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What you'll hear:

• No idea what the snake bite story is?  You can hear it here:  Episode 141:  Blame the Snake
• What this episode is really about...when you invest a community with yourself, magic happens.  4:45
• One of your greatest superpowers is your attention and where you place it 7:00
• How receiving attention relates to havingness levels (and how it relates to performing arts) 9:49
• How I got schooled in real time by my own axioms on havingness levels and receiving attention 10:50
• Group Hoop documentation coming soon to the patreon!!  16:00
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This episode is by request from my friend Fallon, who asks, "How do you find the balance between the art consuming you and the other important things/people in your life?  Do you let it overtake you for the month(s) before, and then have a break after?  Are you able to find breaks in between?  If so, how??"

What you'll hear:

• shitty sound quality because I don't have my microphone here in Ireland (blame the snake).  
• One week down at the IADF, one week to go 2:00
• Getting into the meat of Fallon's question of how to find balance during crunch time by defining what balance is and understanding that it's a dynamic state, not a static one 4:00
• Why my initial thought of "yeah let it consume you!" is very biased because of the failsafe's I have built into my life 6:45
• One approach to finding the elusive, dynamic balance during crunch time:  Find your 5 non-negotiables and protect them with your whole chest 9:00
  • My five, as a starter pack:  sleep, food, water, down time, solitude
• Episode 141:  "Rest" is not enough 16:30

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What you'll hear:

• My girl Cris asked me to talk about this post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDehqMypsT_/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
• Mindless media consumption is "nothing box" and is by nature, easy passive pleasure 4:00
• Both this and addictive behaviors are driven by dopamine 5:42
• We tend to judge ourselves for these behaviors as though they are a moral failing on our part, even though it's literally how we were designed 8:00
• Art-making is more expensive metabolically than mindless media consumption, and so is the cuddly chemicals like oxytocin 10:00
• How chronic stress can interrupt good brain chemicals and impact female sexual function 14:00
• Why the starving, tortured artist trope is a load of BS 16:00

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This episode is all about me.  What you'll hear:

• I was bitten by a copperhead snake on the 4th of July, so here's the story of how that happened, and what transpired afterwards.
• Why they wait a certain time before they'll administer antivenom after a venomous snake bite 7:50
• The coolest solution to peeing in bed ever 12:00
• Just in time for Disability Awareness Month 16:30
• "Blame the snake."  21:00

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Today's episode is by request from my friend Vix, who asks:

"As someone who has been creating their own one-woman show, how do you show your work-in-progress if you’ve only got one act or partial act?  I’m specifically referring to residencies that ask for works to be shown as part of their program (ex. “one night performance open to the public to show WIP,” “two nights of shows that the venue will help promote,” etc.). Do I just put on my 4-5 min aerial piece and then talk everyone to go home? What if I intend to create a much longer show (be it one person or multiple people), but I just haven’t gotten that far in the process? I love the idea of a WIP showing but is this what these residencies are really asking for?"

Let's talk about it!

• The "danger" of coming to an artist residency from the context of a gig worker, and how that can derail your experience during the residency by focusing solely on the end-of-residency showing
• How does your context influence how you view the opportunity to share a WIP? 5:11
• How I totally forgot this in real life 7:00
• IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE IN THIS EPISODE, LISTEN TO THIS 8:40
• How it COULD get sticky 11:00
• For further listening about artist residencies, please see Episode 31:  Artist Residencies, wth is that? and Episode 37:  Artist Residencies for Aerialists

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What you'll hear:

• The Monstrous Feminine lives!  Congratulations to Georgia Schrubbe and the cast of fantastic dancers (and myself) for a triumphant evening
• Annabel Woodman Photography:  see a couple stills from the show here
• Me waxing on about how incredible it was to perform this show 3:30
• Charleston Artist Salon:  Sunday July 6th, 5-7pm at Arc Take 2 Studios
• Click here to be on my local list, and know about stuff like salons as they come up!  https://poser.ck.page/d604e26530
• See you at the Irish Aerial Dance Festival?!  https://irishaerialdancefest.com/ 6:00
• Episode 36:  Irish Aerial Dance Festival Survival Guide
• My beef with rest 7:00
• Episode 123 with Dr. Jen Crane on active rest and recovery
• Me bitching about how rest cannot by the all-encompassing solution to every problem and I'm tired of it being the only answer to every issue 8:30
• Raquel the Capacity Expert on IG, for a refreshing perspective on rest, self-care, and capacity 9:30

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Thanks for all the responses to my birthday ask for what you want to learn/see from me!  Here are some that I got through Instagram that I wanted to respond to.

What you'll hear:

• The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories is going live on stage this Friday!  Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm.  
• "How do I not get hot with all this hair?"  2:45
• Why I won't teach gazelle anymore  3:27
• What's Bern's secret to being so cute?  4:00
• Here's a link to the story series all about Bern
• "I'd attend the hell out of a creative writing retreat with you" (any other takers??  Let me know!)  5:10
• "How to lead when you're falling apart?" 6:00
• Click here to listen to Episode 108:  Witchcraft for Grounding  9:15
• "What led you into your creative path?  What was the spark that started it all?"  12:00
• A god ignored is a demon born.

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Thanks to Vanessa for requesting part II!  What you'll hear:

• The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories is live on stage June 20th in downtown Charleston!  You can get tickets here and please do:  https://www.eventcreate.com/e/yellowwallpaper
• Episode 12:  Cringey stories from yesteryear part I can be found here
• A story about being asked to speak at a Women's Studies class when I was working as a skrippah in college.  It did not turn out like I thought it would.  5:00
• Further good stuff on inclusive feminism from Reshma Saujani here:  https://www.instagram.com/reshmasaujani/ 14:30

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What you'll hear:

• I reference Episode 133:  How to be pissed off- a podcast about being angry 1:00
• Kasia Urbaniak's Unbound:  A Woman's Guide to Power 2:00
  • "We cannot afford to forget the love that lives inside of rage."
• When you get tired, stop fighting against- fight FOR 3:00
• Why low-work June (and December) isn't super optional for me 5:15
• The Movement Maestro's Mafia 8:00
• My birthday ask!  I would LOVE to know, if there is something you'd like to see from me or learn from me, please do share!  I'll be very grateful.  You can email me here.  12:40

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What you'll hear:

This episode is in response to a question I got from my internet friend and patron Bethaney, who asks:  How did you meet your husband and do you feel that your relationship has affected your art? In what ways do you feel a spouse/partner can influence our ability to create? And does a difficult partnership affect us creatively? 

• This could easily be considered Part II of a series, the first is Episode 29:  Relationships and the Performing Arts which is a very salty episode that I recorded a couple of years ago.  1:35
• How me and Manflesh met 2:15
• The factors that I feel contributed to the longevity of our relationship 5:15
• The idea that being in an angst driven state of survival is bullshit 15:15
• Why my capacity for drama and angst is best placed on the page or the stage, not in my daily life 16:45
• Does a difficult relationship affect you creatively?  (yes) 17:30
• If you or someone you love needs to leave their situation, there are a lot of resources here.  This link will take you to a self guided page for creating a plan to get to safety. 20:00
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