Bree Element’s brain is always switched to ‘IDEAS ON’. She sees stories and creative opportunity everywhere: from the trolleys in the carpark at Woolworths to a random piece of McDonalds rubbish on the shores of Queanbeyan River.
Plus you can’t miss her. She’s usually wearing a tutu, hight top sneakers, and a hair do that’s higher and closer to God than anyone in the Queanbeyan Palarang regional area. I’ve known Bree for about 6 years now, and I knew from the first time we met that we were on track to becoming fast friends. She’s hit me in the gut a couple of times, questioning why I’m not confident to make a leap, and reminding me of my greatness. But she’s made me a better person because of it, leaving me to channel her unicorn glitter backpack, playboy mansion photoshoot, suburban Mum, Toyota Kluger driving energy.
Bree’s creativity has underpinned her 30-year career as an acclaimed writer and marketer, and in 2024 she’s ditching work for new project: a year that will see her live her life from a place of deep creativity.
We talk about the role that her family played in celebrating her creativity as a child, the pressure to be creative, and where she gets her inspiration from.
Heads up, about half way through, Bree mentions a friend who was the victim of child abuse. It’s a beautiful explanation of how she was inspired to tell that story with authenticity and sensitivity, but if it’s a tricky topic for you, skip through minutes 44:15-48:00.
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