When Words Aren't Enough with Peggy Conway

In this episode of Creativity Conversations, Nina Lockwood sits down with ceramic artist, teacher, and creative guide Peggy Conway.

Peggy spent decades using creativity professionally before discovering the difference between creating on demand and creating for personal expression. In this conversation, Nina explores why creative expression matters—not just for artists, but for anyone navigating life's challenges.

Together, Nina and Peggy discuss how creativity can help us process emotions, reduce anxiety, build confidence, strengthen intuition, and reconnect with ourselves in ways that words sometimes cannot.

They get into:

• the difference between creativity for work and creativity for personal expression
• why making something with your hands can be deeply grounding
• how creative expression can help us process fear, anxiety, and difficult emotions
• what Peggy has learned from teaching pottery over the past five years
• why creativity helps us trust ourselves more
• the power of community, encouragement, and shared creative experiences

One of the ideas that emerges throughout this conversation is that creativity isn't always about making something beautiful.

Sometimes it's about making sense of what you're feeling.