Welcome to another episode of the ’Create Your Kindspace’ podcast, with me your host Caroline Laurenson. Create Your Kindspace is all about wellbeing and the different ways in which we care for ourselves and those around us.

Now does anyone else find it hard making friends as a grown up? To be fair I’ve never been very good at making friends, as a child I was painfully shy. And it’s actually really rare to find people you connect with instantly. But my next guest is 100% one of those people. Sara Matthews is the founder of Baravere Studies and I cannot wait for you to meet her.

Timestamps:

00:02:31 Sara's creative journey and background

00:07:41 How creatives often wear many hats

00:10:38 Overcoming the barriers to creativity

00:14:04 Creativity as a wellbeing tool

00:16:07 The birth of Artful Encounters

00:20:03 What does the research say?

00:22:08 Building community through creative workshops

00:24:03 The power of handwriting vs. digital tools

00:29:02 AI is a tool, don’t be afraid to experiment with it

00:34:43 Conversations with AI

00:37:03 The European Chatbot Summit in Edinburgh

00:43:35 How does a creative like Sara switch off?

00:46:04 Mother's Day workshop announcement

00:50:08 Where to connect with Sara

Links:

Website: https://www.baraverestudio.com/

Sara’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saramatt2025/

Sara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adsycreative/

Baravere Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baraverestudio/

Mother’s Day Event: https://createyourkindspace.com/mothers-day-creative-writing/

European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit: https://theeuropeanchatbot.com/

Transcript:

Link to the transcript: https://createyourkindspace.com/the-art-of-writing-in-the-digital-age-with-sara-matthews/

It’s so interesting the linkage between technology and creativity. I think it is one of the things that I love most about what I do now. But like most things in life there does need to be a balance, and I hope that what comes across in our conversation is that technology should support rather than replace creative processes and that human touch.

I think the other thing that struck with me from our conversation is how important it is to have an outlet for self-expression, whether that’s something like journaling or a creative hobby like painting, or music.

So if you wanna join the conversation, you wanna get in touch and let me know your thoughts about this episode, I would love to hear from you. Also if you could give this episode a like and share on social media that would also be really helpful.

And a final thing, if you’re in the Aberdeen, it would be so wonderful to see you at our Mother’s Day event that we’re planning on the 22nd of March. So make sure to check out the show notes. And I’m also gonna pop a link to the European Chatbot and Conversational AI summit, just in case you’re in Edinburgh that week as well.

Disclaimer:

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