Artists for Joy

This week on the podcast, something we all need to remember: no creative act is wasted. If you find yourself wondering what the point of all the tiny efforts are or if you need a reminder of the long game that is being an artist, this one is for you. Buy Merideth a coffee Mental Health Resources Join our email list email Merideth a question for the show: hello@artistsforjoy.org Leave us a voicemai...

This week on the podcast, a Mini-Joys episode all about something that's really helping me recently: an off/on ramp!   Listen to learn more, and tell us on Instagram if this worked for you!   Design your own off/on ramp: Think of something you've been avoiding or dreading, something you've been worried about starting or finishing. Ask yourself: What might future-me need? Is there a task, activity,...

It's hard to podcast when you have no voice! This week in lieu of Ariel from The Little Mermaid (post- encounter with Ursula), you're getting a throwback… one of Merideth's favorite episodes from Season 1. How can letting go be a creative act? What is it in you that only letting go can reveal? Original show notes (updated): This week, Merideth explores the the art of letting go. Is it beautiful or...

In today's episode, a loving-kindness meditation to some music by Franz Schubert. As you listen to each selection, repeat the mantras:  "May I be well."  "May you be well."  "May all manner of things be well."  Pre-order Merideth's book, The Artist's Joy Buy Merideth a coffee Email your question to be read on the air: hello@artistsforjoy.org

This week on the show, Merideth answers a question we all tend to ask when the world is on fire. How can I feel creative joy in the face of violence, injustice, and brokenness? She explores why art matters in these moments, especially, and how our creativity offers us a place to process the pain and turn our anxiety into energy that can make a difference. The late famous conductor, Leonard Bernste...

This week on the podcast, a Musical Meditation for Inspiration featuring music of Chopin performed by Emile Pandolfi, Gleb Ivanov, and Yuval Vilner. Settle in and make some space for quiet time to reflect as you listen.   Self-Coaching Questions When have I felt the most inspired? Remember a time when you couldn't wait to sit down and make something? What transpired that brought this frenzy of cre...

Season 4 opener! Let's discuss the ephemeral, mystical, inevitable miracle that is creative inspiration. Merideth shares about a hobby she is not monetizing (yet) and a powerful story of a chance encounter at Staples. How do we escape the constant pull to monetize our creative work? How do we become the kind of person who is more inspired and connected to the spiritual invitation of creativity?  A...

Today's episode of Artists for Joy is one of our Mini-Joys episodes, and in this one, Merideth answers alllll the listener questions. From creative routines to how it feels being edited to creating in the cracks...she tells a little of what life has been like on the book-writing journey and how you can shift your lens and make space for creative joy. Even if you don't call yourself a writer (yet!)...

Today on the podcast, Merideth shares a central thing she's been learning on her journey back to joy for music. Plus, she has some exciting personal news and a sneak peek inside a big project coming soon. Pre-Order "The Artist's Joy" Subscribe to the email list Join the book launch team Buy Merideth a coffee Email the show: hello@artistsforjoy.org  

This week on the podcast, a new bonus episode series: Mini-Joys. Got 10 minutes? Listen for three questions to ask yourself if you're struggling with time management. What is possible? What is the percentage I need? Where is the "ma"? Subscribe to the email list Join the book launch team Register for the next Artist's Way Creative Cluster Buy Merideth a coffee Email the show: hello@artistsforjoy.o...

Today on the podcast: our final Creative Archetype….Enneagram 9s. Teachers call this type The Peacemaker. Merideth chats with author and editor Ariel Curry, bassist and author David James, and author, spiritual director, and retreat leader Lori Melton, all about life as a creative 9. They discuss figuring out how you feel, cultivating a relationship with conflict, and making room for individuality...

In the penultimate installment of our Creative Archetypes Series, we chat with Enneagram 8s. Authors Shannan Martin and Meredith Boggs, as well as hornist and educator Johanna Burian, share what life is like as a Challenger. We explore how creativity can feel like a full body experience to 8s, how vulnerability and levity are key to health, and something we can all do to help the 8s in our lives f...

In this week's episode of Artists for Joy, we talk creative joy with some of our favorite Enneagram 7s. Christa Hardin, marriage counselor and author, Molly Wilcox, author and editor, and pastor, writer, and percussionist, Rev. Edwin Estevez share what life as an Enthusiast is like and what they believe they offer in the creative process. They also discuss how the Enneagram can shed a special ligh...

This week on the podcast, the Creative Archetype series continues with Enneagram 6: The Loyalist. We chat with writer Cheri Hudspith, visual artist L. Camille Calloway, writer and therapist Camden Morgante, and visual artist Kate McEnroe, all about what life as an artist 6 is like, how they manage the anxiety, get unstuck, and create with joy. Our BFF Enneagram coach, Lee Fields of Enneagrammatic,...

In this episode of our Creative Archetypes Series, Merideth chats with Enneagram 5s about their internal experience as artists. Guests Marsha Crockett (spiritual director and author), Kate Riney (creative marketing strategist, content creator, storyteller, and coach), and Morgan Strehlow (literary agent and freelance author) chat about the castles 5s create in their minds, how to overcome analysis...

This week on the podcast, the Creative Archetype Series continues with Enneagram 4. Merideth chats with Lee Fields of Enneagrammatic about life as a 4. Plus, writers Kristin Vanderlip and Mara Eller, and painter Jennifer Hintz Eggers, share their insights on how to move beyond feelings and into doing and what we can all try to channel our inner Enneagram 4 to foster creative joy.  Invitation:  Lis...

This week in the Creative Archetypes Series, we hear from Enneagram 3s. Merideth chats with Ashley Hall-Tighe, trumpet player and certified life coach, Nii Codjoe, product researcher and career coach, and Tombo Hite, attorney, whose biggest claim to fame is that he's Merideth's older brother. :) They explore the 3's secret weapon for getting things done, how to calm the chaos when you're going 100...

Our Creative Archetypes Series continues this week with Enneagram 2's "The Helper." Merideth chats with author Holly Oxhandler. Holly is the Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and an Associate Professor at Baylor University's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work. Holly studies religion/spirituality, health, and mental health, and as a studio art minor in college, she embeds crea...

Perfectionism can keep us from starting altogether, stop us mid-art, and suck the joy out of the finished creative project. Can you relate?  This week on the podcast, Merideth chats with Enneagram One, Kendra Adachi (aka The Lazy Genius) about holding creative goals loosely, embracing imperfection, and becoming the architecture of your creative life.  Invitation:  1. Kendra's advice: "Ask someone...

Without further ado, our summer Enneagram series begins now! Merideth chats with enneagram coach Lee Fields (the impetus for this entire series) about how each Enneagram number's energy is needed in bringing a creative project from ideation to completion. Invitation: read through the list and circle a few that resonate with you. If you don't know your type yet, check out these other enneagram reso...

This week, Merideth takes us back to Episode 11 in Season 1! Enjoy the throwback to a baby podcaster exploring an ever-green topic: belonging.  Original Show notes:  Where do you belong? This week Merideth dives into this question, reflecting on her own upbringing in small-town South Carolina. She explores how artists might find community and friendship by showing up as themselves and using their...

Kate Shepherd is an artist, silversmith, writer, and host of the popular podcast, The Creative Genius Podcast .  From Kate's artist's statement: "I am an artist down to the very core of my being, it is infused into every single aspect of my life. Stones, leather, textiles, eco-printing, quilting, knitting, weaving, basketry, sculpture, beadwork - something deep within me wants to, needs to experie...

We know by now that the items we don't need affect our creative impulse, but what about the items we do? This week on the podcast, we explore the topic of The Artist's Altar (from Julia Cameron's book "The Artist's Way.") Listen and learn some tips for taking up space in the world, sparking joy as you support your inner artist child, and relearning how to play. Clutter episode Rachel Bell, Powerho...

This week on the podcast, a musical meditation to help you take the time you have to create with joy. Merideth walks you through three coaching questions and offers music to deepen your reflection. Grab your journal and your earbuds and get ready to be mindful.  Self-Coaching Questions:  How much creative time is enough? Name an expectation for what, in an ideal world, you'd like to accomplish eac...

Merideth debunks a common creative conundrum this week: "it's all or nothing." She shares what she is learning, creating in the cracks during her own life stage, plus thoughts from listeners from all creative disciplines and experience levels. Listen for some truths to replace the all-or-nothing thinking and get inspired! Sergio Sandí's New Beethoven Piano Sonatas Album How to Leave an Apple Podca...