Perfectionist in Recovery

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Perfectionist in Recovery is a podcast dedicated to rehabilitating your inner artist and helping you to live a more inspired and creative life.

Marcy Parks


    • Sep 3, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 34 EPISODES


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    S2E12: Steady Yourself Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 16:43


    Sharing a guided meditation for finding steadiness when everything feels unsettled. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E11: Creating Slowly with Brian Serway

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 60:35


    Chatting today with @Bserway and learning why creating slowly may sound antithetical to your success, but it is actually the key to your sustainability Www.Instagram.com/bserway --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E10: How to De-stress with Art Journaling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 24:25


    Sharing my art journaling practice for processing day-to-day stress! www.MarcyParksArt.com/perfectionistinrecovery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E9: Two Kid-Friendly Meditations to Try at Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 14:59


    I'm sharing two kid-friendly meditations to try practicing at home with your little ones! www.marcyparksart.com/perfectionistinrecovery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E8: Rest is a Creative Practice with Jocelyn Mathewes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 55:55


    A recent conversation with fellow artist and maker Jocelyn Mathewes! Follow her and all that she is doing on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jocelynmathewes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E7: 5 Steps to Overcome Fear and Get Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 26:35


    Perfectionism is rooted in fear and can keep us avoiding trying new things. Listen in for 5 Steps to Overcome Fear and Get Started! Www.marcyparksart.com/perfectionistinrecovery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E6: Busy Mind Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 17:02


    Sharing a meditation today to help guide the busy mind. Transcripts available at www.marcyparksart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E5: Finding Joy in Creating with Richard Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 55:49


    Www.Instagram.com/serpounce In this episode I am speaking with Richard Graves as we talk about his creative practice, making room for joy in his professional practice, and so much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E4: 3 Steps to Reconnect with Your Creative Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 29:23


    In this episode I am sharing 3 steps you can take to reconnect with your creative voice and sustain your creative practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E3: Guided Meditation and Body Scan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 16:55


    A guided meditation and body scan to find our center and de-stress --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    S2E2: Finding Your Voice with Jason Flack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 68:05


    Johnson City, Tennessee based artist Jason Flack shares about finding his voice as an artist and his advocacy for Appalachian Artists. Find him at www.Instagram.com/artbyjasonflack --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    Perfectionist in Recovery (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 0:35


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    S2E1: Welcome Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 25:35


    Welcome back to the Perfectionist in Recovery Podcast! Get the transcripts at www.MarcyParksArt.com and look up @artbyjasonflack on Instagram! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    20 Season Finale and Checking in!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 17:24


    It has been a minute since my last episode! this episode I share what I have been up to with my last collection of work, where I am now, and plans for season 2 of the podcast in 2021! I'll be taking a short break but plan to be back after the New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    19 Moving through Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 22:00


    In this episode I talk about the symptoms and feelings of burnout and how to recover! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    18 Breath work and Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 19:54


    In this episode I am sharing a guided meditation and breathing practice to help with managing stress and keeping you connected to your creative practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    17 Messy Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 15:20


    In this episode I'm sharing about my new collection of work, “Messy Moments”, perfectionism, shame, and parenting. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    16 Creatively Processing Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 22:37


    In this week's episode I get a little personal and share how a creative practice can help in processing the complicated feelings of grief. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    15 Brian Serway: Creative Practice and Making Bad Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 72:21


    In this episode of the Perfectionist in Recovery, I am sharing a conversation I recently had with fellow recovering perfectionist, artist, and illustrator Brian Serway! Brian is a fellow Appalachian artist and one of the most prolific illustrators I know. In this episode, we talk about how he got started making art, what lessons he was learning when he first began creating, what lessons he faces now as a full time artist and illustrator, what his creative practices are outside of drawing, how he keeps his creativity fueled, the importance of making bad art, and so much more.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    14 The Need for Play in Your Creative Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 19:58


    We have a biological need for play and it goes hand-in-hand with your creative practice! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    Checking in!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 7:07


    It has been a crazy week with little time to prep for today, so I'm leaving you with recommended reading and a journaling prompt! *Also! I want to hear from you! Share your stories, send your feedback! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    13 Guided Relaxation Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 17:53


    Sharing today a guided relaxation meditation because who doesn't need that right now? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    12 “The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself” Part 1 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 37:25


    In this episode I am sharing part 1 of my review of “The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself” by Lucia Capacchione! Buy the book from Barnes and Noble here: https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-creative-journal-lucia-capacchione/1121952849 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    11 Keeping Up a Creative Practice in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 22:57


    Your creative practice is worth your time and attention! Especially now! Check out the organizations Tessera Arts Collective https://www.patreon.com/tesseraartscollective Brown Sisters-in-law Speak https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/ODY1NDc= and Black Women in Visual Arts https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-the-start-of-black-women-in-visual-art Books: The Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself by Lucia Capacchione. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    10 Alex Capps of Clydescope Creations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 49:57


    On this episode I share a conversation I had recently with Alex Capps of Clydescope Creations. In this episode, we discuss all things creativity related- coming to a place of liking your creative work, creativity and it's connection to individual growth, pressure of perfectionism on creative pursuits and more. Follow Alex on Instagram at www.instagram.com/clydescopecreations and shop her Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/clydescopecreations --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    09 Finding Your Creative Rhythm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 34:32


    In this episode I am sharing about the value in understanding your creative rhythm and recognizing what season of creativity you are experiencing in order to sustain a creative habit. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    08 There Are No Bad Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 27:32


    In this episode, I share a more in depth look at the process of painting my emotions and share some of the insights that have come from this experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    07 Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 25:42


    In this episode, before I share the guided meditation, I share a breathing practice parents can do with their children to begin introducing meditation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    06 Paint Your Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 20:36


    In this episode I share about my new collection of work, “There are No Bad Feelings,” coming on September 5th and the experience of painting my emotions. In the second half of the episode, I share how you can do the same at home as a powerful form of expression. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    05 5 Ways to Start a Daily Creative Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 21:27


    In this episode I share 5 things you can do daily to start a creative practice. You can do all 5, or pick one then add more later. Go to www.marcyparksart.com to get your Free Self Discovery Journal Guide for a weekend's worth of guided creative inspiration! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    04 Perfectionism Doesn't Belong in Your Creative Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 24:19


    In this episode I share some of my experience with perfectionism and talk about the differences between perfectionism and creativity and why perfectionism has no place in your creative practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    03 “Who Am I?” Guided Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 23:39


    In this episode I am sharing a brief guided meditation to encourage a practice of pausing and noticing. To skip ahead to the meditation, start around the 9:08 mark. In this meditation practice we will explore the labels we have adopted over time and come closer to identifying as the observer. If you enjoyed this practice and want to go deeper, sign up for my free Self Discovery Journal Guide on my website at www.MarcyParksArt.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    02 Embracing Your Creative Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 25:49


    We are all creative beings by nature, but limiting beliefs can make us deny that part of ourselves. To reconnect with your creative identity is to reconnect with the play of your inner child! This episode's action item is to begin journaling! This week's journal prompt is to ask yourself: How did you play as a child? What does play look like for you now as an adult? Recommended reading: So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

    The World Needs Your Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 12:20


    Perfectionism is the road block to creativity and now more than ever we need our creativity to help inspire a better, more equitable future. Check out “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and “The Artist's Way” by Julia Cameron! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/perfectionrecovery/message

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