Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee Podcast

Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee Podcast

A podcast celebrating Milwaukee women who are not afraid to dream BIG. Or maybe they are, but they dive in anyway. Women who are following their instincts, making mistakes and trying again, and honoring their resilience. Ultimately these are women making Milwaukee a better place for everyone through their leadership, their hard work and their radical generosity. In this podcast, you'll hear what it takes to live into a dream with answers to questions like: Should I start before I'm ready? Who do I need around me in order to begin? Should I say YES? What if I fail? What does success look like? The guests on Cream City Dreams show us that a dreamy life is possible with one small step after the next. Something we ALL can do. What's YOUR Cream City Dream? If you've got a suggestion for a Milwaukee women for Cream City Dreams, email Meagan at meagan@creamcitydreams.com

Episodes

August 8, 2025 15 mins

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Another Digest and I've got lots of links for you, SO MANY incredible Milwaukee women doing cool things this summer. I would have shared ALL of these online (and more) had I been on the socials ... so instead, a summer roundup. 

Here are the links I mention: 

Girls Rock Showcase

Mariss...

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Another week, TWO more incredible Milwaukee women! 

If today's episode is the first time you're hearing about Creative Mornings, you are in for a TREAT. A global movement with a chapter here in Milwaukee, Creative Mornings is the monthly burst of creative caffeine you need to fe...

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This week's episode is chock FULL of tips on how to set boundaries if and when we decide to return to social media after this summer detox. If you've been following along on your own detox, but fear the dip back into the socials like I do, this is the episode you don't wan...

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Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman! 

In this episode I'm talking with Grace Fuhr, Events Director at Historic Milwaukee, and she is cracking open the city for us —one door at a time— to explore some of the Cream City's most unique, historic, and sometimes hidden sp...

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This week we are going deep! If you've been following along this social media detox I've been taking this summer, you've heard me talk about the spaciousness it has allowed. And today, I'm talking with Thekla Brumder Ross - friend and clinical psychologist - all about...

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Another week, another incredible Milwaukee woman. 

Talk about bringing a dream to life. Style Pop Cafe has been at LEAST two years in the making (and MANY more years in the dreaming) ... and finally, coffee is brewing on the corner of Mineral and 5th! Rosha Brister, owner and founder of S...

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Thekla is back today! Regular listeners will remember that Thekla is a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction medicine and self-compassion who shared the mic with me in May for my series on attention. She's also along for the ride on this social media / tech detox and today...

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Today on the podcast, I'm talking with Rita Bertrand and Marjorie Moon, the founding members of Milwaukee's very own Threshold Choir. These two women, along with eleven other members of the Milwaukee chapter's choir sing soft, quiet and calming songs, in harmony, in the ro...

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This week I'm keeping it short and sweet with my reasoning for a new tech device in our household. Nope, not a smartphone, a landline! 

Here's the article I referenced in case you want to try a landline too! 

Plus another poem shared with me by my friend, and forest therapy guide...

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

Yep, in this episode we're talking about butts. That's because my guest is Rachal Duggan, the esteemed Milwaukee artist and illustrator famed for drawing butts. She's so much more than butts, but of course, when you draw but...

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Today on the digest, thoughts from a listener on the social media detox, plus details on the forest walk I took with a group of Cream City Dreamers and a forest healing guide! 

Links I mention: 

Juniper Trails (forest guide, Megan Bollen) 

Slate How To Podcast with Courtney Martin and Molly...

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Today I am SO excited to introduce you to Tiffany Miller, the founder and owner of Fruition MKE - an INCREDIBLE space on 27th Street where some serious creative magic is happening. 

Fruition MKE is a cafe, a makers space, a co-working space, a gallery, and a mini-makers market. But it&apo...

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Today on the Cream City Digest, I'm talking with my seven-year-old daughter. I wanted to get HER opinion of what it's like to see her mom on screens. Find out what kids notice, what she wishes I'd do less of, and her thoughts on social media. And listeners, I get EXPOSED. ...

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

Today's guest is the woman in town that people turn to when they want uniquely creative, impossibly JOYFUL and unconventionally fun outdoor events. Steph Salvia is the Executive Director at Joy Engine, the small non-profit responsible...

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A treat today listeners! Thekla is back and we are debriefing the detox. I bring the stories, the updates and allllll the feels ... and she helps me put it in perspective with the expertise and neuroscience behind the experience. Listen as we talk about cross-addiction, titration and sel...

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Ever dreamed of being a rockstar? I know I did! 

Today's guest knows ALL about this dream, she's a musician in her own right. But she is also making this dream a reality for girls, women, non-binary, trans and gender expansive individuals right here in Milwaukee! Mary Joy Hickey...

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Today, more reflections on life off the socials. I thought I'd have FOMO, but turns out, if a tree falls, I don't hear it! What do I hear instead? Listen today to find out. 

I'd love to hear how you are doing if you are following along and attempting any kind of shifting in...

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If you can walk you can dance. So says today's guest, Karlies Kelley, founder of Pandanza Dance Company! 

Yes, we're talking about dance today, but lest you think this isn't for you because you wouldn't ordinarily call yourself a dancer ... let me say quickly that danc...

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Today, a short and sweet reflection on how it's going 6 days into the social media detox. Are you following along? Are you experiencing the joy (or maybe the pain?) of giving up screens? In this episode, I reflect on how it's been going for me, what I'm missing, but also, ...

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Another season begins and I'm excited to introduce so many MORE incredible Milwaukee women! 

Like today's guest, Dana Spandet, owner of Flour Girl & Flame Pizza, Everyone's Ice Cream, and Everyone's Table. She is a true Milwaukee rockstar. If you don’t know her yet...

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