<![CDATA[A Little Bit Creative]]>Conversations about creativity, confidence, and carving out your own path.

You do not have to be an artist to be creative. You don't have to have it all figured out, or call yourself creative, or have been the one who was always ‘good at art’. Even just feeling it a little bit is enough and that's where we start.

In each episode I talk with people from all walks of life about their relationship with creativity. Where it came from, how it shows up in their work and their life, and what it's given them. Some have always known they were creative, some were told they weren't and all of them have something worth hearing.

I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, workshop facilitator, and someone who believes creativity is one of the most undervalued tools we have for understanding ourselves and connecting to the world around us. These conversations are part of how I'm working that out, and I’d love you to come along and discover it with me.

For anyone who has ever wondered what creativity really means for them. This is for you.

]]>https://imogenpartridge.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:48:46 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 10:15:12 GMT60Imogen Partridge<p><i>Conversations about creativity, confidence, and carving out your own path.</i></p><p></p><p>You do not have to be an artist to be creative. You don't have to have it all figured out, or call yourself creative, or have been the one who was always ‘good at art’. Even just feeling it a little bit is enough and that's where we start.</p><p></p><p>In each episode I talk with people from all walks of life about their relationship with creativity. Where it came from, how it shows up in their work and their life, and what it's given them. Some have always known they were creative, some were told they weren't and all of them have something worth hearing.</p><p></p><p>I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, workshop facilitator, and someone who believes creativity is one of the most undervalued tools we have for understanding ourselves and connecting to the world around us. These conversations are part of how I'm working that out, and I’d love you to come along and discover it with me.<br /></p><p>For anyone who has ever wondered what creativity really means for them. This is for you.</p>episodicImogen Partridgehello@imogenpartridge.comno<![CDATA[Episode 04: Hannah Isted — "I Am a Legend" (And Why the Identity You Choose is Important)]]>Hannah Isted makes marketing simple for small business owners and it turns out she's also got brilliant chat on creativity, identity and doing things that scare you a bit, who knew (I did!)

In this episode we talk about why "I'm not creative" is an identity worth questioning, the difference between being imaginative and creative, scrappy marketing vs polished marketing, what jealousy can actually tell you about what you want from your life, and why Hannah decided ten years ago that her identity was simply "a legend." (Iconic)

Hannah makes marketing simple for small business owners through her daily membership The Best 90 Days Ever. She's been running her own business for over 10 years after realising she was a terrible employee who couldn't be creative on demand between the hours of nine and five.

Hannah's membership is open now — price goes up 14th October. Affiliate link in show notes.

Show notes:

]]>84b97572-eec9-4596-bdb0-16e1ea76a8d9Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT<p>Hannah Isted makes marketing simple for small business owners and it turns out she's also got brilliant chat on creativity, identity and doing things that scare you a bit, who knew (I did!)</p><p>In this episode we talk about why "I'm not creative" is an identity worth questioning, the difference between being imaginative and creative, scrappy marketing vs polished marketing, what jealousy can actually tell you about what you want from your life, and why Hannah decided ten years ago that her identity was simply "a legend." (Iconic)</p><p>Hannah makes marketing simple for small business owners through her daily membership The Best 90 Days Ever. She's been running her own business for over 10 years after realising she was a terrible employee who couldn't be creative on demand between the hours of nine and five.</p><p>Hannah's membership is open now — price goes up 14th October. Affiliate link in show notes.</p><p><b><strong>Show notes:</strong></b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hicommunications_/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hannah's Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://year-members-the-best-90-days-ever.teachery.co/signup?a=jDmFQgnb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Best 90 Days Ever (affiliate link)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.hicommunications.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hannah’s Website</a></li><li>The Best Marketing Podcast Ever: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-best-marketing-podcast-ever/id1552146537" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3SW2rjggd6G35ptVhchMcS?si=635028c42f8d44b1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Spotify</a> or search wherever you listen. </li><li><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-best-90-days-ever-how-10-minute-marketing-can-transform-your-business-one-day-at-a-time-hannah-isted/b4bd7293709efbcd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Hannah's book - The Best 90 Days Ever: How 10-minute marketing can transform your business one day at a time</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/loisseco/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lois Seco who runs Creative Kin</a> (mentioned by Hannah)</li></ul>no01:02:044Episode 04: Hannah Isted — "I Am a Legend" (And Why the Identity You Choose is Important)full<![CDATA[Episode 03: Katie Chappell — "I Got Too Good at Marketing"]]>This week I'm joined by lovely Katie Chappell, illustrator, educator and one third of The Good Ship Illustration alongside Helen Stephens and Tania Willis. After building a successful live illustration business working with clients including Google, Adobe and Apple, Katie accidentally got ‘too good at marketing’, (great problem to have I guess!), set up an agency, got burnt out, scaled it back, and is now helping other illustrators get visible and well paid for their work instead.

We talk about visibility for illustrators and creatives, giving yourself permission to pivot even when something is working, the difference between good work and getting booked, and what to do when you're in a creative dip. 

It was such a joyful conversation and I could talk to Katie all day about this stuff! I really hope you enjoy it!


Show notes:


Thank you so much for listening and I would love to hear what you thought of the episode. Come and find me on instagram @imogen.partridge and if you enjoyed it, maybe share it with someone you think might like it too!

]]>00613fbf-d8ef-44c5-a08c-616a094ec515Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT<p>This week I'm joined by lovely Katie Chappell, illustrator, educator and one third of The Good Ship Illustration alongside Helen Stephens and Tania Willis. After building a successful live illustration business working with clients including Google, Adobe and Apple, Katie accidentally got ‘too good at marketing’, (great problem to have I guess!), set up an agency, got burnt out, scaled it back, and is now helping other illustrators get visible and well paid for their work instead.</p><p>We talk about visibility for illustrators and creatives, giving yourself permission to pivot even when something is working, the difference between good work and getting booked, and what to do when you're in a creative dip. </p><p>It was such a joyful conversation and I could talk to Katie all day about this stuff! I really hope you enjoy it!</p><p><br /></p><p><b><strong>Show notes:</strong></b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/katiedraws/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Katie's Instagram (the watercooler if you will)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/business?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadi8Q8GnBGIf6Mfhq61SJY7-aj0-S1YxAioiLNNfOlAqwKA3jNte5TNexng0w_aem_uLbULSlu5Eeq2Ou6TwBeYg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Katie's website - Illustrated Live</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Good Ship illustration website</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/freebies" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Good Ship freebies (including the Colour Workshop)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/business" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Good Ship Illustration Business Course</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegoodshipillustration/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Good Ship Illustration Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/20azJq2xv8NIdy0FQhjUJX?si=a30a3c70c4e64bec" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Liz Mosley’s podcast with Meg Lewis (which I seem to mention a lot!)</a></li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much for listening and I would love to hear what you thought of the episode. Come and find me on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/imogen.partridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@imogen.partridge</a> and if you enjoyed it, maybe share it with someone you think might like it too!</p>no00:58:463Episode 03: Katie Chappell — "I Got Too Good at Marketing"full<![CDATA[Episode 02: Emma Jeffery — "I Saw a Problem and I Wanted to Solve It"]]>My guest today is Emma Jeffery, women's movement coach, founder of The First Six Weeks, The Postnatal Plan and Smart Move, and the expert voice on returning to exercise postpartum in Davina McCall's bestselling book Birthing. She's also become a wonderful close friend of mine so this was a lovely relaxed chat.

We talk about Emma's journey from chartered surveyor and asset manager in London to building an online business helping women with movement at every stage of life from post partum to menopause. We get into creativity in unexpected places, problem solving, building a business, pottery, and we talk honestly about finding time for the things that bring you joy, light you up, about self compassion, and why doing a little bit is always enough.

Emma also talks about human design, perimenopause, and why sometimes you need to pay for the accountability to make yourself do the thing.

A really lovely conversation with a really wonderful human. I hope you enjoy it.

Show notes:

Links mentioned:

]]>ea1b1123-9f19-463f-9578-79a86b1eab98Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT<p>My guest today is Emma Jeffery, women's movement coach, founder of The First Six Weeks, The Postnatal Plan and Smart Move, and the expert voice on returning to exercise postpartum in Davina McCall's bestselling book Birthing. She's also become a wonderful close friend of mine so this was a lovely relaxed chat.</p><p>We talk about Emma's journey from chartered surveyor and asset manager in London to building an online business helping women with movement at every stage of life from post partum to menopause. We get into creativity in unexpected places, problem solving, building a business, pottery, and we talk honestly about finding time for the things that bring you joy, light you up, about self compassion, and why doing a little bit is always enough.</p><p>Emma also talks about human design, perimenopause, and why sometimes you need to pay for the accountability to make yourself do the thing.</p><p>A really lovely conversation with a really wonderful human. I hope you enjoy it.</p><p><b><strong>Show notes:</strong></b></p><p>Links mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.emmajefferypt.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Emma's website and programmes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmajefferypt" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Emma's Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://www.laurenbarber.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Lauren Barber — website design and human design</a></li><li><a href="https://westkentmind.org.uk/i-want-help/creative-minds/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">West Kent Mind Creative Minds</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/20azJq2xv8NIdy0FQhjUJX?si=620be3c332b94c8f" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Building Your Brand podcast with Liz Mosley interviewing Meg Lewis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/462340/art-cure-by-fancourt-daisy/9781529935530" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Art Cure (book) by Daisy Fancourt (READ IT!)</a></li></ul>no01:04:522Episode 02: Emma Jeffery — "I Saw a Problem and I Wanted to Solve It"full<![CDATA[Episode 01: Nicky Denson-Elliott — "I'm Very Creative. It Took Me Decades to Realise It"]]>My very first guest is Nicky Denson-Elliott. Feminist founder, community builder and host of Women's Business podcast. Nicky spent 15 years in events before starting a kids clothing brand, launching her podcast, then building The Wilder Collective. 

In this conversation we talk about how creativity gets defined too narrowly, why so many people are told they're not creative when they absolutely are, how capitalism plays into the value we place on creative work, and what it means to live a creative life (and how lots of us are doing it without even knowing it). 

Nicky also shares her petition to rename the term hysterectomy in NHS patient materials, we mention her Good Girl Economics research and a podcast episode which discusses that and we incredibly DIDN’T talk about Wilder Live, Nicky’s amazing event coming on October 14th, with speakers, workshops, a live podcast recording and amazing humans to network with. I went last year and can highly recommend it. I’ll link all of this in show notes. 

It was a brilliant first conversation (except for some sound issues I discovered when editing), So thank you Nicky for being my first guest and thank you to you all for your patience while I learn!

Show Notes: 

]]>677c4ce1-87b0-4f95-b0ab-d97793c99729Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT<h3>My very first guest is Nicky Denson-Elliott. Feminist founder, community builder and host of Women's Business podcast. Nicky spent 15 years in events before starting a kids clothing brand, launching her podcast, then building The Wilder Collective. </h3><h3>In this conversation we talk about how creativity gets defined too narrowly, why so many people are told they're not creative when they absolutely are, how capitalism plays into the value we place on creative work, and what it means to live a creative life (and how lots of us are doing it without even knowing it). </h3><h3>Nicky also shares her petition to rename the term hysterectomy in NHS patient materials, we mention her Good Girl Economics research and a podcast episode which discusses that and we incredibly DIDN’T talk about Wilder Live, Nicky’s amazing event coming on October 14th, with speakers, workshops, a live podcast recording and amazing humans to network with. I went last year and can highly recommend it. I’ll link all of this in show notes. </h3><h3>It was a brilliant first conversation (except for some sound issues I discovered when editing), So thank you Nicky for being my first guest and thank you to you all for your patience while I learn!<br /></h3><h3><b>Show Notes: </b></h3><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://nickydensoneliott.com" target="_blank">Nicky's website</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/nickydensonelliott/" target="_blank">Nicky's Instagram</a></li><li>Women's Business podcast - search wherever you listen</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://thewildercollective.co.uk/wilder-live" target="_blank">Wilder: LIVE 14th October, London</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thewildercollective.co.uk/?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadlwDkCu0SY9dxhvBKOt5tfwNryJBqF1Cng176IZCkrlWjQLYJsvt9yC5dNtg_aem_h156KWoy-wfMs7Y2E4XpzQ" target="_blank">The Wilder Collective &amp; The Confidence Project</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768726?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaf_VwUi1H8CfXts39FHs5B57QInv2EuRdiDHhBLnEvXR8jizYwItr9cQ06IUw_aem_IdikAJDU4IPkKdz5umkEXw&amp;utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3#main-content" target="_blank">Nicky's petition</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0TbrGddemDozIjSp6bFv1c?si=a9ef25524ff04ef3" target="_blank">Good Girl Economics episode</a><br /><br /></li></ul>no01:04:591Episode 01: Nicky Denson-Elliott — "I'm Very Creative. It Took Me Decades to Realise It"full<![CDATA[Episode 0 - Before We Begin, A Little Bit About Me]]>In this first episode, before the guest conversations begin, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as your host. I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, illustrator and creative workshop facilitator based in Kent. I talk a little about who I am, how I got here, and why I've wanted to start this podcast for years. Plus what you can expect from A Little Bit Creative and the conversations to come. If you're new then welcome, this is a great place to start.

]]>c2b6e87b-e5ee-4c53-a0b4-1da621935f36Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 GMT<p>In this first episode, before the guest conversations begin, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as your host. I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, illustrator and creative workshop facilitator based in Kent. I talk a little about who I am, how I got here, and why I've wanted to start this podcast for years. Plus what you can expect from A Little Bit Creative and the conversations to come. If you're new then welcome, this is a great place to start.</p>no00:18:18Episode 0 - Before We Begin, A Little Bit About Mefull<![CDATA[Trailer: A Little Bit Creative]]>Welcome to A Little Bit Creative!

This is a podcast about creativity, confidence and finding your own way. I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, illustrator and creative workshop facilitator, and this is my new podcast!

You can expect conversations with all sorts of amazing people exploring their relationship with creativity (wether they feel creative or not), how it shows up in their work and life, and how it helps them along the way.

You don't have to be an artist to be creative, far from it, even just feeling a little bit creative is enough.

Follow along now so you don't miss the first episode, coming very soon!

]]>00e7d1b3-0935-4b6d-9046-25bca918706aWed, 22 Jul 2026 20:26:07 GMT<p>Welcome to A Little Bit Creative! <br /><br />This is a podcast about creativity, confidence and finding your own way. I'm Imogen Partridge, a watercolour artist, illustrator and creative workshop facilitator, and this is my new podcast! <br /><br />You can expect conversations with all sorts of amazing people exploring their relationship with creativity (wether they feel creative or not), how it shows up in their work and life, and how it helps them along the way. <br /><br />You don't have to be an artist to be creative, far from it, even just feeling a little bit creative is enough. <br /><br />Follow along now so you don't miss the first episode, coming very soon!</p>no00:02:10Trailer: A Little Bit Creativetrailer