The Creative Queen Podcast: Recent Episodes
Abigail Glasser
today's episode was recorded on the shore of the beautiful Loch Awe in Scotland. we're diving into the theme of secrecy, and why cultivating a sense of secrecy is an essential part of the creative process. enjoy 🌼
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Today's episode is a stream of consciousness about how connecting with our true creative impulses is a spiritual process, a process of tuning in to who you really are. I hope you enjoy ✨
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I’ve often felt frustration over the years that my creative path doesn’t always seem to “make sense” … that what I do or what I want to do is multi-faceted and hard to define… and I know a lot of us feel like this as artists but we do have to swim against the capitalist current that wants to put us in a neat little box with a bow on 🎀 and sometimes it just gets you down 😔
But in this stream of consciousness episode I pep talk myself through these thoughts and remind myself…
💞 I’ve got TIME
💞 I get to be MULTI!!! Multifaceted, multidisciplinary… and that’s beautiful
💞None of us get to experience a linear life path… some of us are just a bit more sensitive to it 😬🤪
By the end if this episode I felt better and I hope you do too 😘
All my love & solidarity creative souls 🌷🐉👺🎨 keep forging your own path even if it’s messy, it’s YOURS and that means more than anything 💞🔐
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Aaaah my phone is coming for my creative energy... and currently winning 🤖
In this episode I discuss
- how I feel my phone/ relationship with tech has been harming my creativity recently
- the values I want to re-centre
- my plan for tech-usage, based on those values
- some journaling questions for you to reflect on your own tech use
hope you enjoyyyy
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New Year's Eve is one of my favourite times to reflect, journal and vision. In this episode I'm talking you through my very self-care NYE ritual and journaling prompts for reflecting on the year that's ending, and visioning the new year! enjoy xxx
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stuff I mentioned:
🎨 the artists way by Julia cameron
🎨 on connection by Kae Tempest
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dear self / dear woman. the truth is, there is only one reason you are not satisfied with your life. it's because you're not making your art. ✨🌈🐬 hey everyone, hope you enjoy this episode where I share a poem/letter I wrote and talk about 'creative flow state' and how I've been using it lately. I also talk about healing from creative burn out. love you, see you on insta @creativequeen_pod xoxox
Stuff I mentioned:
- artist date - the artist's way by Julia Cameron
- how to fail podcast - interview with Brene Brown
- the big leap by Gay Hendricks
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In this episode I talk about 3 reasons you might not be where you want to be yet, in your creative practice and tips for how to move forwards. I also announce the podcast's new name: the CREATIVE QUEEN podcast!!! 👑 And I explain why I changed it. I hope you enjoy! xxx Abi
I don’t know about you, but I’m running on empty. Has it really been a whole YEAR since we performed/partied/jammed/hugged/applauded?! So, rather than fall into despair, let’s take a moment to pause and reflect. In this episode, I’m leading you through an exercise that helps me take stock of where I am, and gain the clarity I need to keep moving forward during uncertain times. I hope this exercise leaves you feeling inspired, refreshed and ready to keep going! 💪We got this! 💋
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PLUG!!! Come and watch me perform an extract of my solo show Cookie Consent at Women Of Words’ online event on the 13th March at 7PM GMT! ✨Maiden Mother Crone✨ is an evening of interdisciplinary art responding to the pagan archetypes, performed by women and non-binary artists. Tickets available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maiden-mother-crone-tickets-141811992487
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👓Quotes + Stuff I mentioned
✨ Elizabeth Gilbert - Big Magic, The Signature of All Things
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🌈 The Questions…
- Who am as an artist/creative?
- Where do I want to be?
- What do I truly LOVE to do? / what brings me the most joy?
- What am I good at? (Skills/gifts)
- What nourishes my creativity?
- What is depleting/draining to my creative energy?
- What do I want/need more of?
- What do I already have an abundance of?
- What are my creative achievements? (Of all time?/receently?)
- What are my biggest creative challenges right now?
- Who or what has been the most inspiring or influential to me? (Of all time?/receently?)
- What themes, ideas, questions and subjects feel important to me? (Bonus: what is aesthetically important to me?)
- What is currently attracting my curiosity?
- What do I want to learn? (Skills/knowledge)
- What factors are out of my control?
- What factors can I control?
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As little kids, we’re inspired artists 24/7… Then what happens? We take on all kinds of 💩 habits and thought patterns from the outside world that dull our shine, and block our creative vibes from vibing. Today I wanna call your attention to 3 habits that I think are particularly toxic to creativity 🤮 I know I’ve done all of these, and I’m pretty sure you have too. If you’re triggered by this episode, we’re onto something 😉💖✨
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👓 Quotes + Stuff I mentioned
✨ Cal Newport - Deep Work
✨ “Do less with more presence”
✨ “You can’t create and critique at the same time”
✨ “Those who are the most afraid of judgement, are the ones who are the most judgemental”
✨ “I’m very serious about my silliness” - Regina Spektor
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A creativity mantra is a word or phrase we can memorise and repeat to stay aligned with our creative visions, and focused on the creative task in front of us. These are the 5 creativity mantras that I used the most over the last year to combat perfectionism, writer's block, and anything else tryna stop me from living my best creative life! What are your creativity mantras?
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👓 Stuff I mentioned
✨ Haley McGee - Solo Show Creation Lab
✨ Jack Plotnick - New Thoughts For Actors
✨ Tim Ferris Podcast
✨ The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
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Commitment might not seem like the most thrilling or glamorous part of being an artist... but in my experience, it's only when we make courageous commitments that stretch and challenge us, that we start getting to the really ✨good stuff✨! In this episode, I tell you the story of the first time I really learnt this lesson, and got a taste for that sweet, sweet, hurts-so-good feeling of committing to my own art, even when the going gets rough. I hope I can tempt you to do the same!
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📝 Questions for reflection
1 ✨What are you currently committing to in your creative practice?
2 ✨Is there another level of commitment that your art/creativity is inviting you into right now?
3 ✨If so, what would that next level of commitment look like?
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👓Stuff I mentioned
✨Dave Burns - On Music and Math (receive the series as a newsletter https://www.dave-burns.com/thoughts)
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As artists, our ability to create and share our work is obviously essential to growing our practice, but sticking with a project when no-one is holding you accountable can be tricky! So today I’m sharing a 7-step structure which I’ve developed for myself, in order to successfully grow my ideas into projects and get them out into the world. I hope this episode inspires you to get working on a project! 😘
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Stuff I mentioned
✨Sister Corita Kent - Art Department Rules
✨Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
✨Deepest Fear Inventory from Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliot
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