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The Sober Creative
by Katie Burke
The Sober Creative is a podcast where we debunk the myth of the tortured artist, discuss sobriety and creativity as daily practices, and interview guests who cultivate and embody these principles surrounding sobriety and creativity wholeheartedly in their lives.
Episodes
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Middles
In today's episode on Middles, we discuss the sometimes grueling state of things in the long trek between beginning and end. Whether it be a new project, dulled after the fleeting first love joy, or a complicated life-long journey of sobriety--middles are hard; they deserve an episode all their…
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The Good Fight
Today is the day to talk about not today...but yesterday, and tomorrow. We cover how to be for ourselves when our behaviors don't change, no matter how hard we try. I discuss pivoting in the direction of what we are interested in, rather than scolding ourselves for not having want we want more…
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Entertainment as a Healing During Quarantine
Today, we discuss some healing tools of compassion that can be used in tandem with entertainment during the special quarantine portal of inner work, insight & boundaried living. LINKS: Need help? Need a laugh? Hit me up! www.katieburkeaf.com Compassion Meditation:...
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Suffering Sober
Today's show covers suffering while staying sober. We talk about the gifts that grow from staying on the razor's edge of the moment to moment living, in the difficult situations and circumstances where all we want to do is fix, control or annihilate "what is". Need support? visit me at...
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The Grief Episode
Today I discuss the gifts of grief. I discuss the integration of grief, sobriety & love. We can see how grief acts as a deconstruction of the people/concepts/things we love, and is a vehicle to remind us of the value we have assigned to them. There is also discussion around the naturally…
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Talk with Husk Nashville's former Executive Sous Chef Davis Reese, on Boundaries, Baking & Being Honest
Our episode this week is rich in Davis Reese's story of getting sober, finding a new medium of creativity in culinary/pastry work, and seeing the ways in which he could create boundaries while still being a shoulder and friend to those in need who ask. Davis found boundaries, baking and big belly...
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The Keys to Success are Kindness & Rest
In today's episode we discuss the antitheses of Kindness & Rest, which are Exhaustion & Hatred. I bring up the importance of the inner world and how it shapes the outer world; therefore how the information we allow into our experience is a direct result of the thoughts and actions we practice....
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The Medicine
In today's episode, we explore the medicine of sobriety, art, community & honesty. We explore the ideas around the natural poetry of the mind, in dreams and in "using", and how these happenings actually show us a version of what we really need. Comments? Questions? Hit me up! www.katieburkeaf.com
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The "Shoulds" Episode (Also My Birthday!)
In this episode I talk about letting the past be a part of us rather than apart from us. I also discuss the allowing for "shoulds" to be opportunities to know ourselves more fully in ways that lead to actual change, and talk about why we never feel like we have it together, but can encourage...
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The Meaningless Miracle: An Interview with Punk Rocker & Buddhist Teacher Mikey Noechel
“I don’t know if the world needs another punk rock song, but I know it needs another punk rock show.” —Mikey Noechel In this episode we have special guest, Mikey Noechel. We discuss the intersection between punk rock and buddhism, the wisdom and poetry of “meeting life directly” and creativity as…
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Bonus: Keeping the Pace
In this bonus episode I discuss the all-knowing pace of Earth, and how by meeting this natural rhythm, we can alleviate the suffering of living 10 miles out ahead or 20 years in back of ourselves, and our lives. I also include a mini-meditation you can stretch out to 20-30 minutes if you like…
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Rules as Tools & Fear as a Compass
In this episode we cover the Nortstar that is fear and resistance as well as ways to follow these paths and meet the inherent suffering until we hit the "ghost zone of genius". We also talk about "rules" as liberating techniques to serve ourselves rather than appear "good" or "acceptable" to the...
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The Gift of Time & Space
In this episode we explore the spaciousness of not joining the world's team against ourselves, the "tortured artist" as an over-identification with our creative work & stretching the space between stimulus and response in any given moment. Please let me know what you'll be "stretching" this week!...
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Beginnings
In this first episode I cover the "Sin wave" that is our emotional body and how it begins to expand in early sobriety. I also offer ways to increase your creative receptivity and explain how channeling feels. This episode lastly will encourage you to begin, begin, begin, and that sobriety is the...
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The Sober Creative: An Introduction
In this introductory episode we cover the basics of why sobriety is a valuable tool to consider in a creative life, as well as new ways of relating to the idea of addiction, and what an "addict" can actually look like. I mention Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way it can be purchased here. For...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Sober Creative is a podcast where we debunk the myth of the tortured artist, discuss sobriety and creativity as daily practices, and interview guests who cultivate and embody these principles surrounding sobriety and creativity wholeheartedly in their lives.
HOSTED BY
Katie Burke
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The Sober Creative currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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The Sober Creative is a podcast where we debunk the myth of the tortured artist, discuss sobriety and creativity as daily practices, and interview guests who cultivate and embody these principles surrounding sobriety and creativity wholeheartedly in their lives.
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The Sober Creative has 15 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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The Sober Creative is created and hosted by Katie Burke.
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