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Everyone has a dream. But sometimes there’s a gap between where we are and where we want to be. True, there are some people who can bridge that gap easily, on their own, but all of us need a little help at some point. A little boost. An accountability partner. A Snooze Squad. In each episode, the Snooze Squad will strategize an action plan for people to face their fears. Guests will transform their own perception of their potential and walk away a few inches closer to who they want to become ...
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What does it really mean to be free as an artist?
In this conversation, Mak and Valerie explore the tension between mastery and play, the discipline that builds skill, and the surrender that opens the soul. They unpack how both are essential, how each feeds the other, and why real creative freedom is not about choosing one side but learning to hold both.
It is an honest and reflective look at what happens when you stop trying to get it right and start listening to what your creativity and your life actually need.
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Chapters
1. Cold Open & Unbound Vibe (00:00:00)
2. Meet Mac, Valerie, and Unbound Creative (00:03:04)
3. Why Creativity Hates Boxes (00:03:18)
4. Magic Makers: A Creative Rhythm (00:03:44)
5. Grounding with Sound Healer Shay (00:04:32)
6. Wellness “Make a Mess” vs. Mastery (00:05:29)
7. Piano Lessons: Play and Technique (00:07:08)
8. Naming the Paradox: Both-And (00:07:58)
9. Cooking Analogy: Skills Without Perfectionism (00:09:08)
10. How Skills Unlock Play (00:10:55)
11. Learning Through Play (00:12:51)
12. Tools, Sandboxes, and Fear (00:14:24)
13. Perfectionism, Soul, and Stuckness (00:16:18)
14. Cycles of Learning and Softening (00:17:46)
15. Ina Garten’s Boston Cream Pie Lesson (00:19:20)
16. Coding, Failure, and Joyful Problem-Solving (00:20:47)
17. Key Takeaway: Reject Either-Or (00:22:03)
18. Defining Magic Makers as Both-And (00:24:03)
19. Creativity Is Cyclical: Choose Your Rhythm (00:25:59)
20. Invitation to Wholeness and Action (00:28:14)
21. How to Know Where to Lean (00:30:09)
22. Closing, DMs, Reviews, and Shares (00:31:31)
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