Creative Mamas Unplugged

81 home games (0:00), balancing the big leagues, remote work, and motherhood (2:31), Gina discusses fitness, mental health, and why moms deserve the same attention and energy they give to their families (8:34), Gina shares the story behind creating the Queens Crew and what it takes to build a high-energy entertainment team that enhances the fan experience (14:21), Gina brings Broadway-style entertainment to baseball, to create moments that make kids smile and increase the value of in-person games for fans (20:20).
 
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson 
Guest: Gina Capelli
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Gina’s Bio
Gina Capelli began her dance journey as the Captain/Choreographer of the Arena Football League, as well as chosen to represent the NY in New Orleans for their XXI Arena Bowl Dream Team and to be the video animation dancer for EA Sports AFL Video Game “Road to Glory”. Gina has performed for the NHL Islanders and chosen by MTV to be a MADE Coach. 2007, she was selected to be a part of The NY Jets Flight Crew Cheerleaders for their inaugural season. Throughout her years with the NFL she modeled for their calendars, performed next to Lenny Kravitz at his Halftime Show, performed in MLB stadiums and was in years of televised news and Sports Commercials. Gina was a member of their Elite Show Team and later as alumni she choreographed for the Show Team and judged the Flight Crew auditions. She leveled up the entertainment at Nassau Coliseum as the Director for the National Lacrosse League's NY Riptide Dance Crew and gameday stage manager. Throughout the past decade she has also played the role of lead adjudicator for many dance competitions. Gina is currently the Director and choreographer of the NY Mets dance team, The Queens Crew. As a seasoned choreographer and mentor for 25 years on Long Island, she believes in being a well-rounded and versatile dancer. Gina is a mother of 3, who loves guiding the next generation of performers through this beautifully evolving world of dance. 

McDonalds and car sick kiddos! (0:00), EPISODE re-release with VIDEO! 
 
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Paige talks about the different standards for moms and dads (3:00), Paige, Cher, and Shelly talk about goal setting with our partners (15:50),  and how heavy work load in action is not always visible (24:40)
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson  
Guest: Paige Connell
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Website @ https://www.sheisapaigeturner.com/
Free Mental Load Guide @ https://paigeconnell.myflodesk.com/freeguide
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Paige’s Bio: 
Paige Connell is a working mom of four who knows firsthand what it’s like to carry the mental load and she’s not afraid to talk about it. With a community of over half a million, she puts words to what so many women feel but struggle to express, breaking down the invisible labor of motherhood, marriage, and work. She’s here to help women navigate these conversations, push for real change, and stop carrying it all alone. Paige has created several resources to help understand, navigate, and take action to  the mental load of motherhood.
 
Extended Summary: 
In this insightful episode of Creative Mamas Unplugged, hosts Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson sit down with Paige Connell, a passionate advocate for mothers navigating the complexities of the mental and invisible load. As a working mom of four, Paige opens up about her personal experiences and offers a deeply relatable perspective on the unspoken pressures so many women face.
 
Together, they unpack the weight of societal expectations—how standards differ for mothers versus fathers—and why these differences matter in shaping family dynamics. Paige highlights the importance of conversations between partners, exploring how daily choices, habits, and even the way tasks are done can have a significant impact. She encourages couples to communicate openly about these differences, reframing them as opportunities to support one another rather than sources of tension.
 
Listeners will gain practical strategies for setting their partners up for success, even when both are working outside the home. Paige’s articulate approach, combined with her thriving online community, provides encouragement and validation for moms everywhere—reminding them that they are not alone in this journey.
 
This episode blends heartfelt discussions, real-life stories, and actionable tools to help lighten the load of motherhood and create more balanced, supportive partnerships at home.

Dog to the vet! (0:00), EPISODE re-release with VIDEO! 
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Cher and Shelly chat about learning more about the mental load aka invisible load from Paige (0:20), the mental load, society and how we can change our experiences (1:59), how Paige’s journey sharing solutions for families about the mental load began (5:56), with all couples the sooner the better for having these discussions about mental load to help the relationship last (12:15)
 
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson  
Guest: Paige Connell
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Website @ https://www.sheisapaigeturner.com/
Free Mental Load Guide @ https://paigeconnell.myflodesk.com/freeguide
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Paige's Bio: 
Paige Connell is a working mom of four who knows firsthand what it’s like to carry the mental load and she’s not afraid to talk about it. With a community of over half a million, she puts words to what so many women feel but struggle to express, breaking down the invisible labor of motherhood, marriage, and work. She’s here to help women navigate these conversations, push for real change, and stop carrying it all alone. Paige has created several resources to help understand, navigate, and take action to  the mental load of motherhood.

Canada, travel and life (0:00), Kathryn shares about her creative roots, meeting her husband, and building a life together (11:45), reflecting on family influence, creativity, and how previous generations shaped artistic paths and career choices (15:15), how Kathryn’s grandfather went from car mechanic to production manager, inspiring her journey into entertainment (17:00), how Kathryn built Kennedy Creative: creating intentional social media content, storytelling for brands, and supporting women-led businesses and nonprofits (20:25).
WATCH ON YOUTUBE @ https://youtu.be/jDqzVCNlRao
 
Hosts: Cherice Barton, Shelly Hutchinson
Guest: Kathryn Kennedy
Producer: Jessica RG O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Website: thekk.co
MAEVE Website https://www.maeveburbank.org/
MAEVE on Instagram @maeveburbank
MAEVE on Facebook @MAEVEBurbank
 
 
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Kathryn’s Bio:
Kathryn Kennedy is a digital content strategist and video producer with a background in television production and nonprofit leadership. She began her career managing productions for major broadcasters including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and NBCUniversal affiliated companies, where she developed a strong foundation in storytelling, team leadership, and high-level production management under demanding deadlines.
 
After relocating to California and stepping away from the industry to raise her three boys, Kathryn co-founded the MAEVE Burbank chapter and served as its Founding President. Through community leadership, large-scale events, partnerships, and local campaigns, she helped create meaningful engagement and visibility for families and women in the community.
 
That experience eventually brought her back to storytelling through the lens of digital media and content strategy.
 
Today, Kathryn is the founder of The Kennedy Kreative Company (The KK Co), where she works with entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and creators to transform ideas into clear, impactful content strategies and short-form video campaigns. Her work specializes in short-form video strategy, campaign storytelling, brand voice development, batch content production, and social media execution.
 
Combining the structure of a seasoned production manager with a strategist’s eye for narrative, Kathryn helps clients turn a single content shoot into weeks of cohesive, ready-to-publish content.

The kitchen (0:00), morning routines (4:33), Gina’s journey from NFL Jets Flight Crew to working with the New York Islanders (6:00), transformations and how our careers evolve with motherhood (12:38), Gina on thriving as a director, choreographer and teacher, pushing forward and finding what fits and makes us happy (15:18), and the joy of being in the sports performance world (18:47).
 
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson 
Guest: Gina Capelli
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Gina’s Bio
Gina Capelli began her dance journey as the Captain/Choreographer of the Arena Football League, as well as chosen to represent the NY in New Orleans for their XXI Arena Bowl Dream Team and to be the video animation dancer for EA Sports AFL Video Game “Road to Glory”. Gina has performed for the NHL Islanders and chosen by MTV to be a MADE Coach. 2007, she was selected to be a part of The NY Jets Flight Crew Cheerleaders for their inaugural season. Throughout her years with the NFL she modeled for their calendars, performed next to Lenny Kravitz at his Halftime Show, performed in MLB stadiums and was in years of televised news and Sports Commercials. Gina was a member of their Elite Show Team and later as alumni she choreographed for the Show Team and judged the Flight Crew auditions. She leveled up the entertainment at Nassau Coliseum as the Director for the National Lacrosse League's NY Riptide Dance Crew and gameday stage manager. Throughout the past decade she has also played the role of lead adjudicator for many dance competitions. Gina is currently the Director and choreographer of the NY Mets dance team, The Queens Crew. As a seasoned choreographer and mentor for 25 years on Long Island, she believes in being a well-rounded and versatile dancer. Gina is a mother of 3, who loves guiding the next generation of performers through this beautifully evolving world of dance. 
 

Self-Tanner (0:00), how judgement of other women reflects the parts of ourselves longing to be free (4:57), the blame spiral and taking your power back (6:01), a relatable story about driving on an empty gas tank becomes a metaphor for the impossible mental load women carry every day (10:22), the conversation shifts toward healing, community, and exploring why women need spaces, hobbies, creativity, and connection that exist purely for themselves, not productivity (15:56).
 
WATCH ON YOUTUBE @ https://youtu.be/2xm8a9y_zyw
 
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson 
Guest: Meg Sylvester
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
Follow Meg
Meg’s Book! The Mindful Mom
Instagram @meghansylvester
Website https://megsylvester.com
Bali Girls Trip, October 2025 @ https://www.tourhero.com/en/epic-adventures/indonesia/kindred-souls-in-bali-with-meg-sylvester-863135
 
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Meg’s Bio
Meg Sylvester is a narrative strategist, actor, speaker, and two-time published author whose work sits at the intersection of story, strategy, and human connection.
She has spoken and facilitated for globally recognized brands and stages including Free People, SXSW, Life is Beautiful, and Aviator Nation.  Meg brings a rare blend of creative depth and strategic leadership from her background directing marketing across the arts, healthcare, and corporate sectors.
Meg is the author of The Mindful Mom, available wherever books are sold, and works privately with purpose-driven founders through Narrative Architecture — helping them clearly articulate what they do and why it matters.
She lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband and three children.

Guest: Meg Sylvester
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Website https://megsylvester.com
Bali Girls Trip, October 2025 @ https://www.tourhero.com/en/epic-adventures/indonesia/kindred-souls-in-bali-with-meg-sylvester-863135
 
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Meg’s Bio
Meg Sylvester is a narrative strategist, actor, speaker, and two-time published author whose work sits at the intersection of story, strategy, and human connection.
She has spoken and facilitated for globally recognized brands and stages including Free People, SXSW, Life is Beautiful, and Aviator Nation.  Meg brings a rare blend of creative depth and strategic leadership from her background directing marketing across the arts, healthcare, and corporate sectors.
Meg is the author of The Mindful Mom, available wherever books are sold, and works privately with purpose-driven founders through Narrative Architecture — helping them clearly articulate what they do and why it matters.
She lives in Boise, Idaho with her husband and three children.

Would you rather (0:00), Voice memos, human connection in our digital world, and how hearing someone’s voice changes everything (2:02), magic of voice in theater, storytelling, and character work (8:00), motherhood, identity, and redefining creativity, plus the freedom and empowerment that comes with midlife rebirth (13:30).
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson
Guest: Tanya Burne
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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Tanya Burne – Biography
Tanya has worked as a professional actor, director and writer for over 20 years across film, television and theatre. In 2002, Tanya received the highest scholarship ever awarded to the Actors Studio Drama School in New York, where she completed a year of a Master of Fine Arts. Her numerous acting credits for theatre include The Ballad of Reading Gaol for Devil’s Own Theatre, When Dad Married Fury for Hit Productions, A Single Act for Melbourne Theatre Company, Lady Grey (In Ever-Lower Light) for Inscription in association with Griffin Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company, Twelfth Night and Triple Acorn for Essential Theatre, The Big Knife and The Male Animal for Actors Studio Drama School, New York and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Australian Shakespeare Company.
Directing credits include the Australian premiere of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke – which she also produced for White Horse Collective, and a Directorial Attachment on Thom Pain (based on nothing) for Melbourne Theatre Company. 
Tanya’s TV and feature film acting credits include The Doctor Blake Mysteries, House Husbands, Offspring, Underbelly, Conspiracy 365, Australia on Trial, Rush, Satisfaction, Waiting at the Royal, Some Happy Day and Good Guys Bad Guys. 
In addition to her career in the arts, Tanya is also a highly experienced Family Violence practitioner and a skilled Social Worker with over 15 years’ experience in service delivery in government and non-government organisations. She has worked with clients experiencing extreme crisis including homelessness, mental health, alcohol and other drugs and family violence. Her work experience includes front line work with victims and perpetrators of family violence and complex policy development. Her most recent role was Senior Policy Officer for the Victorian Governments’ portfolio for Engaging Men and Boys in Prevention of Family Violence – Family Safety Victoria.
Unhinged – a one woman play (soon to be web series)
Unhinged transforms the theatre/screen into a modern-day confessional. Coming to terms with a lifetime of objectification, our protagonist, She, confronts the audience with the realities of online dating to seek understanding and salvation. Unhinged pushes audiences to interrogate and question what they think they know about women, sex, online dating, and violence. 
The stakes at the heart of the piece relate directly to the fear of seeking connection within a hostile environment. An environment where women fear for their safety, where women over 40 are viewed as grumpy, frumpy, unfuckable, senile - or merely ignored. The themes in Unhinged reflect my sometimes-volatile relationship with my body and sex, which is complex. I’ve always had a deep fascination with what drives desire, and what in essence makes love and lust such powerful, universal motivators of behaviour. As I entered middle age, I was forced to recalibrate my relationship to my body and find ways to celebrate its sometimes-traumatic history. My own personal experience of embarking into the online dating world in my late 40’s was both revelatory and frightening, hilarious and saddening in equal measure. The interactions that followed were sometimes incredibly dull – and other times highly dramatic – so I began to take note of them. 
Unhinged was born out of my own desire to create a daring piece to perform. As a 50-year-old arts’ professional, I have spent many years languishing in a string of creatively barren workplaces, longing for a project or an opportunity to flex and invigorate my artistic muscle. The current climate of theatre/screen in Australia (and worldwide) lacks representation of women my age. It is well understood that women are rarely the protagonists and women over 50 even less so. However, I am motivated by the belief that there is a strong appetite for the voices of older women, specifically unconventional and disruptive portrayals of women. 

Friendship (0:00), Cheryl’s love for the chaotic and beautiful rawness of photographing soccer (3:00), Cheryl shares her powerful family history, from her parents meeting during the Vietnam War to her mother raising children alone in a new country (5:00), Cheryl and Cher discuss the power that our mentors have to teach us to move into the future (10:00), mistakes as the moments that we live for, where we decide what to do next (18:34).
WATCH ON YOUTUBE @ https://youtu.be/TpDS-_NneTI 
 
Hosts: Cherice Barton, Shelly Hutchinson
Guest: Cheryl Mann
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
Follow Cheryl:
Website https://cherylmannphoto.com/
Instagram @cherylmannphoto
Documentary Film: Focused on Dance: Master Class Conversation with Photographer Cheryl Mann
Dance Filmmaking Festival https://www.dancefilmmaking.com
Cal Arts https://calarts.edu/members/cheryl-mann
 
 
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Cheryl’s Bio:
Cheryl Mann came to Los Angeles after two decades of dancing and photographing in Chicago.Mann began her professional career at the age of 17, dancing at Walt Disney World in Orlando, and received a BA in dance from Point Park College, in Pittsburgh. She performed with the Civic Light Opera in South Pacific as “Liat” under the direction of Robby Marshall in Pittsburgh. Upon moving to Chicago, she danced with River North Chicago Dance Company before joining Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.Fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a Hubbard Street dancer in May of 1997, Cheryl has been fortunate in her career to travel to and perform in 17 countries, as well as countless cities in the U.S. Cheryl danced with Hubbard Street for over a decade and retired in October 2007. She served as the Artistic Associate of Visceral Dance Chicago until she moved to LA to become the Executive Director of Ate9 Dance Company.She is the owner of Cheryl Mann Productions, where she has traveled the world setting dance works for world renown choreographers such as Ohad Naharin, Toru Shimazaki, Alejandro Cerrudo, and Danny Ezralow. She is also the official photographer for Joffrey Ballet Chicago and Los Angeles Ballet, and has shot for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Royal Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Ballet Hispanico, Chicago Dancing Festival, LA Dance Festival, Visceral Dance Chicago, Ate9, amongst many more.In LA, Cheryl was on the creative team for NBCUniversal’s Little Big Shots featuring Steve Harvey, and was the Associate Choreographer of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Live at the Hollywood Bowl. She also had the pleasure of casting and choreographing Moby’s latest music video “Motherless Child”. She is currently Assistant Dean of the Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance as well as special faculty teaching ballet technique at CalArts.

Solitude (0:00). @UnhingedUndone aka Tanya Burne shares her journey to The Actor’s Studio and back to Australia, and the reality behind overnight success (1:56), a powerful discussion on mindset: believing you are worthy and capable is essential to making things happen (6:21), nonlinear careers & how our creative skills are transferable and valued in other fields, Tanya shares about her work in social issues, including family violence prevention (9:50), social media as a creative outlet and going viral with authenticity and non-traditional representations of women (15:51).
WATCH ON YOUTUBE @ https://youtu.be/_F5xrc0Nujg
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Hosts: Cherice Barton and Shelly Hutchinson
Guest: Tanya Burne
Producer: Jessica O’Keefe, Breatheasy Productions
 
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IMDb @ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122289/
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Tanya Burne – Biography
Tanya has worked as a professional actor, director and writer for over 20 years across film, television and theatre. In 2002, Tanya received the highest scholarship ever awarded to the Actors Studio Drama School in New York, where she completed a year of a Master of Fine Arts. Her numerous acting credits for theatre include The Ballad of Reading Gaol for Devil’s Own Theatre, When Dad Married Fury for Hit Productions, A Single Act for Melbourne Theatre Company, Lady Grey (In Ever-Lower Light) for Inscription in association with Griffin Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company, Twelfth Night and Triple Acorn for Essential Theatre, The Big Knife and The Male Animal for Actors Studio Drama School, New York and A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Australian Shakespeare Company.
Directing credits include the Australian premiere of Tennessee Williams’ Summer and Smoke – which she also produced for White Horse Collective, and a Directorial Attachment on Thom Pain (based on nothing) for Melbourne Theatre Company. 
Tanya’s TV and feature film acting credits include The Doctor Blake Mysteries, House Husbands, Offspring, Underbelly, Conspiracy 365, Australia on Trial, Rush, Satisfaction, Waiting at the Royal, Some Happy Day and Good Guys Bad Guys. 
In addition to her career in the arts, Tanya is also a highly experienced Family Violence practitioner and a skilled Social Worker with over 15 years’ experience in service delivery in government and non-government organisations. She has worked with clients experiencing extreme crisis including homelessness, mental health, alcohol and other drugs and family violence. Her work experience includes front line work with victims and perpetrators of family violence and complex policy development. Her most recent role was Senior Policy Officer for the Victorian Governments’ portfolio for Engaging Men and Boys in Prevention of Family Violence – Family Safety Victoria.
Unhinged – a one woman play (soon to be web series)
Unhinged transforms the theatre/screen into a modern-day confessional. Coming to terms with a lifetime of objectification, our protagonist, She, confronts the audience with the realities of online dating to seek understanding and salvation. Unhinged pushes audiences to interrogate and question what they think they know about women, sex, online dating, and violence. 
The stakes at the heart of the piece relate directly to the fear of seeking connection within a hostile environment. An environment where women fear for their safety, where women over 40 are viewed as grumpy, frumpy, unfuckable, senile - or merely ignored. The themes in Unhinged reflect my sometimes-volatile relationship with my body and sex, which is complex. I’ve always had a deep fascination with what drives desire, and what in essence makes love and lust such powerful, universal motivators of behaviour. As I entered middle age, I was forced to recalibrate my relationship to my body and find ways to celebrate its sometimes-traumatic history. My own personal experience of embarking into the online dating world in my late 40’s was both revelatory and frightening, hilarious and saddening in equal measure. The interactions that followed were sometimes incredibly dull – and other times highly dramatic – so I began to take note of them. 
Unhinged was born out of my own desire to create a daring piece to perform. As a 50-year-old arts’ professional, I have spent many years languishing in a string of creatively barren workplaces, longing for a project or an opportunity to flex and invigorate my artistic muscle. The current climate of theatre/screen in Australia (and worldwide) lacks representation of women my age. It is well understood that women are rarely the protagonists and women over 50 even less so. However, I am motivated by the belief that there is a strong appetite for the voices of older women, specifically unconventional and disruptive portrayals of women.