Ch03.Podcast07 Tea Uglow

The Act of Storytelling

Podcast 7 is packed full of so much insight and joy that it’s hard to believe we’ve reach “the ordeal” stage of the hero’s journey where the hero faces their greatest challenge. Our Podcast 7 guest - author, artist and LGBTQIA+ trans activist, Tea Uglow - shares all the tools and wisdom that you require to meet life’s really big challenges.

Former Creative Director at Google Creative Lab (Sydney), Peabody Award winner and TEDx speaker, Tea has spent her innovative career collaborating with cultural and creative organisations around the world. In this powerful and deeply honest hour, Nick Cain and Lauren Bailey, dive with Tea into radical acceptance, doubt as a creative catalyst, mental health, autism, and the transformative forces of hitting rock bottom.

In This Episode We Talk About:

- Effort, Attitude, and Vulnerability in Transformation

- The Mutability of Labels

- Exploring Ownership and Value in Digital Art

- The Challenge of Reflection

- Exploring the Creative Process

- Radical Acceptance and Rock Bottom

- Throwback wisdom from Douglas Briggs

- Shifting Perspectives on Creativity and Suffering

- Tools for Creativity and Leadership

Resources:

• Listen to Tea on the Seen Podcast on SBS Audio
• Check out A Universe Explodes: A Blockchain Book by T.L. Uglow
• Find out more about Tea on her website at teauglow.com
• Listen to our interview with Throwback Guest Douglas Briggs Ch1.Podcast24

Connect with Tea on IG:

• @teaelleu

This episode was edited by Nick Cain & Lauren Bailey, our interview with Tea was filmed and recorded at DM Studios, Sydney, and the chats between Nick and Lauren at Wisecast Studio, Sydney, with theme music expertly crafted by Jared McFarlin, inspired by the sounds of Anita Quayle from Chapter 2 of The Act of Storytelling. A big thank you to throwback guest and good friend of TAOS, Douglas Briggs, from Chapter 1 Podcast 24, and of course to Tea for her inspiration, joy and insight on facing some of our biggest challenges.

In TAOS Chapter 3, Nick & Lauren connect to a bunch of great artists at different phases of their artistic journey, and unpacking some wisdom and tangible tools during each episode, ultimately inspiring us all to tell better stories.

Each episode features a catch up with our hosts, interviews with diverse creatives, throwback to wisdom from previous guests, a conundrum about the industry or the pursuit of storytelling, reflections on the creative journey and inspiration. Season guests include: Esther Anatolitis, Dr.Simon Longstaff, Andrea Denholm, Madeleine Dyer and more.

Connect with us on IG:

• @actstorytelling
• @laurenbaileycreative
• @nickcainofficial

This podcast was recorded across the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We wish to pay our respects to Elders past and present. For over 60,000 years this land has been a place of storytelling, learning and community and we are privileged to continue that tradition.

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