In this episode, I'm joined by Alex the Undercover Novelist. She is the host of the Novel Marathon podcast and a lifelong writer and learner. She started the Novel Marathon podcast after years of writ

In this episode, I talk with Anni, an author, developmental editor, and writing coach, about the creative process in all its forms and rhythms. There are those times when you're in the groove and you

My guest today is Kharysa Watt, a horticulturalist turned freelance editor and a pencil artist. We chat about the journey to making art for yourself and all the stumbling blocks therein--from fearing

On today's episode, I talked with my friend and fellow editor, Gabrielle (Gabby) Goodloe, about the importance of creating community in the writing world. At the end of the episode, we introduce our n

Content warning: mental health, self-harm, and other health-related traumas. My guest in this episode is an intuitive abstract artist based in the Midwest. Art has always been Medora's way of compo

A change is coming to the podcast, and we thought it was time to finally record part II of our Growth episode. The Ugly Podcast is both growing and shrinking! Growing in that guests will be joining in

In this episode, Lauren and Emerson discuss fun and creativity and how we can merge those two things. We don't always associate creativity with fun, and we want to change that. We get into what kinds

In this episode of The Ugly Podcast, Lauren is overwhelmed. That's it. That's the show. No, I'm kidding. Lauren and Emerson chat about what overwhelm feels like in our bodies and how it comes up in ou

In a difficult world, Lauren and Emerson cling to small joys to make it through our days. In this episode, we talk about what brings us joy, why we focus on these things, and how we intentionally inte

How do you handle rejection? In this episode we explore how to reframe rejection to be something more playful to help us move forward.