The Moderately Tortured Artist

This podcast came out of the reason I didn't release an episode last week. The episodes I'd drafted didn't feel right or ready.

Which led me down the rabbit hole of - how often do we rush our art? Or…

How do you treat your relationship with Creativity?

Do you keep in touch, give her your undivided attention and love her whether she "puts out" or not?

Or do you smother her with expectation and then…

Today I get really honest about a dream I shrank to the size of a pea just to make myself feel more comfortable in the hope that you won't follow suit.

This episode is all about big dreams and why th…

I know, it's not an easy (or sexy) sell. You might want to roll your eyes or have PTSD flashbacks to those two times you tried to meditate and failed abysmally, but please hear me out.

Making space a…

Are you being ruled by the "should's", the obligations and the "what if's" other people throw at you?

Keeping yourself small and hiding out of fear of what someone else will say or think about it?

Ar…

This episode is for those of you who identify as perfectionists or are plagued with the notion of "I'll never be good enough".

Whether you currently wear your perfectionism as a badge of honour or ar…

Discomfort is a pretty hard sell, I know, but hear me out. In order to do anything creative, stretch yourself in any way or grow as a person, you're going to have to embrace it.

And many of us feel u…

Life as a musician unfortunately isn't all sunshine, rainbows, awards and opportunities. Bad stuff happens. Negative emotions run rampant.

(I wish they didn't and that I could wrap you in cotton wool…

Our society praises discipline, hard work and hustle and makes damn sure artists know that they have to work doubly as hard to even have a chance of "making it".

But couldn't we come at it from a dif…

"It's the destination not the journey" is a quote you've probably seen roaming Instagram but you may not have asked yourself how it applies to your music practice.

Too many of us are muscling our way…

What is it that starts us on this path? That sparks something within that inspires us enough to pick up that instrument, wander into the world of performing and dedicate ourselves to making music?

Jo…

In the age of the internet, social media and influencers, the hats a musician wears are changing.

We have more accessibility to create and distribute our music than ever before but that also means it…

Most of us wish we had more time and energy to get creative. For exploration and investing in our practice and our art. But where is it all going?

At a time when most of us are living considerably mo…

What's your favourite flavour of practice?

Are you a Type A striver who likes to knuckle down and do the deep analytical practice? Or do you subscribe to more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants-and-l…