{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A LOT with Audra","title":"68. The Courage to Create with Jill Luton","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2255,"description":"What if the most creative thing you ever did had nothing to do with a paintbrush? Creativity isn't reserved for the artists with the fancy titles — it's a way of moving through the world, and it might be the most powerful form of self-trust you have. I sat down with Wichita-based multidisciplinary artist Jill Nicole Luten to talk about what happens when you stop performing creativity and start practicing it honestly. We covered everything from how she stumbled into photography through a food blog, to why play is non-negotiable for a creative life, to the one-word-a-month self-portrait practice that changed how she sees herself.\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\nJill shares how she didn't recognize her own creativity until her late twenties — and why that's more common than we think\nThe food blog that accidentally launched a photography career (and what her mom's unused camera had to do with it)\nWhy other people's belief in you can unlock what you can't yet see in yourself\nHow motherhood and therapy led Jill to claim the identity of \"artist\" for the first time\nThe difference between seeing your own creativity and noticing creativity in the world around you — and why both matter\nCreativity isn't just for visual artists: Jill's definition — \"something didn't exist, and now it does\" — changes everything\nWhy play is scientifically backed to improve self-confidence, intuition, and problem-solving — and why our culture makes it a battle to prioritize\nThe pressure vs. play distinction: you can create under both, but only one fills you up\nHow Jill gives herself big, bold projects (like a solo art show or a year of self-portraits) to force herself to share her work\nThe one-word-a-month self-portrait practice — and how non-photographers can adapt it\nThe biggest creative advice for anyone stepping into a second act: go after it loosely, boldly, and with low expectations\n\nCHAPTERS\n\n1:03 — Creativity as Self-Trust\n1:54 — Meet Jill Nicole Luten\n2:57 — Early Signs of Creativity\n4:39 — Food Blog to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ST1ihY6oM6j-9JRbJBusW58P2vlzKyibzbr46bLarLI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTAw/OWFmMDZmNzE3YzYy/OTM3ZmM5Y2NmYzRm/MTY5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}