Tomatokind Magazine Directory
This corner of the internet is designed to help you (stable-career professionals) spark creative joy in your life without the pressure of starting over.
šš»āāļø So, youāre new to the community ā start here!
(or, maybe youāve been around for a while, & need a little campus tour)
Inspiration & Community:
Inside the Brilliant Mind of Anna Sale: The Fearless Voice Behind āDeath, Sex & Money Interview with Anna Sale - Host of Death, Sex, & Money and Author of āLetās Talk About Hard Thingsā
How Two Friends Crafted a Community Living Room in Berkeley Interview with Elena Fong & Naomi Phan-Quang, Co-owners of IMASALA Collective
Alchemizing Corporate Burn-Out Into Art, Comics, & Humorous Storytelling Interview with artist Alice Yang , & a mini showcase of her works
Unscripted: This Filmmaker Lets People Tell Their Own Truth Interview with Stebs Schinnerer, Documentary Filmmaker & Co-Founder of Crews for a Cause
He Built a Community-Centered Gym So Adored that Members Throw Birthday Workouts There Interview with Ian Birnam, Owner and Coach at IBX Fitness
Tools & Insights:
Acts of Self-Love for Every Creative On biomimicry, procrastination, the 100-Day Project, & more
The Art and Power of Remembering 5 Ideas for Deeper Remembering and Celebration in a Digital Age
The Myth of the Perfect Creative Space Redefining creativity beyond aesthetics & mood lighting
10 Lessons from Spending the Weekend with 500+ Women Entrepreneurs Experimentation, making a ādo-not-do list,ā and not staying quiet
āWhat star is that?ā An amateur stargazerās epiphany on a dream life 5 things that stargazing can teach you about creating a dream life
My Journey:
Why I Started this Publication & how I alchemized my parentsā worst fear
Music Was My Crutch, Until It Wasnāt On the classical music community that changed my life
Hosting This Event Changed Everything (But I Almost Called It Quits) 3 Takeaways From Launching My 2nd Live Workshop Of 2025
An Ode to Creative Rest A Poem & a Birthday Wish
Letās Get Shallow: 20 Questions with Vanessa Li Letting Creativity Breathe, & Getting to Know Me...on a Surface-Level
From the Road:
āItās not safe!ā 15 Comments & Questions I Get As a Solo Female Traveler (Answered) Hot takes on why I travel alone and how itās changed me.
5 Tips to Design your Travels Around Language-Learning And reflections on my love affair with linguistics
Soul of La Fortuna, Costa Rica: 4 Spots Youāll Fall in Love With Rainforest Meanderings, Local Eateries, & Small-Business Stories
A Summerās Day Along Soquel Creek and a Glimpse of Venice Fieldnotes in Capitola, CA, USA
I am so happy youāre here! š±
(ā¦.PLUS incredibly excited to be announcing 2 new offerings into the Tomatokind ecosystemā¦in just the next couple months! Stay tuned š)
With zeal and gratitude for this creative life,
Vanessa
