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Mental Health For Artists with Athena Reddy
The Art Life
06/04/21 • 77 min
SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Athena Reddy (they/them) is an actor, movement artist, and musician, and mental health advocate. Grace and Athena discuss managing a balanced art life with a bipolar diagnosis, communicating boundaries on set, and astrology and movement practices for mental wellness.
ART PARTIES:
- Join us for a SILENT Art Party on Tuesday June 8th
- Join us for a SOCIAL Art Party on Saturday June 19th
SHOW NOTES:
- Athena is on Instagram @monbinary and @theearlgreg
- Athena’s Website: AthenaReddy.com
- Alexander Technique
- Athena’s short film WE DO THIS ONCE premieres at Tribeca film festival this month! You can buy a virtual pass to view all of this year's Tribeca Shorts for $25: https://tribecafilm.com/films/we-do-this-once-2021
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SHOW DETAILS:
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Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Art & Control
The Art Life
05/08/20 • 36 min
Grace and Xandra are living in retreat mode! They discuss the balance between taking control and surrendering to life. When we’re experimenting, figuring out what we don't want is a win.
SHOW NOTES:
- Grace's Stephen King themed art pieces at SugarMynt Gallery: https://www.sugarmynt.com/ourshop
- Grace's video ASMR Positive Affirmations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNf9bxDPJB4
- Xandra's essay, Feel First: https://www.heroinetraining.com/feel-first/
- Xandra's essay, We Hold The World Together: https://www.heroinetraining.com/we-hold-the-world-together/
- Xandra's poem, Feelings Balloon: https://www.heroinetraining.com/feelings-balloon/
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607
Email: [email protected]
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
365 Thank Yous
The Art Life
12/31/21 • 30 min
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
What's the antidote to anxiety-inducing New Year's Resolutions? A new daily practice to keep you grateful for the present moment.
In this end-of-year celebration, Grace shares 10 gratitude practices and her own resolution for 2022.
SHOW NOTES:
- 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life by John Kralik
- We Do This Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba
- Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Grace (Eventually):Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
- The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
- The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
- Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to Men
- Gala Darling and her program High Vibe Honey
- Grace recommends: The Midnight Gospel on Netflix
- Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
- Episode 67: How to Help Your Artist Friends with Athena Reddy and Nick Grant
- Episode 40: Digital Boundaries LIVE at Camp GLA
- Episode 52: Getting Started with The Artists Way
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Twitter & Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
Who Tells Your Story?
The Art Life
01/28/22 • 20 min
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Why is it important for artists to tell their own stories? What stories are lost when a biographer compiles an artists' life? What depth is lost when an artist removes unglamorous and embarrassing stories from their memoirs?
In Episode 75, Grace shares a long list of the best artist memoirs, recommended by listeners and guests of the show. Bring your library card!
SHOW NOTES:
- Marilyn: An Untold Story by Norman Rosten
- Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind by Gavin Edwards
- Will by Will Smith
- The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
- A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
- Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood by J. Michael Straczynski
- Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
- Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney
- Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
- Just Kids by Patti Smith
- The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room by Rainn Wilson
- The Art of Eating by MFK Fisher
- My Broken Language by Quiara Hudes
- Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazzy Chickens Eddie Izzard
- Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder than Life Story by Brian Blessed
- Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
- Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday
- Bossypants by Tina Fey
- Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
- Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
- Walking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne
- Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Society's Child by Janis Ian
- Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
- Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
- Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson
- The Measure of a Man by Sydney Poitier
- Blue Nights by Joan Didion
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
- Here We Go Again by Betty White
- Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton
- Succulent Wild Woman by SARK
- Mo' Betta Blues: The World According to Questlove
- Life by Keith Richards
- The Last Holiday by Gil-Scott Heron
- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Send Grace your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
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We're On Vacation!
The Art Life
04/09/21 • 6 min
In celebration of our Artist Way series, The Art Life is on vacation! We'll be back soon for our new Campfire Episode. In the meantime, subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear our upcoming secret announcement. And perhaps go an Extended Artist Date of your own!
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
The Artist's Way Week 10
The Art Life
03/12/21 • 39 min
SHOW DESCRIPTION
What if we could have our dreams right now? Grace and Xandra confront workaholism as a creative block, and return to their favourite topic: boundaries! Affirmation for the week: “Respecting myself makes my relationships better.”
If you’re doing The Artist’s Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we’ll cheer you on.
SHOW NOTES:
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
- A Play in Three Acts: http://heroinetraining.com/play/
- Everyday Wonderland: http://everydaywonder.land/
- Eran Barnea’s #mirrorselfies exhibition at Tag Gallery
- Toil and Trouble at Sugarmynt Gallery
- Sign up for our newsletter: heroinetraining.com/artlifenews
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SHOW DETAILS:
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
The Artist's Way Week 1
The Art Life
01/08/21 • 35 min
In this reflection on Week 1 of Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way, Xandra and Grace face different challenges with their Artist Dates. They dream of Imaginary Lives, and ask: Can you "shadow declared artists" while being an artist yourself?
If you're doing The Artist's Way with us, we would especially love to hear from you! Send us an email (or a postcard!) and we'll cheer you on.
SHOW NOTES:
- The Art Life Episode 36: Grace Quantock's Art Life
- IN THE WILD LIGHT by Jeff Zentner
- Splittings by Adrienne Rich
- Say Yes by Andrea Gibson
- Ode to the Things He Couldn't Take by Evan Boyd Knoll
- Heroine Training Best of 2020
- I LIKE TO WATCH: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution by Emily Nussbaum
- Get Organized with The Home Edit on Netflix
- Love and Light, Vol. One. - Album by Brig Feltus
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more and subscribe to our newsletter at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91617
Email: [email protected]
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Patreon: patreon.com/heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
The Art of the Wander
The Art Life
09/13/19 • 50 min
Wandering is essential to Grace and Xandra’s art lives.
They discuss making time for wandering with no agenda, how to balance technology with being present, and inviting others on wander-ful adventures.
In wandering through this topic, they also surprise themselves with new definitions of ‘wander’ that emerge.
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607
Email: [email protected]
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
The Ghost of Projects Past
The Art Life
12/13/19 • 39 min
Grace and Xandra are haunted by ghosts! The ghosts of their early work. But during the episode, they discover that they are haunted by another ghost too. They discuss embarrassment, homemade advent calendars, and the freedom of creating with frequency.
SHOW NOTES:
- The Art Life wants to hear your stories! Tell us about the BEST gifts you've ever received. We'll read your stories on a special episode of the show!
- Frozen 2
- Instagram expert Sara Tasker, @me_and_orla
- Xandra’s essay that she feels could be improved: Like Owl Post
SHOW DETAILS:
Read more at http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #4292, Valley Village, CA 91607
Email: [email protected]
Xandra Robinson-Burns is on Instagram and Patreon: @heroinetraining
Grace Gordon is on Instagram and Patreon: @gracegordonofficial
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
A Heroine Training Podcast
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
The Friends We Make Along The Way
The Art Life
12/29/24 • 76 min
EPISODE DESCRIPTION:
Do you ask your friends to support your art? Do you struggle with authentic self-promotion? In Episode 87, Grace and Xandra discuss strategies for sharing your work, involving your friends, and coping with post-project vulnerability. As your hosts recount their friendship origin story, they're reminded: the art life is the friends we make along the way.
SHOW NOTES:
- Order your Lunar Logbook today!
- Watch Thirst Trap free on Tubi or Mometu
- Won't Back Down: An Anthology of Pro-Choice Comics
- Will by Will Smith
- Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
- While You Were Sleeping (new album by Jade Renee)
- Portal Leith (metaphysical shop in Edinburgh)
- Aysha Rose & The Cosmic Underworld
- With a special shout out to #87 Travis Kelce , who we honored through our Taylor Swift/Joe Alwyn/Travis Kelce tangent in our 87th episode, ha!
- Send your requests for new topics and interview guests: [email protected]
RELATED EPISODES:
- Episode 3: The Art of the Wander
- Episode 76: Finding Your Audience and Facing Your Fears (with Alan Lastufka)
- Episode 23: Finding Your People
Share the link: http://theartlife.show
Send letters to: The Art Life, c/o Grace Gordon, P.O. Box #1193, Hollywood, CA 90078
Email: [email protected]
Support The Art Life by buying our recommended books from our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/gracegordonofficial
The Art Life is on Instagram: @theartlifeshow
Our music is ‘The Stream’ by Rorie: http://roriemusic.com
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How many episodes does The Art Life have?
The Art Life currently has 89 episodes available.
What topics does The Art Life cover?
The podcast is about Actor, Acting, Society & Culture, Art, Lifestyle, Writing, Writers, Podcasts, Philosophy, Arts, Hollywood and Performing Arts.
What is the average episode length on The Art Life?
The average episode length on The Art Life is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Art Life released?
Episodes of The Art Life are typically released every 7 days, 5 hours.
When was the first episode of The Art Life?
The first episode of The Art Life was released on Sep 6, 2019.
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