Syreeta Challinger on the healing power of creativity

09/21/20 • 55 min

There Are Other Ways: Conversations About Living Life a Little Differently

Syreeta met her now husband Rob while they were both living in Hong Kong. Their life was hectic and moved at a pace, until, in September 2014, Rob suffered a brain haemorrhage and stroke while they were on holiday in Sydney. It turned both of their worlds upside down, and the life they had imagined for themselves exploded into dust.

Yet somehow, out of this intense and traumatic experience, they created light, and Moments of Sense and Style, or MOSS, emerged.

I asked Syreeta about her and Rob's story, and how creativity has helped both of them to express themselves, heal and find a way forward out of the darkness.

This is a really special conversation, and one that I know will stay with me for a while yet - I hope it does with you too.

Moments of Sense and Style: https://www.momentsofsenseandstyle.com/

Instagram: @momentsofsenseandstyle

Yet somehow, out of this intense and traumatic experience, they created light, and Moments of Sense and Style, or MOSS, emerged.

I asked Syreeta about her and Rob's story, and how creativity has helped both of them to express themselves, heal and find a way forward out of the darkness.

This is a really special conversation, and one that I know will stay with me for a while yet - I hope it does with you too.

Moments of Sense and Style: https://www.momentsofsenseandstyle.com/

Instagram: @momentsofsenseandstyle

Previous Episode

Sarah Mason on the feeling of home

Sarah Mason is a filmmaker and photographer, living in Yorkshire with her wife and business partner Suzi, and daughter Olive. They've been clients of mine for a little while now, and I'm constantly amazed by how consistently creative and explorative Sarah is.

Over a mug of tea (her) and coffee (me) we chatted about how she got into photography, the creative gap, what it's like working with her wife, and the impact of Instagram on photography and how we interact with photos. We also talked about the idea that is at the heart of their business, and what Sarah is always trying to capture: the feeling of home.

Sarah's website: https://www.sarahmasonphotography.co.uk/

Sarah's Instagram: @sarahmasonphotouk

(BTW, the photo I mention of me on the train eating a croissant was taken when I was about 4 or 5 years old - I forgot to say and listening back it sounded like it was taken a year or so ago! I'm a messy eater but not that messy!)

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Jane Lindsey on disrupting the retail status quo

Jane Lindsey is the founder of Snapdragon Life, a part shop, part membership community that encourages people to find joy in the small things, and to bring the seasons into their daily lives.

A few years ago she decided to rebel against traditional business models, take the profit out of selling, and build her business in a very different way. We chatted about her journey to getting here, consumption and consumerism, the problem of novelty, and why it is we buy things.

Snapdragon Life Website: www.snapdragonlife.com

Jane on Instagram: @snapdragon.life