# Season 4, Episode 1- Creating the Creative Life You Want

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Podcast: [Supernova Support](https://stenobird.com/podcast/supernova-support-7066478)
Published: 2026-04-03T17:31:01+00:00
Episode link: https://supernovasupport.substack.com/p/season-4-episode-1-creating-the-creative
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## Resource

In season four’s first episode, singer-songwriters Katie Phillips and Karen Joy Brown launch the season with the call to listen and respond to the challenge the “creative gauntlet” is throwing down in our individual lives. The two unpack their personal experiences doubling down on creativity’s dare by attending one of Mary Gauthier’s songwriting retreats and the Gateless Writing Academy and Teacher Training. Features original songs, Tony’s Train Song, and Pleiades’ Secret in relation to the topic. Like this show? Please give us a 5 star rating on Apple and leave a review– even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Listen to Season 1’s songs on Bandcamp , Katie on Bandcamp and Karen’s music on Spotify, Apple Music or buy directly at www.karenjoybrown.com . * 20:58 -Katie’s song, Tony’s Train Song * 45:49 -Karen’s song, Pleiades’ Secret Episode Resources : * Mary Gauthier’s website -scroll over “Teaching & Private Coaching” on top menu bar for a current list of songwriting workshops * Gateless Writing - website for the Academy, Teacher Training, and writing retreats * CMAT artist website * JOURNAL PROMPT: What is your creative life asking you to double down on? *Subscribe to the Supernova Support Substack for our special blog, podcast extras and more! *Follow us on Instagram and Facebook IN THE NORTH BAY/SAN FRANCISCO AREA? Join Katie and Karen at Coffee & Moore in Sebastopol for the Not So Open Mic for women performers (and yeah, that means, all women, and femme trans and nonbinary folks who feel comfy being in “women’s spaces”) of original music and covers from 1:30-3:30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. We want to gather women who have put their creativity on the back burner as well as th…

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