Podcast #139: Make Your Art No Matter What
It’s Q and A time! Heidi and Ellen take questions from Beth and Patrick.
Beth is an artist and wants to put her creative work out in the world a more serious way. She is intensely private and has a hard time being public with her creative endeavors without feeling overwhelmed. She also wants advice about talking to a potential client about fees without feeling terrified.
Patrick been on a wellness journey for many years centering around my gastrointestinal health. He is facing some surgery in the near future. He wonders if there anything in his natal chart or his transits that relate to his health.
Heidi and Ellen talk about the books: Make Your Art No Matter What : Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens; The Last Best Cure by Donna Jackson Nakazawa; On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay to Be Good By Elise Loehnen; as well as the television series Beckham; Lessons in Chemistry; and Billions.
What we talked about in this episode:
BOOKS
Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles by Beth Pickens
In this down-to-earth handbook, experienced artist coach Beth Pickens offers practical advice for developing a lasting and meaningful artistic practice in the face of life's inevitable obstacles and distractions. She suggests creative ways to address the challenges all artists must overcome—from making decisions about time, money, and education, to grappling with isolation, fear, and anxiety. No matter where you are in your art-making journey, this book will motivate and inspire you.
The Last Best Cure: My Quest to Awaken the Healing Parts of My Brain and Get Back to My Body, My Joy, and My Life by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
“Donna Jackson Nakazawa has written a moving account of her recovery from severe autoimmune disorders and her success with innovative mind/body therapies. It will certainly inspire others suffering from chronic illness to use integrative medicine to activate their innate healing potential.”
—Andrew Weil, M.D. author of Spontaneous Happiness
“The Last Best Cure will change lives; it may even save some. For all who travel through the dark and lonely landscape of chronic illness, here is hope and healing supported by solid science and first-hand experience. Hand extended, heart open, Donna Jackson Nakazawa is a seasoned, compassionate guide, pointing the way to the light at the end of the tunnel.”
—Katrina Kenison, author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Price Women Pay to Be Good By Elise Loehnen
From Kirkus reviews:
Drawing largely on her own experiences, Loehnen, the host of the Pulling the Thread podcast contends that women have been unwittingly programmed to behave in a certain manner in order to be accepted. Loehnen shows that the framework for this programming arose via the Seven Deadly Sins found in Christian teachings. The author explores the origin of the sins and examines each in relation to the modern life of women. Throughout, Loehnen demonstrates that women have limited their lives based on these artificial restrictions and must strive to break free from this “tool of oppression.” For example, out of fear of appearing slothful, women frequently deny themselves rest. For fear of appearing gluttonous, women often deny their own hunger. Afraid of being deemed “unhinged,” women are often apprehensive about expressing their anger. This book is an engaging work that offers an opportunity for pause and reflection regarding our daily choices.
TELEVISION SERIES
After seven years, this wonderful show comes to a satisfying end. If you have not watched- I highly recommend.
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