Feed the Art

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 7 of Swords support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 9 of Swords support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 8 of Cups support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: We pull a repeat card! Again: How can the 7 of Cups support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the High Priestess support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!Want to dive in deeper? REGISTRATION is live for our March 26, 2026 online Magician Year writing workshop:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshop*****About this tarot podcast miniseries: Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 9 of Pentacles support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year.Sign up here! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianworkshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!(Scroll down for information on our upcoming tarot card of the year workshop!)Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 7 of Cups support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year. More information:Sign up here to join the waitlist for our Magician Year Writing Workshop (March 26, 2026) so you won't miss receiving all of the information when registration opens soon! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianyearinfoThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!(Scroll down for information on our upcoming tarot card of the year workshop!)Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the 7 of Pentacles support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year. More information:Sign up here to join the waitlist for our Magician Year Writing Workshop (March 26, 2026) so you won't miss receiving all of the information when registration opens soon! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianyearinfoThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!(Scroll down for information on our upcoming tarot card of the year workshop!)Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the Page of Swords support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year. More information:Sign up here to join the waitlist for our Magician Year Writing Workshop (March 26, 2026) so you won't miss receiving all of the information when registration opens soon! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianyearinfoThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Season Two of Feed the Art is an experiment in tarot and creativity!(Scroll down for information on our upcoming tarot card of the year workshop!)Join host Catherine LaSota every weekday from March 9-20, 2026 for a new episode and a new tarot pull in support of your creative practice. In each episode in this miniseries, Catherine pulls a new tarot card in support of your creative practice, offers her interpretation on the card, and provides some prompts for you that are inspired by this daily tarot pull.In this episode: How can the Page of Pentacles support your creative practice?Want to learn more about the tarot card of the year for 2026 (the Magician, plus the Wheel of Fortune and the Sun)? Join Catherine on March 26, 2026 from 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom for her tarot card of the year workshop! You'll receive information about some ways you can work with this year's Magician archetype in your creative practice, and Catherine will offer lots of powerful prompts to give your creative projects a boost this year. More information:Sign up here to join the waitlist for our Magician Year Writing Workshop (March 26, 2026) so you won't miss receiving all of the information when registration opens soon! Everyone who registers for this workshop will also receive a recording and workshop slides so you can continue to work with the material throughout 2026.Magician Year writing workshop: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/magicianyearinfoThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

The new year is around the corner, and excitement is building to turn the page, kick 2025 to the curb, and dive into the promises and potential of 2026. But first! Let's reflect on the past year. In this final episode of season one of Feed the Art, Catherine LaSota offers some prompts for processing your 2025 so that you can move forward with the most aligned energy in 2026. She also offers some reflections on her own year, and the first year of Feed the Art, too...Join a live, online writing party with Catherine at 8pm ET on December 18, 2025! Here are the details:My So-Called Literary Life Thursday, December 18, 2025 8pm-9:30pm ET on Zoom Together we will watch clips from the television show My So-Called Life and then Catherine will offer themed writing prompts for your journal. Have fun, feel your feelings, and maybe have some creative breakthroughs, too!It’s FREE!Sign up here to get on the list and receive the Zoom link to join:catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/socalledangelsThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

This penultimate episode of season one of Feed the Art features a very special guest: Amelia Hruby. Amelia hosts one of Catherine LaSota's favorite podcasts, Off the Grid, and she recently published the book (and powerful manifesto) Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media. In this episode, Catherine and Amelia dive into our relationship to and definitions of attention, the importance of collaboration in Amelia's creative practice, and the necessity of a pleasure practice in every artist's life. You don't want to miss this one!About our guest:Amelia Hruby is a feminist writer, podcaster and producer with a PhD in philosophy from DePaul University. Over the past decade, she’s been a university professor, a community organizer, and a radio DJ. Now, she is the founder and executive producer of Softer Sounds, a podcast studio that supports women and nonbinary small business owners.Since leaving social media in April 2021, she’s also launched the popular podcast Off the Grid, where she interviews artists, writers, business leaders and former influencers. Amelia is a platform critic, an AI skeptic, and an advocate for a non-extractive internet. Her new book, Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media is out now.More about Amelia:Amelia's website: ameliahruby.comOff the Grid website: offthegrid.fun (includes links to Amelia's podcast, book, and more!)photo of Amelia by Linsey Huffaker*****Ways to work with Catherine before the end of 2025:On December 12, 2025 from 12-3pm ET, Catherine will be offering her final workshop of 2025: BE YOUR OWN DADDY. This online workshop will include powerful prompts to connect you with the roots of your creative practice, exercises to develop your own artist manifesto, and a commitment to the next action steps to build the creative life you desire! Registration includes a recording of the workshop. Learn more and sign up here: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/byodintensiveDiscounted single-card tarot pulls until December 31, 2025. Steps: purchase a tarot reading in support of your creative practice for $15; receive an email prompt from Catherine to send your question for the tarot deck; within 72 hours of sending your question, receive an image of your tarot card, interpretation, and personalized journal prompts.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

If you want to hear what goes through Catherine's head shortly after she has an acupuncture session, then this is the episode for you! In all seriousness, Catherine has been thinking about what it means for you to approach your entire life as part of your creative practice for a long time (but the assistance of the acupuncture needles certainly helped the words flow!). Tune in for some thoughts about: practice vs projects; showing up as an artist at work; and the elimination of shame that is a byproduct of approaching every part of your life in relationship to your creative practice. Catherine also talks about how approaching our creativity in an expansive and flexible way provides resiliency for us as artists.Online workshop with Catherine on December 12, 2025!:Learn more and sign up for Be Your Own Daddy here. This three hour, live, online workshop will support you in connecting with your creative vision, developing your own artist manifesto, and committing to the next steps you can take to build the creative life that you desire. Registration includes a recording of the workshop.Be Your Own Daddy: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/byodintensiveThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

How can we listen to what our creative selves need, and what are the benefits of staying in the present moment (rather than waiting for a "perfect" future in which we might finally achieve ideal conditions and become the artist we want to be)? Artist, author, and small business owner Sarah Faith Gottesdiener joins host Catherine LaSota to talk about her approach to creative practice, and the roles that capacity, intuition, and reflection play in the creative process. The work that Sarah has done over the years -- including The Moon Book: Lunar Magic to Change Your Life, the Moonbeaming podcast, and her workshops via The Moon Studio -- have been important teachers in Catherine's own practice. This conversation is full of wisdom and inspiration!About our guest:Sarah Faith Gottesdiener is an artist, author, and small business owner who has guided over 4,500 people toward more aligned living through creativity, mindfulness, and metaphysics. Her teachings blend depth psychology, energetics, somatics, and feminist theory into practical, transformative education. With certifications in hypnosis, somatic coaching, and a Master’s from CalArts, she brings over 20,000 hours of experience as a psychic and intuitive to her global practice.More about Sarah:Shop website: moon-studio.coPodcast: Moonbeaming*****Ways to work with Catherine before the end of 2025:Half-priced 60-minute creativity coaching sessions through the end of 2025: Take 50% off a single coaching session with Catherine by entering the discount code MAGICART when you book your session here. Catherine is offering a three-hour intensive of her Be Your Own Daddy program on December 12, 2025! Want the details? Sign up here to learn more.Discounted single-card tarot pulls until December 31, 2025. Steps: purchase a tarot reading in support of your creative practice for $15; receive an email prompt from Catherine to send your question for the tarot deck; within 72 hours of sending your question, receive an image of your tarot card, interpretation, and personalized journal prompts.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

The multifaceted artist Tanaïs joins Catherine LaSota for a conversation about their winding journey through writing, perfume making, and running a company for more than a decade and counting. They discuss the depth of their practice and the importance of connecting to one's body, the role of cycles and rituals in their work, and their belief in collective knowledge and honoring one's predecessors. Tune in for a nourishing conversation with a wonderful writer who makes the only perfumes and lipsticks that Catherine wears!About our guest:TANAÏS is a New York City based author and perfumer. Their book IN SENSORIUM: NOTES FOR MY PEOPLE, won the 2022 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. This genre-defying book offers a necessary, alternative feminist perspective of South Asian history, colonization, caste, and nation-state formation, through the fascinating lens of scent history and sensuality.They are the author of the critically-acclaimed novel BRIGHT LINES, finalist for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, The Edmund White Debut Fiction Award, and The Brooklyn Public Library Prize.Their forthcoming feminist futurist novel, STELLAR SMOKE, will be published by Dutton Books in 2026.Their latest perfume is called I WANT YOU, a Bengali oud, now available at studiotanais.com.PHOTO CREDIT: HASSAN SAYEDMore about Tanaïs:website: studiotanais.comnewsletter: tanais.substack.comInstagram: @studiotanaisThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

What kinds of supports and rules around your practice do you need in order to be your most creative self? When do containers and restraints for your practice help you to take the next step with confidence, and when do they stop you in your tracks? In this solo episode, Catherine LaSota compares your creative project to a construction site and shares some thoughts on how to set up the best scaffolding to get that project built.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Ok, so the guest on today's episode actually says, "Give yourself an f-ing medal," but we kept the title of the episode slightly more PG-rated! Jennifer Pastiloff joins host Catherine LaSota to talk about her new book Proof of Life, as well as her philosophies for living and creating, such as The School of Whatever Works, and ways to talk down your Inner Asshole. This is a conversation to listen to if you could use some reassurance that just being is more important than always doing. You'll catch some handy reminders to drop into your body and to remember that you don't need to prove your worthiness with external accolades or shiny awards in your bio.About our guest:Jennifer Pastiloff is the author of the national bestseller Proof of Life: Let Go, Let Love, and Stop Looking for Permission to Live Your Life (Dutton, 2025). She trots the globe as a public speaker and to host her retreats to Italy, as well as her one-of-a-kind workshops, which she has taught to thousands of people all over the world. The author of the popular Substack, also called Proof of Life, she teaches writing and creativity classes called Allow, and workshops called Shame Loss, when she isn’t painting and selling her art. She has been featured on Good Morning America, and Katie Couric, and in New York magazine, People, Shape, Health magazine, and other media outlets for her authenticity and unique voice. She is deaf, reads lips, and mishears almost everything, but what she hears is usually funnier (at least she thinks so). Also the author of the national bestseller On Being Human, Pastiloff lives in Southern California with her son, Charlie Mel.More about Jennifer:Substack: proofoflifewithjen.substack.comInstagram: @jenpastiloffFacebook: @JenniferPastiloffCatherine's October 2025 group program:Sign up for Be Your Own Daddy, Catherine's Fall 2025 group program -- includes four live workshops on Zoom, three co-working sessions, and a 1-on-1 creativity coaching session with Catherine!: Be Your Own DaddySPECIAL SECRET $70 off discount code for podcast listeners: DADDYPODCASThttps://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/beyourowndaddyThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

This is an episode about becoming the authority in your own creative practice. There are so many stories out there about what it "should" mean to be a creative person. Stop chasing the paths and habits of other writers and artists, and build your own creative practice -- a practice that is built from your values, capacities, and interests...a practice that you can love and stay committed to, and that will support your best and most aligned creative projects!As always, Catherine offers some reflection prompts for your journal so you can continue to integrate the information and ideas in this episode.If you'd like to dive in deeper, Catherine would love to see you in her Fall 2025 group program, all about becoming the boss of your own creative practice:BE YOUR OWN DADDY -- group program Oct 7-28, 2025 Learn more and sign up HERE. Includes: four live workshops, three integration sessions, AND a 1-on-1 creativity coaching session with Catherine Special $70 off discount for podcast listeners, just enter code DADDYPODCAST at checkout!BE YOUR OWN DADDY: https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/beyourowndaddyThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

The wonderful, multi-faceted Cody Cook-Parrott joins Catherine LaSota in conversation for this episode of Feed the Art. Cody shares some of the magic of their Landscapes writing group (which you can join!), as well as what it it is like to be a "person of the internet" and a person who holds space for creativity and community. Catherine and Cody get into what it means to trust yourself in your creative practice, the importance of friendships and a support team, and the fact that you absolutely do not have to have monetize everything in your life that you invest time and money into.About our guest:Cody Cook-Parrott is an artist, writer, and movement practitioner living on the Leelanau Peninsula in Northern Michigan. They write the weekly newsletter Monday Monday and host the writing group Landscapes. They are the author of six books, including The Practice of Attention out March 2026 with Sounds True.More about Cody:website: codycookparrott.comPublic Access Pilates: publicaccesspilates.comFollow along here: are.na/cody-cook-parrott/channels Landscapes writing group: codycookparrott.com/landscapesLandscapes FREE WEEK Sep 8-14, 2025: codycookparrott.notion.site/freelandscapesSign up for Be Your Own Daddy, Catherine's Fall 2025 group program: Be Your Own DaddySPECIAL SECRET $70 off discount code for podcast listeners: DADDYPODCASTSign up for Catherine's free, online writing workshop on September 15, 2025: Waning Moon writing workshopThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Do you feel like all of your time is slipping by, and you can't figure out why you haven't gotten around to finishing that creative project yet? We often forget to acknowledge all of the many things that we are doing in our lives, day after day. In this solo episode, Catherine encourages you to zoom out and take stock of your commitments, as well as honor the things that you do and may discredit as just being "easy." This episode ends with some reflection prompts that you can bring to your journal, to help you remember to give yourself some credit, already!Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Tawny Lara is an author, an entrepreneur, a teacher, a podcaster, and so much more. How does she manage all of these creative projects, and what has she learned about balance, self care, and seeking the support she needs over the years? Listen in to this conversation between Tawny and Catherine LaSota for lots of tips and suggestions for anyone who is juggling a lot, plus learn more than you probably ever needed to know about Capricorns...About our guest:Tawny Lara, AKA, The Sober Sexpert, has reported on the sober curious and non-alcoholic beverage industry since 2015. She is the author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze and co-author of The Sobriety Deck. She co-founded the non-alc botanical spirit (parentheses) and co-hosts the Recovery Rocks podcast. She teaches virtual courses about writing, publishing, media strategy, and DIY PR. And yes, she’s an exhausted Capricorn.More about Tawny:Website: tawnylara.comNewsletter: Beyond Liquid Courage on SubstackWork with Tawny: Book a consultationTake a class with Tawny: Tawny's classes on the craft & business of writing, with Writing WorkshopsThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

In this solo episode, Catherine LaSota talks about the ways that we need to be resourced in our lives in addition to having enough time to make art. How are you honoring and supporting your mental capacity, emotional capacity, and physical capacity? This episode offers you the permission to be gentle with yourself when your creative practice seems stalled, and offers some reflection questions for investigating your own capacities and needs, so that you can show up in your creative practice as resourced as possible.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

In this episode, writer Lydi Conklin chats with host Catherine LaSota about their first novel, Song of No Provenance (Catapult, 2025), and the many themes explored in this book: artists in community, teaching, mentorship, jealousy, creative competition, and, ultimately, the relationship of an artist (and the public) to their artwork and the artmaking process. Tune in to learn not only about Lydi's own process in making this book, but also for a wonderful and informative conversation on what it means to grow as an artist and build a creative life!About our guest:Lydi Conklin has received a Stegner Fellowship, four Pushcart Prizes, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award, a Creative Writing Fulbright in Poland, a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, and fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Bread Loaf, Sewanee Writers Conference, Emory University, Hedgebrook, Djerassi, the James Merrill House, Lighthouse Works, and elsewhere. Their fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, One Story, McSweeney’s, American Short Fiction,and VQR. They have drawn cartoons for The New Yorker and Narrative Magazine, and graphic fiction for The Believer, Lenny Letter, and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. They’ve served as the Helen Zell Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan and are now an Assistant Professor of Fiction at Vanderbilt University. Their story collection, Rainbow Rainbow, was longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Award and The Story Prize. Their novel, Songs of No Provenance, is out from Catapult in the US and Vintage in the UK.More about Lydi:website: lydiconklin.comInstagram: @lydiconklinTwitter/X: @lydiconklinBluesky: lydiconklin.bsky.socialThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Astrologer and self-described "multi-faceted everything and anything you need me to be" (and absolutely wonderful human) Anthony Perrotta talks with host Catherine LaSota about the relationship between creativity and astrology, and about the power of reflecting back on our creative practice as we move forward. Listen in for some permission on following your creative urges, giving your projects the time, space, and grace they need, and so much more.If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to check out our upcoming online workshop with Anthony!:THE CREATIVE RETROGRADE on July 17, 2025 at 7pm ET -- a 90-minute cosmic writing workshop on Zoom. Learn how to work creatively with the many retrogrades in our solar system. No previous astrology experience is required, and all registrants receive a recording of the live workshop, too. More information and registration can be found here.  https://catherinelasota.myflodesk.com/creativeretrogradeAbout our guest:Anthony Perrotta is a queer Astrologer, Artist, Poet, Designer, Author, & Stylist. He has been a practicing astrologer for over a decade and a student of the craft for over 16 years. He has a background in Fashion and Interior Design and has spent years bridging the gap between his passions. Because astrology is at the heart of everything he does, he has created intersections of art, design, dreamwork, and poetry with astrology. Recently having written a book, he has brought to life ways to style yourself through your chart. For him, style is more than just dressing well, it is about self-expression and actualizing who you are. If you are ever looking for fashion inspiration for the zodiacal season, check out his Pinterest boards. He has been featured in Well + Good, Homes and Gardens, EveryGirl, Elle Decor, Witchology Magazine, Parade, and Bustle. He resides in Rhode Island with his partner, his cat, and his rabbit.More about Anthony:Instagram: @ap_astrologyWebsite: www.perrotta.coSubstack: https://anthonyperrotta.substack.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/apastrologyBookings: https://www.perrotta.co/bookingsPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ap_astrology/_saved/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/apastrology.bsky.socialYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@anthonylperrottaThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

What is the difference between producing and creating? How can we build a creative life for ourselves that pushes back against the demands of society and capitalism that tell us we must always be doing, rather than making? And what does it mean to be an artist when you aren't producing anything at all? Join host Catherine LaSota for a wide-ranging conversation with fellow writer and creativity coach Maria Bowler, about Maria's wonderful book Making Time: A New Vision for Crafting a Life Beyond Productivity. Catherine and Maria discuss a range of topics to help nourish your own creative practice, including the human need for a sense of safety, the role of failure in the creative process, the many lessons we can learn from children, and so much more.About our guest:Maria Bowler is a writer, coach, and retreat leader. She holds a masters in religion and the arts from Yale University, is a former magazine editor, and has taught creative writing at the university level. Canadian by birth, she now lives in the Driftless region of the US with her family.More about Maria:website: mariabowler.comMaking Time book: mariabowler.com/makingtimeInstagram: @mariaevbowlerThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

In this solo episode, Catherine shares her thoughts on treating your connection with your creative practice as a relationship. What can we learn from the important, long-term human relationships in our lives, and how can we take these learnings and apply them to how we approach our creative practice? What happens at different stages of our relationship with our creative practice, and how can we set expectations for that relationship? Most importantly, how can we tend to ourselves and our creative practice in ways that will keep our relationship with our art strong, long-lasting, and loving?Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

This episode of Feed the Art brings you a conversation that host Catherine LaSota had with writer Lilly Dancyger in the summer of 2024, about Lilly's book First Love: Essays on Friendship (The Dial Press, 2024). Catherine and Lilly talk about the importance of being witnessed by fellow writers, showing up for your identity as an artist, writing into difficult material, and more. They discuss the structure of First Love and its interwoven threads, as well as Lilly's process of moving deeper into the work by questioning her own places of resistance. This is a wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation about the depths of friendships' impacts on our lives, and how we might approach writing about such things. Tune in for a wonderful conversation with a terrific writer, and some thoughts on Law & Order, and leather jackets, too!(Content TW: friendship death/murder)About our guest:Lilly Dancyger is the author of First Love: Essays on Friendship, and Negative Space. Her work has been published by The New York Times, The Atlantic, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Guernica, Literary Hub, and more, and she writes the newsletter The Word Cave. Dancyger lives in New York City, and teaches at the Randolph College low-residency MFA program.More about Lilly:website: lillydancyger.comnewsletter: The Word CaveBluesky: @lillydancyger.bsky.socialInstagram: @lillydancygerThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

How can we connect to our creative practice in times that are filled with great challenges? When life and the world seem to be in a state of permacrisis, your connection to your art can be disrupted or interrupted. While this can feel unsettling, it is natural for your art making to go through cycles that look different over time. How can we take care of ourselves and respond to the current moment? Host Catherine LaSota offers this brief solo episode with some ideas and prompts for navigating your relationship with creativity during times of upheaval.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

This episode of Feed the Art brings you a conversation that host Catherine LaSota had with writer Tracy O'Neill in August 2024, about Tracy's memoir Woman of Interest (HarperOne, 2024). Catherine and Tracy talk about epigraphs, a writer's relationship to time, and the motivations for writing a book, among other topics. They discuss some of the themes of Woman of Interest and the way that Tracy develops characters in her writing, when the characters are herself and her friends. There is a lot to learn here, both about Tracy's creative process and ways to think about the life of a writer!About our guest:Tracy O'Neill is the author of the memoir Woman of Interest. Her novels include The Hopeful, one of Electric Literature's Best Novels of 2015; and Quotients, a New York Times​ New & Noteworthy Book, TOR Editor's Choice, & Literary Hub Favorite Book of 2020. In 2015, she was named a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. In 2012, she was awarded the Center for Fiction's Emerging Writers Fellowship. Her writing has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, the New Yorker, LitHub, BOMB, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Believer, The Literarian, The Austin Chronicle, New World Writing, The Baffler, Narrative, 4Columns, Scoundrel Time, Guernica, Bookforum, Electric Literature, Grantland, Vice, The Guardian, VQR, ​The San Francisco Chronicle, and Catapult. She holds an MFA from the City College of New York; and an MA, an MPhil, and a PhD from Columbia University. She teaches at Vassar College.More about Tracy:website: tracyoneill.netInstagram: @tracysoneillThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

On our second episode of Feed the Art, host Catherine LaSota dives into her relationship with tarot and shares some of the ways she uses tarot cards in her creative practice and in support of other artists. Catherine talks about the books, teachers, podcasts, and rituals that have helped her developed a relationship to her tarot decks, and she pulls one card and offers a interpretation on how to interpret this card as a guide for creativity. This episode ends with three prompts that you can take to your own tarot deck (or an online random tarot card generator, if you don't have a deck!) in support of your own creative practice.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

It's our first episode of Feed the Art! In this episode, host Catherine LaSota shares one of her favorite tools in her creative practice: journaling. Catherine talks about the role that journaling has played in her own life and offers three suggestions to keep in mind when developing your own journaling practice. She also provides two prompts at the end of the episode, to get the words flowing on your journal pages.Thanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.

Welcome to Feed the Art, hosted by writer, artist, and creativity coach Catherine LaSota. On Feed the Art, you'll find stories, prompts, and conversations to help you build and sustain your own unique creative practice.Sign up for Catherine's newsletter for writings and inspirations for the creative life.More about your host: catherinelasota.comMusic by: Pat IrwinThanks for listening to Feed the Art!Learn more about Catherine LaSota's offerings as a creativity coach and workshop facilitator at catherinelasota.com.Looking for more ways to feed your art? Join Catherine's occasional newsletter, full of stories, prompts, inspirations, and resources, here.Thank you to our podcast editor Jade Iseri-Ramos, and thank you to Pat Irwin for our theme music.