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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 200!!! What I've learned from recording 200 episodes, and advice for new podcasters
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200 Episodes baby!! What you'll hear:
Thing #1 I've learned: You never know what is going to be useful to anyone else, so say what you wanna say 1:30Thing #2 I've learned: Ignore the stats. The work has to be its own reward, or you won't keep doing it. 4:30Thing #3 I've learned: Saying something once is saying it never (quote by The Movement Maestro!) And actually saying it 12 times is still sometimes like saying it never. Never be afraid to repeat yourself. 7:30Silly stats: Total downloads: 47,908 over the entire 4 years 9:45The most downloaded episode by far is Epis...Episode 199: The Racist, Classist History of Lawns
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08/19/2026
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"We do not rush." 1:55Asheville Butoh Festival! 3:00The waitlist for Creatrix 2027 is right here: https://poser.kit.com/creatrix3 May 9-17, 2027 4:30Why tf am I talking about lawns? 5:30The racist/colonial history of green lawns 11:00How I'm making efforts to decolonize the land we live on 15:00Further reading:https://bioneers.org/why-how-to-decolonize-your-yard-zmbz2206/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environmenthttps://www.history.com/articles/lawn-mower-grass-american-dreamhttps://blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2021/09/29/the-american-lawn-a-harmful-invention/Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 198: I can't believe I f#$ did that
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08/12/2026
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This episode is 100% taken from my girl Dr. Shante Cofield's podcast Maestro on the Mic, Episode 723Seven Deadly Satisfactions is on sale TODAY fo cheapo, you can still get in on that The meat of the episode starts at 2:51Part I: I can't believe I fucking did that, the performing artist edition 3:37Bern makes an appearance at 4:25 for fansPart II: I can't believe I fucking did that, the business owner edition 12:15Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 197: Ghost Stories with Andrea St. Amand
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08/05/2026
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Please welcome to the proverbial studio my good friend, Andrea St. Amand, evidential psychic medium and best-selling author!
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How we met and me fangirling all over Andrea 2:00The backstory baby! Andrea's had more careers than anyone else I know; professional ballet dancer, lawyer, and evidential psychic and author 5:00How she manages her own energy and prevents burnout 12:15What I learned from Andrea in a mediumship intensive, and what a spirit or entity actually needs/wants from us 18:30The most haunted building in Charleston and how Andrea had a...Episode 196: The Daughters of Mnemosene (short episode)
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07/29/2026
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Sorry folks, I have covid so this is kind of mailing it in but I am telling you a brief story of Group Hoop this year because it was really special.
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Here's the link to 2025's Group Hoop referenced in the beginning: Well Behaved WomenA reading of the poem we created to called The Daughters of Mnemnosene (the author is me, I forgot to say on the episode with my half brain cell)Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 195: Why I Stopped Running The Audacity Project
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07/22/2026
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some ramblings of mine about seasonal uniforms 1:30game changing boxers for the summer dress season by Woxer (not an affiliate link, I just really like them) 3:15The meat of the episode starts at 4:00Check here for the waitlist for the DIY version, The Audacity Project LITE 12:10This ain't my first hard pivot rodeo- I've done this before and yes it is terrifying 13:00So what the hell am I going to do now? 18:00Creatrix: the retreat waitlist can be found here! 18:507 Deadly Satisfactions waitlist is here, it is ONLY going out...Episode 194: Using Ritual to make Warming Up Suck Less
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07/15/2026
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Thanks to the delightful Dr. Jess Allen for today's episode request!
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The dopamine barrier between wanting to train but uggggh all those stairs to actually do something cool 1:00How I learned about creating space from Lee Clayden 4:15Some other approaches rather than trying to change the outside space 6:15Somatic Witchcraft could help in these moments to change the way that you feelAaaaand you might just wanna cut out some of the shit you are doing 8:30Reciting a snippet of a poem that you have memorized (I'm excited...Episode 193: Eff the 4th of July
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07/08/2026
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Overcoming the Imposter: Somatic Witchcraft for Artists is live today at 12pmI'm recording on the 4th of July. I hate the 4th of July 2:00I totally found the awful Glamour Shot I was talking about at 3:00, it's hereThe situation I'm talking about starts at 4:44Stiltwalking monster I mention at 10:00"Is the price of morality, poverty?" Maestro 14:15Thanks to Kim for this episode and giving me the glimpse of hope that you did 15:50Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 192: The Responsibility of a Public Presence
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07/01/2026
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Summer is summering aka it is hot 1:00 Overcoming the Imposter: Somatic Witchcraft for Artists is going live next week! $20 before July 8th, sign up right here 3:00The waitlist for Creatrix 3.0 is here! May 9-15th 4:14The meat and taters of this episode starts here, about our responsibility of having a public profile 5:30This episode is only for people who want to be active participants in the online ecosystem. I disagree with the idea that you have a responsibility to post about everything happening, and here is why: 8:001) You're a person...Episode 191: Human Life Meat Stories and Using Instagram
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06/24/2026
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Me harping on the film "Obsession" which like...yeah if you enjoy horror, go see it 1:00Overcoming the Imposter: Somatic Witchcraft for Artists is live and open for enrollment (price goes up after July 8th) 2:00By request from Em: How to articulate your opinions from your own bubble of expertise to share outwardly 4:15If you're teaching something:bite sized nuggets! one nugget per postfor more nuanced messages: a series could be appropriateWhy I say "if you consume it, contribute to it" 10:30If I can find that creator I talk...Episode 190: Hellish Amounts of Admin and How To Deal
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06/17/2026
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The Muse has been MUSING! I can barely keep up with her lately. Two kick ass things to offer you right now:7 Deadly Satisfactions - coming in August, you can join the waitlist here!Somatic Witchcraft: a new workshop that I'm so mad it took me 9 years of closely mentoring artists to stumble on but AT LAST I have found THE MOST EFFECTIVE tool I've ever seen for imposter syndrome. 3:00This episode is by request from the wonderful Julie who asks, "How to manage the hellish amount of adm...Episode 189: A New Moon Ritual (with friends)
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06/10/2026
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By request from my friend Monica who asked for a new moon ritual for her birthday. Happy birthday, Mo! Thank you for sharing yourself!
Can someone please help me find a better word than "manifestation"? All the white people using it without acknowledging that privilege plays a huge role in aquisition have ruined it. You can hit the "send us fan mail" link above to do this easily, if you're on Buzzsprout. 1:00Spoiler, you don't have to wait for the moon to be in a particular phase to do whatever kind of worki...Episode 188: Buffet Episode!
06/03/2026
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Sign up here for 7 Deadly Satisfactions! We're launching ONLY to the waitlist in August and it's gonna be DOPE 1:00First question: 2:00Navigating the BS healthcare system without being a total islandWe might need to use a different approach to finances for when we need specialized care. Here's a link to Episode 79 with Sandi York (lots of helpful links in there about profit first and how to use it) 7:002nd question: 11:00When you want to save people from their perfectionism and you've already sent them: Episode 96: Insidious Perfectionism and what to do...Episode 187: Hi, I'm Autistic
05/27/2026
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Surprise! Or not.
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What kinds of assessment are available 1:30Why I decided to get assessed (after deciding not to) 2:30What it felt like to get the diagnosis 6:00Expectation vs. Realtiy: telling people and how they respond 7:00What it has changed in my interior world 9:15Devon Price's Unmasking Autism is a worthwhile readWhat it has changed for me in the world (spoiler, jack shit) 11:00Unmasking...12:00If you listen to nothing else, listen to the crayon analogy (much more useful than thinking of it as a spectrum) 15:00Advice for te...Episode 186: When Boundaries Backfire
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05/20/2026
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me yammering on about how wild this new microphone is, it's CRAZY sensitive 1:00Episode 160: The Truth About Boundaries 3:25What happens when you're so well boundaried that you're boxed in 4:30Duo Illumi! Carrying on the torch of What Does Circus Pay, Give Alicia and Deelia a follow, it will be well worth your time 5:45If you're in the beginning stages of learning boundaries, ignore this podcast 9:30The whole point of a boundary is to protect your time, energy, and vitality for a more sustainable high quality of life. When they fun...Episode 185: For Kim- the story of how our OG coven formed
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05/13/2026
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My OG coven just lost one of our sisters, Kim Barto- this episode is for her.How I dealt with my grief that first week 2:00Episode 6: Operating Under Active Grief 5:45Story begins at 6:25Episode 101: Breastmilk is Magic, and other Natural Witchcraft with Dr. Mel Hobart-Beaumari 7:21Definition of Coven from Dalta Rex Angel: "A coven is a group that comes together by mutual choice and enthusiastic consent" 9:30ps. my coven sister Bethany gives an incredible astrology reading, not just for people but for events and businesses too. You can book in...Episode 184: Busking in Italy, Part II
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05/06/2026
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Episode 179: Busking in Italy, Part I in case you missed it!Catch up on the Woo Corners (or sign up) here! https://poser.kit.com/profile 2:00Story begins around 6:00 in (sheesh)Guest starring Bern at 15: 45Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 183: When the Trolls Find You...or someone you love
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04/29/2026
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Woo Corner will be out in a few days, come join the sandbox here!~ https://poser.kit.com/profileMe yammering on about my new microphone 1:30Shared with permission, here is the post that riled up the subsection of the Internet that is terrified of body hair. Go leave Alma some love on her other posts! 5:00Isn't it interesting that all a woman has to do to be gender non conforming is to NOT do extra work? 7:15My own spiral about this flood of trolls 11:30Summarizing: The three things that were...Episode 182: When Injuries are Reckonings (plural)
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04/22/2026
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Me yammering on about butoh, which I got to learn from Mari Osanai in Asheville last weekLocal peeps! Wanna come see me dance live? 3pm May 3rd at the Park Circle Community Building! As part of North Charleston Arts Festival with Jessie Natusch Dance Works 2:30The fancy PT that's actually working for my SI joint injury: https://www.posturalrestoration.com/provider/courtney-stearn/ 5:00Storytime of one of my great injury reckonings begins at 6:45Circus Automatic! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CVzBYVMPF/ 15:00Benediction 18:50Don't go back to sle...
Episode 181: Cultural Appropriation and "am I part of the problem?"
04/15/2026
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Thanks to Aiyanna for bringing the beginning of this conversation to light for this podcast 8:00Why I don't think "stick to your own culture" is the best response to this question 11:00A fitting place to begin this conversation...white sage 14:00Finding a way to use cultural practices that do not necessarily belong to you 17:00April Punsalan: local botanist and herbologist mentioned at 18:30Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 180: Strange Wonderful Circus Life with Ess Hödlmoser
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04/08/2026
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Please join me in giving the warmest welcome to the one and only Ess Hödlmoser!
Ess Hödlmoser is an award-winning Canadian circus artist, writer, actor, and stunt performer. Ess has shared high-flying aerial straps and breath-taking contortion acts around the world through companies like Circus Flic Flac, Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge, and more; and performed twice at the prestigious Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.
You'll find Ess online in most places under the handle @strangewonderfulcreature, from Instagram, to Patreon, to Tik...
Episode 179: Busking in Italy, Part I
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04/01/2026
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Bringing back one of the primary reasons I wanted to start this podcast, occasionally telling the stories.
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Happy April's Fools, I guess. But DEFINITELY happy spring here in Charleston! 1:30If you haven't yet met Bern, here she is 3:00LOCAL EVENT! If you're local, please join me for Practical Empathy: tools for empaths and HSP folks, April 15th from 6:30-8pm"We do not rush." Read the whole Patreon post here 5:00If this isn't linked, Amber didn't give me permission (she did!) https://www.instagram.com/betweenthesebombsThe story! Runnin...Episode 178: Working with your Friends and When it's a Good Idea
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03/25/2026
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Somewhat bougie but not really, my Breville milk frother. If you want one get this one, it's worth every penny: https://www.breville.com/en-us/product/bmf600 you can probably get it cheaper elsewhere but I don't want to put an amazon link on my show notes 2:00Jessie Natusch Dance Works, my new dance company's director/choreographer! 3:50The difference between a collaboration between friends going well and not...for me 6:45Why I think you should still try the experiment of working with your friends even though it could end poo...Episode 177: On being in charge, and structuring free creation time
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03/18/2026
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An episode by request from Martha who asked a two pronged question about a residency opportunity:
1- when you hire a dramaturg/outside eye and are now sort of in charge of other people, how do you approach that? and
2- How to structure open creative time during a residency?
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life updates from meeeeQuestion #1 OH shit, you're a leader! Now what?! 4:00A tiny soapbox on getting your needs met 6:15Other aspects of leadership to consider 8:00Why it's awesome to work with an outside eye...Episode 176: Using AI in Artwork. Let's Talk About It.
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03/11/2026
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If you're local, the first in my 3 part series Practical Empathy starts next week! All details and tickets here! $50 eachIf you'd like the online version, you can find it here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/practical-empathy--use_1 $20 The FINAL CYCLE of The Audacity Project is enrolling this week only, until Friday at midnight, est. All details and available places here: https://the-audacity-project.teachable.com/p/cycle30 3:50Art and AI intersecting, what I've noticed so far 4:50Prompting Curiosity (the podcast formerly known as Chat GPT Curious) episode 2 by The Movement Maestro 6:30The re...Episode 175: In Defense of Phoning It In
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03/04/2026
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I partied too hard for my dad's birthday so today I'm not at my best, which is what inspired today's episode 1:00Why I think phoning it in is basically giving the finger to the patriarchy 3:00This is NOT pro grind culture 5:15How this shows up in online business and self promotion 7:00The Movement Maestro's Mafia that I mention, you can learn about that here: https://themovementmaestro.com/mafia-info-page/Someone is always suffering. You do not help them by adding yourself to that list by withholding your effort from your li...Episode 174: Returning to Old Work
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02/25/2026
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Today's episode is by request from Tali! She asked:
"how do you approach re-visiting a project or an idea without just seeing all the negatives and the things you'd change in the original?! Coming back into the rehearsal space and seeing the piece 3 months after I made it awoke all manner of discomfort in me. The great thing was I had no time to make changes, just work with what was there and focus on bringing the original intentions through. But if I'd had time ...... I wonder if I'd have d...
Episode 173: A Spell for the Waxing Moon
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02/18/2026
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The waitlist will be enrolling for Cycle 30 of The Audacity Project March 2-6, get yourself on the waitlist with haste! https://poser.kit.com/cycle30 General lifey updates from me 2:00I've heard through the grapevine that folx would be liking MOAR witchy shit. True? I hope so 5:00My personal feels on using witchcraft and calling oneself a witch (spoiler, I don't care what you call yourself, it's human nature to create ritual) 5:45Why a growing spell during the waxing moon? And why I use moon magic even though I don't...Episode 172: On Costumes!
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02/11/2026
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The LAST CYCLE EVER of the Audacity Project is enrolling in a couple of weeks. Do not miss it! I mean it! https://poser.kit.com/cycle30 1:00All jobs have costumes! Fight me. 3:45If you hate costuming and don't have that particular brain cell, USE YOUR FRIENDS we can't all be experts in everything 9:30The staples I recommend for aerial corporate costuming 10:30White/silver/gold (one of these tends to be plenty)Black"Classic Circus" with a red base 13:00Accessories! They make a huge difference 14:00Fishnets. The real shit, y'all...Episode 171: Three Ways I Conserve Cognitive Energy
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02/04/2026
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Why we need to find ways to conserve cogntive energy 3:00Definitely follow Sharon McMahon in instagram 5:22Our brains weren't built for social media, but social media was definitely built for our brains 6:45Here is the article from The Preamble I refer to: https://open.substack.com/pub/sharonmcmahon/p/weve-lost-discernment?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 7:15Hack #1 for preserving my cognitive energy: I use the witches' almanac to inform how I dress. It really works for me, these are choices I don't like making. 9:20Hack #2 for preserving my cognitive energ...Episode 170: Choosing a Mental Health Professional
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01/28/2026
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Me bitching about having the flu, and unsolicited advice if you get it 1:00Why this subject, why now 4:00The first parameter to consider when choosing a mental health professional 7:00InclusiveTherapists.com a great resource for affirming mental health care and coaching 12:00Check out your prospective therapist on Psychology Today 14:35Psychiatrists vs. other practicioners, and why the highest possible education does not guarantee a good practitioner 16:00Thank you to the wonderful Janelle Peters/Janelle Dinosaurs for these resources! If you can work with Janelle, DO IT! 10/10 recommend. 19:25For alternative approaches I c...Episode 169: Molting Rituals and Unexpected Funerals
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01/21/2026
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how I manage my energy while hosting retreats 1:00 (spoiler...it's avoiding the news)Gratitude to the guests, staff, and cohosts at the wonderful Sweet Retreats! 3:40Why we needed an unexpected funeral/molting ceremony 5:00I take a moment to vent about how it doesn't have to be a big deal to create a ritual space (it only takes attention, really) 11:00How we went about the molting ritual1 3:00The story about a dream I had: the New House. The original post from my old blog about the New House 15:00A request for...Episode 168: If you're consistently missing the mark
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01/14/2026
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Currently right in the middle of ho-hosting the Aerial Serpent retreat with Kristina Canizares at Sweet Retreats, Mexico- so sustainability is on our minds a lotKristina's goal exercise rating the access we had to time, energy, community, and facilities 6:30When we are consistently failing to live up to our expectations, we create a hostile relationship with our creative practice 8:00Sustainability is boring. No wonder we prefer to set spectacular spectacular goals for ourselves, that's more exciting- buuuuuut 9:00"Expectation is resentment under construction" -Al Anon quote 15:12Are your goals humane en...Episode 167: For the Islands
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01/07/2026
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Wanna share your words of the year, or your 13th intention? I wanna know! Patron meetup! January 18 3-4pm EST. Link is here on this patreon postHow the not vaping is going 3:15Last cycle of The Audacity Project coming up in the next two months! Hop on the waitlist hereWhat is an island, and what kind of island is this episode for 5:00If you feel emotionally defensive in most space you enter, I have to gently suggest that "It might be you." 7:55LIved experience and past pain are very real...Episode 166: WTF is "shadow work"?
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12/31/2025
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NYE is a weird "holiday". People get in their heads about it. This is your invitation to let it be whatever it is and don't pressure yourself to make it look any certain way. 1:30What me and Manflesh have been doing the past few years (it is not a rager) 2:15The impetus for this episode 4:00MY definition of Shadow Work 5:10What is the POINT of shadow work? 7:55What I think is shadow work is NOT (spoiler alert: it's needless gratuitous suffering) 9:45What you can expect from me this coming year 1...Episode 165: A Christmas Story
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12/24/2025
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How Solstice went (it was lovely) 1:15That Glasgow Witch ig reel mentioned at 3:15Why I celebrate Christmas (come on just try not to, just try) 4:34How my Scrooge years became Low Work December 6:48A Christmas Story (the main event) 7:27Don't forget to sign up for 5 Days to Desire! Comin atcha December 26Don't go back to sleep.
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Episode 164: Winter Solstice Rituals
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12/17/2025
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You WON'T hear a bunch of history, I didn't feel like doing the research during my rest monthTim Ferriss's End of Year Review that I do every year: https://tim.blog/2021/12/27/past-year-review/ 3:15Mel Robbin's version of this (thanks for the rec mama!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeD8tpOCyIY 3:45Words of the year (these have been massively transformational for me in the past, a ritual I love to observe) 5:00Things changing for me! The next cycle of The Audacity Project, Cycle 30, will be the last of its kind. You c...Episode 163: Changing Habits (#$%#!)
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12/10/2025
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BOOM 3 weeks off the vape, baby! 1:00This episode is by request from Rachel, who asked how to walk the line between white-knuckle discipline and being kind to ourselves when we are trying to change a habit 2:00Sign up for 5 Days of Desire here! Comin atcha December 26-30 2:30It ain't willpower 4:40Gather ways to support yourself: chemical, social, internal 6:30Make ONE CHANGE AT A TIME!! I know you want to change all the things. But don't. Just change the one thing. Give it 28 days before changing anything else. 8:28The hardest moments...Episode 162: "The Cavalry Isn't Coming" with Adam O'Keeffe
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12/03/2025
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Sign up here for the 5 day Desire challenge! Not selling anything, just a gift from me to you: https://poser.kit.com/desire 1:30Introductions! Meet Adam O'Keeffe, co-founder of Wave Walker Films, writer, all around excellent human, and my friend 3:00Apparently you can premeire something MANY times 7:20Why it's so important to buy ticcies to independent films (regardless of whether or not your bum makes it into the seat) 9:15How we met waaaay back in 2010? Maybe? Either way, here's the origin story! 13:00"How are you such a chill motherfucker?" And o...Episode 161: Help for the Helpers
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11/26/2025
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This episode may be out of left field but just in case it is useful for someone who is trying to help a friend out of a harmful situation.
Content Warnings for repeated mentions of domestic violence/abuse, psychological abuse, and trauma.
This episode is meant as a support for the helpers, NOT for the victims. If you suspect you may be in a harmful situation please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 3:15It is ok to feel whatever you feel. It can take many, many iterations and attempts before a...