Never Wear Boring Socks

Never Wear Boring Socks

By Maria RamseyArtsVisual Arts
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Never Wear Boring Socks episodes

  • 077 | How My Creative Practice Helped Me Connect to My Intuition

    Today, Maria is sharing one of the most valuable things she's gained from a regular creative practice: a deeper connection to her intuition. In this episode, she shares how she used to be a super indecisive kid, how making more art connected her to her intuition, how intuition is related to confidence and self-trust, and some questions to help you connect to your inner wisdom as well. 

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    10 min
  • 076 | How to Stay Inspired as a Creative

    In this episode, Maria is sharing some of her tips for staying inspired as a creative. Often, we think of looking to other artists, writers, and musicians, but that's not the only place to look for inspiration. Maria talks about the importance of venturing outside your medium and genre for inspiration, as well as play and "pointless" activities as ways to nurture your inner artist. 

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    10 min
  • 075 | How Making the Bed Makes Room for Creativity

    What does making your bed have to do with creativity? Listen to this episode to find out! Maria shares her philosophy on "making the bed" (both literally and metaphorically), how our daily rituals support creativity, and how creativity is like a plant.

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    12 min
  • 074 | Why Structure is Essential for Creativity

    A lot of creatives are resistant to structure because it feels restrictive. However, as Maria shares in this episode, structure can be incredibly supportive - even an essential ingredient - in allowing creativity to flow. 

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    12 min
  • 073 | Creating Space for Creativity: Part 3 - Energetic Space

    This is the last in a three-part series about making space for creativity. In this episode, we're focusing on ENERGETIC space. Now that you've carved out space in your physical environment and your schedule to work on your art, it's time to look at whether or not you are energetically available for a satisfying creative practice. Maria is sharing a few things that have helped her become more available to creativity, and some reflection questions for you to ponder. 

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    15 min
  • 072 | Creating Space for Creativity: Part 2 - Time Space

    This is the second in a three-part series about making space for creativity. In this episode, we're focusing on TIME space. It can be hard to find the time to work on your art. In this episode, Maria is sharing a few of the things that have helped her prioritize creativity in her schedule, and some prompts to help you do the same!

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    17 min
  • 071 | Making Space for Creativity: Part 1 - Physical Space

    This is the first in a three-part series about making space for creativity. In this episode, we're focusing on PHYSICAL space. As creatives, we require some sort of physical space to do our creative work. Today, we're exploring how to carve out that space, even if you live in a smaller home and don't have the luxury of a separate creative studio. 

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    14 min
  • 070 | Revisiting Inspiration

    Never Wear Boring Socks is back! In this episode, Maria shares her perspective on creative inspiration and what inspired her to get back into podcasting. Then, she shares a few reflection questions for anyone wanting to invite more inspiration into their life. 

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    12 min
  • 069 | The Seriousness of Silliness
    Things can often seem very serious in the art world, and also in the health and wellness world. But we’re here, for ONE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON 2, to make the argument that silliness and humor are just as important as their more serious friends. From the mind-body connection, to judgement, to the power we have to affect and uplift each other, we’re talking all about embracing joy, humor, and goofiness! …after all, what else would you expect from a podcast with “socks” in the title??
    52 min

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A podcast for creatives about how to nourish our art and ourselves. Weekly discussions about creativity, art, writing, music...and sometimes fun socks. Our philosophies: 1. As artistic beings, we…