Episode 8 - Self-Compassion

Stream of Art

In this episode we explore self-compassion. What does it involve? How can we work more of it into our lives? What role has it played in our creative journeys? A couple of tangents lead us to discuss our creative “fingerprints” and developing character skills through engaging in art. Robyn abandons her painting and starts fresh - she’s much happier with it! Michelle battens down the hatches in preparation for RPM.

Recorded on January 28th, 2024

Resources, references, and further exploration:

Michelle’s blog post on practicing self-compassion https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/post/practice-self-compassion

Brad Stulberg’s book The Practice of Groundedness https://www.bradstulberg.com/books

Shane Parrish’ book Clear Thinking https://fs.blog/clear/

Adam Grant’s book Hidden Potential https://adamgrant.net/book/hidden-potential/

Charlie Mackesy’s book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/charliemackesy

David Gilmour performing “Red Sky At Night” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiliWUh9jZ0

Ben Levin’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@BenLevin

We Can Do Hard Things podcast episode featuring Dr. Becky Kennedy https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zidfGzuncI01bLgcpFfuc?si=6f3005de025e4cdc

Art Juice podcast episode with Sara Dalrymple (and Robyn was wrong, she is an artist. She’s a photographer!) who wrote More Sales Please! https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gTNDXj7MluOX9rdhVt3Kq?si=3c8003caff364a03

Tom Quayle’s two-point interval system and course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE69N3yVbVU

Quotes, ideas, and insights referenced:

“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself." - Hecato quoted in Seneca's Letters from a Stoic

“Don’t be ashamed of needing help. You have a duty to fulfill just like a soldier on the wall of battle. So what if you are injured and can’t climb up without another soldier’s help?” - Marcus Aurelius (source: https://dailystoic.com/dont-be-ashamed-to-ask-for-help/)

“[Raj] Chetty was able to predict the success that students achieved as adults simply by looking at who taught their kindergarten class. By age 25, students who happened to have had more experienced kindergarten teachers were earning significantly more money than their peers. … When students were taught by more experienced kindergarten teachers, their fourth-grade teachers rated them higher on all four of these attributes [proactive, prosocial, disciplined, determined]. So did their eighth-grade teachers. The capacities to be proactive, prosocial, disciplined, and determined stayed with students longer—and ultimately proved more powerful—than early math and reading skills.” Adam Grant, Hidden Potential, pages 7-9

Links:

Learn more about Robyn at https://www.robynlester.com/

Learn more about Michelle at https://www.michellemonettemusic.com/

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Credits:

Podcast art by: Robyn Lester

Theme music by: Michelle Monette

Podcast editing by: Michelle Monette