Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates

In this episode, I use some very personal stories from my own past to demonstrate how important it is to avoid toxic relationships and our own toxic behavior if we want to be productive and prolific in our creative lives.

Along the way, I submit that, while it sometimes means making difficult and painful choices, avoiding toxic people and behavior is part of the artist’s responsibility to the rest of the world, let along to ourselves.

Before all that, you’ll get a little update on my own creative endeavors, including the addition of this podcast to most of the popular podcasting apps and directories, and a new serial fiction perk for my patrons.

It’s a deep, “real talk” episode, albeit not without some humor! I hope my experiences and life lessons have some value.

Want to talk about it? Leave a comment!

For me, a podcast is much more than just talking into a microphone and putting the result out into the world. It’s an invitation to a relationship; to community.

I strive to be as transparent, honest, and vulnerable as possible in this, and every episode… perhaps especially in this episode! Let me know that’s valuable to you, and return the favor:

Tell me what you think about the episode, and if you’re willing, please share your own experiences with toxicity in your relationships and in our own behavior, especially with regard to how those toxic elements affected your own creative progress and process.  Let’s hear from you in the comments!

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The whole point of Sonitotum is to share my own experiences so we can all learn while I try to make things, find success, and stay sane.

To that end, it’s important that listeners understand where I am as far as prosperity, productivity, mental and emotional health, and creativity at this very early stage, so that everyone knows I really am right at the beginning… at most, maybe just a step or two ahead of you.. if that!

So this episode, I spell it all out: the state of Matt at the start of Sonitoum… and what I hope to achieve.

It doesn’t end with this episode, either. Every month, I share my previous month’s revenue and expenses as an independent creator and creative freelancer, and on my Now page, you can see what I’m up to… well, now.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and I hope you’re willing to share where you stand, too… let me know by leaving a comment!

For me, a podcast is much more than just talking into a microphone and putting the result out into the world. It’s an invitation to a relationship; to community.

I strive to be as transparent, honest, and vulnerable as possible in this, and every episode. Let me know that’s valuable to me and return the favor:

Tell me what you think about the episode, and if you’re willing, please let me know where you’re at in terms of your own creative, emotional, and financial state, and what you hope to achieve.  Let’s hear from you in the comments!

This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership.