by the time we are 25 years old, our number of friends will only decline for the rest of our lives. This means that for most of our adult lives, we are losing more friends than we are making. So why is it so much harder to build friendships in adulthood than it was when we were kids? And what can we do to change that? Lisa talks with friends and experts to find out.

S2 E21: Making Friends as an Adult

Join comedian, believer, and single mom Lisa Valentine Clark for a good look at life. Whether it’s parenting challenges, mental health questions, or social issues, she and her Council of Moms will tackle it! So come figure out this life thing together with her, with a lot of laughs along the way. A production of BYUradio.

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,” says Thoreau. But how do we live deliberately in the world of smartphones, robots, and the internet? In this final installment, Lisa and Kacy Faulconer discuss the conclusion of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together. Lisa and Kacy discuss digital manners, and Lisa shares how technology helped her late husband have a higher quality of life. What do we live for, and how can technology augment that rather than replace it?

Book Club: Alone Together E7 | Ch 14 & Conclusion - Using Technology Deliberately

We live in a time of unprecedented loneliness. Even in the luckiest of circumstances, when we're surrounded by supportive friends and family, we might be feeling crushing loneliness in one facet of our lives or another. Maybe you have a chronic illness that no one seems to understand. Or maybe it feels like you're the only one that's struggling to raise a troublesome toddler. Whatever the circumstances, there's a community out there that can help. In this final installment of The Lisa Show's series on Your Life Online, Lisa talks to friends and experts to learn how we can use the internet tools at our disposal to feel a little less isolated and alone.

Your Life Online E7: Building Community

What is it about being human that gives us a need to post secrets online? Is there something deeper that we're hoping to get in return? In this episode, Lisa and Whitney Call discuss the next two chapters of Alone Together by Sherry Turkle. Whitney shares her experience with Post Secrets, and she and Lisa discuss the illusion of vulnerability that the internet provides.

Book Club: Alone Together E6 | Ch 12 & 13 - Internet Confessions

So many of us wonder if we're on our phones too much. It's easy to turn to social media or other online spaces to numb feelings of anxiety, depression or loneliness, even if we know that it can impact our mental health in the long term. How do we break this cycle? In this episode, Lisa talks with our very own producer Becca Hurley about her experiences with technology addiction. Lisa and the Council of Moms (Ashlynn Allen and Angie King) discuss how to put our phones down and be present with our families, and licensed therapist Dr. John Sovec shares advice on how to become more mindful of our technology use, and create the space for intentional choices that keep us in control.

Your Life Online E6: Am I Addicted to My Phone?

As Lisa and her sister Gina James dive into the next two chapters of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together, they discuss how the way we communicate on our phones has changed over time, from calling to texting to Facetime and Snapchat. Lisa and Gina also discuss how we explore and construct our identities online. In a world where streamers make real money playing video games and influencers post about their personal lives, the lines between online life and real life have never been more blurry. How does online life overlap with real life— and where do we draw the line?

Book Club: Alone Together E5 | Ch 10 & 11 - No Need to Call

Do you remember the last time you read a headline or a post online, and later found out it wasn’t true? How did you feel? How did it change the way you see the world? The internet is filled with people sharing information, whether they’re journalists breaking a big story, or influencers talking about their favorite skincare products, or even just family members talking about things that interest them. And no matter what your personal beliefs are, it can be hard to always spot incorrect or completely false information when it comes up. So what can we do? And what difference can media literacy make in our lives? Lisa talks to cybersecurity expert Amanda Hughes, media literacy professor Julia Smith, as well as her producer McKay to find out.

Your Life Online E5: Improving Media Literacy

When was the last time you thought to yourself, “I don’t want to be interrupted?” In our hyperconnected world, many of us find ourselves always “on call,” checking our phones rather than living in the moment. In this episode, Lisa and Ganel-Lyn Condie discuss how technology shapes our identities and the identities of our children. They also explore how to parent children of all ages in a world where people are expected to be connected 24/7. How can we allow our children the autonomy they need to flourish when we’re always one call or text away?

Book Club: Alone Together E4 | Ch 8 & 9 - One Call Away

Kids love technology, and it can be a lot of pressure on parents to decide how much access is appropriate for each kid. How can we know if we're setting healthy boundaries with our kids regarding technology? How much screen time is too much? In this episode, Lisa joins forces with Brooke Romney, Trent Ray, and The Council of Moms (Aimee Hopkin and Kacy Faulconer) to find out. There are more resources available than ever to educate parents on helping kids use tech in a healthy way. Although every parent has a different strategy to managing screens in their home, finding an individualized approach based on the needs of your family (and supporting other parents in their tailored approaches) can be the key in healthy relationships to technology for the whole family.

Your Life Online E4: Teaching Kids to be Intentional Online

It's only human to search for new, innovative solutions to our basic needs. There's a gadget for everything—and it makes fries! But in a world that’s more lonely than ever, can new technology give us the happiness and connection we crave? How can robots provide us with a better quality of life, and how do they take away from it? Alexis and Chanté from Let's Talk Sis join Lisa to discuss the next chapters of Sherry Turkle’s book, Alone Together, and break down what we want the relationship between technology and humanity to look like in the long term.

Book Club: Alone Together E3 | Ch 5, 6 & 7 - What Robots Can't Do

When you think about your kids using the internet, what do you think about? Is it the many uplifting and educational opportunities that exist online? Or is the first thing that comes to mine one of the many dangerous and threatening corners of the internet that you hope your kids never find? As parents and internet-users in general, safety is always a concern. We don't want to slip up and give sensitive information to a scammer or stalker. But what about our emotional safety? How can we protect our mental health while also protecting our passwords? In this episode of The Lisa Show's series on Your Life Online Lisa talks to Ricardo Rosas, data privacy expert Trent Ray, and mental health education Natasha Devon to find out.

Your Life Online E3: Staying Safe on the Internet

As artificial intelligence becomes more and more effective, robots become capable of filling more and more of our desires— even our desire for human connection. Which caregiving tasks should be done by robots, and which should only be done by humans? Is a simulation of companionship better than nothing, or should we hold out for the real thing? As Lisa and Carrie Ann Rhodes discuss Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 of Sherry Turkle's book Alone Together, they dive into these ethical dilemmas and more.

Book Club: Alone Together E2 | Ch 3 & 4 - Robot Companions

Most of us are on more than one social media platform. Whether it's Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter etc., each one has its own vibe and culture. So what does it say about us when what we share is molded by these unique spaces? Lisa assembles a Council of Moms with a wide range of comfort levels online, and they discuss the variety in social media and how to make it work for you. Lisa's friend Aimee gives some poignant advice on dating apps, and keeping yourself emotionally safe when using media that incentivizes you to pretend. Lisa shares her experience as a young mom in England, and how to cope when it feels like you're the only uncomfortable person in the room (or chatroom).

Your Life Online E2: Finding Your Voice on Different Platforms

Can robots make us love them, and is that love real? As Lisa and Carina Wytiaz dive into the first two chapters of Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, they explore their relationships to the tools and toys around us that seem to have a life of their own--from Furbies and Tamagotchis, to Siri and Alexa. Carina shares how her experience in the tech industry affects the way she views this kind of interaction. As electronics get more human-like, what does the way we treat them say about us? And how can we set boundaries and nurture meaningful relationships?

Book Club: Alone Together E1 | Ch 1 & 2 - Toys That Talk Back

Do you feel like the way you represent yourself online is the "real" you? Is it even possible to be completely "authentic" on social media? In this first episode in The Lisa Show's series about life online, Lisa dives into the idea of being "authentic." What does it mean? Why do we feel so much pressure to figure it out? And is it even worth trying? She talks to author and legendary blogger Gabrielle Blair, social media expert Dr. Anna Akbari, and the Council of Moms (Kacy Faulconer and Aimee Hopkin) in order to find out.

Your Life Online E1: The Myth of Authenticity

In this final installment of Lisa's Book Club on More Than a Body by Drs. Lindsay and Lexie Kite, Lisa and Whitney Call explore the final frontier of body image: peace. What would you define as the things that make you truly happy? What beliefs are you holding onto which suggest that your happiness is contingent on your physical appearance? Whitney and Lisa reflect on the impact this book has had on their own body image, how they view the natural process of changing in their bodies, and what it means to "shift your focus" to ideas that change the world for the better. They discuss the distractions which sometimes help us avoid the negative body image moments, and the discomfort of shame that has to be confronted before we can overcome it. Healing body image is accessible to everyone, and in a world where we are constantly inundated with objectification, we can overcome the comparison with ideals and with each other when we share all of the "in-betweens" along the way.

Lisa's Book Club: "You know yourself. You know who you really are!" - Whitney Call | More Than A Body, Chapter 6 Part 2

Okay. So maybe you've watched an inspiring movie. Or you read a great self-help book. Or maybe you listened to a life-changing podcast series about body image. And now you're all fired up to make changes, to live more healthily, and to be kinder to yourself. And then it's happily ever after, right?We all know it's not that easy. Even the person with the best body image in the world will run into hard days, when being healthy physically and emotionally isn't as easy as it used to be. So how can we improve our body image for good? And what does long-term self-love actually look like? In this final installment of the Lisa Show's Body Image series, Lisa talks with the Council of Moms (consisting this week of Gina James and Emily Campbell), former professional dancer Jess Spinner, professional model and actor Gabe Hansen, and body image expert Connie Sobczak, to find answers.

Okay. So maybe you've watched an inspiring movie. Or you read a great self-help book. Or maybe you listened to a life-changing podcast series about body image. And now you're all fired up to make changes, to live more healthily, and to be kinder to yourself. And then it's happily ever after, right? We all know it's not that easy. Even the person with the best body image in the world will run into hard days, when being healthy physically and emotionally isn't as easy as it used to be. So how can we improve our body image for good? And what does long-term self-love actually look like? In this final installment of the Lisa Show's Body Image series, Lisa talks with the Council of Moms (consisting this week of Gina James and Emily Campbell), former professional dancer Jess Spinner, professional model and actor Gabe Hansen, and body image expert Connie Sobczak, to find answers.

Body Image E12: Making Changes that Stick

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