Send us a text One of my former professors, and an all around amazing women, Dr. Erin Joyce joins the show to discuss her journey as a Wellness Coach, her resilience in life, mindfulness, and so much more. Erin Joyce is a Wellness Coach, specializing in yoga instruction, Reiki, and Ayurveda. She will be launching an online program this summer about a holistic approach to quitting drinking alcohol. She is also a French professor at Truman State University. She lives in West Chester, PA with her t...
Jul 08, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Send us a text My friend Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith returns to the podcast to dish on her latest adventures and projects! This episode, and her previous one, is perfect for directors, actors, and those interested in cinema! To learn more about her, go here: https://www.thefilmfestivaldoctor.com/dr-rebekah-louisa-smith/ Creator/Host: Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to le...
Jun 30, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Send us a text By any normal measure, John McCutcheon, at age seventy-two, should be retired. He’s punched the clock in the international folk music world for over a half century. He’s been a respected archivist of Appalachian music. He was in the forefront of popularizing the hammer dulcimer and is considered a world master on the instrument. He helped revolutionize children’s and family music with five consecutive Grammy-nominated albums. He co- founded and led the fastest-growing Local in the...
Jun 24, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Send us a text I am delighted to have my friend, the talented Nikkolas Smith back on the show! Nikkolas is the illustrator of the #1 NYT Bestselller The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, I Am Ruby Bridges, Black Panther Wakanda Forever: The Courage To Dream, Captain America: A Hero Looks Like You, the award winning That Flag, and the upcoming A Change is Gonna Come. His latest picture book The History of We is his first hand painted picture book. As a Black illustrator, Nikkolas is focused on cre...
Jun 16, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Send us a text Author Shirley Russak Wachtel discusses her latest book, THE BAKER OF LOST MEMORIES, NYC, generational trauma, history, and much more in this compelling interview. “As a daughter of Holocaust survivors,” Wachtel explains, “I have heard many tales of loss, trauma, and even heroism. These stories inspire me not only in the way I live my life, but also in the topics I take on as a writer. In THE BAKER OF LOST MEMORIES, I turn to the story of a child of someone in my generation—the se...
Jun 08, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Send us a text Judith Valente has won numerous awards for her work as a former correspondent for PBS, two NPR stations, The Wall Street Journal , and as the author of several spirituality titles. Her most recent books include How to Live, The Art of Pausing, and How to Be . She has published two poetry collections and is a sought-after retreat guide who leads the annual Benedictine Footprints retreat/pilgrimage to lesser-known parts of Italy, and has lived and traveled extensively in Italy, conn...
Jun 02, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Send us a text Art Bell sits down to discuss his illustrious career, the differences of writing across genres, creatiity, and more. Art Bell is a writer and former television executive known for developing and launching the Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) while at HBO; and, as president of Court TV, overseeing daily live courtroom coverage and the production of hundreds of hours of original true-crime television series, documentaries, and movies. His memoir Constant Comedy: How I Started C...
May 27, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Send us a text Today I'm joined by author, Bob Johnson. Bob Johnson holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop. He took an extended break from writing short stories to follow several career paths, the most notable being an English professorship at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and Operations Manager at WSBT-TV in South Bend. Upon retirement, he picked up his pen again and now writes full-time. His stories have appeared in The Hudson Review, The Common, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Barcelona Review...
May 19, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Send us a text The lovely gothic author, Paulette Kennedy is back on the show to discuss her latest novel and pick up the convo where it left off! To learn more about her, and purchase her books, check it out here: https://paulettekennedy.com/ Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcast FB @creativepeacemealpod Redbubble CPPodcast.redbubble.com C...
May 12, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Send us a text John returns to discuss his latest projects and to continue to the conversation. John's works can be found at bookstores near you. Host & Creator: Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcast FB @creativepeacemealpod Redbubble CPPodcast.redbubble.com Creative Peacemeal READING list her...
May 05, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Send us a text This episode with Ron, recorded originally in summer of 2024, in which he chats about the band's latest albums, career highs, and lows, and much more. To learn more about Ron, and the multi-decade rock band, go here. https://pangaea.band/ Host/Creator Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Insta @creative_peacemeal_po...
Apr 28, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Send us a text Today I'm joined by the lovely Carly Piersol! She is a Philadelphia based portrait and branding photographer. Carly infuses joy with her photography, and helps bring out the best for whatever project you need! We discussed origins of her career, fave NYC photo spots, and more! To learn more about Carly, and book her services, go to her website https://www.carlypiersol.com/ Host/Creator: Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfca...
Apr 14, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Send us a text So excited to have the first athlete on the show! Fencer Maia Chamberlain joins to discuss how she got into the sport, what it was like to qualify for the Olympics, future goals, inspirations, and of course, her take on some classic movie fight scenes. Creator/Host Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer Tammy Takaishi and Alex Repetti Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcast FB @creativepeacemealpod Redb...
Mar 31, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Send us a text Becky Bell sits down to discuss her interesting journey to become a children's author, inspirations for future books, creative process, and more. In her picture book debut, author and homeschooling mom Becky Bell takes young readers into the magical, whimsical world of Fibberton. Much like Aesop’s fables, The Gnomes of Fibberton is a story about a faraway place where mysterious gnomes keep track of the lies, half-truths, and tall tales of the children throughout the world. This bo...
Mar 24, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Send us a text Jeff Weiss formed Scotia Rose in 2023, and they've been rocking ever since! The band sat down with me to discuss creative collaboration, life in a band, and future plans. To learn more about the band, and catch a live show, see the links below! Website https://www.bighassle.com/scotia-rose Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotiaroseband/ Creator/Host: Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the sho...
Mar 17, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Send us a text Before we begin this episode, we want to provide a content warning for our listeners. This interview features an Israeli-American author discussing her historical fiction book, which delves into events and themes tied to the complex history of the region. We recognize that this topic is deeply personal and sensitive for many, including Palestinian listeners. We aim to approach this conversation with care and respect, understanding the diverse perspectives and lived experiences tie...
Mar 10, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Send us a text Award-winning author, humorist, and speaker, Amy Weinland Daughters joined the show to discuss exploring her past as she wrote YOU CANNOT MESS THIS UP: A TRUE STORY THAT NEVER HAPPENED, her creative process, the importance of family, and so much more. Amy Weinland Daughters is a keynote speaker, letter writer, satirist, sports journalist and author of Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter and You Cannot Mess This Up: A true...
Mar 03, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Send us a text Jennifer Roig-Francoli, award-winning professional violinist is back on the show to continue her conversation about creativity, music, life, and more. Check out her website below, and don't forget to tune into her original episode also! https://artoffreedom.me/ Host/Creator: Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer: Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Ins...
Feb 28, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Send us a text Love is in the air as I talk with the amazing Michele Dunaway, an award-winning, contemporary romance author. Michele Dunaway is a best selling author of 30+ contemporary romance novels, with over 1.7 million books sold globally Michele always dreamed of writing, and she sold her first romance novel after an editor appointment at the Romance Writers of American (RWA) national convention. Describing herself as a woman who does way too much and never wants to stop, Michele Dunaway w...
Feb 17, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Send us a text Janet Horvath is a professional cellist, author, and speaker. Her latest book, THE CELLO STILL SINGS tells the remarkable tale of her parents as musicians in survivor's orchestras, and her discovery of their lives before they immigrated. This book is a moving personal story, and one that is an integral to read now as ever. To learn more, visit https://janethorvath.com/ Creator/Host Tammy Takaishi Audio Engineer Alex Repetti Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinst...
Feb 10, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Send us a text Alongside Boone, John Seeley (bass), Alex Wells (guitar), and Dale Myers (drums), these tight-knit guys stay connected to their homegrown roots having been around traditional instruments from a young age in piano, fiddle, and guitar instilling in them an appreciation of country-rock, bluegrass, blues, soul, and folk music. The band blends roots, blues, classic rock, soul, and, of course, Southern rock and has created an original sound reminiscent of some of the great blues-rock/So...
Feb 03, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Send us a text Dr. James Gregory, a former successful businessman in marketing discusses pivoting to writing Sci-Fi, his latest novel KILLER APP, and the importance of creative hobbies. To learn more about James, to order any of his books, or to connect regarding his future book about games played as children, visit his website. https://jamesrgregory-books.com/ He can be reached at Jim@jamesrgregory-books.com Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Vi...
Jan 27, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Send us a text Award-winning filmmaker Josh Mendoza ( What Still Remains ) turns his attention to fiction with his sci-fi thriller, Shadow of the Eternal Watcher (Jan. 28, Inkshares, trade paper), a genre-bending debut novel in which alternate realities and time travel blend together seamlessly in a thrilling tale of government corruption and personal redemption. In Shadow of the Eternal Watcher , Private detective Duster Raines has demons. Some visit him in his dreams, reminding him of the choi...
Jan 20, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Send us a text Drummer, and NYC native, Carmine Appice joins the show to discuss his lengthy career, inspirations, and the latest album from Cactus. Bio (from website) One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout his career. In ‘76, he joined Rod Stewart‘s band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart‘s biggest hits, “Do Ya T...
Jan 06, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Send us a text Author and Ghostwriter, Ruby Peru sits down to discuss the magic of her fantasy novel, hearing it come to life as an audiobook, creativity in her everyday life, and more. Bio from website: Ruby Peru is a sloppy workaholic and independent operator with weird sleep habits and limited knowledge of pop culture. She drives a beat up pickup truck, and some opine she’s a little bit of a badass. Studying under Kurt Vonnegut in the eighties and David Foster Wallace in the nineties, made he...
Dec 30, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Send us a text I was joined by Michael Shrieve and Stephen Dees of the 1980s rock band, Novo Combo to talk about their unique career, musical inspirations, and what it was like to come back together and record after all those years. Their latest album, 45 W 55th is out now! https://www.novocombo.com/ Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Insta @creative_peacemeal_podcast FB...
Dec 16, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Send us a text Bay area native Smith is a proud member of a huge musically gifted family that created and nurtured his love of music. Singing his first solo at age 3, Smith’s music has surpassed over a million and a half Youtube views including his first single, the summer smash “Break Free which was featured on NBC’s Today Show. In addition to being a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Smith’s solo vocals have been featured in the motion pictures “Get Out”, “Lincoln”, Hulu’s “L...
Dec 09, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Send us a text Writer and tech laywer, Stephen Harrison's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, WIRED, and many others. In this episode we discuss his latest novel, creative process, AI, and much more. His latest novel, a thriller, THE EDITORS is out now. THE EDITORS takes readers behind the scenes of a fictionalized version of Wikipedia called Infopendium, where the facts seen near the top of most Google searches are the result of cooperation and curation b...
Nov 25, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Send us a text Barbara Howlin of The Howling Hive is an LA based writer, actress, Reiki master, and creative guide. Barbara's mission is to help fellow creatives be able to live a life of balance, play, and flow--finding joy in the creative journey. To learn more about her mission, visit her website. https://www.thehowlinghive.org/ Visit the Self-Care Institute at https://www.selfcareinstitute.com/ Support the show Visit www. creativepeacemeal.com to leave a review, fan voicemail, and more! Inst...
Nov 18, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Send us a text It was a delight to meet and chat with McKenna Michels, a talented young singer-songwriter from Texas. Ever since her 2021 debut EP, RENAISSANCE, Austin’s McKenna Michels has been making waves and grabbing at fans’ heartstrings all around the world with her melodies and lyrics that resonate deep within the soul. Her heart-driven songs tell stories of profound resilience and strength, often discussing her journey through an abusive situation in her childhood, as well as navigating ...
Nov 04, 2024•22 min•Season 1Ep. 142
