72. Off the Canvas: How to Stay Grounded and Intentional in the New Year

We’re kicking off our brand-new monthly series, Off The Canvas, with Atlanta-based mental health expert Jessica Alexander, who brings practical, grounding tools to help you stay emotionally healthy and intentional in 2026. Jessica walks us through the power of SMART goals: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time sensitive, and how to use them without overwhelming yourself. She also shares simple weekly habits that make a real difference: choosing a word or mantra, daily gratitude, meaningful self care, tuning into your body, and using a clear to do list to reduce stress. We also dive into Brené Brown’s three shame responses: moving away, moving toward, and moving against, and how recognizing your own pattern can shift your relationships, your creativity, and the way you show up this year. Off The Canvas will feature different topics and voices throughout the year, and this first conversation sets the tone beautifully: grounded, honest, and full of tools you can start using today. It can be lonely selling art every week without a solid group of like-minded friends. Meet your new business besties Kayla Cole Pacana (Art Business Coach) and Kendal Blanchard (Fine Artist from Fairhope, AL) as they dissect all things life, art, and business. Tune in to learn how to navigate the ups and downs of running your own creative business. Book Mentioned: The 12 Week Work Year SPARK SESSION WITH KAYLA'S TEAM Follow: ➡️ @klacole ➡️ @kendalblanchardart ➡️ @thesplattereffectpodcast