Puzzled About Everything with Monica Marlatt

About this episode

Monica Marlatt discusses her journey of transforming jigsaw puzzles into a vibrant creative practice during the empty-nest stage.

Monica Marlatt is a Toronto-based puzzle influencer who rediscovered her love for jigsaw puzzles while navigating the challenges of the empty-nest stage. In this episode Monica shares how she transformed a solo, traditional hobby into a vibrant creative practice by mastering stop-motion animation, hosting location shoots across her city, and even launching puzzle-themed cruises with Royal Caribbean. The conversation explores the importance of lifelong learning, the global speed pu...

People in this episode

Host: Claire Waite Brown

Guest: Monica Marlatt

Topics covered

• puzzles
• creativity
• lifelong learning
• empty nest
• animation

Keywords

• jigsaw puzzles
• stop-motion animation
• creative practice
• puzzle-themed cruises
• empty nest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Caribbean

Places: Toronto

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