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From Zoom calls with 300+ people to small gatherings of key players, I invite people to use their inborn creativity to make their life better.

I design interactive workshops for:

• arts organizations

• higher ed institutions

• corporations

• spiritual communities

• Looking for a speaker for your next event? Email: hello@artistsforjoy.org

Click here for Merideth’s Press kit

Sample Talks or Topics:

For arts organizations and institutions of higher ed:

• A Creative Guide to BURNOUT

  Arts educators, students, and leaders work hard serving others through the power of creativity. This workshop helps them recover from burn out by examining expectations, setting boundaries, and finding rest.

• How to Study or Teach Your art form without eventually hating it

  This workshop explores how arts training can burn us out or zap our creativity. We’ll explore some ideas for staying joyful as we study or teach our art form, like naming and claiming your creative impulse, finding your tribe, and more.

• The Mindful Artist

  Why is mindfulness important for artists? Is it possible to build a sustainable career in the arts without burning out? Learn more about using mindfulness meditation and other practical tools to manage stress and prioritize self-care through this interactive workshop.

• Tuning your Inner Dialogue

  This workshop helps participants build awareness and understanding of positive and negative thought patterns. You will learn more about encouraging self-compassion and work to adjust your mindset to lead to more supportive and productive self-talk.

• The Art of Questioning

  This workshop explores the basics of coaching and how it can be a catalyst for positive change for artists. Participants will learn exercises that help identify and harness their values to develop positive habits and effectiveness.

• Looking Back and Looking Forward with Joy

  John Dewey famously said “We don’t learn by experience; we learn by reflecting on experience.” Join us for workshop on the power of personal reflection as we look back on the current semester and look forward to all that is ahead.

• Naming your "why"

  Explore how naming and claiming your own unique “why” of your work can help you craft a sustainable creative practice.

• The Artist’s Oath

  The Artist’s Oath is a powerful tool for getting clear about what matters most, changing thought patterns, and shifting your lens to live a more joyful and productive creative life.

Dr. Merideth Hite Estevez is a creative catalyst, inviting all to the joy of creative expression through her writing, coaching, and performing. As an oboist, Merideth has performed with top orchestras in the US and abroad, including the Met Opera and PhillyPops, and is currently the English hornist/Second Oboe of the Chamber Orchestra of NY. She has served on faculties of numerous universities and schools of music, most recently as Associate Professor of Oboe at the University of Delaware. Her education has taken her all over the world—Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Yale School of Music, Fulbright Scholar to Germany, and The Juilliard School, where she received her doctorate in oboe.

She has been a featured speaker at Google, Longy School of Music, ShePodcasts LIVE, Hope*writers, Music Institute of Chicago, and more. As a coach, she has helped thousands of artists overcome creative block through her popular online creative recovery clusters and has served as an executive coach for all types of arts leaders, from major museum directors to deans of conservatories and art schools.

Dr. Estevez’s award-winning podcast, Artists for Joy, was in the top 250 podcasts in the US in the Self-Help category in January 2023 and is currently top 1.5% of podcasts worldwide. Her first book, “The Artist’s Joy: A Guide to Getting Unstuck, Embracing Imperfection, and Loving Your Creative Life,” debuts in Spring 2024 from Broadleaf Books.

Originally from South Carolina, Merideth now resides in Metro Detroit, Michigan, with her husband, Rev. Edwin Estevez, daughter Eva, and son Eli.

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For Spiritual Communities:

• CREATIVITY AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

  Explore the intersection of faith and the arts.

• FINDING CREATIVE JOY IN A CHAOTIC WORLD

  Learn how to use creativity to calm the crazy and connect with what matters

• AUDIO DIVINA (Divine listening)

  This workshop teaches centuries-old practices of deep soul listening to encourage spiritual health and reflection.

For Corporations:

• VALUES BASED COACHING FOR TEAMS

  Learn how your teams greatest assets are already right there within its members.

• INNOVATION, INSPIRATION, AND CREATIVE WELL-BEING AT WORK

  Curious about how innovation, inspiration, and creativity intersect? This interactive workshop enables participants to connect with their creative inspiration in a fun, engaging, low-stress way. They will consider how reconnecting with this place of creative joy can lead to feelings of well-being and satisfaction at work.