Welcome to Creative Couch.

New episodes are released weekly.
(In this trailer I accidentally say daily — this is a weekly podcast.)

I’m Sam Marshall — artist, printmaker, creative coach and author based in rural Northamptonshire. In this podcast, I answer real creative dilemmas and explore how to build a braver, more sustainable artistic practice.

Each episode explores confidence, creative block, finding your visual language, burnout, comparison, and building a sustainable creative life.

If you have a creative dilemma you’d like me to explore, you can send it in to:

[email protected]

Start with Episode 1 and let’s begin.

In this first episode of The Creative Couch, I’m answering three creative dilemmas from artists at different stages of their journey.

We explore:

• The gap between expectation and reality, and the overwhelm that can follow
 • Returning to art after a break and managing a busy, “popcorn brain”
 • Finding your artistic voice and making work that genuinely feels like yours

This podcast is a space for honest conversations about creativity, confidence and building a sustainable creative practice.

If you’d like to send in your own creative dilemma, you can email me at [email protected]