Whatever you are feeling about fall, bring it on over to this "the podcast equivalent of a fire pit" and we'll talk it out. This week Merideth shares a coaching exercise that will help you name your inner team members, resource their skills, and cultivate a sense of self-compassion for the multitudes you contain.

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1. What is my base-line stress level like?

2. In the face of this upsetting thing I am taking personally, what am I afraid this means about me?

3. What am I meant to learn here?

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Season 3 debut! Merideth shares what she's been learning from chatting with artists of all disciplines on social media and in her coaching practice: specifically about how to talk to creators about their work—what comments feels good and why. Plus: the number one thing she believe creatives long to hear in their most vulnerable moments.

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BONUS: This week features a talk Merideth gave recently for a fine arts department at a university in her area. Listen for 3 tips on how to stay joyful as you learn and teach in the arts.

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Prompts from the talk:

1. Think of someone from a past, present, and future educational experience.

2. Who can help hold you accountable as you try to take better care of yourself?

3. What did you enjoy creating as a kid?

4. Think of a creative memory that stings. Send yourself a text that says "I forgive you" or "I am trying to forgive you."

This week in bonus content land, Merideth leads you through a breathing exercise called the physiological sigh. Listen when you are stressed to activate your parasympathetic nervous system. Season 3 begins in two weeks!

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What effect does stress have on our creative lives? Can stress be good? Merideth shares what she's been learning about how to manage the biological response to stress, including something you can try IMMEDIATELY to regulate it.

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Self coaching questions:

• Hearing-
  • What's that one song that makes your heart flutter with joy every time you hear it? What band makes you do a fist bump in the car? Whose voice calms and soothes and reassures you? Is there a poem that you love to hear read aloud? What sounds of the natural world remind you of the glory of creation? Write some sounds down that spark joy.
• Seeing–
  • What's that one show or movie that you could watch over and over? Whose eyes can you look into and feel a release the stress of the day? What pictures, images, or even colors help you feel most like yourself? Write down some things that when you see them, you experience joy.
• Touch–
  • What fabric do you most enjoy wearing against your skin? What does it feel like to touch the hand or the arm or the back of the head of your child or significant other? What products feel most luxurious or nourishing on your skin?
• Taste–
  • Try to remember the last truly great meal you remember enjoying. What flavors or textures did you experience there? What was something you ate recently that had you saying, "I should eat this more often." What foods or drinks do you associate with joyful memories?
• Smell–
  • What are the smells that make you close your eyes and smile? What smells do you associate with the people or experiences you love the most?

After you answer these questions, create a master joy tool kit list and put it somewhere you can see it or find it.

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This week's show was recorded live in Brooklyn, NY! Merideth shares an idea picked up at this year's Writer's Digest Conference, a practical step in cultivating joy.

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Today's episode features some listener mail about last week's episode and provides you with some questions to help you name your season.

1. What do you spend most of your time on these days?

2. What do you spend most of your energy on these days?

3. If you had to give your current life season a name what would it be?

4. What is hard in this season?

5. What are you grateful for in this season?

6. What do you need most right now? How can you be kinder to yourself?

7. What do you need less of? What in you needs protection, nurturing, grace?

8. What is possible now?

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Besides summer (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere), what season are you creating in? Merideth explores how naming and claiming your season of life can help you manage your expectations, guilt, or (lack of) motivation.

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