Lizzy Co and The Artist's Way

EPISODE 13: Things begin to fall into place. FEATURING: pattern recognition, sleep deprivation, knitting to avoid scrolling, half-ass vs. all-in, the complicated nature of long friendship, no-hotheads policy, the nature of time, well-intentioned friends, further explanation of why Lizz posts poems on Substack, fear of the silly and the small, the impossibility of proper adulthood, masking as a neu...

EPISODE 12: Lizzy finally lets go. FEATURING: upheaval, loneliness vs. fear of connection, how Lizzy starts the day, blind spots revealed, an eventual and colorful surrender to the Artist Date, the privilege of problems, a painful memory softened, post-holiday burnout, watching Mom numb out with food, easy shortcuts to attention, a most jealously guarded identity, the one thing all addictions have...

EPISODE 11: Lizzy shares some uncomfortable revelations. FEATURING: synchronicity vs. the internet, finding where to fit in, decision brain vs. creative brain, a prescription for haters, a conversation with Lizzy’s father about the future, bullet journals, joy vs. duty, teaching people how to treat you, a career U-turn, a gross oversimplification of how she trains new hires in her cafe job, fear o...

EPISODE 10: Lizzy shows off some artwork. FEATURING: the difference between thought and action, the peril of multitasking, giant ice cubes, PMDD challenges, why hiding grief is a bad call, constructive vs. destructive criticism, her standards for someone in a leadership role, watching her mother struggle in a support role, rule number 1 of teaching beginners, why gatekeeping is for jerks, when she...

EPISODE 9: Lizzy celebrates the halfway mark. FEATURING: the relief of lighthearted assignments, getting past the pleasantries, making time to grieve, how writing poetry is like pooping, pathological demand avoidance, surprise opportunities, Catholic fear, once again being called out by Julia Cameron’s insight, music school mentality, overworking the dough, the two types of latte art students, blo...

EPISODE 8: Lizzy finds a moment of ease. FEATURING: growing comfort with Morning Pages, the perks of self-forgiveness, a struggle to remember self-care, growing up Catholic, being fully called out on her own b******t, a proud moment, burning bridges for health and wellness, the tenuous nature of financial security, aphantasia , setting the tone, rejecting the poverty mindset, and the joy of a room...

EPISODE 7: Lizzy’s feeling avoidant. FEATURING: the origin story of Lizzy’s addiction, avoiding the caretaker role, shifts she’s noticing in her Morning Pages, flushing the mental pipes, the demands of problem-solving, her decade in therapy changing thought patterns, what she learned about control from the AA rooms, why she doesn’t submit to lit mags anymore, the fear of hope, how the “yes, and” o...

EPISODE 6: Lizzy has mixed success this week. FEATURING: the nature of memory, self-worth vs. achievement, pride in her chosen group of friends, the gift and privilege of therapy, how Yes Please by Amy Poehler changed her, synchronicity vs. algorithm, the effects of physical discomfort on personal growth, her struggle to name her own feelings, the experience of the “messy middle,” the shifts in he...

EPISODE 5: Lizzy struggles with the previous week’s assignments. FEATURING: figuring out how to self-sooth, predatory student loans creating false dreams, what happens when opportunity is overwhelming, managing young adults in her day job, her experiences with parental shaming as a young girl, tall poppy syndrome, the time she finally realized that she would never get what she needed from her care...

EPISODE 4: Lizzy recounts her experience with the first set of tasks. FEATURING: being seen as a threat, the key to living a sober life and reflections on early sobriety, reframing negative self-talk, when to keep something secret, choosing healthier friendships, why she went no-contact with her mother, her theory around why people quit their jobs, working peacefully with difficult people, how the...

EPISODE 3: Lizzy explores the tasks for Week 1. FEATURING: how she got her hands on her copy of The Artist’s Way , her experience as a creative child of the 80s, being in the current Sandwich Generation, red flags, stifled expression turning both her and her mother into a******s, the embarrassment of recovery, real friendship, fear and ableism hidden within positive affirmations, why she chose to...

EPISODE 2: Lizzy learns more about the two basic tools of The Artist’s Way. FEATURING: creative life vs. day job, playing the numbers game, childhood journals, parents as censors, the culture of not-enough, better nervous system health through setting tough boundaries, and Lizzy’s personal agenda for working the program. ABOUT THE PODCAST: Curious about The Artist’s Way but not ready to take the l...

EPISODE 1: Lizzy Co introduces this new, limited podcast series, reads the introduction to The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron for the very first time, and editorializes wildly shares her own thoughts. FEATURING: times Lizzy learned things the hard way, a suspicion confirmed, how she got her hands on her copy of the book, a bit of her sobriety story, a temporary intruding car alarm in the neighborho...

A read-through of the final proof for Shake the House, the new chapbook from Lizzy Co. Find it through Barnes & Noble today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelizzycoshow.com

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Note: I totally forgot I already did some of these in a past post! (The perils of scheduling far ahead.) Guess it’ll be fun to compare the two. Thanks for listening to live poetry today. Want more? Consider a free subscription! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelizzycoshow.com

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