<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Creative Pragmatist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your host: Marlie van der Heijden - philosopher, keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, mom of 1, former dancer / singer-songwriter, loves nature, art and creativity, life. <br/><br/><a href="https://creativepragmatist.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">creativepragmatist.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://creativepragmatist.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:10:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8406706.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Marlie van der Heijden]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Marlie van der Heijden]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[nl]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[creativepragmatist@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8406706.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Marlie van der Heijden</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I&apos;m a Dutch female philosopher, keynote speaker and creative pragmatist. I write and speak about cognitive agility and how better thinking can help you shape and improve your life, even if circumstances aren&apos;t helpful.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Marlie van der Heijden</itunes:name><itunes:email>creativepragmatist@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Philosophy"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8406706/dc90efc657e5f5a5b52191d5d54cfa66.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Wat postcovid en mijn poezen me leerden over vriendschap]]></title><description><![CDATA[ <br/><br/>This is a public episode. 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If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://creativepragmatist.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">creativepragmatist.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://creativepragmatist.substack.com/p/live-with-marlie-van-der-heijden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:195874329</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marlie van der Heijden 🍀🙏🏽💚]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195874329/94f94c10c0c16c90a66f8e3f0220d410.mp3" length="5998697" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Marlie van der Heijden 🍀🙏🏽💚</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>375</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8406706/post/195874329/dc90efc657e5f5a5b52191d5d54cfa66.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The podcast and the technique]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I’m Marlie, recording for you in my hometown in the Netherlands near Eindhoven. This is my first podcast and we’ll just have to see how this goes. </p><p>Creative pragmatism has outcomes that come in many forms. One of them is you actually hearing this right now. </p><p>Couple months ago I met someone in an art workshop and we clicked, so we decided on trying to make a podcast where the two of us paint and talk. Only we didn’t get beyond recording a demo. The technique was too difficult , my brain crashed, holidays came, and I just left it. I decided this was a missed opportunity and accepted it. </p><p>But then other things happened. I was so inspired I felt I needed to start my own business and tell others about my philosophy. I already knew that my way of coping with sh%t inspired others. </p><p>This journey led me here, to Substack. I did live under a stone for never discovering this amazing platform, but here I am, finally catching up. Ready to learn, share, connect. </p><p>Why is this pragmatic? I took my best knowledge so far. Improved it, because I decided I wasn’t going to be a laggard. Learned about Substack and discovered its podcast section. And just dove right in. This is the result: I hope you enjoyed listening to this and if you subscribe, you will be updated whenever a new episode is online.This is bye for now.  Have a wonderful day and please be kind to others as well as to yourself. </p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. 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