Episode 226: Tembi Locke on Healing Through Creativity

#226: We often think of creativity as a means to get to an end result. We create for a final product, or create to get good feedback. But what if we reframed how we looked at creativity to see it as a source of healing instead?
Today I have the honor of deep-diving with author and filmmaker of the award-winning memoir and Netflix series From Scratch, Tembi Locke, on ways to stay grounded, take inventory with yourself, and find healing through self-expression and artistry.
We also talk about…
- Tembi’s transformative journey from actor to author to filmmaker
- Habit stacking and becoming the person you want to be
- How to use creativity as a learning tool in difficult times
- How to find the rest in creative seasons
- What it means to be vulnerable in creative spaces
- How to get over the fear of sharing your creative work
RESOURCES:
• Follow Tembi on Instagram / tembilocke
• Subscribe to Tembi’s CZcams channel www.youtube.com/@TembiLocke/v...
• Watch From Scratch on Netflix www.netflix.com/title/81104486
• Read Tembi’s memoir: “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home" amzn.to/3T62UUr
• Listen to Season 2 of Tembi’s podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
• If you’re in the LA area, check out www.octaviasbookshelf.com/
• For more of Tembi visit httpS://www.tembilocke.com
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[@EriannaJiles1]

Tembi on parts of our lives not being up for consumption- so good!!

[@BalancedBlackGirl]

SO GOOD

[@tytiannajones8507]

I want to say I absolutely love everything about this podcast and this series! How it empowers me to tap into parts of myself I never recognized, how it challenges me to grow in various aspects in every season, how fun it is to watch. I feel like I’m part of an exclusive club of intelligent, professional, fun, wise, creative black women every time I come here. Thank you Les!

[@BalancedBlackGirl]

The kindest, most amazing comment. Thank you so much -- so glad it resonates with you!

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These conversations are always right on time 😌

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