The Moderately Tortured Artist

I know you want it. Some days the yearning might be so strong that you can almost taste it.

You want MORE. You want to BE MORE. But the HOW feels elusive, hard and often futile.

This is a nudge for y…

The biting of tongues. The constant questioning. The bending for everyone around us.

Worrying that we’re too much. That we’re not enough. Taking on the opinions of others as gospel.

This is an episod…

Many of us have never had to process fear in this way before. Deal with anxiety on such a grand scale. Uncertainty around just about every area of our lives and no end date.

This episode is meant to …

Why is it that we shudder at the word "artist" when it's about ourselves? Why do we struggle to label what it is we create as "art"?

In this episode I'm unpacking the heaviness and the expectation an…

How far down your list of priorities do you think Creativity lives?

For many of us he's relegated to the "nice to have" category always trumped by his less fun, more pushy older brother Productivity.

This episode is a frank discussion about failure. Fun huh? I think one of the reasons we fear failing so much is because we consider it embarrassing, shameful and therefore want to bury it and never…

One of the questions people lob my way most often is along the lines of "How do you get so much done or make so much happen?"

My go-to excuses for not making magic in my life or diving into all the c…

This episode is about disconnection and discontentment and how a few simple practices could be a beautiful and powerful answer.

I wanted to share how tapping back into my body, intuition and the conc…

For the final episode of the year we're going to explore five juicy life lessons singing has taught me.

The importance of doing the work to make magic, the beauty of vulnerability and the dance of fe…

I know I know, we’re all hiding at least a little because the fear of being judged by other people is crippling.

But in this episode I ask the question "Is that at least partially influenced by the w…

One of the weird "rules" we have in huge parts of our society is "don't play unless you're fabulous".

You can't call yourself a singer unless you're at some elite level. You can't perform unless you …

Money. Feeling awkward yet? Well you might wanna buckle up for this one because most people (let alone artists who are also carrying the weight of the "starving artist" mentality) have serious baggag…

Ever noticed that so many of your day to day moments and interactions are cloaked in a heaviness? Or seriousness?

We take everything so seriously, rush from one thing to the next and wonder why anxie…

This is a plea. A request that you stop kissing the feet of the artists you love and lauding them as some kind of extraterrestrial being.

Adore their music, acknowledge their artists but please don't…

I know, you're thinking, "How could Kim get the title of this podcast so wrong? I most certainly DO have stage fright!"

Hear me out. Because I want to talk about WHY your body goes into fight or flig…

This is one of those kick-you-up-the-butt in a good way podcast episodes. Where I get you to take an honest look at how you’re investing some of your most valuable resources - time, money and energy.

What can I do to build my confidence? How can I feel more confident on stage? How can I feel better about myself and my art?

All phenomenal questions I get asked on the regular. And A) I don't have a…

If there were ever a podcast episode for when someone has ripped apart your art or who you are as a person - this would be it.

This is a call to arms. Making a stand against harsh, unfair and unconst…

Why is it that it takes us being knocked out by sickness or having a near death experience for us to notice how damn beautiful life is?

In this episode I share my experience after being hit by a flu …

This is for you if you cringe at the thought of diving into learning a new skill.

If you avoid things you know you'll be bad at.

If your insecurity reins supreme and means you run or hide rather th…