this week’s episode

We begin this week’s podcast with that mindf**k of a question: If the brain is an organ in the body, then why do we behave like the brain and the body are separate entities? (Although we don’t once mention Plato or Descartes, they sure are haunting the first half of our conversation.)

Other questions we get into this week: What does it feel like to listen to the body’s feedback, and how do we learn to trust that feedback? How are our bodies harmed by exploitative systems like patriarchy and capitalism?

links & resources

* The Scrap Heap essay: The Haunted Body (your body has the feedback)

* The Prompt Portal: Pain is a body-language (and comfort is a wave)

* The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, M.D. & Daniel Maté (here’s a trailer for a talk Gabor Maté gives about the ideas presented in the book)

* Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch podcast

about the show

At the end of 2024, Jenn and Sarah decided to design the workshop we needed for our own creative growth. Together, we wanted to build a creative community centered around play and exploration. We called it Joyful Practice for Dark Times.

As we continued to lead workshops, we tracked the ideas and values that guided our work and assembled a set of (ever-evolving) principles: the emergent philosophy of Joyful Practice. Those principles are the vertebrae of this podcast.

We offer this podcast as an antidote to grind culture and digital imperialism. We hope it helps you to reclaim your time, your joy, your rage, and find refuge in creative practice.

how to find us

* Substack: The Scrap Heap

* Apple Podcasts: The Joyful Practice Podcast

* Spotify: The Joyful Practice Podcast

* Instagram: @joyfulpracticeanalog

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