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Nikko Snyder
@parentingcreative.bsky.social
A podcast and community about the places where creative life and parenting collide, and all the magic and mess that ensues.
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What happens when your child is diagnosed with a serious mental illness?

On this week’s episode, theatre artist Kris Alvarez shares her family's journey and how laying down her parental armour grew her capacity to love.
May 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Season 1 is wrapped!

I just dropped a short bonus episode — part thank-you, part look-ahead, part invitation.

Whether you’ve listened to every episode or a few along the way, I’m grateful you’re here.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

#ParentingCreative #CreativeParents
May 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Season 1 of Parenting Creative is a wrap ✨
Starting this was a leap of faith — and I’m really proud of what we made.

This Thursday: a short thank-you episode & a peek at what’s next.
Got a fave moment from the season? I’d love to know.

#ParentingCreative #CreativeParents #ArtAndParenting
May 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Poetry saved my life… I might not have made it through.”
That’s what my guest Melissa Boulianne said — and it resonated deep!
This week on Parenting Creative: how art helps us survive.
🎧 Out now.
→ Has creativity ever gotten you through something hard?

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Navigating Single Parenting on the Spectrum with Melissa Boulianne
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May 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Nikko Snyder
Today for free and easy! Get a light buzz while listening to poetry 💋
Very relaxed poetry + beer afternoon coming up soon. I’m thrilled to sip legendary brew from Regina’s OG craft brewery while listening to poetry! Saturday, May 3rd from 3-4:30pm. Presented by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and Bushwakker Brew Pub. FREE. (beer = not free lol) 💋 xo
May 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I am really struggling with the state of the world these days, so the idea of using creative practice to process and survive hard times speaks loudly to me. Do other folks relate to this?
May 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reposted by Nikko Snyder
Thanks to Nikko Snyder for including me as a guest on the first season of her new podcast @parentingcreative.bsky.social 💞 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
Amber Goodwyn on Releasing Perfect Conditions
Podcast Episode · Parenting Creative · 2025-04-24 · 58m
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April 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New episode with ceramic artist and parent Sarah Beatty. player.captivate.fm/episode/34da...
Sarah Beatty on embracing your weird
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April 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
For anyone needing to hear this today:
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”
- Toni Morrison
April 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Parenting Creative launches April 3!
April 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Art is VAST. It’s music, craft, storytelling, film, dance, drag, gardening, you name it!

Parenting Creative launches April 3. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts so you don’t miss an episode!

#creativelife #artistparent #artiseverywhere #artistparent
March 31, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Parenting Creative is a podcast that explores the places where creative life and parenting collide, and all the magic and mess that ensues.

We're launching season 1 on April 3. Come along for the ride!
March 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM