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(Still the Creative Reboot you know & love, but we’re moving over here - read on for reasons!) Ta daaaaaaaah! Welcome back, or welcome if you’re finding us for the first time! After five years and eight seasons of our beautiful little podcast, we’ve decided to move over to Substack, and figured an intro, or re-introduction, would probably be a good place to start. The Podcast Creative Reboot is all about creativity, whether it’s your full time job, your side hustle, your hobby - wherever creative oomph fits into your life. It started when we (Carla & Sarah - more about us in a bit) were having late night conversations shortly after Sarah moved to Canada. First we thought other people might like to hear them, and then we realised other people might also like to join in with them. And somehow now we’re here. We didn’t have much of a plan, but we did have a founding principle of honesty, and honesty at the time the things were happening rather than ten years after they were fixed. And halfway through we both discovered we were neurodivergent, in some similar and some wildly different ways. Which has definitely had an influence on our podcast! It’s sort of us working out and reworking our lives, figuring it out very publicly so you guys can follow along. Meet Carla Watkins Carla is the UK half of Creative Reboot, based in Essex. She’s a brand photographer / visual magic maker, fantasy photographer and semi professional mermaid. Alongside her photography businesses and the podcast she helps with her family’s chocolate business TEMPRD, co-owns an online stationery boutique (Ink Drops), cofounded Cahoots Club for networking & connection, and quite possibly some other stuff she’s forgotten to mention. She’s been blogging since 2004, has her own Substack over at Colourful Magical Weirdo Life (& business) and is long form everything - photos and words in equal measure, but almost never short snippets. She’s very definitely a multipod, and it will come as no surprise that her ND flavour is ADHD. And she lives by the river with two silly kittens, is single & childfree by choice, and forgot to mention these things in her intro! Find her on Substack: Carla Watkins, on Instagram @colourfulmagicalweirdo, and links to everything she does at carlawatkins.com/multipod Meet Sarah Wayte Sarah is the Canada-based half of Creative Reboot, living on the west coast just outside Vancouver. In the mountains. Which we’re not AT ALL jealous of… She’s also a multipod, with her business Sarah Wayte Creative encompassing copywriting, creative writing and brand photography. She’s currently writing her first novel, and also writes lots of creative non-fiction, usually about her own experiences as a recovering paramedic, a neurodivergent person, a woman going through perimenopause, a migrant who has moved country multiple times. She is a certified word nerd who loves words with every atom of her being. And she’s married and also a cat mum and childfree by choice! Find her on Substack: Sarah Wayte, on Instagram @sarahwaytecreative and on her website sarahwayte.com Things we both are In no particular order: Childfree by choice. Cat mums. Photographers. Writers. Perimenopausal. Neurodivergent. Colourful hair. Glasses wearers. Gigglers. We met in Essex over a decade ago, have maintained a very close friendship throughout transatlantic moves and the pandemic and all sorts of other chaos, although we don’t see each other as much as we’d like to. But we do chat on Whatsapp most days! Listen to our individual intro episodes from right at the beginning here: Sarah’s intro episode Carla’s intro episode You’ll note our slightly panicked realisation that five years is a long time and we’ve both built and burned things down in that time, so please forgive any inaccuracies! 2026 for Creative Reboot So what’s actually happening this year / season? Well, we decided we’re not going to start a new season (and actually, we recorded this nearly two months before we managed to release it, so this was the correct decision for this insane year). It’s been a busy year with Carla’s 40th, a Scotland trip for Sarah and the usual mad life things happening - and when we got together to talk about season nine, we’d independently both come to the conclusion that we may not have time for a whole structured season this year. But we have both been writing our own Substacks in the meantime, and we both love how it feels over here - like the golden days of blogging & connection online - and when we checked our back catalogue we have 90 episodes. Eeeek! So while we may well record the odd episode during this year to keep you updated, mostly we are going to be polishing show notes over here and re-releasing all our previous episodes for you guys to catch up on. (well, almost all - there are some irrelevant archive bits like the prepping for the pandemic which probably don’t need a re-listen!) Hopefully you’ll be seamlessly listening to this on your usual platform, and our website is staying intact, but because there are so many episodes we’re going to work through them a little bit at a time. We’ll highlight them in order from season 1, with the small caveat that we were a bit more chaotic in the early days and we had no idea we’d still be going five years down the line! The practical info If you were already a subscriber to our newsletter, we are shortly moving you over and you don’t need to do anything, you’ll continue to get our emails when we send them out, just from Substack instead of from Mailerlite. If you’ve subscribed to us in Substack, you don’t need to do anything and our posts will land in your app or inbox when we send them out. You can subscribe & listen directly on Substack, plus from all good podcast apps, and if there’s one we’re not on and you’d like us to be, just let us know! Our website is creativereboot.co You can find us on socials, mainly on Instagram at @creativerebootco And if you want to get in touch, drop us a comment here or an email [email protected]! We’re thrilled you’re here for this next chapter! You’ve been listening to the Creative Reboot podcast. Thanks so much for listening. Do let us know your thoughts or anything you want to add to the conversation below (and don’t forget to like, share and subscribe for more episodes!). In the meantime, if you want to get to know Carla or Sarah better, you can find us at the following links: Carla: Website | Instagram | Substack Sarah: Website | Instagram | Substack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

As promised, here's part 2 to our epic planning chat we started last month. We've deemed this "Special Interest" territory because honestly we could probably talk about this for a least a whole season if you gave us the chance!  In this episode we talk about everything from function over form to visual planning (with the usual meandering in between). We wrap up with the end of year rituals we'll be embracing for the end of 2025 in the hopes it'll inspire you with your planning over the next month.  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

What happens when you get two neurodivergent people onto the topic of planning? A double whammy episode... that's what happens!  We can hardly believe we've not tackled this topic in an official capacity here on the podcast before. Suffice it to say, we have tons to chat about and hopefully inspire you for your end of year planning, too. Listen in to part one (part two will be out next month!) and get ready to jump into your planning!  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

For a podcast about creativity, we're a little surprised that we've not really covered this topic before! In this episode, we dig into the topic of sparking your creativity and what that might look like. We also talk about the myths that kill creativity and how we look for the sparks the ignite the fires of our creative process. As with most of our conversations, this one definitely wanders up and down and around and about and we're sure there was plenty more we could have covered. But, ultimately, we hope it sparks a little creativity in you when you give it a listen! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Normal service resumed this month and we're back to our regular length episodes (you'll be pleased to hear).  Better yet, this one is with a guest (our first this season!). We're talking to the delightful Becky Benfield-Humberstone, a business coach with quite the varied experience under her belt!  In true Creative Reboot form, we really meander through a whole plethora of conversations in this one, hence the name of the episode (and you'll have to listen to see why!). We're super excited to introduce you to Becky and her world.  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Well heck, we think we've outdone ourselves on this one. This episode is an extra special BUMPER episode, by which we mean it's a solid 2 hours long and full of epicness! Don't worry, you don't have to listen to it all in one sitting (we're ADHD, we get it). But we do think it's worth listening to when you get the chance because we dig in with four of our previous guests who are all neurodivergent to figure out how it is they manage to get sh*t done, in spite of their neurospiciness. This is one episode you'll want to take notes from! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Welcome to this episode of the Creative Reboot podcast! We couldn't resist going all playful this month. That's right, we tackled the topic of work vs play! It turns out our neurodivergent brains have had us doing a lot of unlearning over the last couple of years and we're gamifying, playing and experimenting with the way we do business and harness our creativity these days.  Join us for a super joyful episode!  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Welcome to this episode of the Creative Reboot podcast! This month we're taking on the big juicy topic of fear and visibility as creatives and business owners and it was a topic that took us in all kinds of directions. Chaos ensued but we think there were some great points made (we hope you think so too!). Least of all the consideration of merch that includes words across our bottoms!  Grab a cuppa and settle in. This is going to be quite a ride!  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles and all our best for the holidays and new year! Carla & Sarah  xxx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Welcome to a new season of the Creative Reboot podcast! It's season 8 and our 5th year of chatting about all things creative. We start this episode outlining what this season is going to look like before we dig into our special interest topic (hello neurospiciness!)... NOTEBOOKS! Turns out we have a lot to say about this modest form of capturing thoughts and ideas and we can't wait to share it with you. Let us know if this is a nerd out topic for you too! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles and all our best for the holidays and new year! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Surprise! It's a bonus episode! That's right. We really hadn't planned to do a final round up of the year but Sarah kind of badgered Carla into it with a very specific reason in mind. The reason being, we both know how tough a year it's been for the both of us, and for many other small businesses and creatives out there. And we wanted to acknowledge that but also take a look at what GOOD stuff has happened to us both this year. We think you'll find this episode pretty cheering and hopefully a little bit inspiring too. It might even motivate you to take a peek at your own 2024 and see what good happened for you, too! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles and all our best for the holidays and new year! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

We were so wowed by Lorraine (The Painless Piano Coach)'s story from the last episode that we knew we had to talk about our own creative mindset and how we overcame struggles we experienced for our creativity. Like many of our chats, this one wasn't about answering specific questions but it delved into a thorough exploration of our own creative journeys and the things we overcame to continue them. Listen in for some excellent back and forth on this topic! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

We're all for showcasing something a little different here at Creative Reboot. So when Lorraine Robinson (otherwise known as The Painless Piano Coach) approached us and told us a little of her story, we knew we needed her to come on and share it all with you, too. Lorraine has been playing the piano since she was a child, and teaching it from a very young age, too. But the thing she loved most was also causing her incredible pain. Thinking she might have to give up doing the thing she loved, she found a teacher experienced in biometrics and now she teaches it to her students too. Lorraine's determination and resilience to keep being her most creative self shines through in this episode and we can't wait for you to hear it! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Inspired by last month's glorious episode with Stef Fournier, we decided to talk all about how our own personal brands have evolved over the years in this month's episode and it was quite the chat. Prepare yourself, we got all nerdy about branding in this one and we're not sorry! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

There's purple and personal branding and soulmate clients and wiener dogs to behold in this gorgeous jewel of an episode. Oh my! Today we chat with the fabulous Stef Fournier, personal branding coach, strategist and brand photographer and Sarah's new friend (!) about all things branding and neurospiciness. It's, as ever, chaotic, fun and full of brain sparkles (do we ever not have those with our amazing guests?!).  Enjoy and definitely grab a notebook for this one. Stef shares so much awesome wisdom!  As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com

Inspired by the fabulous Lilian Sue's episode from last month, we jumped feet first into chatting about all things PR and visibility this month. What it is and what that might look like, how we do it for our own businesses, some of the common pitfalls but also what it does for us and we hit you with a whole bunch of resources you can check out at the end. If getting visible is on your agenda over the next year or so, then you'll definitely want to listen to this episode for all the inspiration! As always, we'd love it if you could rate us (5 stars please!) and write a review for us on your favourite podcast platform. And head to our website to sign up for our newsletter so you'll never miss another episode again! https://creativereboot.co/ Creative fizz and whistles! Carla & Sarah  xxx   P.S. You'll find all the links for everything we've mentioned in our show notes at the URL above! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit creativereboot.substack.com