545 - Make Your Life & Creative Work More Rich with Meaning with Jarod K. Anderson

About this episode

In this episode, Andy J. Pizza talks with poet and author Jarod K. Anderson about the importance of personal creative work and finding meaning in life.

Pre-Order My New Book “Mysterious Things” and Help Us Spread the Word! --- This episode is for you if: 1 - You need a reminder to feel how vital making personal creative work is to your life. 2 - You are a creative type or neurodivergent person needing an example of how to do lots of things well. 3 - Your soul could use some warmth and grounding! This chat is with wonderful Poet and Author Jarod K. Anderson AKA The CryptoNaturalist! SHOW NOTES: Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.jarodkanderson.com Strange Animals by Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798888/strange-animals-by-jarod-k-anderson/ Cyptonaturalist Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cryptonaturalist/ “Something in the Woods Loves You” by Jarod K. Andersonhttps://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jarod-k-anderson/something-in-the-woods-loves-you/9781643262291/?lens=timber-press Producer / Editor: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.coAudio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.coSoundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com SPONSORS:SQUARESPACEHead to https://www.squarespace.com/PEPTALK to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code…

People in this episode

Host: Andy J. Pizza

Guest: Jarod K. Anderson

Topics covered

• creative work
• personal growth
• neurodivergence
• poetry
• meaningful life

Keywords

• creative work
• Jarod K. Anderson
• neurodivergent
• poetry
• personal growth
• meaning

Sponsors

SQUARESPACE

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penguin Random House, Timber Press, WHY?

Books & works: Strange Animals, Something in the Woods Loves You

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