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A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli
Episode 151 - How I Read Tarot
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This episode is by request from my friend Susannah who asked about tarot readings: how it's done, etc. Let's talk about it!
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I never learned tarot from anyone else but I have learned A LOT from my other magical teachers, including:Denise LitchfieldIkeoma DivineAndrea St. Amand (she has a book coming out this month!!)How I taught myself tarot, and why I use the same deck every time even though I own a dozen 3:00Can we please clear up this myth that you can't buy a tarot de...Episode 150: Un-Morning Pages
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150 episodes baby!!! Hell yeah! Thank you for being here!
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The Audacity Project, Cycle 29 is enrolling this week only! Until Friday September 12th at 11:59pm ESTCelebrating my 1st $100/month patron! Amazing! It only happened because it was available- gotta be a lesson in there somewhere 4:30Episode 42: Morning Pages, how to do them, how not to do them, and what to do if they bore the pants off of you 5:30When morning pages in the morning are working against you, stop doin em in the morning 7:00Morning pages are a tool...Episode 149: Buffet Episode! On guilt, rebelling against your own schedules, and sustainable creative practice
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Woo corner is coming out in the next couple of days, hop on into the sandbox! This will also be the best place to learn about when The Audacity Project opens to the public next week. Request #1: "Guilt about landing a contract and not enjoying/liking it" -Anya 2:45Why I think not liking an opportunity is pretty exciting (as long as you use that information for future you) 5:00Request #2: "How to schedule when time has no meaning. Basically, when you are the mistress of your own time, but are a roo...Episode 148: What I mean by "Audacity"
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Why I chose to reclaim the word "Audacity"The Instagram post I am referencing at 0:55 is here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0lgTY2uCc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==My friend Luke Haynes, follow him cause he's awesome. 1:44Being surrounded by legendary talent was actually pretty useful in being able to differentiate my own emotional talent from physical aptitude 3:00Click here to see an image of the Fool from the major arcana in tarot The shadow side of Audacity 6:30 (FCT)The Audacity of the new ar...Episode 147: "It's not that deep" - pretentious art
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This episode is by request from Nicole who asked "Can you do an episode about the seriousness of art? I can't help feeling like a lot of art is pretentious."
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Little updates from my own lifeThe Audacity Project, Cycle 29 is enrolling very soon! You can hop on the waitlist here: https://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/the-audacity-projectHow a professional friendship from 8 years ago showed up out of nowhere. Yay relationships! 2:15If you're interested in booking a tarot reading for yourself you can do that here: https://calendly.com/t...Episode 146: You didn't make the cage, but you can climb out
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Some updates from me on wheelchair recovery, floods in my living room, and why I still think my life is an embarrassment of riches 1:00Salty content warning 4:00A previous episode for further listening- Episode 30: The Trap of the Independent WomanWhy hyper-independence isn't gendered, although it is experienced in different ways that are gendered 8:00Kasia Urbaniak's Unbound: A Woman's Guide to Power 8:45How resistance to asking for things will fuck up all your dreams 13:00An exercise/quest for you to do if this resonates with you 17:15Cycle 29 of The Audacity P...Bonus episode! Surprise!
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This is a companion episode to Episode 145- One month as a wheelchair user- what I learnedThe insights shared here were generously given to me by Erin Ball of Inter Complementary Journeys- you can follow Erin and Maxime hereEpisode 33: Is it imposter syndrome, or is it misogyny? (or racism, or transphobia, or agism, or ableism...)#SayTheWord: read the public health post hereSpoon Theory by Christine Miserandino 5:56Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 145: One Month as a Wheelchair User- what I learned
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Episode 141: Blame the Snake this is how I ended up in a wheelchair for a monthFirst thing I learned: everything you do will take 2-4x longer than you're used to 2:30How to request an SSR (special service request) at the airport 4:15My dear friend Alec Stoddard sent me this useful reading of the Air Carrier Access Act, very useful if you are traveling with a mobility aid 9:00Adventures in navigating a familiar city (Galway, Ireland) in a totally unfamiliarly abled body 12:00PSA: wheeling yourself up a hill in a w...Episode 144: The IADF and the Magic of Attention
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No idea what the snake bite story is? You can hear it here: Episode 141: Blame the SnakeWhat this episode is really about...when you invest a community with yourself, magic happens. 4:45One of your greatest superpowers is your attention and where you place it 7:00How receiving attention relates to havingness levels (and how it relates to performing arts) 9:49How I got schooled in real time by my own axioms on havingness levels and receiving attention 10:50Group Hoop documentation coming soon to the patreon!! 16:00Don't go back to sleep...
Episode 143: Your 5 non-negotiables- finding balance during crunch time
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This episode is by request from my friend Fallon, who asks, "How do you find the balance between the art consuming you and the other important things/people in your life? Do you let it overtake you for the month(s) before, and then have a break after? Are you able to find breaks in between? If so, how??"
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shitty sound quality because I don't have my microphone here in Ireland (blame the snake). One week down at the IADF, one week to go 2:00Getting into...Episode 142: WHY is it so hard to do stuff I like doing?
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My girl Cris asked me to talk about this post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDehqMypsT_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkMindless media consumption is "nothing box" and is by nature, easy passive pleasure 4:00Both this and addictive behaviors are driven by dopamine 5:42We tend to judge ourselves for these behaviors as though they are a moral failing on our part, even though it's literally how we were designed 8:00Art-making is more expensive metabolically than mindless media consumption, and so is the cuddly chemicals like oxytocin 10:00How...Episode 141: Blame the Snake
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I was bitten by a copperhead snake on the 4th of July, so here's the story of how that happened, and what transpired afterwards.Why they wait a certain time before they'll administer antivenom after a venomous snake bite 7:50The coolest solution to peeing in bed ever 12:00Just in time for Disability Awareness Month 16:30"Blame the snake." 21:00Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 140: WIP Sharings at Artists Residencies
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Today's episode is by request from my friend Vix, who asks:
"As someone who has been creating their own one-woman show, how do you show your work-in-progress if you’ve only got one act or partial act? I’m specifically referring to residencies that ask for works to be shown as part of their program (ex. “one night performance open to the public to show WIP,” “two nights of shows that the venue will help promote,” etc.). Do I just put on my 4-5 min aerial piece and then talk everyone to g...
Episode 139: "Rest" is Not Enough
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The Monstrous Feminine lives! Congratulations to Georgia Schrubbe and the cast of fantastic dancers (and myself) for a triumphant eveningAnnabel Woodman Photography: see a couple stills from the show hereMe waxing on about how incredible it was to perform this show 3:30Charleston Artist Salon: Sunday July 6th, 5-7pm at Arc Take 2 StudiosClick here to be on my local list, and know about stuff like salons as they come up! https://poser.ck.page/d604e26530See you at the Irish Aerial Dance Festival?! https://irishaerialdancefest.com/ 6:00Episode 36: Irish Aerial...Episode 138: Buffet episode!
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Thanks for all the responses to my birthday ask for what you want to learn/see from me! Here are some that I got through Instagram that I wanted to respond to.
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The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories is going live on stage this Friday! Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm. "How do I not get hot with all this hair?" 2:45Why I won't teach gazelle anymore 3:27What's Bern's secret to being so cute? 4:00Here's a link to the story series all about Bern"I'd attend the hell out of...Episode 137: Cringey stories from yesteryear, part II
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Thanks to Vanessa for requesting part II! What you'll hear:
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories is live on stage June 20th in downtown Charleston! You can get tickets here and please do: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/yellowwallpaperEpisode 12: Cringey stories from yesteryear part I can be found hereA story about being asked to speak at a Women's Studies class when I was working as a skrippah in college. It did not turn out like I thought it would. 5:00Further good stuff on inclusive feminism from Reshma Saujani here: https://www.instagram.com/res...Episode 136: Extraordinary Measures and low-work June
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I reference Episode 133: How to be pissed off- a podcast about being angry 1:00Kasia Urbaniak's Unbound: A Woman's Guide to Power 2:00"We cannot afford to forget the love that lives inside of rage."When you get tired, stop fighting against- fight FOR 3:00Why low-work June (and December) isn't super optional for me 5:15The Movement Maestro's Mafia 8:00My birthday ask! I would LOVE to know, if there is something you'd like to see from me or learn from me, please do share! I'll be very grateful. You can email me here...Episode 135: How I met Manflesh and how partnership can influence your work
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This episode is in response to a question I got from my internet friend and patron Bethaney, who asks: How did you meet your husband and do you feel that your relationship has affected your art? In what ways do you feel a spouse/partner can influence our ability to create? And does a difficult partnership affect us creatively?
This could easily be considered Part II of a series, the first is Episode 29: Relationships and the Performing Arts which is a very salty episode that I r...Episode 134: Creatrix Decompression, and MOAR lessons learned for in person events
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Alllll about how Creatrix 2.0 went1st piece of advice: get a great house. The biggest changes I made from Creatrix 1.0 to Creatrix 2.0 2:002nd piece of advice: How to handle the financial risk and being ok if it didn't sell 4:303rd piece of advice: HAVE EXCELLENT SUPPORT! 5:50Episode 82: Creating Creatrix and the gremlins I met along the way 6:21What to look for when you're looking for an excellent support person 8:05Me gushing over the attendees and all my favorite parts of the retreat 8:40The chant we used (easy simple) 15:10Lexa Walsh...Episode 133: How to be Pissed Off, a podcast about being angry
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The episode that no one asked for but I recorded anyway. What you'll hear:
If you want to be on the waitlist for the fall cycle of The Audacity Project, you can do that here! Exact dates TBD. 1:30Anger is an expensive emotion, but no we can't just not experience it. 3:45The NPR article I reference is here: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/12/1236973762/anger-management-types-purpose-cause defining the two kinds of anger: core and defensive 4:38"I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief" 6:30Learn from my fail...Episode 132: Art and Activism with Dr. Jess Allen
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You'll find a link to a public google document below, as Jess gave me LOADS of supporting information for anyone who is curious! Because of the character limit for shownotes this is my creative solution. You'll find Jess' resources at the bottom, happy diving!
I was thrilled to sit down with my new friend artist activist Dr. Jess Allen to discuss the intersection of art and activism. Here's what you'll hear:
Is art activism? (TL;DR: No) 3:00Jess responds to a critic who insists that art and activism cannot go toge...Episode 131: Advice from the Creative Trenches
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A request for requests! My list is getting pretty thin, don't be shy to reach out and let me know if there's something you'd like to hear about on this podcast. 1:00A 30 minute chunk of The Monstrous Feminine is being staged as part of "The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories" thanks to dancer/visionary Georgia Shrubbe. You can buy tickets here! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/yellowwallpaperWhy creating is sometimes an extremely lonely and isolated experience 3:30The advice I've given 100s of times and am now being forced to fol...Episode 130: How to Get Feedback that Actually Works
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This episode is by request, from my woman Rebecca, who asked, "When you're creating a larger piece of work (i.e. something longer than the standard 3-5 minutes), at what point do you ask others for feedback? At a rough draft phase or more of a pre-final phase? And if you're creating something that requires original music, at what point do you reach out to someone for that?"
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Woo Corner's coming atcha next week! Join in here (not selling things, just sh...Episode 129: "I HATE setting choreography!" or Product based vs. Process based work
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Me yammering on about vacuuming up leaves from the yard, and the shedding habits of live oak trees Announcing my artist-in-residence-ness at ARC Take 2 Studios to show in a double billing on June 20th at Queen Street Playhouse 2:12A caretaking update on my dear ole dad's hip replacement surgery 4:00The Charleston Artists Salon took place this past Sunday, and it was dynamite. If you want to start one in your area I talked about the process I used to create it here in Episode 100, around the 7 minute mark until th...Episode 128: Navigating Life in the South
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This episode is by request: "I was wondering if you’d like to make a podcast episode on living in the South. I’m so excited to return to the swamps but with the political climate I am nervous on how to navigate day to day life and not let the bastards grind me down so to speak." -Brandi
Episode 91: Love song to summer and why I live in the south 2:00What do I mean by The American South 2:45My response to "but the south is racist/misogynist" 4:11My adjustment period...Episode 127: Perfectionism - not a moral failing on your part
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There are two places left for Creatrix 2025: May 13-18 and I would LOVE to see you there! 1:00A whole slew of updates about me and my life lol.The difference between perfectionism (in the way that I use it) and high standards of excellence. Spoiler: if it stops you from doing stuff, it's bad. 7:20Invisible Women by Caroline Perez The original article (also by Caroline Perez) that inspired this podcast 9:20Episode 96: Insidious Perfectionism and What to do about it, a past episode from August 2024 with some actionable ideas for you 12...Episode 126: When your dreams come true and it's terrifying
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A two-pronged episode based on complimentary requests. You could summarize this episode by asking the question: why is it so hard to freakin be happy when you have good shit happening in your life?
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Part I:I just landed a contract I have spent the last two years dreaming about and I don't know how to process/deal with it. It feels like 'in the future' got here so quickly that I haven't caught up with myself yet and i keep swinging between "this isn't happening' 't...Episode 125: Buffet episode!
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Today buffet episode brought to you by the late spring that has FINALLY arrived!
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Question from a listener: I was wondering if I could request a topic... I have been recently feeling a bit down due to a break-up with my aerial duo partner/best friend. I know this situation is probably pretty common but I am finding it hard to move on even though I know it is probably for the best.TLDR: I have no idea. I'm so sorry. 1:45Storytime from my own life...Episode 124: How to tell your friends "no"
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An episode by request from a listener! This is by extension, a part II of a question answered in Episode 116; "how do you defend your creative boundaries" except this part II is a more advanced version: "How to tell your friends “no”. Like, kind wonderful people in your life want to collaborate/have you in a performance but it simply does not align with your goals OR you know that you will not work well together."
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You can listen to part 1 of this que...Episode 123: Active rest, duck tongue, and how to choose a PT with Dr. Jen Crane
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Today for your listening pleasure, I have a true circus hero- physical therapist, circus artist, and my dear friend Dr. Jen Crane! Jen's work has revolutionized circus training, and I know because I watched her do it, and she changed my life and saved the right side of my body (and many, many other bodies I know personally and professionally). I am delighted to bring her on Audacity Works, please enjoy!
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The Audacity Project, Cycle 28, is OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT! You can read all about it here, or sch...Episode 122: How to go on a solo holiday
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The Audacity Project, Cycle 28 is open to the waitlist! It will open to the public next weekCreatrix still has a place available and I'd loooove to have you! Come learn witchcraft with me and sit uselessly on the beach for 5 nightsI bitch about winter for a few minutes. 2:15This podcast inspired by sister-friend artist Kat Doherty, and alumni artist Alma Charlotte"I could never spend that kind of money on myself" 7:00Advice #1: My own experiment with this, I gave myself a purpose which was just to write 8:00Shoutout to bang...Episode 121: "No one wants to hire my work, it's too out there/contemporary/weird"
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This episode is by request, on how to address the gremlin: "No one wants to hire my work, it's too out there/contemporary/weird."
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Hop on over to the waitlist for Cycle 28 of The Audacity Project, enrolling to next week for early adapters! 1:15There's 1 or 2 places left for Creatrix if you wanna come get warm and learn witchcraft with me 1:48The nature of a gremlin: they are all liars and are not based in empirical data 3:37EMPIRICAL DATA: Weirdos who have had lots of success (just to prov...Episode 120: Say it with your whole chest: Rachel gets political
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It had to be done. Imma say it out loud.
Listen to The Movement Maestro's podcast that inspired this one: "Should you share your political views on social media?" It's so good.The 4 Calls App 10:00Your life has VALUE 14:00The waitlist for The Audacity Project is open! Enrolling this month! There are still 2 spots left officially for Creatrix in May!Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 119: When people disapprove of your weird ass life choices
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By request from my friend Lizzie who asks: How to deal (or not) with people who don’t get it. It = circus, no longer wanting stability and pleasures of muggle life, wanting to train hard and achieve.
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Episode 118: Undercutting (uuuuugghhhhh)
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Continuing from last week's conversation- I'm tackling the question from my girl Ali about "what to do about undercutting uuuugggghhhh"
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Episode 117: Performing Full Time
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I've been putting this episode off for a while because it's DENSE. It's a bit of a bite-sized master class in this subject, according to me. All my gratitude to the 100+ artists who have talked with me about this in my career, and especially to TaiTai for asking the question: "How to leave my fucking morning job without having plan B and I still have bills to pay."
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Episode 116: Buffet episode! 3 questions from listeners
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Creatrix is open to the waitlist! It will open to the public January 20th. You can click here for details and questions are always welcome. You can DM me on Instagram or Patreon. 2:00full disclosure, there's no plans to hold another Creatrix retreat at this time.Question from Rachel: why I sign off with "Don't go back to sleep." The story behind it 3:10The first Patreon post where I mention "Don't go back to sleep."The poem itself, you can read here 6:00"Know thyself (and act accordingly)" 7:15What I am sug...Episode 115: For those at the beginning
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By request from Rachael via Instagram (what's up Rachael!) asking me to discuss the uncomfortable state of being obsessed/in love with something but not yet good at it.
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Episode 114: No more "show me the money." Now it's "show me the humanity."
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Episode 112, where I outline how I chose my word of the year this year 1:30My word of the year: EVOLVE and some ways that will show up for meReminder to patrons of the Coven tier and higher, one of your rewards is a hand-penned calligraphy of your word of the year, so keep an eye out for a message from me via Patreon in the next couple of days 2:52My #1 priority moving forward in 2025 3:26An intentional shift in my perspective moving forward for artists and creators to frame which o...Episode 113: The darkness in me sees and honors the darkness in you
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With all the talk about the light returning (which is very fair and which I add to in the canticle) how about we actually sit with this long darkness of winter and honor what we find there.
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