This week Merideth discusses the harmful “tortured artist” stereotype that plagues artists everywhere. Must we be sad, depressive, melancholy individuals in order to make great art? Spoiler alert—nope :)
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This week on the podcast, Merideth explores a topic she and so many artists struggle with: anxiety. She’ll share info from two studies on how anxiety affects our brain health and offer some insights into managing the stress that she found in the most unexpected place.
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This week Merideth explores how arts training can burn us out or zap our creativity. She’ll propose 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. This episode features music of the most popular composer you’ll hear in any classical music school—J.S. Bach. Don’t forget to download your worksheet here to answer the prompts she mentioned in the show.
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In this episode, Merideth shares some practical tips for taking care of yourself. Interwoven with music of Chopin, Swift/Rose, Piazzolla, and Bach, you’ll hear a special three part “Ode to Taking Good Care” inspired by the email signature of her therapist.
Are you a procrastinator? This week on the podcast Merideth explores the role procrastination can play in an artist’s life. She proposes a few reasons why we may put things off and shares some ideas to help us keep moving.
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