Artists for Joy
By Merideth Hite Estevez
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Description
More than a hobby or a hustle, creativity can be a deeply resonant spiritual practice that connects us to ourselves, to each other, and to the sacred. If you're stuck or uninspired or if you're curious about how the creative life might bring you deep satisfaction, healing, and even joy, pull up a chair.
Juilliard-trained oboist, author, and coach Merideth Hite Estevez helps the self-proclaimed artist and the creatively curious discover (or recover) the joy of making.
New episodes go live every Friday!
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266: Throwback: Write a new story
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May 08, 2026 |
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265: 7 Types of Rest
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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264: How Beauty Saves Us with Winfield Bevins
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Holding hope in a heavy world with Shannan Martin
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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262: Big Toe Ego
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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261: Maker vs. Manager
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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260: What's bringing me joy this winter
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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259: Why art matters in tough times
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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258: A Litany for Trying
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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257: Throwback: Harmony vs. Hustle
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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256: Breath Prayer with Christine Valters Paintner
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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255: "Give me a word" with Christine Valters Paintner
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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254: Christmas Bloopers
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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What child was this?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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252: Major Prophets and Minor Chords
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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251: Holy Indifference with Sara Billups
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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250: Holiday Survival Guide
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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249: Joy Session: Self-Judgment (Alicia)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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248: When words sting
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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247: Creative Cauldron: Finding Freedom from the Unfinished
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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246: What's bringing joy this fall
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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245: Finding your flow when motivation dips
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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244: The Art of Technique (5 things for when you're discouraged)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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243: Joy Session: Finding Your Voice When Life Changes (Rachel)
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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242: The power of "what if"
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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241: Find a way in
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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240: Micro Joys for Macro Grief
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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239: What's bringing me joy this summer
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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238: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 9s
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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237: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 8s
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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236: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 7s
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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235: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 6s
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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234: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 5s
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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233: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 4s
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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232: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 3s
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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231: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 2s
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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230: Summer Enneagram Throwback: 1s
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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229: Throwback: Rest
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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228: What's bringing me joy this spring
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May 16, 2025 |
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227: Joy Session: Being a Beginner Again (Rene)
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May 09, 2025 |
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226: Joy Session: Why not me? (Lexy)
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May 02, 2025 |
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225: Joy in Long Form
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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224: Art's Open Door: Let go let go let go
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#223: Throwback: Creative Archetypes
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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222: Joy Session: Courage + Chronic Illness (Amber)
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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221: Joy Session: Abundance + Impact (Margie)
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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220: Throwback: Creating in the Cracks
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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219: Shadow Careers and Simple Gifts
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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218: What's bringing me joy this winter
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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217: The Artist's Oath with Christina, Jennifer, and Janet
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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216: Creating through grief with author Rebe Huntman
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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215: Joy Session: Being Present (Katie)
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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214: Art's Open Door: A Portfolio Life
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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213: It's never too late with Angie Kim
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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212: Making Time with Maria Bowler
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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211: Hang on to the thread
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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210: Joy Session: Taking Yourself Seriously (Sarah)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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209: Joy Session: Procrastination (Robyn)
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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208: Word(s) of the Year 2025
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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207: Advent Art: Creator Sets Free
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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206: How to practice with joy
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Throwback: How to be you
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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204: Festive Focus
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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203: Joy Sessions: Perfectionism (Carrie)
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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202: Q&A: Burnout, Gratitude, Spirituality, and more
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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201: Beyond Self-Criticism: Take the Wheel
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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200: We are not alone
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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199: Joyful Mashup
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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198: 10 things bringing me joy this fall
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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197: Throwback: How can we go on?
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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196: Joy Sessions: Authenticity (Christina)
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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195: Joy Sessions: Process over Product (Mara)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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194: Joy Sessions: The Discipline Button (Jessi)
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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193: Joy Sessions: Intentionality (Ericka)
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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#192: Art's Open Door-- The Spiritual Song of Created Things
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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#191: Musical Meditation for Making Sense of Life
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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#190: Making Sense of Life
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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#189: Time Management Pep-Talk
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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#188: 3 Q's for when you're procrastinating
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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#187: Throwback--How to Celebrate
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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#186: "The Mother Artist" with Catherine Ricketts
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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#185: "I joyfully swear to forgive myself."
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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184: "I joyfully swear to make the art."
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#183: "I joyfully swear to be my own hero."
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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#182: "Oath to Joy," Music and Community with Angela Sheik
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#181 "The Artist's Joy" Deep Dive, with special guest Kenneth Moton
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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#180: Why Joy?
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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#179: Imposter Syndrome: 5 C's of Inner Strength
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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#178: Joy for the Long Haul
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May 31, 2024 |
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#177: Your Creative Devotion Routine
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May 24, 2024 |
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#176: The Themes That Return with special guest, Rebe Huntman
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May 17, 2024 |
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#175 Mind the Gap
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May 10, 2024 |
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#174: There's another way
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May 03, 2024 |
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Creating in the Wilderness with Sarah Bessey
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Walking the Creative Path with Emily P. Freeman
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Mini-Joys: Self-Coaching Exercise–Creative Reflection
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Creating Your Path
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Mini-Joys: Rewriting the Unhelpful Story
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Write a New Story About Disappointment
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Mini-Joys: 3 Steps for Ordering the Chaos
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Order the Chaos
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Musical Meditation: Open-handed
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Open-handed
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Mini-Joys: Life's Algorithm
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Abundance
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Choose your word(s) of the year
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Joy Actually: An Invitation to a Wholehearted Holiday
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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The Spiritual Invitation of Movement
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Mini-Joys: 3 Tips for thriving this "Gigmas"
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Meet an artist who wastes nothing (with Heather Lanier)
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Nothing is wasted
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Mini-Joys: Off/On Ramps
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Throwback: Letting Go
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Musical Meditation: Loving-kindness
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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How can we go on?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Musical Meditation for Inspiration
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Inspiration
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Mini Joys: Q & A
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Mini-Joys: Perfectionism + a Special Surprise
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Mini-Joys: Time Management
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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9. Artist as Peacemaker
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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8. The Beauty of Challenge
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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7. The Joyful Enthusiast
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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6. Finding Creative Courage
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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5. The Castle of the Mind
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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4. A Heart with a Mic
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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3. The Search for Self-Worth
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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2. The Soul of the Helper with Holly Oxhandler
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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1. Embracing Imperfection with Kendra Adachi
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Creative Archetypes: Intro- All Types Creative
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Throwback: Belonging
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Meet an artist who: takes up space
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Taking Up Creative Space
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Musical Meditation: Create-in-the-Crack Hacks
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Creative Lies: "It's All or Nothing."
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Musical Meditation: Tough Skin, Tender Heart
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May 26, 2023 |
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Tough and Tender: Bouncing Back from Rejection
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May 19, 2023 |
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Musical Meditation: Facing Creative Fears
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May 12, 2023 |
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Fear
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May 05, 2023 |
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BONUS: Finishing with Grace--Curtain Call Q's IRL + Musical Meditation
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Curtain Call: How to Finish with Joy
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series, No. 6: David Westerlund
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series: No. 5, Karen Rege
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series: No. 4, David James
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series: No. 3, Joshua Long
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series: No. 2, Sara McMahon
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Artist's Oath Series, No. 1
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Listen to this when you need courage
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Courage
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Listen to this when you feel shame
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Shame-resilience
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Listen to this when you feel blocked
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Resonance & Resistance
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Listen to this when you need to slow down
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Harmony vs. Hustle
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Your word(s) of the year
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you need joy
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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All I want for Christmas is joy (and a book deal)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you feel burnt out
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Burnout
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Bonus: Guided Gratitude Meditation
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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How to Create Scared
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Daydreaming is Productive
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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How to manage your time (without losing your joy)
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Meet an artist who: knows how to celebrate
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you need a mindset shift
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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How to celebrate
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Inner Team Huddle
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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How to be you
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you take it personally
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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How to talk to creative people
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Joy After Juilliard: for arts educators and learners
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you're stressed
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Stress
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: The Joy Toolkit
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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The Joy Toolkit
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you name your season
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Creating in Your Season
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Listen to this when you face criticism
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Meet an Artist Who: Teaches with Joy
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Rejection
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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The 3 C's of Bouncing Back from Rejection
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: The Show Must Go On + An Exercise
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Creative Lies: The Show Must Go On
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Toxic Teachers
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Toxic Teachers
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May 27, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: How to Love Yourself
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May 20, 2022 |
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How to Love Yourself
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May 13, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Creative Pep Talk
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May 06, 2022 |
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Creative Pep Talk
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Who do you create for?
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Who do you create for?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: The Artist's Oath
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Shifting the Lens: The Artist's Oath
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Your Inner Artist Child
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Reparenting the Inner Artist Child
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Meet an Artist Who: Is Who He Is
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Creative Wounds
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Creative Wounds
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Give Yourself Permission
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Give Yourself Permission
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: Worthiness
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Worthiness
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Musical Meditation: How to Change
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Episode 2.14: How to Change
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 2.13: Holiday Pep-Talk
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Episode 2.12: Jealousy
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Episode 2.11: Embodiment, What I Learned from COVID Quarantine
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Bonus Content: Gratitude Meditation
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Episode 2.10: Process
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Episode 2.9: Energy
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Episode 2.8: Devotion
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 2.7: Creative Block, Part 2--The Instrument Is You
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Episode 2.6: Curiosity
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 2.5: Regret
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Episode 2.4: Self-Sabotage
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Episode 2.3: Self-Coaching for Creatives
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Episode 2.2: The Tortured Artist Stereotype
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 2.1: Just Start. (Over)
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 43: Transformation
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 42: Creative Lies--"My work is my worth"
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 41: Solitude
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Episode 40: Worry
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Meet an Artist Who: Painted everything she owned
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Episode 39: Clutter
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Mindset
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 37: Friendship
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Just. Start.
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 35: An Artist's Search for Why
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Competition
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 33: Anxiety
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Episode 32: Artist as Empath
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 31: Talent + Hard Work = ?
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Repeat the Sounding Joy
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Episode 29: People Pleasing
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Episode 28: Faith
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Bonus Content: Mindfulness Meditation
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 27: Mindfulness
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Episode 26: Change
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Purpose in Play
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Letting Go
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 23: Failure
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Artist with a Capital A
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 21: Rest
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Episode 20: Some Dreams Take a Lifetime
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Tuning In To Your Inner Dialogue
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Episode 18: How to Feel Better
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode 17: The Art of Studying or Teaching with Joy
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Bonus Content: The Well
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Do (Not) Read the Comments
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 15: Self-care
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Episode 14: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Episode 13: Being a Beginner
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Buried Dreams
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Belonging
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Procrastination
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Hearing
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 8: Body Image
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 7: Creative Block, Part 1--The Third Voice
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 6: The Movement Needs You
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 5: Perseverance
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 4: The Inner Critic
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 3: Identity
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 2: Your Inner (Artist) Child
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 1: Perfectionism
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May 01, 2020 |
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Trailer
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Apr 23, 2020 |