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A Creative Approach Podcast

Karen began her life in the Canadian prairies followed by several years of studying medicine in Montreal. Marriage, family, and career brought her to California where “Snow is optional. You can drive to it.” With a large extended, blended family and a love of travel, Karen’s hobby of scrapbooking has endless resources. An enthusiastic world traveler, she still has the continents of South America and Antartica to cross off her list. Karen loves meeting her network of online friends on her journeys. Karen came to podcasting through scrapbooking and has been a co-host on "The Digiscrap Geek Podcast" (now on hiatus) and a guest on many other shows including a recent episode of “Shift Your Story” with Beca Lewis. Karen remains a licensed physician in California, though currently retired. Karen has wide ranging interests including podcasting, blogging, medicine, and scrapbooking. She is a self-admitted genealogy nut, and life-long learner of art, history, science, business and anthropology with a passion for a sustainable world. She is an artist and a student and is fascinated by people's stories of creating who they are and what they do. She is delighted to share her conversations on “A Creative Approach Podcast.”
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Jul 26, 2017

What is your creativity quotient in YOUR chosen career? Have you ever thought about it? Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that only certain careers allow for creativity, but, in reality, there is room for a creative approach almost everywhere! My guest today shares how she finds creativity in her work as a physician, and how women through generations have been creative in their endeavors to make a difference in the field of medicine.

Dr. Eliza Chin is a past president and current Executive Director of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). I’ve known her for several years and have been privileged to work on projects with her. She is an active physician, author, and leader with many skills and ideas. Her interests include mentoring young women in medicine, geriatric medicine, women’s health, medical humanities, women’s leadership, and the history of women in medicine. Join me to learn more about Eliza’s creative approach!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • How Eliza began her work with AMWA as she wrote her first book
  • The challenges of balancing motherhood and being a physician
  • Her dream: to collect and publish stories of women in medicine
  • How the different divisions of AMWA help young women in the medical field
  • Eliza’s current practice and her work in different medical fields in her career
  • Initiatives and the mission of AMWA, covering the spectrum of women’s health and sex/gender issues
  • The recent focus of AMWA on arts and humanities
  • Coming soon to AMWA: a literary focus on written works by women in medicine and the launch of a Music in Medicine division
  • The creative influences on Eliza’s life
  • One of Eliza’s current projects: an exhibition of women physicians in WWI
  • How AMWA grants support medical clinics around the world
  • Why AMWA is still going strong after 102 years!
  • Why Eliza and her twin sister both became physicians
  • The important connection between medicine and creativity: it’s all about relationships!

Resources:

www.amwa-doc.org

This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine by Eliza Chin

Jul 12, 2017

Has anyone ever tried to limit your creativity? Have you been criticized for "jumping from one thing to another"? My guest today is proof that varied interests and endeavors can enrich and enhance your innate creativity. Don't be afraid to let your creative efforts flow in different directions!

Margot Potter is three notches too loud, five notches too sparkly, and is aging disgracefully. She’s either a Renaissance woman or a “Jill of All Trades,” depending on which day you ask her. She’s a woman of diverse interests and talents who is a jewelry-maker and designer, author, actor, singer and has entertained in bands, in theater, and on television. Her colorful personality goes far beyond her bright pink hair! It’s always a delight to speak with Margot and hear her lively, intelligent, and occasionally provocative opinions. Join me to hear more about Margot and her creative life!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Margot’s background in theater, her acting and musical career, and her time at QVC
  • Margot’s books about jewelry-making and design, branding, and her upcoming book about life after 50
  • Margot’s life outside of crafting and her weekly live Facebook event, The Lady Party
  • The influences in Margot’s life: “finding joy in creativity”
  • How everything around us is connected to art and music
  • How nurturing teachers helped develop Margot’s creativity
  • How reading everything as a kid led to endless interest and endless inspiration
  • Find your spark and go with it!
  • How a new direction for Margot unlocked what was already there
  • Margot’s guiding force and mission: to arm people with the best products and techniques for discovering their own creativity

Resources:

www.margotpotter.com

www.cocktailscupcakescrafts.com

www.theimpatientcrafter.com

www.icanmakestampedmetaljewelry.com

Find Margot on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter: Margot Potter

Find Margot on Snapchat: the margot potter

Find Margot Potter’s books on Amazon 

 

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