What if I told you that there exists an incredible system for improved health, wellbeing, creativity, and business success — one that personalizes wellbeing and success to your body, your personality type, and your current season of life? What if I told you that this system meets you where you are, is gentle and super accessible, and is able to meet and support you at any stage of career or season of life?
This is not a whimsical pie-in-the-sky fantasy. It’s also not a health trend or fleeting fad, and it’s nothing you have to buy. This is an ancient, holistic system of health and wellbeing that completely reshaped both my business and my personal life for the better, and it is a healing science that impacted me so deeply that I was inspired to pursue two certifications in it, first as a Holistic Coach and then a Health Counselor, because I wanted to learn everything I could to be able to live its benefits myself and to share share it with you, my fellow creative who is inspired by nature and called to create.
The system that has had such a huge impact on my life and work that I am sharing with you today is called Ayurveda, and I am going to guide you through the key concepts and tools that I have found to be most helpful, effective, and transformative for the better in my business and in my life.
I am SO excited to share this episode with you on a topic that is so near and dear to my heart and one that has been such a huge source of supportive guidance as I have ridden the waves and gone through pivots, growth, burnout, big lessons, and aligned expansion inherent to the journey of creative entrepreneurship and floral artistry. I can’t wait for you to have these tools in your self-care and creative repertoire too!
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Links to Connect
Called to Bloom Instagram: @calledtobloompodcast
https://www.instagram.com/calledtobloompodcast
Jen’s Nectar & Bloom Instagram: @nectar_and_bloom
https://www.instagram.com/nectar_and_bloom
Called to Bloom Show Notes:
https://www.nectarandbloomfloral.com/blogs/podcast/the-holistic-system-that-reshaped-my-life-and-business
The crazy thing about burnout is, you don’t see it coming. Suddenly you don’t just feel creatively empty, disinterested in the work you do, and sometimes even a little angry or resentful without really knowing why, but you also feel like the bottom dropped out. You feel caught totally off guard, leaving you thinking: What just happened? We were cruising along! We were firing on all cylinders! We were having the season of our lives!
Everything seemed fine, and then WHAM! You feel exhausted, angry, inexplicably moody, completely drained creatively, and like everything everyone wants from you is either infuriating or completely overwhelming. Making decisions you know are not that big of a deal become agonizing dilemmas, and worst of all, your efforts to just GET THROUGH IT seem to only make things worse.
Burnout is a very real and very challenging state for creatives and entrepreneurs, and I think that we need to bring awareness to why it happens and to share remedies as well as prevention plans so that we can return to a healthy and harmonious creative flow in our work and services.
Today’s episode is devoted to acknowledging, understanding, and recovering from burnout, and also implementing preventative practices to avoid burnout in the future. We will be diving into what burnout is and how to spot it coming, understanding why burnout makes us feel stuck, what to actually do (or not do) to effectively recover from burnout, what you can do to help yourself return to your creative flow, and how to mitigate or avoid burnout in the future.
If you’ve been through it, and are excited to learn some new and nourishing tools to support your recovery and return to feeling inspired, or if you’re in the thick of it, either feeling those early hints that your creative energy is maybe a bit depleted or fully knowing that you are running on fumes, I’ve got your back. This episode is full of real tools, perspectives, and practices to help you through it with grace and big relief.
In this episode, we cover:
Called to Bloom Instagram: @calledtobloompodcast
https://www.instagram.com/calledtobloompodcast
Jen’s Nectar & Bloom Instagram: @nectar_and_bloom
https://www.instagram.com/nectar_and_bloom
Called to Bloom Show Notes:
https://www.nectarandbloomfloral.com/blogs/podcast/recovering-from-burnout-how-to-get-unstuck-and-reinspired
This episode of the Called to Bloom podcast is brought to you by the Poetry of Flowers holistic online floral education: https://www.nectarandbloomfloral.com/pages/courses
I never would have guessed that after building a floral design studio from a complete career pivot, and finding real success doing weddings and events, that I would find myself feeling unfulfilled and out of alignment. What do you do when you build your dream, you’re doing it well, everyone seems to like that you do it, and everything looks perfect from the outside, but you find yourself in agony inside without any way to explain it? Something is out of alignment, and when it comes to creative entrepreneurship, with the amount of effort and output you need to put into this business and brand experience, if the effort is not also filling you up, it’s time to restructure and realign.
In today’s episode I’m sharing advice, insights, and experiences from my own real, and not just a little bit vulnerable, story of how I hit a wall and had to rethink and reshape everything. Through the uncomfortable but utterly necessary process of reckoning with myself, who I truly am, and what I am truly here to do, even if it didn’t make sense on paper and seemed absurd after all the effort I’d put into building the first iteration of my business and brand, the truth is that I was able to build a brand I truly love and that is more successful and fulfilling than if I had stayed where I was.
What I learned is that what can feel safe and sensible can actually become a self-limiting cycle that can drain your energy and creativity faster than the corporate hustle or stifling job you escaped to start your own venture in the first place. The remedy? Transformation and realignment, and I am here to tell you that the gifts of that process are far greater than any of the discomfort it takes to get there. Plus I’m here for you with the lessons, tools, and perspectives to support you as you step out of feeling confined and out of alignment and into your true zone of genius.
In this episode, we cover:
Called to Bloom Instagram: @calledtobloompodcast
https://www.instagram.com/calledtobloompodcast
Jen’s Nectar & Bloom Instagram: @nectar_and_bloom
https://www.instagram.com/nectar_and_bloom
Called to Bloom Show Notes: https://www.nectarandbloomfloral.com/blogs/podcast/how-i-transformed-my-floral-business-to-align-with-my-true-calling
This episode of the Called to Bloom podcast is brought to you by Tarot of Flowers — your floral oracle for inner guidance in the language of flowers.
It is one thing to feel inspired that flowers and creativity are meant to be a bigger part of your life, maybe even central to your career, but it’s another thing entirely to know how to cut through the noise of what we think we “should” do, move through the fears and inhibitions that come up when we take steps into our truth, and find a clear path that actually feels authentic, exciting, and meaningful to you.
Being inspired and full of ideas is an incredible feeling, but it also requires structure, support, and intentional action to come out of its dream state and into reality. Also at times it can seem like there are a zillion paths you could take into flowers, but how do you know which one is right for you, and which step do you take first, or next? Other times it may seem like there’s only one “right” or “real” way to be a floral artist, and that can feel limiting, not to mention stifling to creativity and out of alignment.
So how do you break free and create something out of your floral practice or your love of flowers that feels sustainable and fulfilling — even thrilling — for you?
In today’s episode, we are going to dive into how to find the right path in floral artistry for you — refining and stepping into what you really want to do and where you’d really like to go. What are all the options? Where should you begin? How can you carve out a practice that is genuine and successful? How do you shape a creative practice that is authentic and aligned?
In this episode, we cover:
Called to Bloom Instagram: @calledtobloompodcast
https://www.instagram.com/calledtobloompodcast
Jen’s Nectar & Bloom Instagram: @nectar_and_bloom
https://www.instagram.com/nectar_and_bloom
Called to Bloom Show Notes:
https://www.nectarandbloomfloral.com/blogs/podcast/finding-the-right-aligned-path-in-floral-artistry-for-you
This episode of the Called to Bloom podcast is brought to you by the Poetry of Flowers holistic online floral education.
Do you ever daydream about becoming a floral artist? Have you found yourself googling how to start a flower shop or design studio, or scrolling instagram for flower content to feed your soul while you plot your escape from a corporate job that you know is out of alignment for you? Have you ever wanted to know if this is possible, or if you are doing it right, or what secrets or advice would help you step forward into owning a successful small business and living a more creative life?
If any one of these questions resonates with you, you are in the right place. Today, in our very first episode of the Called to Bloom Podcast, I want us to begin from the beginning — and I want to do that by sharing with you how to actually start a floral design business, how to pivot and dive into a floral venture with nothing but your current career experience, and how to know when it’s the right time to make the leap and build that dream. I’ve been there. I did it myself, and I’m laying it all out in this episode for you alongside my favorite strategies, advice from my experiences, and clear actionable steps that you can take now to empower you forward into the creative venture that is calling to you.
Even if you are not an existing or aspiring floral artist, there is a reason you found your way here. Something creative is asking you to bring it into being, and my hope is that no matter what shape that takes, you find tools and guidance here to nourish and inspire you to keep listening and to keep discovering what you are here to bring into being and share with the world. If you are listening to this, you probably love flowers, but you also value creative expansion, and the experience of authentic transformation, and the ability to step into alignment so that you can evolve into a life and career that you love.
By the end of this episode, listeners will come away with a path and clear steps for building a floral design studio from a 180° career pivot, meaning from little or no experience, including important considerations, how to plan and prep, tips to make it authentic and aligned, where to start and how to grow, the realistic outlook, advice from experience (some important dos and dont’s), when is best to “make the leap,” and advice for making your first booking.
Tune in to this first episode of Called to Bloom as we begin our empowered floral artistry and creative entrepreneurial journey, and let's bloom.
Building a creative career is an empowering experience, but it is also a massive project — between the artistry, the business, and the constant search for balance, it can feel completely overwhelming.
But what if you had the tools, guidance, and inspiration to help make it all come together?
I’m Jen Cavender, floral artist, educator, and founder of Nectar & Bloom. Years ago, I left an academic career to follow my heart into flowers. I built my dream floral design studio, and now, I empower florists, flower-lovers, and creative entrepreneurs like you to find your aligned path and to build your dream.
This is the Called to Bloom podcast, where floral artistry, business, and wellbeing align. Together we will go deep into topics covering creativity, entrepreneurship, personal transformation, the art and business of working with flowers, and practices for manifesting a life you love. We will explore behind the scenes of floral design to share the tools you need to build a thriving and sustainable creative practice.
If you are a floral designer, a creative entrepreneur, or simply someone who feels called to live a more creative life, you are in the right place. Called to Bloom is a podcast for creative souls who are ready to evolve.
Subscribe to Called to Bloom on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts — and join me on this nourishing creative journey.
You were called here for a reason. Now, let’s bloom.
Stay tuned! Season 01 of Called to Bloom arrives October 1st, 2025!