Artists for Joy

In this week's bonus self-coaching episode, consider the following as you listen:  1. What are your expectations for your work, your family, your creative life? Take a few moments and write down what you expect of others and yourself. Where and to whom do you need to communicate those expectations? 2. What boundaries need to be set? Write a few statements that begin with "I" to claim your space an...

This week on the podcast, a frequently requested topic: burnout. What is it? How do you keep it from happening? And how do you bounce back? Merideth shares a story of the biggest burn out moment in her career, plus 3 tools or frameworks to consider for reducing or recovering from burnout, with a fun twist. Submit a question to Merideth Join the next Artist's Way Creative Cluster Leave a birthday r...

Being a joyful artist means cultivating an attitude of gratitude. What art or artist(s) are you most grateful for? Merideth shares a brief gratitude meditation for exploring that question and more. (This episode was originally published in 2021.) Listen to Merideth and Jani's album Support the Show

Brené Brown said, "Unused creativity is not benign. It metastasizes. It turns into grief, rage, judgment, sorrow, shame." How is that for a mic drop? In this episode, Merideth explores how to use your creativity even when you are scared.  Leave a question for Merideth by calling 302-415-3407  or emailing artistsforjoypod@gmail.com Submit Mail to the Podcast Buy Merideth a coffee Register for the n...

Some questions for daydreaming.... What do you need? What do you want? What do you dream of experiencing, being, doing, having?  Share your thoughts with me on IG here: https://bit.ly/3tEI1DU  

This week on the podcast Merideth shares some tips and tricks for how to best manage your creative time. (Spoiler alert: the first step is to stop using those words.) Energy episode: Season 2, Episode 9: https://bit.ly/3ND2D8j Paul Graham's article: https://bit.ly/3UpRXMx Submit Mail to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/38bKMSF Buy Merideth a coffee: https://bit.ly/3vdDjeN Register for the next Artist's...

Meet Ariel K. Curry: a book coach, editor, writer, and pianist who helps creatives cultivate self-efficacy. Ariel discusses how she learned to celebrate along the journey and balance enjoying the creative process with creating marketable offerings. Ariel and Jeff Goins coaching group: https://bit.ly/3SC7SpK   Ariel's website:  https://bit.ly/3FnDah3   Respond to the episode in the comments here: h...

Self-coaching questions:  How are you benefiting from *not* celebrating? What is your current mindset and how is it serving you? What benefits could a mindset of celebration, joy, and abundance offer? Make a list of as many things as you can that are cause for celebration today, this minute. What can you cheers to right now, without lifting a finger?

Why is it so much easier to celebrate the accomplishments of others than it is our own? Merideth shares two things she is forcing herself to celebrate these days and why she believes celebration should be a core value for every artist. Support the podcast: https://bit.ly/3vdDjeN   Celebrate with us by leaving us a review: https://apple.co/3j2ufUm    Write to Merideth: https://bit.ly/38bKMSF    

This week on the podcast, Merideth offers a musical meditation with some reflection questions around the idea of an Inner Team from Episode 2 in Season 3.  While you listen, reflect on the following: 1. Who are your inner team members? Where do they sit in your car in any given moment? What activities bring out which parts of your team? 2. What resources do the negative presenting members have to...

Whatever you are feeling about fall, bring it on over to this "the podcast equivalent of a fire pit" and we'll talk it out. This week Merideth shares a coaching exercise that will help you name your inner team members, resource their skills, and cultivate a sense of self-compassion for the multitudes you contain.  Graydin: https://bit.ly/2FHiTGx   Episode 2.20: https://bit.ly/3fpbv4p Beethoven's H...

Self-coaching Questions: 1. What is my base-line stress level like? 2. In the face of this upsetting thing I am taking personally, what am I afraid this means about me?  3. What am I meant to learn here? Podcast survery: https://bit.ly/3xp9KKW    

Season 3 debut! Merideth shares what she's been learning from chatting with artists of all disciplines on social media and in her coaching practice: specifically about how to talk to creators about their work—what comments feels good and why. Plus: the number one thing she believe creatives long to hear in their most vulnerable moments.  Saxophonist Kirsten Edkins https://bit.ly/3BoBi4i   Composer...

BONUS: This week features a talk Merideth gave recently for a fine arts department at a university in her area. Listen for 3 tips on how to stay joyful as you learn and teach in the arts.  Listen to Merideth's album here: https://spoti.fi/2IxrGfz See the pictures Merideth refers to here on the post for this episode:  https://bit.ly/3tEI1DU   Prompts from the talk: Think of someone from a past, pre...

This week in bonus content land, Merideth leads you through a breathing exercise called the physiological sigh. Listen when you are stressed to activate your parasympathetic nervous system. Season 3 begins in two weeks!   Join the Artist's Way Group: https://bit.ly/32pPZE8   Enjoying the show? Leave us a review: https://apple.co/3j2ufUm   Tell me how you listen to the show: artistsforjoypod@gmail....

What effect does stress have on our creative lives? Can stress be good? Merideth shares what she's been learning about how to manage the biological response to stress, including something you can try IMMEDIATELY to regulate it. Huberman Lab Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3dH9S12   Sara McMahon's IG: https://bit.ly/3dEXy1o Join the next Artist's Way Creative Cluster: https://bit.ly/32pPZE8   Join our ma...

Self coaching questions:  Hearing- What's that one song that makes your heart flutter with joy every time you hear it? What band makes you do a fist bump in the car? Whose voice calms and soothes and reassures you? Is there a poem that you love to hear read aloud? What sounds of the natural world remind you of the glory of creation? Write some sounds down that spark joy.  Seeing– What's that one s...

This week's show was recorded live in Brooklyn, NY! Merideth shares an idea picked up at this year's Writer's Digest Conference, a practical step in cultivating joy.  Picasso's "Girl in the Mirror" https://mo.ma/3zVTEtE Erin Ellis, cellist https://spoti.fi/3d0YT2d   Leave a comment or submit a question https://bit.ly/38bKMSF Transcript of this episode https://bit.ly/3PJ4bNR (auto-generated, may co...

Today's episode features some listener mail about last week's episode and provides you with some questions to help you name your season. 1. What do you spend most of your time on these days? 2. What do you spend most of your energy on these days? 3. If you had to give your current life season a name what would it be?  4. What is hard in this season? 5. What are you grateful for in this season? 6....

Besides summer (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), what season are you creating in? Merideth explores how naming and claiming your season of life can help you manage your expectations, guilt, or (lack of) motivation. Follow The Lazy Genius: https://bit.ly/3aYWgNN   Subscribe to our mailing list: https://bit.ly/3b6yTi6   Leave us a review: https://apple.co/3j2ufUm   NEW transcripts of rec...

NEW bonus content featuring a guided visualization for self-protection (inspired by Nicholas Daniel and Louise Hay) with music of Ardie Son and Angela Sheik. Joining our mailing list to get episodes delivered to your inbox every Friday: https://mailchi.mp/e5dcaffdf8ce/luminasignup

This week on the podcast Merideth interviews a mentor and teacher, oboist Nicholas Daniel. They discuss how to become impervious to harmful feedback, keeping the joy in the face of anxiety, and harnessing the power of questions to become your own teacher. Plus, Nicholas shares the mantra he repeats to himself before every performance.  Listen to Nick here: https://bit.ly/3AzCTW4  

Self-Coaching Questions What does crying look like for you? What helps you feel emotional release? What truths do you know that you can use to coach yourself into a more positive mindset? Write them down on post its and put them somewhere you can see them daily. What sounds fun to create right now? Don't over think it. Find something where you get to make your own creative decisions, even small on...

An episode featuring the most requested topic Merideth receives. Listen to learn more about how to cultivate resilience and shift your mindset so you can keep creating with joy. Submit mail to the podcast: https://bit.ly/38bKMSF   Sign up for a free coaching session: https://bit.ly/39PirW8   Follow artistsforjoy on IG: https://bit.ly/3tEI1DU  

Today's musical meditation features a powerful exercise for putting down your heavy load. Sometimes the show mustn't go on: here's to normalizing this for artists looking for more joy.  Let me know what you think of the exercise here: https://bit.ly/3tEI1DU Submit mail to the podcast: https://bit.ly/38bKMSF