What happens when a terminal diagnosis means you might not have ten years? In the final episode of this series Tricia interviews academic, researcher, singer and most importantly, close friend, Dr Angela Chan. After being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in early 2025, Angela faced the question most of us hope never to confront: what do I do with less than a year left on this planet? In this moving and unmissable episode Tricia and Angela talk about overcoming your fears, the evolution of a creative practice and the healing potential of creativity. What could you achieve in ten months, ten days, or even ten minutes?

Mentioned in this episode

Series 3, episode 5 of ITYT where Tricia discusses writing her River Stories

Trust the process: an artist’s guide to letting go by Shaun McNiff (Book)

On Not Being Able To Paint by Marion Miller (Book)

Angela Chan’s art website

Angela’s Breathe Blog: A blog for people living with secondary cancer

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The Wizard of Oz is, obviously, a fantastic film and a compelling story. But what can we learn from it? In this episode Tricia introduces us to The Hero’s Journey, which sets out the twelve phases of any creative quest: from the ordinary world to great rewards, all via the spooky sounding ‘innermost cave.’ Have you received your call to adventure yet?

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Mentioned in this episode

The hero with a thousand faces by Joseph Campbell (Book)

The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler (Book)

Combining Crafts, Skills and Medium - Series 3, episode 5 of In Ten Years Time (Podcast episode)

Every person has a unique brain anatomy (Scientific research, University of Zurich)

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Does talking about money and creativity make you feel a bit…icky? But how can we expect to live a creative life if we can’t make a living from it? In this episode Tricia asks whether we should expect to be paid from our work, and if so, how much?

Mentioned in this episode

Gillian Welch’s Everything is Free Now (Song)

Inquiry on primary-aged financial education (Parliamentary Report, 2021)

Deepak Chopra’s 21 Days of Abundance Meditation Series (Podcast Series)

How to price your art by Art Connect Magazine (Article)

National Association for the Visual Arts Policy

Why creatives deserve to be paid by Eric Thomas (Post and cartoon)

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