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The Moderately Tortured Artist

Being a creative and putting your art out into the world can be both exhilarating and terrifying.
The Moderately Tortured Artist is a podcast by coach Kimberley Smith that started as a show for musicians and has now taken on a life of its own.
It's for any creative who has ever considered giving up. Any artist who has felt it is too hard, encountered too much rejection or feels crippled by their perfectionism.
Part pep talk, part permission slip, this show is about helping you remember what matters most. The joy of creating something unique, the self expression and story you share with others and the elation you feel when it all just clicks.
Because as tough as it is, we couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Coaching Design Self-Improvement Education Performing Arts Creativity Music Arts
Update frequency
every 20 days
Average duration
19 minutes
Episodes
56
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Identity and Free Traits - The Building Blocks of Confidence?

Identity and Free Traits - The Building Blocks of Confidence?

How much of our identity is set and how much control do we really have over making changes to it?

One of the questions I get asked most is "How do I become more confident?" and that's what I'd love t…

00:22:31  |   Fri 31 May 2024
Sensitive Creatives Can Do Hard Things

Sensitive Creatives Can Do Hard Things

Have you ever felt that your sensitivity has held you back from pushing outside your comfort zone or embracing a challenge?

I think this is a story that many creatives can relate to and one that is n…

00:17:06  |   Thu 25 Jan 2024
I CAN Be Bothered

I CAN Be Bothered

I think it is highly likely that we're dealing with an epidemic of the apathetic kind. 

That the phrase "I can't be bothered" or "I don't know if I can be bothered" is having an IT girl moment (and w…

00:11:21  |   Thu 24 Aug 2023
Releasing the Identity of the

Releasing the Identity of the "Hot Mess Creative"

Is there a part of you (like me) who believes that the free-spirited nature of an artist equals external chaos and an aversion to organisation and structure?

If so, let’s unpack this a little because…

00:20:21  |   Sun 09 Apr 2023
What Would it Feel Like to Empty Yourself Creatively?

What Would it Feel Like to Empty Yourself Creatively?

Do you have a sense of your own creative potential?

For me, I can taste it and know instinctively that I’ve barely scratched the surface. But I also have a history of over-working and falling in a he…

00:13:35  |   Wed 15 Mar 2023
The #1 Thing You Need to Know About Visibility, Vulnerability and Sharing Your Honest Expression

The #1 Thing You Need to Know About Visibility, Vulnerability and Sharing Your Honest Expression

So there's a part of you who wants to come out of hiding, to be seen as more authentically YOU. Who wants to take up a little more space. Who wants to be able to express themselves honestly and to al…

00:23:12  |   Thu 14 Apr 2022
How to Navigate Disappointment Around Sharing and Impact

How to Navigate Disappointment Around Sharing and Impact

So you've done the brave thing, you've shared your art or your gifts in some way. You're all hyped up and proud of yourself UNTIL - crickets or a lacklustre response. Until you don't get the outcome …
00:22:18  |   Wed 16 Feb 2022
What Relieved Me of My Overwhelm

What Relieved Me of My Overwhelm

I've had a long and toxic relationship with overwhelm and we went through a break up a couple of months ago.

My energy has returned, my zest for creating, really everything about the way I move throu…

00:37:59  |   Wed 29 Dec 2021
Your Vague Desires Aren't Getting You Anywhere

Your Vague Desires Aren't Getting You Anywhere

Desire. It's a juicy word that kicks up a lot of sensation in your body right? But when it comes to WHAT you desire and your MOTIVATION and DEVOTION to get there, not all desires are made equal.

Most…

00:22:50  |   Sat 04 Dec 2021
How to Feel More Empowered in Your Life by Shifting Your Language​

How to Feel More Empowered in Your Life by Shifting Your Language​

Your words create your world. Yep, the language you use each and every day is influencing and colouring how you feel. So is it empowering or disempowering you? Serving you or not?

The uncomfortable n…

00:17:54  |   Thu 25 Nov 2021
Shake Off the Tight, Ill-Fitting Costume of

Shake Off the Tight, Ill-Fitting Costume of "Background Person"

This episode is for anyone who has ever believed they should tone themselves down to blend into the background, to avoid standing out.

That you shouldn't boldly share your gifts, draw attention to yo…

00:19:05  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
Rejection is a Brutal and Fabulous Teacher

Rejection is a Brutal and Fabulous Teacher

I know, rejection isn't a topic that makes me jump out of bed and do pirouettes either, but I do think it's important to talk about.

So even though it makes me feel incredibly vulnerable and a tad ap…

00:21:05  |   Tue 21 Sep 2021
A Battle Cry for Creatives - Are You Running in the Wrong Direction?

A Battle Cry for Creatives - Are You Running in the Wrong Direction?

This episode is an audio version of a Facebook Live I did to call you forward.

If you know you've been hiding, dipping your toe in the water or trying to convince yourself that "you don't have what i…

00:12:34  |   Wed 14 Jul 2021
On Waiting for Permission and to Feel Ready

On Waiting for Permission and to Feel Ready

This episode is for those who are waiting. Waiting for permission to take up space, to share their work or to be chosen.

And waiting to feel ready to step up and out of their comfort zone, to accept …

00:19:20  |   Mon 05 Apr 2021
Your Sensitivity is Stunning and Needed

Your Sensitivity is Stunning and Needed

Sensitivity is one of those things many creatives have in spades and yet the messaging we tend to receive is often one of "too sensitive" or "overly emotional".

In this episode I unpack this a little…

00:14:34  |   Fri 05 Feb 2021
Is Chasing Constant Improvement Serving or Sapping You?

Is Chasing Constant Improvement Serving or Sapping You?

Welcome to the first episode of 2021! Where we explore how goals, New Year’s Resolutions and our collective obsession with never-ending self improvement is impacting you.

 

The way I’m discerning bet…

00:18:58  |   Mon 04 Jan 2021
The Liberating Nature of Safety and Self Compassion

The Liberating Nature of Safety and Self Compassion

Why is it that even after all the self help books and mindset work our minds are still full of doubt and drama, holding us captive?

Could it be that we have to go another layer deeper?

This episode i…

00:30:45  |   Fri 16 Oct 2020
On Trying to

On Trying to "Get it Right" and Be a Perfect Human

There are far too many of us feasting on our own shame and whipping ourselves because we're "not doing it right" and by "it" I mean LIFE.

There's so much anxiety around making the "wrong choice" and …

00:28:48  |   Fri 11 Sep 2020
An Ode to Transition - Making Your Way Through the Messy Middle

An Ode to Transition - Making Your Way Through the Messy Middle

This is an ode to transition. The times in your life where nothing feels solid. You're shifting and changing and untethered.

How can we best navigate our time spent wading through the messy middle? H…

00:26:11  |   Sat 01 Aug 2020
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