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Masterpiece
Hosted by Jessica Yolanda Kaye · EN
Masterpiece is a podcast about learning to live creatively. A space to slow down, reconnect with the artist inside, and create a life that feels beautiful to you.
I’m Jessica Yolanda Kaye, and I’m an artist. Every Friday I share personal reflections and conversations with artists and creative thinkers who are learning to listen to their voice, trust it, and create a life that feels deeply their own.
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The Freedom to Fail with Diana Reid
Nov 2701:08:10Tap to summarizeDiana Reid wrote her debut novel at 24 during lockdown, having deferred a corporate law job by a year. That book became a bestseller. In the five years since, she’s published two more, with another and a screenplay adaptation on the way. But what's so remarkable about Diana isn't her productivity, but her perspective.Sitting together on a sofa in London, I was struck by her stoicism, her maturity, her detachment. In this conversation, we talk about the conditions that give you the freedom to create, the best advice she’s ever received, training for writing like an athlete, why she leaves her phone at home, and the little pocketbook where she collects inspiration.It’s a conversation that reshaped how I think about focus, creative discipline, and what really matters.JYK ♥️--Follow Diana on instagramOrder Diana's latest book: Signs of Damage--Pre-order your One Word Journal and pick your word for 2026Subscribe to my newsletter for new podcast episodesEmail: jyk@masterpiece.fmInstagram: @jessicayolandakaye
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I’m Afraid to Be Myself
Nov 2000:15:39Tap to summarizeToday, my podcast, Masterpiece, is out. I’ve been talking about this podcast for years — dreaming about it, playing with it, circling around it, and avoiding it. It’s wild how you can want something so much and still be so scared of it. How something can feel so true and so dangerous at the same time. I’ve avoided this podcast because I’ve been afraid. Afraid to trust myself. Afraid to be fully seen.Masterpiece is a podcast about letting go of who you think you should be and becoming who you really are. But the truth is, it’s really hard.For the last decade, I’ve been on this beautiful, messy, meaningful journey of discovering who I am — quitting my job, moving to London, becoming an artist. And even though I’ve shared pieces publicly, I’ve kept a lot to myself. I’ve been living between the lines, and I don’t want to hide anymore.Miranda July said, “The more honest you are, the more dangerous it feels.” This podcast feels dangerous. But it also feels important. So for the first episode of Masterpiece, I said what I was afraid to say.JYK 🤍 --https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakaye/https://www.jessicayolandakaye.com/https://www.myword.is/journal
Transcribe →Does it charm you?
Feb 28, 202500:31:27Tap to summarizeMatteo and I sat down to talk about redesigning our life in Sydney—finding new rituals, navigating productivity shame, starting therapy, and having the courage to be ourselves. We share the Big Little Things we’re learning and why, in the end, it all comes down to one question: Does it charm you?You can find my newsletter here: https://jessicayolandakaye.substack.com/Our One Word Journals here: https://www.myword.is/bookAnd my IG here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakayeEpisode Links:Dr Aditi x The Mel Robbins Show (Horizonless)Alex Hormozi x Diary of a CEO (Courage To Be You)
Transcribe →A word on Catching Ideas
Feb 13, 202500:10:58Tap to summarizeFor as long as I can remember, I’ve woken up early. I used to resist it. But lately, I’ve realised it’s a secret part of the day—a time to catch ideas.In this week’s pod, I talk about protecting your creative flow, the art of deep work, and the biggest thing I learnt from David Lynch’s 2.5-hour masterclass.Would love to hear what resonates.JYK 🤍You can find my newsletter here: https://jessicayolandakaye.substack.com/Our One Word Journals here: https://www.myword.is/bookAnd my IG here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakayeEpisode Links:David Lynch's Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/david-lynch-teaches-creativity-and-filmMatters Of The Art: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SVBZY2u6rmR7Sj4nzWMXc?si=ca0ff7ed7f644c9a
Transcribe →A word on The Work
Feb 6, 202500:15:53Tap to summarizeA few weeks ago, I took my brother for breakfast and traded coffee and eggs for advice. I told him everything—my podcast vision, the name, the look and feel. I talked for 40 minutes. And then I asked him for a strategy.Then he looked at me and said:"You love the planning. The mood boarding, the strategy, the world-building. But while you’re doing all that, you’re not making the podcast. Stop planning. Start the podcast."Annoying, because he was right.I thought I was moving forward, but really, I was hiding behind the planning.So what does it take to actually do the work? To stop circling the idea and step into it fully?That’s what I explore in this week’s podcast—through the wisdom of Liz Gilbert, Nick Cave, Lucian Freud, Steven Pressfield, Rick Rubin, and my brother.Would love to hear what resonates.JYK 🤍You can find my newsletter here: https://jessicayolandakaye.substack.com/Our One Word Journals here: https://www.myword.is/bookAnd my IG here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakayeEpisode Links:Fashion Neurosis with Nick Cave
Transcribe →A word on Place
Jan 31, 202500:19:47Tap to summarizeI love January, but I found this one hard. Not because of No Plans Jan—that gets easier every year. But because it’s been a period of transition. Matteo and I are back in Sydney. We’re staying in Sydney. And that still feels difficult to say out loud, even though it feels true.This month, I’ve been thinking a lot about place. The place you live, and how you live within it. How to make space for what matters. How to find flow. How to cultivate resonance (my new favourite word). And how to practice patience along the way. I share about my experience in this episode.You can find my newsletter here: https://jessicayolandakaye.substack.com/Our One Word Journals here: https://www.myword.is/bookAnd my IG here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicayolandakayeEpisode Links:Ezra Klein: Sabbath & The Art of RestMel Robbins: If you Struggle With Stress & Anxiety, This Will Change Your Life The Atlantic: Find The Place You Love. Then Move There.
Transcribe →My word for 2025 is
Jan 2, 202500:11:07Tap to summarizeOn January 1st, Matteo and I each took out our One Word Journals and started writing. Guided by the book, we reflected on 2024, reconnected with what’s important, and set an intention for the year ahead. In this chat, we talk about our words for 2025, why Matteo changed his word, and why I stuck to mine. Along the way, Matteo also drops a bomb I wasn’t quite ready to share.I hope you enjoy listening! And I’d love to know: what is your word for 2025?JYK 🤍One Word Journal: https://www.myword.is/book Between The Lines: https://jessicayolandakaye.substack.com/
Transcribe →A crazy, chaotic, beautiful year
Dec 20, 202400:23:25Tap to summarizeThis week, Matteo and I sat down to reflect on 2024. It was a year that began with an eviction from our Notting Hill flat and ended by the seaside in Puglia, Italy. In between, there was a whirlwind of change — a “move” to Milan, a retreat to the forests of Sweden, and an unexpected chapter living in the green heart of Umbria. Along the way, we wrote a book that we’re so proud of.It was a year of unknowns and constant pivots. And yet, it’s been one of the most transformative and beautiful years of our lives. A real lesson in letting go and discovering new ways of being and living.In this episode of Between The Lines, we talk about the highs, the lows, the messy middle, and the quiet moments of clarity that came through it all.December feels like the perfect time to take stock of it all and ask:What will you leave behind in 2024? And what will you embrace in 2025?With love,JYK & Matteo (Dory)
Transcribe →A word on Trust
Dec 13, 202400:11:55Tap to summarizeAt the beginning of last year, I was in a creative rut. I knew I wanted to evolve my art but had no idea where to begin. I was terrified I’d never create anything worthwhile again and felt paralysed by indecision.In this episode, I share how ‘play’ (my One Word for 2023) taught me to trust myself, and reconnect with the joy of expression, creativity, and life.JYK 🤍
Transcribe →A word on Why
Nov 22, 202400:06:49Tap to summarizeFor years, I was living on autopilot, completely unaware of how disconnected I had become.One simple question changed everything and fundamentally changed the course of my career and life. It led me to quit my job, rediscover painting, and set me on a path toward meaning rather than validation.This episode is just six minutes long, but the truth is, it took me days!JYK 🤍
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