Break Up With Your Bullsh*t
by Michelle Akin
Break Up With Your Bullsh*t is a long form conversational podcast where I bring on brilliant creative minds who have achieved incredible things in the world, and talk with them about how they got past their own bullshit excuses and reached their success. As a master certified coach working with creatives 1:1 since 2012, I have become shall we say obsessed with the creative process and how to optimize our ability to produce great art. Subscribe and join me as I bring on a veritable parade of all the humans I have encountered who seem to have that special something that makes them able to continually push past their reasons why not, and focus on their bigger purpose.
Episodes
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Wes Yen AGAIN!
Find Wes here: https://www.wesyen.com Here's a cool thread he wrote about his experience in the CTP One year ago, on the eve of his first day in coach training, we recorded a podcast ep. Now, we are back with the ONE YEAR LATER update! Some topics we covered, according to otter ai: Personal…
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Social Meditation and Embodied Attunement w/ Will O’Connor
I brought on one of my favorite new friends... and yet another person who I saw online, recognized as MY PEOPLE, and then set about becoming friends with ◡̈ Will practices something called "Social Meditation" and we not only talk about it, but we actually do it live on the podcast... which was…
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Interviewing my husband, Justin Akin
I interviewed my husband (of 12 years) using questions sent in by my twitter pals! There were some silly questions that you won't see in the list below because I don't wanna ruin them. Otherwise, if you wanna skip around, go for it by checking the timestamps below. If you wanna find my husband...
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Fame, Ego, and Staying Humble with Gabe Broussard (VividVoid)
Gabe Broussard goes by VividVoid on twitter, and he's someone I have felt a resonance with for a while. This was our very first conversation, and you get to be a fly on the wall for it. We talked a bunch about what it's like to have an audience who puts you on a pedestal and expects you to be...
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Creative Dysregulation with Kelly Wilde Miller
Kelly Wilde Miller is the author of Creative Dysregulation: Why Your Creativity is Chaotic and What to do About it, which is a book that SHE WROTE IN FIVE DAYS!!! We have a really fun story about how we met (spoiler: I spontaneously helped design her book cover) We had an amazing convo, and…
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the courage to be radically nuanced ◡̈ with simon ohler
Simon Ohler is philosopher and coach, recently having an experience that many listeners of this podcast would call their worst nightmare: going viral and having lots of people say they disagree with you (and many worse things that that). We get into that about halfway through, but also delve into…
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your sacred creative work with caitlin naramore
Caitlin Naramore is magic. A forever friend of mine, a spiritual bestie, a force unto herself. If you are someone who thinks you've missed the boat on releasing an album, this episode is for you. In fact, any creative output that you think you are "too late" for, get this episode in your ears…
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how to process grief, live well, and die well w/ melinda chinen
melinda chinen is a grief coach, supporting hordes of humans in processing the greatest grief of their lives. in this episode, she breaks down the 6 month process she takes clients through in her program, "rising." her approach is hopeful, magical, and deep. she is also a painter and poet! follow...
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wes yen is about to break up with his bullshit
wes yen is a brilliant writer, and at the time of this upload, is starting his first day in a year-long coach training. he will come back on in exactly one year to explore his progress and growth... but for now, we had an awesome convo that ranged all over, from relationships, to art, to fame…
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leadership lessons from unlikely places w/ adam quiney
adam quiney is one of my best friends, and someone i mention constantly on this podcast, so i figured it was time to have him on. below you'll find links to all the places he mentions, as well as an AI generated summary/list of topics we covered ◡̈ Linkedin Facebook AdamQuiney.com…
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reclaiming silliness!
this is a stream on consciousness that you can listen to, watch, or read a transcript of here: https://michelleakin.substack.com/p/reclaiming-silliness ai summary: A soul-baring monologue about breaking free from the constraints of the past to live a bigger, bolder life, as the speaker reflects…
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releasing perfection and reclaiming personal sovereignty with rachel clifton
rachel clifton is a delightful and adventurous lil fuck :D at the moment her twitter bio (linked here) says that she is a manthropologist & future queen of the world, offering performance coaching and shame-free antics. this is our first time talking voice to voice, and it will not be the last....
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How To Be Creative In The Age Of Digital Noise w/ Laura Westman
My very good friend, Laura Westman, joins the podcast today, to talk about her book, How To Be Creative In The Age Of Digital Noise. Available here Follow Laura on Instagram @Westygrammed If you want to watch more about MrBeast, I recommend this interview with Colin and Samir.
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Visa Returns
Visa is a Beyonce type. Exceedingly talented, and in a category of his own. This almost 3 hour episode covers a ton of ground. I've attempted to catalogue all of the topics, but got halfway through and it started feeling unnecessary and tedious... that was when I stopped doing that! So, below...
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Ming Chen Interviews Michelle
Ming Chen, owner of A Shared Universe Podcast Studio, comes back on the show for season 2, and interviews Michelle about her departure from social media.
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Episode 15 - Julie Soto aka LovesBitca8
Julie Soto writes amazing erotica, but that's just the tip (hehehe) of the creative iceberg. This woman is a FORCE of a writer, and it seems that whatever she does, she wins awards for it, and yes, there are awards for fanfiction. I became obsessed with her writing instantly upon starting a…
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Episode 14 - How to Tell if it's Bullshit or Not
I have been asked by a number of people "do you think this is my bullshit" and while I would love to offer everyone some sort of patented system to be able to tell, I don't believe that that system can even exist. Instead, I talked about it for about 30 minutes, and came to some great clarity by...
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Episode 13 - Corinne Fisher
Corinne Fisher and I met in 2006 when we were little baby interns at Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and she has gone on to have one of the biggest podcasts in existence, for good reason. She is brilliant and hilarious. Corinne is also a working stand-up comedian and a hell of a good time to talk...
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Episode 12 - Stopping Lone-Wolf Tendencies as a Creative
This was a question asked by Jessica in the BUWYBS facebook group, and it was "liked" by so many members so quickly, that I knew I had to make an episode on it. Come join us in that group or leave a comment on the YouTube video for this episode if you'd like to submit a future question!...
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Episode 11 - Suleika Jaouad
Suleika Jaouad is an Emmy award winning NYT columnist, TED Speaker, and writer, with her debut book, "Between Two Kingdoms" coming out on February 9th 2021. She is also a former 1:1 coaching client of mine, and it was beyond wonderful to reconnect and throw around ideas about writing and...
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Episode 10 - Introspection as an Avoidance Tactic
This was a question submitted by a YouTube commented on my last solo podcast, and it's a juicy one to dig into. Are you spending too much time in contemplation as a way to avoid being in action? Perhaps you are the opposite, all action and no introspection. I dive into the nuances of this topic…
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Episode 9 - MikeMGTV
Mike Mulderrig and I go way back from our formative YouTube days, but he's been up to quite a lot since the last time we saw each other. This episode is filled with stories that caused me to spend most of it in tears from laughing. Mike is a hilarious and brilliant content creator, working across...
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Episode 8 - Making Time For Creativity
It's a question I get a lot, and something I think a lot of creative people struggle with. In this special solo episode, I address this topic head on, and give some actionable steps to take in order to move past it.
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Episode 7 - J. Aaron Boykin
J. Aaron Boykin has a speaking and singing voice that your ears will greatly enjoy. He is one of the most genuine and caring human beings I know, and a huge source of inspiration for me personally in my own songwriting journey. His acapella band, Duwendé, is about to drop their newest album that...
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Episode 6 - Laura Belgray
Laura Belgray is a copy expert, and also one of the funniest humans I know (this is saying a lot). If you've ever yearned to be cynical yet inspiring all at once, Belgray is for you. Her company is called Talking Shrimp, and her newsletter is one of the only ones I read (this is also saying a…
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Episode 5 - Erin Gardner
Erin Gardner is a baker and author of multiple baking books, her most recent of which is called "Procrastibaking: 100 Recipes for Getting Nothing Done in the Most Delicious Way Possible." She also happens to be a childhood family friend of mine, and this podcast is our first conversation as…
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Episode 4 - Bernard Velasquez
Bernard Velasquez is an extraterrestrial. In this episode, we have our first real chat after being internet friends since the start of quarantine, and it gets DEEP. It's sort of like you are all listening in on our friend friend date, so we are sort of interviewing each other, but we end up…
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Episode 3 - Visakan Veerasamy
Visakan Veerasamy (Visa for short) has created an incredible community of friendly, ambitious nerds, who have insightful, kind discourse over the internet. In fact, he's created such a sense of connection and belonging, that his followers gather in person, in his name, to meet one another and…
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Episode 2 - Stella Santana
Stella Santana is a recording artist, but you could simply call her an artist, because she is completely at the helm of her life, designing and creating it the way she wants it to go. We talk about the big issues within the music industry, the trouble with finding the right partners, romantic and...
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Episode 1 - Ming Chen
Ming Chen, owner of A Shared Universe Podcast Studio and former cast member on AMC's Comic Book Men, takes us through his story of building a fan website for the Kevin Smith film "Clerks" in 95, which was a labor of love that ended up launching an entire career.
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Welcome to Break Up With Your Bullshit
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About this show
Break Up With Your Bullsh*t is a long form conversational podcast where I bring on brilliant creative minds who have achieved incredible things in the world, and talk with them about how they got past their own bullshit excuses and reached their success. As a master certified coach working with creatives 1:1 since 2012, I have become shall we say obsessed with the creative process and how to optimize our ability to produce great art. Subscribe and join me as I bring on a veritable parade of all the humans I have encountered who seem to have that special something that makes them able to continually push past their reasons why not, and focus on their bigger purpose.
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