The Lisa Congdon Sessions: Recent Episodes
Lisa Congdon, Co-Loop Podcast Network
The Lisa Congdon Sessions is a podcast for creative folks about living and working with more intention, curiosity, and joy. Most interesting to Lisa is what happens at the intersection between life as an artist and life as a human, with all our baggage, aspirations, hopes and dreams. From big questions to practical ones about business, social media, time management, and finding your way through the winding creative path- each episode Lisa will share stories, tips, insights, and conversations from the heart.
Episode finale! Yep, I'm quitting podcasting after two truly wonderful years. I’ve been on a systematic mission to examine and quit everything in my life/work that feels finished or too time consuming or draining or one-sided or obligatory or without purpose or joy. I have not felt as happy, “balanced” (if such a thing exists) and such a sense of spaciousness in nearly 20 years. I’ve begun to think of this as “loud quitting” — intentional, communicated, assertive (as opposed to passive), and unapologetic. So, to be clear, this not necessarily the opposite of “quiet quitting,” which is about not going above and beyond in the workplace (which I also support) — just simply my way of overtly claiming and taking control over my time in a way I haven’t in my entire life. In this episode I talk about all of this and more. If you are someone who feels overwhelmed, I hope you find it helpful. And thank you to everyone who has listened to my podcast over the past two years! I appreciate you! -Lisa
Kat‘s website: https://www.katvellos.com
Kat’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katvellos_author
Robin Dunbar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Dunbar
Sarah's Instagram
Sarah's Website
It's Supposed to Be Fun
Call of a Lifetime Documentary Series
Join Lisa for a look back at 2022 and what she learned this past year experimenting with living at the intersection of self-discipline, being with discomfort and trusting her intuition.
Serena's website
Serena on Instagram
Rich Roll's episode on mindset
Special Blend Gravel Camp
Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder Race
Sophie Gamand
Sophie's Instagram feed
Sophie refers to Liz Gilbert's Big Magic
And to Glennon Doyle as an inspiration
In this short season finale episode Lisa shares some context on taking breaks (going all the way back to medieval times), how our relationship to breaks has changed since the invention of the light bulb, and why breaks are necessary to maintain our lifelong commitment to the things we love.
Brandi's website: https://www.brandicheyenneharper.com
Brandi's new book: https://www.brandicheyenneharper.com/knitting-for-radical-self-care
Brandi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandicheyenneharper/
Rae's website: https://www.raesenarighi.com
Rae's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transpainter/
Netflix video: https://www.raesenarighi.com/trans-netflix-special
Story about Rae's Billboards: https://www.wuwm.com/2021-10-20/i-had-to-do-something-tangible-how-a-billboard-turned-into-a-grassroots-movement-sharing-positivity
Lisa's website: https://lisaolivera.com
Lisa's new book: https://lisaolivera.com/book
Lisa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_lisaolivera/
Debbie's new book: https://www.whydesignmatters.online
Design Matters Podcast: https://www.designmattersmedia.com
This week is the third installation of the ASK LISA ANYTHING series! In this episode we cover a myriad of topics, including work/life balance (and does it really exist?), Lisa's favorite tools, how she deals with a lukewarm reception or criticism of her work, where she finds inspiration, staying inspired and so much more! Moderated by Lisa's wife Clay.
Lindsey's website: https://www.ilindseymurphy.com/about
The Fab Lab: https://www.thefablab.com
Lindsey's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefablabhq/
Courn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneyahndesign/
Courn's Website: https://www.courtneyahndesign.com
A Little Book About Activism: https://akidsco.com/products/a-little-book-about-activism
Diana Fayt's Instagram (her studio org is amazing!): https://www.instagram.com/dianafayt/
The Live Your Values Deck in Lisa's shop
The Live Your Values Deck on Amazon
Bucyling Mag's Pledge to Diversity and Inclusion: https://www.bicycling.com/about/a33360121/bicyclings-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/
Bicycling Mag's story on Ade Hogue: https://www.bicycling.com/news/a38135564/remembering-cyclist-ade-hogue/
My sponsor Storyblocks: storyblocks.com/congdon
Elizabeth Gilbert's book Big Magic
My 2018 interview with Elizabeth Gilbert is here
My book Find Your Artistic Voice (a whole chapter on fear)
Jonathan's website/latest book/podcast: https://www.jonathanfields.com
My sponsor Storyblocks: storyblocks.com/congdon
Sarah Sturm on Instagram
Sarah's design business
Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder
Article addressing controversy in women's gravel cycling which Sarah and I referred to.
Radical Adventure Riders
Rule of Three Race
Leadboat
Rooted Vermont
Ripton
Cyclocross description
Storyblocks, my amazing sponsor: storyblocks.com/congdon
Clay works as Marketing & Communications Director at The Wild (VR/AR collaboration for Architecture & Design Teams)
Clay’s fave remote work apps:
Miro (an online whiteboard & visual collaboration platform)
Coda (a new doc for teams)
Loom (video messaging for work)
Asana (online project and task management)
Find out your personality type at 16 Personalities.
My Sponsor Storyblocks! storyblocks.com/congdon
My Sponsor Wireframe! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wireframe/id1437677219
Jen's website: jenhewett.com
Jen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenhewett/
My Sponsor Storyblocks! storyblocks.com/congdon
My Sponsor Wireframe! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wireframe/id1437677219
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements:
Amazon
Signed Copies in my Shop
Indiebound
Video I made about the book.
My book on Artistic Voice
The Curious Victorian Tradition of Making Art from Human Hair
Alex Slydel (ceramics artist, performance artist and filmmaker)
My book: Find Your Artistic Voice
Jennifer Orkin Lewis
Stephen Smith
Gerhard Richter Documentary (you can also watch on Netflix in the US)
Ariel Dunitz Johnson
Short, great article on Diffuse Thinking.
My book Find Your Artistic Voice.
New Color in the Times of Slow Coffee Exhibit
More on the exhibit.
Like this episode? You might also like my book, You Will Leave a Trail of Stars: Words of Inspiration for Blazing Your Own Path, which you can purchase directly from me or from Amazon or wherever books are sold.
Imposter Syndrome Study from 1978.
Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome, Harvard Business Review. By Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey.
The episode I refer to at the beginning and end of this Episode is Episode 1. If you haven't listened to it yet, I hope you will! I share my story and background of how I became an artist there.
I decided to launch the podcast with an episode that sets the stage with my story - context for who I am and how I came to be a working artist and champion of the creative path. My story is different than most because I didn’t actually pick up a paintbrush until I was 32 years old, and I didn’t begin life as a professional artist until I was nearly 40. I never studied art or design in school. So, as you can imagine, one of the most common questions I get is: how did I go from an adult who had zero artistic aspirations or experience to someone whose life 20 years later is defined by art and an interest in the creative path? This first episode is that story, with lots of juicy bits, including my 13-year-old celebrity crush! -Lisa Congdon