Best Marlee Grace Podcasts (2024)

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All the Beautiful Qualities: Kintsugi Therapist Collective 28:03

3M ago28:03

28:03

In this episode, you will hear from beloved Kintsugi Therapist Colltive members, who participated in a group discussion about what KTC is, why it is a community that matters so much to them and why our care worker collective is a critically important space that counterbalances the extractive nature of capitalism and toxic professionalism embedded i…

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A Flexible Office Hello 👋 7:29

4M ago7:29

7:29

Hello Common Shapes listeners. 🔸 I wanted to pop in with a little mini-episode to check in between seasons and share a few updates. Take a few minutes to hear why I changed my name and how you can join us in Flexible Office this spring. 🔹 LINKS Get the Creative Ideation Portal Sign up for my weekly newsletter, Monday Monday Find all these links & m…

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From the River to the Sea: Hannah Moushabeck 46:19

6M ago46:19

46:19

Hannah Moushabeck is a second-generation Palestinian American author, editor, and book marketer who was raised in a family of publishers and booksellers in Western Massachusetts and England. Born in Brooklyn into Interlink Publishing, a family-run independent publishing house, she learned the power of literature at a young age. She is the author of…

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Cultivating Creative Seasons with Jacqueline Suskin 50:50

8M ago50:50

50:50

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m deep in conversation with poet, teacher, and my dear friend, Jacqueline Suskin. Jacqueline is a poet and educator who has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. She’s published eight books, and her most recent one, A Year In Practi…

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How to Tell the Truth with Fariha Róisín 50:11

8M ago50:11

50:11

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend Fariha Róisín for a conversation at the intersections of writing, politics, care, and liberation. Fariha is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Ontario, Canada and raised in Sydney, Australia. As a Muslim queer Bangladeshi, she is interested in the margins, liminality, otherness, and …

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The Importance of the Personal Essay 38:59

8M ago38:59

38:59

I’ve been writing personal essays for over a decade, and I believe that my personal essay practice allowed me to leave social media. So in today’s episode, I share how I blend the personal, the poetic, and the political in my writing. And I unpack how that supports me in speaking up and sharing my work without shying away from what’s happening in t…

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Leaving Instagram or Exiting the Portal of the Validation Loop 32:09

9M ago32:09

32:09

Welcome to season two of Common Shapes! Since last season, I took a big step in my life and logged out of Instagram for good. So in this episode, I’m going to share why I left and how I did it. Not from a place of knowing-it-all, but by asking the question, “what does it actually mean to be done with social media?” I hope this episode inspires you …

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Erin Axelrod: Reimagining Retirement 1:25:03

9M ago1:25:03

1:25:03

What if we lived in a world where personal security didn't require vast individual savings? Erin Axelrod (she/her) is a partner and worker-owner at LIFT Economy, where she accelerates ecological and justice-centered businesses. We talk about reimagining what retirement could mean and look like, including what Erin believes to be the 5 unsafe assump…

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Embracing Your Everchanging Job Description 41:05

1y ago41:05

41:05

Making this podcast brought me into a business ecosystem crisis. Very little of my output changed, but my inner understanding of my work needed to shift. So in today’s episode, I’m sharing how my job description has changed since I launched this show. And I’m exploring how shifting your job description can transform your relationship to your work. …

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Creating Your Offer Ecosystem 37:06

1y ago37:06

37:06

Your offer ecosystem is how your creative offerings branch out of your artistry, fit together in the world, increase your income, and expand your reach. In this episode, I share how I’ve crafted my offer ecosystem over the past decade, and I tell you the stories of how a few of my offers have evolved and even ended. Tune in to learn about— What an …

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5 Reasons the World Needs Your Online Class 29:44

1y ago29:44

29:44

Teaching online classes is how I’ve made the majority of my income since 2017. And it is a great joy of my career to have had such amazing, invested, weird, inspirational students. In this episode, I’m going to share my approach to creating an online class by walking us through how I teach my class A Quilt Is Something Human. I hope that this inspi…

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How to Commit to the Life of an Artist with Anna Fusco 1:11:42

1y ago1:11:42

1:11:42

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m joined by my internet friend Anna Fusco to discuss dedicating your life to art. Anna is an artist, writer, deep thinker, question asker and truth teller. Her practice consists of writing her Substack newsletter and making drawings. Together we talk about our daily list practice, creating a gallery show, the c…

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6 Tools for When You Don’t Know What To Do Next 32:26

1y ago32:26

32:26

I think the great fear of most creative people is that we’ll run out of ideas and not know what to do next. I come up against this time and time again in my own work, so I’ve developed a series of practices for releasing fear, removing blocks, returning to center, and discovering what’s next. Tune in to this episode to learn my six favorite tools f…

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Storytelling as a Throughline with Tamara Santibañez 1:05:29

1y ago1:05:29

1:05:29

This week on Common Shapes podcast, I’m sharing the mic with my friend Tamara Santibañez for a conversation about oral histories, tattooing, freelancing, and art as activism. Tamara is an interdisciplinary artist and oral historian living and working in Brooklyn. Their work is rooted in storytelling and the visual language of identity construction…

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Finding the Pace of Our Work 53:44

1y ago53:44

53:44

This week on Common Shapes, I share four practices for checking in with your creative pace — internal seasons, intuitive sharing, weather systems, and the earning pathway. This episode feels like an updated version of How to Not Always Be Working, and I hope it serves your practice, your pace, and your deepest alignment. Listen in to learn— Why lis…

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Bitten by the Wolf: Asher's update 14:48

1y ago14:48

14:48

To support Kintsugi Therapist Collective: https://www.patreon.com/kintsugitherapistcollective To read this episode, subscribe to my free newsletter: https://www.livinginthisqueerbody.com/contact

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Our Work is a Web with Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo 59:34

1y ago59:34

59:34

This week I’m welcoming Common Shapes’ very first guest, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo. Lukaza (they/them/Lukaza) an artist, abolitionist, educator, storyteller, cultural worker and person of multitudes. Through a practice based in the printed multiple, community-based work and installation building, they invite the viewer to recall and share their own…

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Art as Service 34:06

1y ago34:06

34:06

This week’s episode of Common Shapes is about the fact (yes, it’s a fact) that your art is of service, no matter what you create. I also share my four containers for connecting with the why behind your work. And I offer many, many ideas for how to market your art in creative, fun, meaningful ways. Listen in to learn— Why all art is of service How t…

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The Art of Newsletters 36:20

1y ago36:20

36:20

Today’s episode of Common Shapes is about why I love newsletters and why you (yes, you) should have one. Together we’ll explore the marketing side and the creative side of newsletters. I’ll also share— My journey starting my newsletter How to choose your email service provider The newsletter tech I recommend What to put in your newsletter Examples …

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Creating Creative Containers 31:14

1y ago31:14

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Today’s episode of Common Shapes is about creating creative containers for our work and convening the spiritual committees that help us make and share our art. Tune in to hear me share— The many shapes my work has taken How I select and gather my spiritual committee for each creative project Why you need an email list All kinds of containers your w…

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Making a Beginning 31:58

1y ago31:58

31:58

Welcome to Common Shapes! This week’s episode is about the art of beginning AKA the moment just before the sunrise of our projects when anything and everything is possible. Tune in to hear me share— Stories of my many creative beginnings My favorite visioning process Reflections on imposter syndrome The magic of starting small Then grab my free Cre…

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Welcome to Common Shapes 6:31

1y ago6:31

6:31

Welcome to Common Shapes, a podcast about practices, systems and rituals for creative life. It’s hosted by me, Cody Cook-Parrott. And on this show, I talk about crafting business ecosystems that are in alignment with our values, marketing as a creative practice, and crossing the bridge between artist and small business owner. Tune in to the first f…

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Duet #3: Zena Sharman and Hannah McGregor 52:33

1+ y ago52:33

52:33

All things Kintsugi Therapist Collective: https://www.kintsugitherapistcollective.com/offerings In this conversation we hear Hannah and Zena talk about caring ferociously, macho homemaking, living life as a committed spinster, work as a trauma response and domestic embodiment. Hannah McGregor is an academic, podcaster, and author living on the trad…

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Duet #2: Fanny Priest and Erin Fairchild 59:43

1+ y ago59:43

59:43

All the links/info about Erin and Fanny: https://www.livinginthisqueerbody.com/episodes/fanny-priest-erin-fairchild All things Asher Mending with Gold: Weekend Intensive Embodied Private Practice Cohort Embodied Testimony: Sick and Tired

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Samantha Irby and Marlee Grace: Duet #1 54:35

2y ago54:35

54:35

Samantha Irby writes a newsletter called Bitches Gotta Eat. Her favorite duet is Patti Labelle and Michael Mcdonald's “On My Own.” Marlee Grace is a dancer and writer whose work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, creativity, and art making. Their practice is rooted in improvisation as a compositional form that takes shape in movement videos, bo…

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Bear Hebert: "For most of us there's not a way to stop making money and survive." 1:32:26

2y ago1:32:26

1:32:26

How can we orient around making enough money instead of trying to make an ever-increasing amount more? What does it look like to live a good life under capitalism, while also working toward a more equitable world? Bear Hebert (they/them) is an anti-capitalist business coach and social justice educator who joins us to share some of the most common m…

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Sarah Von Bargen: "Don't confuse buying with taking action. Buying tennis shoes is not the same as training for a marathon." 1:37:28

2y ago1:37:28

1:37:28

How does social media influence our money habits? Which purchases do we tend to regret? How can we better align our spending with our personal values and our joy? Sarah Von Bargen (she/her) is an educator, coach, and speaker who helps people spend their time, money, and energy on purpose. She joins us to talk about leaving the internet, the experie…

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Toi Smith: "If you have a value of liberation, where is your money going to be going?" 1:22:20

2y ago1:22:20

1:22:20

Why are we striving to be millionaires? How does individualism hold us back? What if we put less of our time and energy into money and more of it into friendships, into having comrades, and into collective care? Toi Smith (she/her) is a Growth + Impact Strategist whose work centers on doing life, business, and motherhood differently. This conversat…

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Marlee Grace - "I didn't do any taxes from 2015 until last year. Why? The money was there the whole time." 1:36:51

2y ago1:36:51

1:36:51

Why do we avoid doing the things we know we need to do with our money? How does debt make you feel? How can you learn to save money when you were raised to believe that money is bad? What happens when we out-earn the people around us? Marlee Grace (they/them) is a dancer and writer who joins us today to talk so freakin honestly (with real numbers!)…

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The Melancholy of Joseph M. Pierce 1:04:09

2y ago1:04:09

1:04:09

More about Joseph here Always Coming Home

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L'Erin Alta - "Whether I'm sleeping in a rental car or paying $3500 for a first class flight, none of it determines my value." 1:47:15

2y ago1:47:15

1:47:15

Where does spirituality intersect with money? How might we approach manifestation if the idea of manifesting makes us roll our eyes? What does it mean to be in the flow of money? How can we be unapologetic about wanting a life of ease, freedom, luxury, and wealth? L'Erin Alta (she/her) joins us to talk about all of this and more. She is one of my a…

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Muffy J. Davis: "There is no amount of money that would make me feel safe." 1:32:55

2y ago1:32:55

1:32:55

Does retirement even seem like a real possibility? What if you know you'll never pay off your debt? How does it feel when most people in your social circle grew up in a higher class bracket than you? Where can money cause resentment? What are your illogical money behaviors? Muffy J. Davis (she/her) joins us to discuss all of this and more, transpar…

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Season 2 Trailer: How much money is enough? 1:46

2y ago1:46

1:46

Welcome back to The Pop-Up Pod: a show where each sporadically released 12-episode season explores one big and juicy question. Our question for season 2 is this: how much money is enough? ** This show is 100% listener-supported on Patreon, which ensures that every single person involved gets paid (host, sound engineer, transcriptionist, and guests)…

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STOP MEN (to the point): clip from full length interview with Xara Thustra 3:33

2y ago3:33

3:33

[audio transcription]STOP MEN.. I've been probably writing it and it's been a part of my work for about 15 years. During that Gay Shame time and during a lot of my protesting and, and engaging with the Mission Anti- Displacement Coalition for, you know, a couple of years and the Coalition on Homelessness and working for all these or organizations a…

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Una Aya Osato: Human Barometer 1:21:36

2y ago1:21:36

1:21:36

Una Aya Osato (they/she/flower) is a performer, writer, sex educator, community CareBear, stripper, and clown from NYC. They are an award-winning actor and playwright who tours her original work nationally and internationally. Una is also a co-founding member of brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque, a BIPOC femme burlesque collective. Una has been fea…

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DISPATCHES FROM OUR QUEER BODIES IN PANDEMIC TIMES (#21): “What happens when we are reached for, and we are the alternative system, and we are completely tapped out?” 12:44

2y ago12:44

12:44

Thank you Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Bridget Bertrand and Dr. Jennie Wang-Hall who attempted to address the question: What does it mean to be a care worker in the third year of this global pandemic? Thank you for the additional question.....“What happens when we are reached for, and we are the alternative system, and we are completely tapped…

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Jenna Wortham on Finding Peace Beneath the Skin 1:03:30

2y ago1:03:30

1:03:30

We discuss the priority of supporting the body, Jenna's history with disordered eating and overwork, their anxious brain, what they are learning from their morning body/mind assessment ritual, the importance of rest and WHY the ceramic french press is a game changer.By Jenna Wortham

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This Volatile Body: Mugabi Byenkya 1:12:52

2y ago1:12:52

1:12:52

Mugabi Byenkya is an award- winning writer who was born to Ugandan parents in Nigeria and is currently based in Kampala. Mugabi lives outside the gender binary and has a seizure disorder, chronic fatigue and experiences the world in a way that some would describe as “neurodivergent.” In 2018, Mugabi was named one of 56 writers who has contributed t…

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