Common Shapes

Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, this is the third installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode marks the return of Landscapes — a writing group for all genres . Registration is now open . Join us . We also explore the writing process— moving from idea to draft to completion, and the structures that support that work. Cody shares...

Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, this is the second installment of our 3-part mini-series exploring the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode is about offline offerings— the act of returning to a practice, creating with less noise, and building new channels for connection. Cody shares the evolution of PROMPTS . Prompts comes to your door once a month. A letter from Cody wit...

Welcome back to Common Shapes. Dear Listener, as we pause between seasons, we’re bringing you a 3-part mini series to re-connect with you and talk about the ebbs and flows of creative work. Today’s episode explores what happens when a project comes into the foreground of our attention and asks to be revisited. Cody shares life and work updates, and an invitation to join Landscapes: a writing group...

Podge Thomas is in the middle of a pivot. She’s moving from operations consulting to teaching workshops and courses — all rooted in her frameworks for decolonizing how we learn. In this neurodiverse-affirming episode, we talk about: Why we love Notion & how it’s made us smarter How Podge grows her audience without social media The importance of moving from ‘not doing the thing’ to just doing t...

What if the page was a mirror for the process , rather than the product? In this episode, I share how I weave my projects together through writing. I open the pages of my cross-pollination log, trace the path of how “untitled field project” became my business coaching group Fieldwork, and offer you a journalling prompt for translating from one medium to another. Tune in for a portal into your own...

Kening Zhu is an artist, writer, teacher, and creator building worlds on the internet. Her approach to business is a stunning integration of creative practice, intuition, and artistic clarity. I’m thrilled to bring you this conversation where we talk about: Minimalist business ecosystems Websites as archives outside of time Allowing ourselves to be multifaceted How Kening runs her business without...

No offering is forever. But how do we sunset the ones that mean a lot to us and others? In this episode, I share why I’ve decided to close my writing group Landscapes. I talk through reorienting around sustainability, why my tech choices made this shift necessary, losing recurring income, and more. Tune in for a pep talk to help you find your way toward what’s next. Then join me for Prompts , an a...

Jamila Reddy is a writer, meditation guide, ex-entrepreneur, and dear friend. In this episode, we talk about: What it means to be a writer The capacity it takes to self-publish Stepping away from entrepreneurship Self-promotion vs self-expression The marketing work required to keep a business afloat The joys (and horrors) of working for others Paywalls as a way of gathering community Healthy distr...

Today’s episode is about the long journey of cultivating consistency in our creative practices. I talk about: the magic of giving up, how to find the right pace, minimum viable actions, tools for building momentum, and places to share your work. This one’s for you if you’ve been circling something important that wants to be released into the world. Or if you’re excited about integrating daily or w...

Let me take you behind the scenes of mapping fall in my business. You’ll learn the three essential parts of a practice-based earning ecosystem. Plus, I share exactly how I plan my launch calendars to support my financial and energetic needs. Tune in for clarity, camaraderie, and creative cartography. Mentioned in the episode: Creative Ideation Portal Amelia Hruby & Nic Antoinette Sign up for T...

Today we complete our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in to days one and two first. Then join me for today’s conversation about why the world needs your art and how to share it (even if you feel scared). If you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES...

Today we continue our mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in to ‘Day 1 : Our Many Visions’ first. Then join me for today’s exploration of how to make progress (even when you don’t want to work). And if you’re listening when this comes out, join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on...

Welcome to a new season of Common Shapes! We’re beginning with a mini series going over the free Creative Ideation Portal - a guide to help you vision your projects and share them with the world. Tune in for daily episodes. Day One : Our Many Visions  Day Two : Moving the Needle Forward  Day Three : Art as Service Then join me and Amelia Hruby at the FREE COMMON SHAPES PARTY on Saturday, September...

Dear Listener  Thank you for tuning into Common Shapes and my conversation with Amelia Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projects More from Amelia: Amelia's Website Softer Sounds Website Off the Grid podcast on Apple + Spotify + everywhere else you listen Download the free Leaving Social Media Toolkit   Leave a review on Apple...

Dear Listener, Thank you for tuning in to Common Shapes today I am teaching Mapping Your Creative Business this weekend Saturday January 18 and Sunday January 19 (8 spots left at time of publishing episode) You can become a free or paid subscriber to my weekly newsletter here - Also it now has a CLASSIFIEDS section where you can buy an ad :) It has been so fun and beautiful to see people's bu...

Dear Listener Thank you so much for tuning in to my conversation with Brandi Cheyenne Harper Don't forget to grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : Your three day guide to visioning your projects For more of Brandi's work : Website Knitting is a Love Language Newsletter Knitting for Radical Self Care Book Brandi on Instagram Landscapes : A writing group for all genres, where Brandi hos...

Dear listener, SEASON THREE OF COMMON SHAPES IS UPON US It is my absolute pleasure to be back on the microphone and in your ears. Talking about all things business, art, values, deactivating social media, systems, rituals, and practices! Links mentioned : Landscapes : A writing group for all genres Creative Ideation Portal : Free three day guide to visioning your projects Devon Price's essay...

Welcome to another episode of Common Shapes. I am delighted today to share this interview with Nic Antoinette where we talk about doing business differently, unhooking from the loops of social media, self publishing our books, anti capitalist business frameworks, and so much more You can find more of Nic’s work by subscribing to Wild Letters You can check out their website here And their hiking me...

In this week’s episode I bring us through both the process of creating a new suite of business offerings as well as presenting to you my very own. I bring you through how I invented these and where I started and how I worked back from that space. A little glimpse inside of my brain. But first : Make sure you download the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day guide for visioning and planning...

Dear listener, Welcome to our last episode of Common Shapes for the year! We will return with new episodes every Wednesday starting January 8 In today’s episode I share a series of practices, systems, and rituals I am doing in place of using Instagram. Make sure you grab the free Creative Ideation Portal : A three day email guide to help you vision your projects and put them out into the world. AL...

Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to hear why I changed my name and how you can join us in Flexible Office this spring. 🔹 Flexible Office has evolved into my ongoing writing group for all genres Landscapes . Learn more and join the waitlist right here . LINKS Get the Creative Idea...

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m deep in conversation with poet, teacher, and my dear friend, Jacqueline Suskin. Jacqueline is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. She’s published eight books, and her most recent one, A Year In Practice , was just released with Sounds True press. Tog...

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend Fariha Róisín for a conversation at the intersections of writing, politics, care, and liberation. Fariha is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Sydney, Australia. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and the mercurial nature of being. She’s the author of...

I’ve been writing personal essays for over a decade, and I believe that my personal essay practice allowed me to leave social media. So in today’s episode, I share how I blend the personal, the poetic, and the political in my writing. And I unpack how that supports me in speaking up and sharing my work without shying away from what’s happening in the world. I hope this episode inspires you to shar...

Welcome to season two of Common Shapes! Since last season, I took a big step in my life and logged out of Instagram for good. So in this episode, I’m going to share why I left and how I did it. Not from a place of knowing-it-all, but by asking the question, “what does it actually mean to be done with social media?” I hope this episode inspires you to take supportive steps that are right for you. T...