A podcast inspired by and dedicated to the working artist, the creative entrepreneur, and generally, doing the damn thing. This exist for those who have the audacity to believe that their lives have value. This is for you.http://www.rachelstricklandcreative.com/original artwork by the great Dominic Bonuccelli
Episode 179: Busking in Italy, Part I
20 mins; April 01, 2026
Episode 178: Working with your Friends and When it's a Good Idea
20 mins; March 25, 2026
Episode 177: On being in charge, and structuring free creation time
19 mins; March 18, 2026
Episode 176: Using AI in Artwork. Let's Talk About It.
25 mins; March 11, 2026
Episode 175: In Defense of Phoning It In
17 mins; March 04, 2026
Episode 174: Returning to Old Work
21 mins; February 25, 2026
Episode 173: A Spell for the Waxing Moon
24 mins; February 18, 2026
Episode 172: On Costumes!
27 mins; February 11, 2026
Episode 171: Three Ways I Conserve Cognitive Energy
22 mins; February 04, 2026
Episode 170: Choosing a Mental Health Professional
23 mins; January 28, 2026
Episode 169: Molting Rituals and Unexpected Funerals
19 mins; January 21, 2026
Episode 168: If you're consistently missing the mark
19 mins; January 14, 2026
Episode 167: For the Islands
22 mins; January 07, 2026
Episode 166: WTF is "shadow work"?
16 mins; December 31, 2025
Episode 165: A Christmas Story
16 mins; December 24, 2025
Episode 164: Winter Solstice Rituals
14 mins; December 17, 2025
Episode 163: Changing Habits (#$%#!)
16 mins; December 10, 2025
Episode 162: "The Cavalry Isn't Coming" with Adam O'Keeffe
67 hours 20 mins; December 03, 2025
Episode 161: Help for the Helpers
21 mins; November 26, 2025
Episode 160: the Truth about Boundaries
18 mins; November 19, 2025
Episode 159: My Thoughts on Astrology (for Scorpio season)
18 mins; November 12, 2025
Episode 158: Accidental Activism and Becoming a Filmmaker with Sasha Galitzki
52 mins; November 05, 2025
Episode 157: The Parable of the Stump
19 mins; October 29, 2025
Episode 156: When to do it ya damn self
22 mins; October 22, 2025
Episode 155: How to UnF$%# Yourself
20 mins; October 15, 2025
Episode 154: On Breaking Contracts and Burning Bridges
20 mins; October 08, 2025
Episode 153: "Why I am wet?" and other stories with Kristina "Nekyia" Cañizares
61 hours 47 mins; September 30, 2025
Episode 152: Job postings behind a paywall...are they worth it?
20 mins; September 24, 2025
Episode 151 - How I Read Tarot
21 mins; September 17, 2025
Episode 150: Un-Morning Pages
17 mins; September 10, 2025
Episode 149: Buffet Episode! On guilt, rebelling against your own schedules, and sustainable creative practice
22 mins; September 03, 2025
Episode 148: What I mean by "Audacity"
16 mins; August 27, 2025
Episode 147: "It's not that deep" - pretentious art
20 mins; August 20, 2025
Episode 146: You didn't make the cage, but you can climb out
21 mins; August 13, 2025
Bonus episode! Surprise!
11 mins; August 11, 2025
Episode 145: One Month as a Wheelchair User- what I learned
34 mins; August 06, 2025
Episode 144: The IADF and the Magic of Attention
20 mins; July 30, 2025
Episode 143: Your 5 non-negotiables- finding balance during crunch time
19 mins; July 23, 2025
Episode 142: WHY is it so hard to do stuff I like doing?
18 mins; July 16, 2025
Episode 141: Blame the Snake
23 mins; July 09, 2025
Episode 140: WIP Sharings at Artists Residencies
18 mins; July 02, 2025
Episode 139: "Rest" is Not Enough
17 mins; June 25, 2025
Episode 138: Buffet episode!
17 mins; June 18, 2025
Episode 137: Cringey stories from yesteryear, part II
15 mins; June 11, 2025
Episode 136: Extraordinary Measures and low-work June
15 mins; June 04, 2025
Episode 135: How I met Manflesh and how partnership can influence your work
22 mins; May 28, 2025
Episode 134: Creatrix Decompression, and MOAR lessons learned for in person events
19 mins; May 21, 2025
Episode 133: How to be Pissed Off, a podcast about being angry
21 mins; May 14, 2025
Episode 132: Art and Activism with Dr. Jess Allen
75 hours 11 mins; May 07, 2025
Episode 131: Advice from the Creative Trenches
16 mins; April 30, 2025
Episode 130: How to Get Feedback that Actually Works
25 mins; April 23, 2025
Episode 129: "I HATE setting choreography!" or Product based vs. Process based work
22 mins; April 16, 2025
Episode 128: Navigating Life in the South
23 mins; April 09, 2025
Episode 127: Perfectionism - not a moral failing on your part
22 mins; April 02, 2025
Episode 126: When your dreams come true and it's terrifying
24 mins; March 26, 2025
Episode 125: Buffet episode!
18 mins; March 19, 2025
Episode 124: How to tell your friends "no"
21 mins; March 12, 2025
Episode 123: Active rest, duck tongue, and how to choose a PT with Dr. Jen Crane
57 mins; March 05, 2025
Episode 122: How to go on a solo holiday
21 mins; February 26, 2025
Episode 121: "No one wants to hire my work, it's too out there/contemporary/weird"
22 mins; February 19, 2025
Episode 120: Say it with your whole chest: Rachel gets political
17 mins; February 12, 2025
Episode 119: When people disapprove of your weird ass life choices
17 mins; February 05, 2025
Episode 118: Undercutting (uuuuugghhhhh)
23 mins; January 29, 2025
Episode 117: Performing Full Time
33 mins; January 22, 2025
Episode 116: Buffet episode! 3 questions from listeners
23 mins; January 15, 2025
Episode 115: For those at the beginning
25 mins; January 08, 2025
Episode 114: No more "show me the money." Now it's "show me the humanity."
25 mins; January 01, 2025
Episode 113: The darkness in me sees and honors the darkness in you
22 mins; December 25, 2024
Episode 112: End of the Year Rituals and the Long Dark
19 mins; December 18, 2024
Episode 111: Gift Ideas for the Weirdo in Your Life
20 mins; December 11, 2024
Episode 110: Adventures in Nonprofit Land with Sierra Nicholls
52 mins; December 04, 2024
Episode 109: "When do we eat?!"
25 mins; November 27, 2024
Episode 108: Witchcraft for Grounding
19 mins; November 20, 2024
Episode 107: 3 hacks for when you feel stuck in your creative process
20 mins; November 13, 2024
Episode 106: Eyes of Possibility with Rachel Strickland (yes I interviewed myself)
27 mins; November 06, 2024
Episode 105: Beefsteak! Meatsuits and the Muggle Gym part II
21 mins; October 30, 2024
Episode 104: For Instructors- how to teach traveling workshops
21 mins; October 23, 2024
Episode 103: You really aren't alone- the story of BossUp
21 mins; October 16, 2024
Episode 102: If you're bored with your discipline
17 mins; October 09, 2024
Episode 101: Breastmilk is Magic, and other Natural Witchcraft with Dr. Mel Hobart-Beaumari
83 hours 33 mins; October 02, 2024
Episode 100 Baby!! The Nature of Audacity
39 mins; September 25, 2024
Episode 99: The Terror of Success
20 mins; September 18, 2024
Episode 98: Get Obsessed with your Process
19 mins; September 11, 2024
Episode 97: Making Art in the Extreme with Sasha Galitzki
56 mins; September 04, 2024
Episode 96: Insidious Perfectionism and what to do about it
24 mins; August 28, 2024
Episode 95: Finding Your Why
20 mins; August 21, 2024
Episode 94: Online Personas vs. Real Life Personas
18 mins; August 14, 2024
Episode 93: Creating Shows from the Ground Up with Veronica Rosas
46 mins; August 07, 2024
Episode 92 - Lessons from IADF 2024
18 mins; July 31, 2024
Episode 91: A Love Song to Summer, and Why I Live in the South
21 mins; July 24, 2024
Episode 90: Buffet Episode!
23 mins; July 17, 2024
Episode 89: Artistic Hoarding and How To Stop Doing It
17 mins; July 10, 2024
Episode 88: Via Negativa, Getting Funding, and Terrifying Monkeys with Ross Travis
73 hours 15 mins; July 03, 2024
Episode 87: The Exact Tools I Use for Creative Biznass
25 mins; June 26, 2024
Episode 86: The Cost of Being Yourself
21 mins; June 19, 2024
Episode 85: The Birthday Episode- More thoughts on Aging
21 mins; June 12, 2024
Episode 84: How They Weaponize Your Passion with Max Cooper
72 hours 18 mins; June 05, 2024
Episode 83 - The Intersection of Art and Business (and the resulting cringe)
21 mins; May 29, 2024
Episode 82: Creating Creatrix (or anything else) and the Gremlins I Met Along the Way
22 mins; May 22, 2024
Episode 81 - Rules of the Road for being a great collaborator