What Dreamers Do
Hi, I’m Carla Gover, an Appalachian musician, flatfoot dancer, mama, and DREAMER from Kentucky. I'm on a mission to share fierce love, good humor, and inspiration to help you live a life of creative freedom. I decided to start the What Dreamers Do Podcast to help answer the question: How can we use our gifts and talents to build a better world, and have fun along the way? You’ll also find musings about Appalachia as well as interesting conversations with songwriters, poets, dancers, educators, world-changers, social justice warriors, and other people like you who are working to make a difference using their art, their skills, or just the way they live their lives. On every episode, you’ll hear ideas, conversations, and actionable items to help you unlock your creativity and live your purpose. Grab a mason jar full of sweet tea (or something a little stronger) and pull up a chair, cause it’s time to get YOUR dream on!
What Dreamers Do
What Dreamers Do 30-Day Creative Living Challenge
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Host: Carla Gover
In this episode, Carla Gover shares her behind-the-scenes thoughts about why she created the What Dreamers Do 30-Day Creative Living Challenge, kicking off on April 15th. Carla Gover shares her passion for "creating in public" and explains the power of art and community in counteracting negativity in today's world. She invites listeners to participate in daily creative acts—or just show up and lurk—and to connect on Substack for prompts, mutual inspiration, and sharing.
Through personal anecdotes, favorite books, and inspiring metaphors, Carla Gover explores how small creative or kind acts can ripple out and change the world, and why being a "maker" is an antidote to the darkness we often see in the news and online.
Episode Highlights
- Carla Gover describes how the challenge will foster community and share creativity 00:00:08.
- Why create in public? Carla Gover reflects on the joy and inspiration of sharing behind-the-scenes creative processes and how this connects people 00:00:49.
- Taking back your power: Carla Gover discusses resisting the negativity of social media and choosing to focus on creativity as a positive force 00:02:14.
- The influence of Madeleine L’Engle: Citing "A Swiftly Tilting Planet," Carla Gover explains how small actions can have profound effects on the world 00:05:16.
- Thematic metaphors: Stories about makers, embryology, and the transformation of butterflies serve as inspiration for recreating the world through creativity 00:08:03, 00:09:28.
- Challenge logistics: To participate, visit Carla Gover’s Substack, view daily creative prompts, and share your work or simply follow along 00:12:42.
- Intention: The challenge is about nourishment, connection, and dreaming a better world into being, one creative act at a time 00:14:24.
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