Motherhood can feel overstimulating, relentless, and loud — especially when you never get a real break.

If you’ve ever felt:

• touched out
• irritable by 4 pm
• exhausted in a way sleep doesn’t fix
• overwhelmed by noise, interruption, and constant demand

This episode is for you.

Today we’re talking about sensory overload in motherhood and how it impacts your nervous system. Not from a “mindset shift” angle — but from a body-based, mental health perspective.

Because overwhelmed moms aren’t weak.
They’re overstimulated.

In this episode, we explore:

• why motherhood is uniquely hard on the senses
• what happens in your nervous system when you’re constantly “on”
• how five-minute “pockets of peace” can interrupt the stress loop
• how to identify your personal trigger windows (mornings, after school, bedtime, etc.)
• how to strategically place small anchors into your day
• how creativity supports emotional regulation in simple, accessible ways

These five-minute resets aren’t about adding another self-care routine.

They’re about giving your body brief moments of relief from noise, touch, and constant demand — so you can stay inside your life without burning out.

You’ll also receive a simple creative prompt you can try during your next pocket of peace.

If you’re looking for practical mental health support for moms, nervous system regulation tools, or grounding practices that actually fit into real life — this conversation will meet you there.

Five minutes won’t change your life.
But it might help you stay inside it.

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For the Blog about this topic visit https://www.getcreativecurrent.com/blog/5-minute-pockets-of-peace-for-moms

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More Creative Current Goodness

• Free Toolkit: The Sovereign Creative Kit
  – Artful practices to reconnect with your voice. www.getcreativecurrent.com/sovereign-creative
• Join the Community: Creative Current Connection
  – A free space for soulful support + honest creativity. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BsJLcCsCq/
• Work With Jess: 1:1 Creative Embodiment Coaching & Group Programs
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com
  
  
• Something New Is Coming: A cozy, low-pressure membership for folks who want regular creative rituals, nervous system check-ins, and space to be exactly where they are. Stay tuned.

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Description

In this episode, I sit down with Katie White for a grounded, real conversation about creativity as care—not performance.

We talk about what happens when burnout cracks something open, how meditative painting became a lifeline for Katie, and why creativity doesn’t need to be productive or polished to be powerful. This conversation wanders (in the best way) through the messiness of making art while being human, the courage it takes to claim yourself as an artist, and the quiet rituals that help us stay connected to ourselves when life gets loud.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your creativity—or like you need more energy, clarity, or permission before you can begin—this episode is a gentle reminder: you’re already allowed.

In this episode, we explore:

• How burnout can become an unexpected doorway back to creativity
• Meditative painting as a nervous-system-friendly practice
• Letting art be messy, imperfect, and unfinished
• The role of education, structure, and community in sustaining creative practices
• What it really looks like to transition into life as a working artist
• Why self-care doesn’t have to be elaborate to be meaningful

Creative Invitation

Set a timer for five minutes and respond to this question in any medium—writing, painting, doodling, movement, or voice note:

What is my system quietly asking for right now?

No fixing. No polishing. Just noticing.

About Katie
Katie White is a meditative painter and creative guide who helps people reconnect with themselves through gentle, guided painting experiences. Her work centers on presence, intuition, and creating space for creativity to feel supportive rather than demanding.

• Katie’s Website: www.katiewhiteartist.com
• Katie’s Workshops: Book Online: https://www.katiewhiteartist.com/book-online
• IG: @katiewhiteartist

Work With Me / Stay Connected

If this conversation resonated and you’re craving more gentle structure, creativity, or nervous-system-friendly support, you can explore my current offerings below:

• Creative Current Membership: Launching MARCH!
• Group Cohorts: Next Group Starts April
• 1:1 Creative Embodiment Mentorships https://www.getcreativecurrent.com/mentorship

Coming Up Next

Join me next week for another honest conversation at the intersection of creativity, care, and being human—where we keep things real, a little science-y, and very much alive.

If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing, sharing it with someone who might need it, or leaving a review—it helps this little creative corner find its people.

Thanks for being here. I’ll see you next time.

More Creative Current Goodness

• Free Toolkit: The Sovereign Creative Kit
  – Artful practices to reconnect with your voice. www.getcreativecurrent.com/sovereign-creative
• Join the Community: Creative Current Connection
  – A free space for soulful support + honest creativity. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BsJLcCsCq/
• Work With Jess: 1:1 Creative Embodiment Coaching & Group Programs
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com
  
  
• Something New Is Coming: A cozy, low-pressure membership for folks who want regular creative rituals, nervous system check-ins, and space to be exactly where they are. Stay tuned.

🌀 Subscribe, share, and stay a little unhinged (in a grounded way).

EP 1: What the Hell Is Creative Current? (And Why It’s Saving My Sanity)

In this first solo episode, Jess shares her personal journey of using creativity to stay human through burnout, grief, and overwhelm—and the science that backs it all up.
We’ll talk about the nervous system, the right vs. left brain, meditative flow states, and why making messy art might just be your most underrated survival skill.

What you’ll hear:

• Jess’s first experiences with art as a tool for survival
• Why creativity calms the nervous system (no PhD required)
• The real deal on trauma, memory, and nonverbal expression
• Science-backed reasons play and doodling matter (yes, really)
• A creative prompt to help you begin

Creative Prompt:
“Make something that tells the truth about a time you didn’t have the words. Don’t worry what it looks like. Give it a name only you understand.”

Craving More?

• Grab the Sovereign Creative Kit – a free art-and-intuition toolkit to help you reconnect to your voice (even when you're stuck).
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com/sovereign
• Join the Creative Current Connection – our free Facebook group for honest creativity, soulful support, and nervous-system-friendly inspiration.
  → https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Ad9TJYU28/
• Want deeper support? I offer 1:1 creative embodiment coaching and seasonal group programs.
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com
  
  

Come back next week for a soulful conversation with meditative painter Katie White.
And in the meantime… go make something imperfect.

Subscribe now—and let’s find your current.

More Creative Current Goodness

• Free Toolkit: The Sovereign Creative Kit
  – Artful practices to reconnect with your voice. www.getcreativecurrent.com/sovereign-creative
• Join the Community: Creative Current Connection
  – A free space for soulful support + honest creativity. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BsJLcCsCq/
• Work With Jess: 1:1 Creative Embodiment Coaching & Group Programs
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com
  
  
• Something New Is Coming: A cozy, low-pressure membership for folks who want regular creative rituals, nervous system check-ins, and space to be exactly where they are. Stay tuned.

🌀 Subscribe, share, and stay a little unhinged (in a grounded way).

This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a return to your creative self.
Hosted by Jess Hooper, Creative Current explores how art, expression, and embodiment help us stay human in a world that often asks us to disconnect.

Each week, you’ll hear soul-honest solo episodes, thoughtful interviews with artists, art therapists, and healers, plus short guided meditations designed to calm your nervous system and rekindle your creative spark.

Whether you’re a burned-out creative, a feeler with no outlet, or just woo-curious enough to wonder if painting and breathwork could actually help—you belong here.

Expect conversations on creativity and mental health, nervous system regulation, trauma and expression, nonlinear healing, and the science behind why making things helps us feel things.

No perfection. No performance. Just messy beauty, quiet truth, and the power of showing up to the page—whatever that looks like today.

Subscribe now—and let’s find your current.

More Creative Current Goodness

• Free Toolkit: The Sovereign Creative Kit
  – Artful practices to reconnect with your voice. www.getcreativecurrent.com/sovereign-creative
• Join the Community: Creative Current Connection
  – A free space for soulful support + honest creativity. https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BsJLcCsCq/
• Work With Jess: 1:1 Creative Embodiment Coaching & Group Programs
  → www.getcreativecurrent.com
  
  
• Something New Is Coming: A cozy, low-pressure membership for folks who want regular creative rituals, nervous system check-ins, and space to be exactly where they are. Stay tuned.

🌀 Subscribe, share, and stay a little unhinged (in a grounded way).