Welcome to the Take Your Time Universe

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With Dianna Cohen

Season 001 / Episode 001 · May 12, 2026 · 10 min

For the very first episode of Take Your Time, I’m sharing my own story and the “why” behind this podcast. I reflect on growing up in a small town in South Florida, discovering art history in eighth grade, and how collecting images through magazines, art books, and Tumblr became my creative safe space. I talk about how Take Your Time became my personal mantra as I built Crown Affair, what it really means to slow down and reclaim your time, and why I believe that all of us are creative, we just have to get quiet enough to listen to ourselves.

Tune in for a meditation on dreaming, consistency, and the seeds we plant long before we ever see the fruit.

Fig. 01 — From the episode archive

Illustrated portrait of Dianna Cohen — Fig. 02 — Dianna Cohen

Three Questions on Time

Take Your Time Back

If everything on your calendar tomorrow was canceled, what would you do?
Sleep eight hours, wake up somewhere warm — Miami or California — journal with morning pages, stretch, spend time with my husband, go to a noon Pilates class, visit a museum, take a long bath, and have dinner with friends. One big artist date of a day.
Time is the only thing you can’t fake. What’s something you could have only learned over time?
To not be nostalgic — nostalgia will kill you. Keep moving. The second you say “we used to do it this way” is when you get caught flat-footed. Change is the only constant.
When does time stand still for you?
Wrapped in a cozy blanket with a cup of tea, watching a movie or reading a book — fully immersed, no notifications. And with my nieces. Kids sniff out anything that isn’t true and earnest, and they see the world in such a beautiful way.