Re-release: Thoughts on Instagram, Beth Kirby and mental health

Eat Capture Share - a podcast for food bloggers

In today’s re-release (84) of the EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE podcast, I share my thoughts on the passing of Beth Kirby, award winning photographer, food blogger, and writer, as well as an inspiring episode I recorded with her back in 2020. In the episode Beth chats about all things creativity, Instagram and cooking. Here’s what else you can expect from today’s episode …

• I share my thoughts and reflections about Beth Kirby, Instagram and mental health
• Beth introduces herself
• Beth shares which emotions are arising for her as she navigates living in lockdown
• We chat about why connection and creativity is so healing
• Beth talks about her journey into photography, travel and styling as a career
• Beth explains why doing, creating and making is everything!
• We chat about evolving as a creative and why Beth is returning to her roots: food
• Beth shares something completely unexpected about food styling!!!
• We explore perfectionism, fear, failure and comparison
• We delve deep into the value of real, raw, vulnerable and authentic
• Beth mentions what she’s cooking in quarantine
• We talk about where to find inspiration whilst in lockdown
• Beth candidly speaks about her mental health struggles and what she’s doing to stay mentally well in quarantine
• Beth outlines why story telling and sharing your vulnerability is powerful

LINKS MENTIONED:

• My book, Creative Food Photography is available HERE! It’s for food photographers who want to find their own unique style and up level their photography.

• Find Beth's stunning work on Instagram, or on her blog Local Milk

• Big Magic

• Stories and Crafts

• THAT pasta dish

• Lee from America

• Julia Child

• What's happening with Instagram (Eat, Capture, Share Podcast episode #53 with Becky Hadeed)

• Is social media hurting your mental health (Eat, Capture, Share Podcast episode #29)

• Find my Instagram here

• Find the full show notes HERE