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For the Love of Creatives Podcast
For the Love of Creatives Podcast
For the Love of Creatives is a podcast for heart-centered creatives navigating self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the fear of judgment. Each episode explores how to build creative confidence, trust your authentic voice, and embrace your evolving creative identity.

Through real conversations and stories, we dive into creative burnout, overcoming comparison as a creative, and the journey of creative becoming so you can reconnect with yourself and grow within a supportive creative community.
For the Love of Creatives Podcast

For the Love of Creatives is a podcast for heart-centered creatives navigating self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the fear of judgment. Each episode explores how to build creative confidence, trust your authentic voice, and embrace your evolving creative identity.

Through real conversations and stories, we dive into creative burnout, overcoming comparison as a creative, and the journey of creative becoming so you can reconnect with yourself and grow within a supportive creative community.

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Recent Episodes

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Nov. 2, 2026

#099: What If You’ve Outgrown the Dream You’re Chasing With Penn Johnson

What happens when the dream you’ve built your life around no longer feels like yours? For Penn Johnson, years of playing music and living on the road brought a difficult recognition: the burnout wasn’t just about the gigs or the travel. He was trying to keep living a purpose that no longer felt like his own. In this conversation with Maddox and Dwight, Penn shares the uncertainty of loosening his hold on the future he once imagined. An album he poured his money into didn’t take off as he’d hope
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Oct. 26, 2026

#098: Why Asking for Help Feels So Hard, and How to Make It Easier

Have you ever known exactly what would help—and still stopped yourself from asking? Maybe it was another pair of eyes on an unfinished draft, a little time to think before speaking, or someone willing to work beside you. Before the words came out, another thought arrived: shouldn’t I be able to do this on my own? In this solo episode, Dwight sits with that hesitation. Beginning with a stubborn pair of broken glasses, he explores the distance between quietly wanting support and finding words tha
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Oct. 19, 2026

#097: Creative Confidence: How to Find What Helps You Thrive

Have you ever shared an idea or joined in without second-guessing yourself—then wondered why you couldn’t be that person all the time? There’s a particular ache in remembering how natural it felt, especially when the next opportunity finds you holding back. In this solo episode, Dwight Spencer remembers standing frozen during a mirror-dance exercise at Creative Mornings, carrying old comments about how badly he danced. Then he let himself get silly, and the moment that began in self-consciousne

Reviews

Creative Community & Connection

"Creative acts are often solo, but many creative people (like me) thrive in community. The conversations in this podcast build that sense of creative community, if only because listeners will realize …"

davidpowelldesign | May 20, 2025

Great Conversation..!

"Maddox and Dwight are Stellar hosts!. We had a great conversation. They are both engaging and enthusiastic. For the Love of Creatives is a Fabulous podcast. Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for some…"

pmwcreativity | May 22, 2025

Fuel for the Creative Soul!

"For the Love of Creatives is exactly what the creative community needs! Raw, insightful, and genuinely supportive conversations that affirm the highs and lows of living a creative life. Whether you'r…"

Artfully Listening | May 27, 2025

So good!

"Dwight and Maddox are so authentic and really have a conversation with their guests as opposed to just question and answer. Really a great podcast for creatives and for arts appreciators!"

Need a pintervention | June 20, 2025

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