My guest for this episode is Doctor Aspasia Paltoglou; a senior lecturer in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience.

Aspa is also a classical pianist, having trained at the conservatory of Athens.

With that background and combination of qualifications, it was probably inevitable that she took an interest in the psychology of creativity, a topic that she carries out extensive research on as part of her role at MMU.

During our chat we discussed how we might regulate our emotions to maximise our creative potential, and how we can apply the science of creativity to become more creative ourselves.

Aspa outlined the psychological phases we go through when creating and whether there are right or wrong ways to execute them.