What happens when the thing you love most feels like it might cost you belonging? In this episode, we sit down with Mason Van Katwyk … dancer, coach, and self-described jack-of-all-trades … to talk about the quiet identity work that happens behind the scenes of a creative life. Mason shares what it was like to start dance “late” (at 18), self-teaching in mirrors and YouTube rabbit holes, then finding himself torn between what lit him up and what felt acceptable to his family. We explore the h...
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What happens when the thing you love most feels like it might cost you belonging? In this episode, we sit down with Mason Van Katwyk … dancer, coach, and self-described jack-of-all-trades … to talk about the quiet identity work that happens behind the scenes of a creative life. Mason shares what it was like to start dance “late” (at 18), self-teaching in mirrors and YouTube rabbit holes, then finding himself torn between what lit him up and what felt acceptable to his family. We explore the h...
#042: Douglas Lewis Struts Past the Haters: When Fashion Becomes Armor
For the Love of Creatives
52 minutes
3 months ago
#042: Douglas Lewis Struts Past the Haters: When Fashion Becomes Armor
From the confines of his grandmother's office—the very space where his creativity was first nurtured—Douglas Lewis takes us on a transformative journey from bullied youth to fashion revolutionary. Douglas's story begins with childhood memories of assembling photo albums alongside his grandmother, absorbing fashion history that would later become his creative foundation. When thrust from the strict uniformity of private Christian school into public education, Douglas faced merciless bullying ...
For the Love of Creatives
What happens when the thing you love most feels like it might cost you belonging? In this episode, we sit down with Mason Van Katwyk … dancer, coach, and self-described jack-of-all-trades … to talk about the quiet identity work that happens behind the scenes of a creative life. Mason shares what it was like to start dance “late” (at 18), self-teaching in mirrors and YouTube rabbit holes, then finding himself torn between what lit him up and what felt acceptable to his family. We explore the h...
